Also I have finished repairing the sole of one of my slippers, worn through due to excessive wear. I'm off to make a start on the other one as I currently have a very warm left foot, while the right is a bit chilly. It's making me feel a bit wonky.
Friday, 27 March 2015
diorama
This week I made a diorama kind of thing. I've used the same style as the recent collage but have put it into three layers, set about 5mm apart, the whole thing is roughly 150mm square. I want to make a wooden/glass box to frame it. I think it looks a bit like an idea for a set design, I can imagine a plasticine gardener sitting in the chair, maybe having a little snooze.
Friday, 20 March 2015
what can I say
So it's Friday and I'm trying to think what I have done this week, as I can't find anything to photograph! I spent one of my days deconstructing a bed in the big boys room, moving the remaining furniture, cleaning and organising, not really worthy of a picture. I went to yoga yesterday evening because I missed my morning class. Though I did get into a headstand (with a little help) I did not have a camera to hand. Today I treated myself to a wander around Heathfield charity shops.....perfect...
swedish clogs
purple and yellow stripes
swedish clogs
purple and yellow stripes
cooling sponge from my new cake tins.
Also here's the obligatory dog walk pic (the magical little roar gill hidden in the middle of Hastings)
and a bit of satisfying unravelling, ready to finish off another pair of slippers.
There we go, that'll do. I'm off to put the butter icing in my cake, make a cup of tea and do a bit of knitting. Until next week.
Friday, 13 March 2015
camera action
I'm aware that I've been a bit slack with the pictures recently. This week I have tried to have a camera a bit more at the ready...
Walking the dog
Walking the dog
Leaning over bridges
Dancing
Typing
Eating out...
...and in
Making posters (Cherry's might not be massively informative but soooo cool)
And I think spring may have sprung. A bit of after dinner bouncing on the garden death trap! (I took the sides off a few weeks ago in preparation for getting rid of the whole thing, but haven't quite got around to it yet. It's only a matter of time before we have another broken arm or leg.) New fence looking good, thinking of painting it a subtle green blue grey...watch this space!
Friday, 27 February 2015
eye eye
The boy and the fox is coming along. I am playing around with different eyes. These ones are not stuck down yet... he looks a little bit startled to be sitting next to a giant orange fox
shabby shabby
I spent Thursday sorting out one of the bedrooms. Lego in one box, playmobil in another, dirty socks in the washing basket, broken things in the bin etc etc. My little helper and I got a little distracted and ended up playing shops, cafes and making dens. As i was pushing a row of drawing pins into the ceiling I realised how liberating having a tatty house is! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy looking at well styled interiors pictures as much as the next person and daydreaming of stylish storage boxes, tastefully coloured walls and beautiful bedspreads, but then where would the children stick their stickers and spill their drinks and crumble their crayons!?
A friend was telling me about her son having a melt down in B&Q last week because he wanted to paint his bedroom bright red. My friend was sure that she had convinced her son that a dusty Farrow & Ball neutral paint, world map wall paper and a bespoke cabin bed would be perfect, and whilst she tried to pretend that she wanted his opinion to count, there was no way she was painting the freshly plastered walls of a very small room bright red! I felt grateful that I am able to say yes to stickers on the walls and drawers, yes to sellotaping pictures around the beds and yes to hanging big bits of old sheets and net curtains from as many drawing pins as you can find!
A friend was telling me about her son having a melt down in B&Q last week because he wanted to paint his bedroom bright red. My friend was sure that she had convinced her son that a dusty Farrow & Ball neutral paint, world map wall paper and a bespoke cabin bed would be perfect, and whilst she tried to pretend that she wanted his opinion to count, there was no way she was painting the freshly plastered walls of a very small room bright red! I felt grateful that I am able to say yes to stickers on the walls and drawers, yes to sellotaping pictures around the beds and yes to hanging big bits of old sheets and net curtains from as many drawing pins as you can find!
Monday, 23 February 2015
good book
My children often complain that they can't draw. As much as I tell them how great their drawing is and how it doesn't have to look exactly like the thing you're trying to draw, they always get a bit despondent when it doesn't. We bought his book at the weekend and its really good! We've also got the' 20 ways to draw a ...' series which are fab, but this step by step guide makes it even easier to get good results and boost confidence.
all by Eli aged 8.
a happy week
Half term holidays done. We've had a really good week, just full enough without being hectic and something for everyone.
A good week chez nous goes a little something like this.
Mon: Walk in the woods with a gang of friends, (14 kids 4 adults one dog), picnic on some logs, then to the rec. for swings, wrestling and build up 'it'. Home for early baths and a bit of screen time.
Tue: To a blissfully sunny seafront to watch some pancake racing, including a v dangerous dogs race which involved a dog owner holding a lead in one hand, a frying pan and pancake in the other, racing along the prom, flipping all the way, trying to not trip over the dogs trying to eat the flying pancakes...Needless to say we didn't participate but thoroughly enjoyed watching! Down to the beach where the boys couldn't help ending up in the sea, fully clothed meaning a hasty return home to warm up with hot drinks and more baths. Next a drive over to Grandma's, stopping for more swings and 'it' at the playground on the way, where the children stayed the night while I raced home in time to get ready to go to the Fat Tuesday celebrations in Hastings.
Great night out with husband and friends, a little too much beer.
Wed: Too much beer last night to go to yoga, oops, but managed to get some work done and take the dog for a good walk. Children helped grandpa stacking logs, playing hide and seek etc, then went swimming with Grandma, who dropped them home at dinner time. (thank you Liz!).
Thursday: Dropped the big two at their pals house, then took the smaller two to Great Dixter little explorers. We walked through the woods, warmed up by the campfire, cooked pancakes and made sock hobby horses. Had lunch with the big ones and friends, home for a bit before walking round to some other friends for dinner.
Friday: Did some baking in the morning (pizzas, fruit buns and lemon cake) had some chums over for lunch, vegged out and played lego in the afternoon. Got v cross with the dog for knocking the lemon cake off the table and eating half of it when I'd only had a little slice (I may have cried a bit!).
Saturday: Our usual lazy Saturday morning, then walked through the park, into town with the dog and the bigger two, meeting the others at the car. To the book shop for one book each, to M&S for one edible treat each, then home.
Sunday: Walk in Powdermill woods, cake at Great Park Farm, home to tidy bedrooms, find school uniforms etc. Then Dads roast chicken before baths and bed.
Obviously in between all of this there was plenty of time on the computer/playstation/tv, don't get me wrong there were plenty of arguments too but focussing on all this good stuff proves that the good definitely outweighed the bad. Unfortunately, I didn't keep the camera close enough at hand to record all these wonderful days, or the morning I went upstairs to find all four lying in bed reading, or the afternoon Rog I were washing up only to turn around, noticing the quiet, to see them all lost in some colouring at the kitchen table. But I know that it all happened and it makes me smile.
A good week chez nous goes a little something like this.
Mon: Walk in the woods with a gang of friends, (14 kids 4 adults one dog), picnic on some logs, then to the rec. for swings, wrestling and build up 'it'. Home for early baths and a bit of screen time.
Tue: To a blissfully sunny seafront to watch some pancake racing, including a v dangerous dogs race which involved a dog owner holding a lead in one hand, a frying pan and pancake in the other, racing along the prom, flipping all the way, trying to not trip over the dogs trying to eat the flying pancakes...Needless to say we didn't participate but thoroughly enjoyed watching! Down to the beach where the boys couldn't help ending up in the sea, fully clothed meaning a hasty return home to warm up with hot drinks and more baths. Next a drive over to Grandma's, stopping for more swings and 'it' at the playground on the way, where the children stayed the night while I raced home in time to get ready to go to the Fat Tuesday celebrations in Hastings.
Great night out with husband and friends, a little too much beer.
Wed: Too much beer last night to go to yoga, oops, but managed to get some work done and take the dog for a good walk. Children helped grandpa stacking logs, playing hide and seek etc, then went swimming with Grandma, who dropped them home at dinner time. (thank you Liz!).
Thursday: Dropped the big two at their pals house, then took the smaller two to Great Dixter little explorers. We walked through the woods, warmed up by the campfire, cooked pancakes and made sock hobby horses. Had lunch with the big ones and friends, home for a bit before walking round to some other friends for dinner.
Friday: Did some baking in the morning (pizzas, fruit buns and lemon cake) had some chums over for lunch, vegged out and played lego in the afternoon. Got v cross with the dog for knocking the lemon cake off the table and eating half of it when I'd only had a little slice (I may have cried a bit!).
Saturday: Our usual lazy Saturday morning, then walked through the park, into town with the dog and the bigger two, meeting the others at the car. To the book shop for one book each, to M&S for one edible treat each, then home.
Sunday: Walk in Powdermill woods, cake at Great Park Farm, home to tidy bedrooms, find school uniforms etc. Then Dads roast chicken before baths and bed.
Obviously in between all of this there was plenty of time on the computer/playstation/tv, don't get me wrong there were plenty of arguments too but focussing on all this good stuff proves that the good definitely outweighed the bad. Unfortunately, I didn't keep the camera close enough at hand to record all these wonderful days, or the morning I went upstairs to find all four lying in bed reading, or the afternoon Rog I were washing up only to turn around, noticing the quiet, to see them all lost in some colouring at the kitchen table. But I know that it all happened and it makes me smile.
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