long days

By the seaside... and happy.

summertime

May 2104 be a good one xox

new crop

Proud 9 year old tomato grower.

new courtyard

I have been painting and planting more in the new courtyard. Silhouette and Elizabeth-Rose seem to be pleased with the result.

ding dong

Beautiful new door bell (left) from Girl & Graaf to hang outside the yellow door. Better still, it was accompanied by beautiful service, thank you for your care and thoughtfulness Lauren.

spring

Busy creating craft kits, beads kits and hair clips for the girls school Spring Fair on Saturday. A crafty spring has sprung.

cloud nine

New bread board from hello polly (with vase from Kikki K).

little things

Heaven is a clothes line. Today I finished painting and planting in the internal courtyard that sits between the old and the new house. So after two years without it, I hooked up the old clothes line. Air dried sheets in the sun today... feeling happy and thankful for the little things in life.

oobleck

Best science homework ever...

Oobleck Recipe:
- 1 cup water
- 1.5-2 cups corn flour
- a few drops of food colouring

Thank you to Dr Seuss.

returning to normal

'Do more of what makes you happy.'

A busy month has passed. I'm still completing lots of house pieces... painting the old bathroom, finishing off incomplete bits of flooring, touch up painting, toilet rolls and towel rails, plus need to overhaul the old laundry... all the bits that will go on for some months yet I suspect... but also reclaiming a bit of normal. 

The last month included two new additions to the family for Babe 2's recent birthday - Guinea pigs (Pip and Miss Daisy), getting back to yoga a few mornings a week before work (my old bones need it), entertaining family and friends in our lovely space (joy), reading (I really missed reading through the build) and even a little bit of painting. 

It's good. Getting back into the world is good.