we celebrated gran becoming 84. there had to be custard squares.
h is for hot
the days are hotting up and my walking buddy is feeling it. he gets his haircut this week.i is for industrious
i needed to keep industrious to keep myself from worrying too much. it seemed to work.
h is for holiday
we've had a lovely two weeks. found a holiday groove. it included no rushing and lots of outside.i know they really enjoyed hanging out together.
c is for crawling
she didn't really crawl as a wee one. but i think she's making up for it, now that she's turned into a puss-cat.b is for birds
we've been celebrating the birds. bird art, bird walks, bird biscuits, bird books, bird songs, bird craft. bird fest.c is for chicks
when we arrived they were bubbling with news. it is spring and it seems everywhere you look is life. f is for friends
we got the call and off we went. a spontaneous hour with friends. none of us wanted to go home.
c is for coin toss
she was delighted that you could flip a coin and it will turn up 'heads' or 'tails'. a simple discovery thanks to grandpa.
f is for fishing
the boy knows how to fish. hold the rod for awhile, pass it to grandad and go check out the picnic.g is for game
we are a gaming family. tonight my mum, nephew and i got a game in. it's our spring school holidays. a nice change of flow.s is for sunday
talk from the sunday morning breakfast table:
what do you want to do today my girl? hang with you mama.
what do you want to do today my boy? eat.
b is for big
i've started my biggest sewing project so far. scary and exciting. hope there's enough orange there for him.s is for systems
today i sorted. moved furniture. got rid of some things and rehoused others. i've got the systems. i just need to use them.
p is for pots
lots of pots of spring goodness. the weather seems to be giving us four seasons in one day this week.
w is for waiting
waiting. wondering. wishing. a quiet moment in a crazy day. keys locked in car, puku-cat to vet, stormy weather. we got through.h is for harbour love
we love our harbour. i find us connecting with it in different ways throughout the year. it's another place that gives us a base and a rhythm. awesome.
p is for patterns
condensation, morning sunshine and russian dolls making shadows on the blind. just thought the patterns were kinda cool.
s is for seeds
planting seeds at kindy. emi made sure to choose a seed that would grow an orange flower for her brother. sweet girl.f is for fun
it's good they remind me of simple pleasures. like leaning back on the swing, going fast, coming up laughing at the rush.s is for (another) superhero
there was a flash of orange in our house this afternoon."wait there mum. it's an emergency. the girls are calling"
i guess it's a busy job being a superhero.
w is for working
and again. wearing orange. working outside. this time on the farm with aunty louise, measuring the shed poles.f is for father's day
father's day brunch. omelette, hollandaise, orange juice, coffee, september sunshine, three generations of boys. good times.
d is for dolls house
these blocks come from my childhood. they fit together to make frames. it turned out to be a great time to remind her of her dolls house things.
s is for snapshot
this is such a telling snapshot of my boy at the moment. dressed in orange, outside, working with grandad.
b is for blossoms
signs of spring. thankful for that. dad has put in some more fruit trees. looking forward to seeing these trees laden with peaches in a few years.
s is for siblings
me: "you're such a cool big sister em. it's cool you two have each other"e: "lucky you had two babies ah mum?"
so true my girl.
s is for stilts
emi made can-stilts at kindy this week. she's really enjoying some big movement stuff at the moment. she's discovered long rope skipping and hula hooping too.h is for (by) himself
he collected the eggs, cooked them and set up a picnic. with only just a little bit of help from me.m is for moments
my boy has been sick. we had a day together with quite a few moments of me sitting on the couch, with his head on my lap, and my knitting needles clicking.g is for green grass
we made a farm today. plenty of green grass for the animals. shame it isn't quite so easy for the local farms with another big flood hitting our area.
s is for (maybe) spring
just when i think august might drag on, these start popping up in the garden. made my day.l is for labels
thanks to my girl i now know that we have peaches, mince, and lamb leftovers in our fridge. she is awesome.
f is for fix
for this boy, there's not much that can't be fixed with sunshine, an outside bath and some earmuffs close to hand.
b is for birthday
b is for basket hat
she called out 'mum, take a photo of this!'. i had a flashback to one of my most favourite childhood books. i haven't thought of this book for years. was so delighted to see it's available still/again. i hope my mum still has it.
a is for afternoon tea
sometimes i worry there's no food in the house. but there always is. this is a pretty good afternoon tea for 'no food in the house'.
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