Nelson's 9th Birthday

My beautiful Nelson is 9.  How did that happen?  It was months ago, back in October.   He chose a lemon meringue pie.

 

 

 

He had a slip and slide with cousins....

and he had a slip and slide party with his school mates.  (It was his turn for a party!)

 

 

 

 Also a pinata in the shape of an Egyptian god (Nelson's latest interest).

These are his favourite songs lately..

hair today....gone tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Good (part one)

 

 

Last week my lovely friend (and neighbour ) and I built this berry structure.  I have never built anything before and with Kim's help I have now drilled, cut using an electric saw, dug 50cm deep holes, tamped down the soil, measured, clamped bits together and checked for levels. (all with three little ones under foot!)
 It isn't finished yet....  can't wait to harvest some berries in the future!!

I love food!

I love food. I love growing it, cooking it and eating it!    And that is just what I did this evening....
I grew it, cooked it and ate it.  The entire dinner came from the garden - potatoes, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, shallots and garlic.  (OK there were a few extra ingredients - olive oil, salt and pepper and a few spices.)  Food miles - about 10 metres!  It was a simple dinner but delicious.  It was a recipe from
 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstal's - River Cottage Veg Every Day. (Curried bubble and squeak).

 I love this cookbook.  I am trying to work my way through it - I made lots of soups over winter and there is still so much I want to try!

PS it isn't all healthy vegetable eating here....while I am at home eating vegetables the boys are off camping -eating sausages, marshmallows and beer....

Lately......

 

We are babysitting Fi's guinea pigs ( Gimme pigs)

Check out the tail!!

 

 

Biggest frost of the year last week!!

I thought I'd try doing one of these lists like on meet me at mikes and foxes lane.
( It was harder than i thought it would be!! )

Making : crochet chickens and eggs, crochet bunting, granny squares

Cooking : apple and rhubarb, coleslaw, spinach & potato torte

Drinking : chai tea

Reading: The Cazalet Chronicles

Wanting: To lay in the sun at the beach

Looking: amigurumi books and on internet & bunny stuff (for sunny)

Playing: with Fi's guinea pigs that are staying here

Wasting: lettuce (too much in garden but is now being fed to guinea pigs)

Sewing: a patchwork doona cover

Wishing: for more hours in the day

Enjoying: listening to fire by casabian and home by edward something

Waiting: for my hair to grow

Liking: eating granola, vanilla yogurt and apple and rhubarb for breakfast

Wondering: What to do with the brussel sprouts I have grown

Loving:  spying on Sunny playing
Hoping: for peace love and happiness (with some mung beans)

Marvelling: At how big the kids are getting

Needing: to go to bed early

Smelling: Jasmin at my friend Deanie's house

Wearing: Ugg boots (it is still very cold at night)

Following: 5-2 fast diet (more like 6-1)

Noticing:   the days getting longer

Knowing: not much

Thinking: that we humans are a crazy bunch - the things we do?!?

Feeling: both content and restless

Bookmarking: pokemon amigurumi and felt food

Opening: the fire - the wood is a little damp and I am always mucking about with it

Giggling: at a video of sunny dancing

Feeling : cold in the morning

Happy Birthday Django

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Django is seven.  What a lovable, funny, long, skinny, crazy thing he is!!!
Happy Birthday.

He is just a bit too cute here!!!

Our  favourite song this week is...

Dangerous things you should let your kids do

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number One is play with fire.  I am glad to hear I am doing something right!

A beautiful Day

What a glorious crystal clear morning.   I think we have turned the winter corner - I can feel spring on the way!    Sun is returning on my breakfast couch.   I love a cup of tea here in the early morning sun.

 I do love the morning....especially on a blue sky day with nothing set to do, the whole day stretching ahead to fill as it happens to get filled....

 

Two poppies are out.

The cabbages are ready to pick - that is one thing I will do today - make some coleslaw.

The rhubarb is thriving - I will also make some stewed apple and rhubarb today , so good on granola for breaky!
 (I have also been making apple and rhubarb crumble - yum!).