Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas to any one still reading my blog.  I hope to update it a little more often next year when I hope to have a little more time now we have finally got into a routine as regards school.  Sorry not much really to blog about recently - have just been trying to get all my Christmas knitting out of the way which has now been done.  Finished Little one's sweater this morning.  Tried it on and fits him so well.  What a pleased mummy as I had thought about frogging it at several points but I think it looks ok.  Sorry not a very good picture but the light is dreadful today - storms battering the UK.

Anyway hope you all have a lovely Christmas and have a restful time to spend with family and loved ones.

Happy Friday

Haven't been on here much recently.  Life has just seemed a little too busy and I just didn't know what to write on here.   Have also been busy working on a fairisle knitting commission recently which took up quite a bit of my time.  But that is now finished and I am able to get started on some of my Christmas presents.  (The pictures of which will have to be posted later, just in case someone happens to read this, don't want to give away the surprise.)

Early Morning

Hardly a sound - no background traffic noise, no sirens going, just beautiful birdsong, my own footsteps, my own breathing , the dog running.  It was beautiful our walk this morning.


(The picture was not from this morning as I forget to take the camera with me but was taken on another early morning walk).

First Camping Trip

Last weekend we went camping for the first time since having Joshua.   We just went for the weekend with my sister and her family and my mum and dad.  It was brilliant - all the children got on well.  We went to the Forest of Dean - which is not too far from home - to a Forestry Commission campsite.

The first night not much sleep was had but the second night was better .   On the Saturday we went for a walk  following  the sculpture trail through the forest so it kept us fairly cool in the heat.  And in the evening had a barbeque enjoyed by all including the dog.

 Joshua had tears at the end of the weekend as he didn't want to come home.  So it looks as though we shall be camping again - hopefully in the near future.

All Change

As of September things are going to change in a big way - Little one is going to start at primary school.  We have recently done two school visits where we stayed and played for half an hour.  And  soon we will have to say goodbye to those at Preschool - both staff and lots of the children.  Sometimes thinking about it makes me sad as we have both made lots of friends at preschool.   But I know it is just another chapter in our lives and that we all have to move on at some point.

Where does time go?

I can't believe yet another week has gone by.  The last week the weather has been wonderful and we have spent so much time out in the garden.  The garden is beginning to look a lot more cared for.

I have also spent a lot of time recently preparing things for the preschool summer fair, it has been taking up a lot of space in my mind both day and night.  I shall be glad when the summer fair has happened.  (It is this Saturday).  I might be able to get back to doing some of the things I want to - like my knitting!

Bank Holiday

With the lovely weather on Bank Holiday Monday we decided to go to Glastonbury.  After a quick walk around the town we picked up our sandwiches from the car and headed for the Tor.  I had forgotten that it is quite a walk for someone with little legs to get to the Tor - we just kept saying we were almost there!  And reminding him that once we got to the top we could have our lunch.  Also the promise of an ice cream when we got back down to the town worked well.

At the top the views were amazing.  It was very clear and you could see out into the Bristol Channel and beyond.   I don't think I have been up there with such good views.

Once back down we did as promised and bought the little one his ice cream while Mummy and Daddy treated themselves to a well earned cup of tea and the dog had a long drink of water.