more kitchen poetry 2

we've been on a "drink boiled water" alert due to a burst pipe somewhere nearby.

no change for me then, I only drink tea after all but I did boil some water for the children, and cooled it in my blue jugs. poetry in practicality.

more kitchen poetry 3

kitchen window washing up vista.

steps adorned with pots of minature pansies just planted.

no sign of any flowers yet.

poetry in patience.

more kitchen poetry 1

I had so much fun last year with kitchen poetry, I've decided to join this year's hosted by fancy elastic

so I present the sun catching the fruit on the kitchen counter, and making them glow with autumnal colour.

Remembrance Sunday

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

sewing sunshine

thank you for all the wonderfully supporting comments about yesterday's post, they really helped. I nearly deleted it later, but I'm glad I didn't. so thanks.
things are a bit better today.

and to bring some sunshine into this blog here's a little quilty picture I've made to hang above washing machine. I found this wonderful site with the most fantastic advice on quilting and free motion, called day style designs. I need to take a much better photo but I had such fun practising different little swirly free motion fillers, and some rather silly applique



the underwear on the line has caused much scandal with the youngest member of the family, could be worse, at least it's matching xoxo

stone towers

I took these photos a few weekends ago because I loved the way there was not just one stone tower




but almost a whole flock of them



each one precariously balanced

this is the one we added to the collection

this week I don't think I could make a single stone balance, it feels like there are stones crashing down all around. Miss K is having a hard time at school, and it feels like it's the end of the world for her, last night we had 4 hours of tears...... and today I've spoken to three teachers, made an appointment to go to school, spent hours reading parenting articles, and pondering self help book purchases, and eaten so much chocolate I feel slightly ill........

meanwhile E has started to compile a birthday present ideas list, so far it has on it ; a guitar, more lego (as if we didn't have enough) and a x board which as far as I can tell is the most dangerous looking skate board in the world

someone once told me it gets easier as the children get older

they lied

this week we've been.........

this week we've been............



scaring the post man



living a pirate fantasy life



eating soup



putting up a bird table, and delighting in watching it being visited



making aliens at the Hancock Museum

and splashing in puddles, drinking LOTS of tea, buying velcro so I can finish the worst sewing project in the world - EVER, reading a truly depressing book for book club, cutting back a hawthorn hedge to make some room for the bird feeder, and spending two days finding thorns embedded in my hands, realising I'm about 2 months late for something, and driving around the country way too much in a week of half term holiday - holiday for who I wonder - I'm exhausted