Crafty Mother

Along break from my last post.  I have been busy with actual paid work therefore some prioritising needed to be done. But here is a round up of this weekend.  Some crafting was had by me and my girl, she made the owl on the right, and I made the vases.  It was the most pleasurable bit of crafting I have done in a long time.  A bit of recording was done with the iPad and an electric guitar, his favourite past time these days.  A new addition arrived in the shape of a lamb the stuffed toy variety, and lots of rain and a bit of sun came down on us.

A busy weekend chopping down some friends conifers that had got rather oversized at twelve foot deep and some 40 foot high.  So a bit of community mucking in was had, sharing some food and craic.  Then there was Mother's Day which we really don't do as it is just another made up day to encourage us to spend.  So my little people brought me a cup of tea in bed (my favourite thing ever) baked me a cake and cut flowers from our camelia for the table, all by themselves without any assistance. 

We have starlings in our nest box already.  The box went up last week and already a pair are busy in the garden collecting and making their nest box a home.  The children are transfixed watching the male and female, you can distinguish quite easily between the two, she seems to have a shorter neck and is much chunkier.  It is great having some larger birds in the garden because they seem to be keeping the squirrel at bay, or he has found another source of food and moved on. 

Image from the fantastic Vintage Printable.

Four seasons in one weekend, mini-garden making, peg dolls and chocolate, quilt beginnings, tea and the Titanic.

More garden themes as we seem to be having such wonderful weather, so bright and sunny.  We are spending lots of afternoons outside, riding go-karts and bikes and digging over the vast amounts of weeds just sprouting up in my beds. My first rhubarb has unbelievably come up and is ready to stew for breakfast.  

I have a new starling bird box, which I had wanted since we blocked up their original nesting spot in the wall when we had insulation put it.  It was made by a very kind and generous neighbour in exchange for a bottle of something red.  Feeling very appreciative of what I have around me, lots of outdoor space and lovely neighbours.

Some lovely weather we are having here and this weekend my mind has been wandering to planning out some new areas to the garden.  A friend very kindly sketched out some ideas for vegetables and new planting areas - just need to make the time to action these good ideas - maybe next weekend.