Sunday In The Garden

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Valerie

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Out And About On A Saturday

All children love standing on glass windows don't they

 

A chance find

 

 

 

Freedom Again

 

Not so keen lol

 

Lunch at the museum galleries

 

A Light Installation At The Museum

 

Sleepy Stories On The Bus Home, I bought a vintage ladybird book, The Magic Porridge Pot, at the Funk Fair

 

I bought this at the museum, new, but vintage ladybird design, address book

 

This covers last weeks 52 week challenge 'sort out your address book, and contact information'

Today we are hoping for some garden time, fingers crossed the weather permits.

Valerie

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A Slow Week

 

There has not been a lot going on around here this week. Oscar has been playing with his toys, watching a selection of DVD's, popping into the garden when the weather allows and sleeping.

 

 

I have had a migraine, done some knitting, messed up some knitting, started some knitting again, cooked, tidied up (over and over). And bought far too many (thrifted) 1960s/70s items. I think I must be hormonal because my eyes welled up at the sight of a 1970's Toshiba Hi-Fi Stereo system lol (I didn't buy it though). I will put my haul together for some photos soon, but in the meantime, here is some 1970's nostalgia to keep you going.

 

 

 

Have a lovely weekend

Valerie

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Looking

Looking On as they test Mama's new bed

 

 

Looking Over last nights sketches, a bit rough and tentative but fun to do

 

 

 

Looking At the little pots

 

 

Looking As the sunshine creeps over the garden

 

 

Looking At a small boy as he takes up his own agenda

 

 

Looking at the new colour in the garden

 

 

Looking up at a blue sky (for a change)

 

 

Looking At myself

 

 

Looking At the insects returning

 

 

Looking At a tiny little flower, left on the kitchen table by persons unknown

 

 

Valerie

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Things To Do

Every Monday seems to bring about a huge list of things needing done, some good, some not so good.

* Laundry! I have the Everest of laundry piles to tackle, as is always the way on Mondays. We no longer have an outside drying line because the winds in December took the whirley pole down. We need to buy some cement to secure it into the ground (that's on the to do list too).

*We have some visitors dropping in this afternoon so the whole house needs vaccummed and polished (the toys strewn around the place are a neccesary obsticle for visitors).

*Since having my hair cut I have been meaning to put some dye on it (amazing how much grey shows up after a hair cut), but I put it off all weekend. Right now I am now sitting with dye goop and a plastic bag on my head, so I can nearly tick that one off.

*It was frosty this morning so I need to go to the greenhouse and check on the little pots. They went out yesterday.

 

 

 

*I should also be taking delivery of a new bed base today, since the old one we are sleeping on is on its last legs. I wont be building it up though, I will leave that to Duncan tonight while I slip out to my first life drawing class of the year.

*I have run out of 'normal' teabags so I need to pick some up.

*I need to make an art folder for Oscar and look out my own drawing things for tonight.

*I also need to make the pie for dinner early in the day so I have it ready before I leave at 6pm.

* I also have 3 knitting projects on the go, but I doubt I will finish any of those today. I did however finish Oscar's new hat last night.

 

 

He really likes it 

And the list goes on and on, including running upstairs to wash the dye off before my hair frizzles.

Have A Happy Monday

Valerie

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New

My first post in March, hello new month.

* New Growth

 

Garlic

Beans

 

* A New Propagator House And New Plants

 

 

 

 

 

New Hair

 

 

 

* A New Herb Bed

 

 

* A New Knitting Project

 

 

Exciting Times

Valerie

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