Peonies

It has been all about the sunny days and making the most of the weather, until late yesterday when the rain clouds descended.  It was long overdue, as the grass and plants in our back garden needed a good soaking.  L asked me why peonies were my favourite flower, I managed to bore her with my answer.  I gleefully explained that the texture and scent of this flower reminded me of summer days filled with happiness and romance with natures beauty and how when the flower blooms in seems to full of endless amounts of petals....yawn!  She laughed as I told her I snapped about 86 photos of our bouquet on the kitchen table.

Days Out

This half term, we have made arrangements to see just one friend.  I made the decision that it would be nice for it to be the three of us and R when he could join us.  The girls loved being together and L benefitted from having one to one with me.  We are at that stage when we have to take the girls off for one to one time.  Also in the midst of seeing friends most weekends, we seemed to have forgotten how to hang out with just 'us'.

True

This week I have been mainly washing clothes. We are back from camping and the smell of the camp fire lingered on everything. In it all it means that I have not been out and about as much. Over the last few weeks I have been taking stock and processing some changes. I am currently reading Love Wins by Rob Bell and it has given me much food for thought. Both R and I are putting in place what we are learning, letting go and not buying things. This year we are planning on opening our home to those who we have nothing in common with, too often we surround ourselves with like minded friends. R and I have slashed our spending and are thinking of ways to reduce waste. Please stick with me on the journey as I learn and think about how I make others feel.

Green Fingers

Last week R and I bought a few herbs and plants for our little corner area. We were busy planting the long awaited herbs. I was particularly taken with the pink Dahlia that I picked up from our local green grocer.

ps. Listening to the new friendly fires album and loving the galvanised tub I picked up from a car boot sale.

Behind

I grew up in a separate home to my siblings, I hardly see them, know them or feel connected to them. Our girls, play, dance, sing, splash, draw, fight, cry and cuddle together. I am fascinated by their bond. What they share and grow in may not be my personal experience, but learning so much about family/siblings/sisters through our girls.

Kitchen Corner

Over the weekend I have been playing silly beggars with a lomo studio app. Here is a shot of our kitchen corner. This weekend, we had fun at the school fete, visiting Brighton and I'm back for another term at Safehaven. As for that song competition it was completely of my radar until a friend mentioned that the UK entry came 11th??

Collecting Images

My blog has been neglected in the light of Pinterest, I love pinning images. It allows me to waste time on virtual mood boards which saves money and space by not buying magazines and finding somewhere to store them. I have been trying not to neglect taking photos and have been snapping away with the Nikon and my old Canon. Random shots, but very special moments....even the red onions had my youngest involving in arranging them.