Easter was fun here, and rather low-key. Lots of jobs around the house, time as a family, day trips in the car and so on. The Easter bunny delivered Turkish Delight, dark chocolate, and a cup of tea which was wonderful!
We have had strange wet stuff falling steadily from the sky. It will rejuvenate and regenerate gardens in a very real example to the kids of 'new life' as this holiday weekend is about. It's been such a rare event, as we have now had three days in a row of rain, so the garden has readily drank it up. Birds are singing and bugs are emerging. A friend's children were out in the rain in bathers earlier today - so rare and exciting is precipitation! Note to self (and Mr BB!!) must clean out gutters - unexpectedly over-flowing.
As we are forced to stay indoors, we have gone to the family favourites of construction (new roll of tape to celebrate hols!), drawing, and of course story-writing for Master 7.
Master 7 loves stapling pieces of paper together to make "a book". He comes up with a title, number pages, names chapters, does a sentence or two, then abandons it in favour of thenext idea. He is truly an ideas man, rather than a do-er. We have created a special box for WIP for him, in case he wants to return to anything at a later date. As yet he hasn't!
I have more sewing on the go, and after re-arranging the bookshelf, have a mountain of books ready for the bed-side table.
I am slowly formulating a time-share approach to the family room. The family only use the lounge room (carpet and tv), and I tend to use the family room. So as from the weekend, I will have a craft and sewing space, and the toys will again be halved. Will they even notice? No, I think not.
We are off to Melbourne for a week on Saturday, so I also have to sort out some car craft. Must buy felt! The school fair is not until October, but I want to do lots for the craft stall. What are top sellers at your school fair? I was going to do pencil toppers which double as cake toppers, as well as little bags for treasure and pencil rolls.
I also want to get my sewing and knitting badges done - so the school hols will be very busy! Sadly I have pharyngitis, so my energy levels are flat, but the ideas are flowing, if only I can catch them and put them on the calender.
J
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7 comments:
Do we even live in the same town? You've had THAT much rain? Oh I envy you south siders that!
Yippee to having some craft space. Sounds wonderful. I'd love to see what you come up with for the school fete.
Have a safe and wonderful trip J! When you get back, give me a call and I'll help with reorganising your craft space! (yay).
Hey there,
i just made some really sweet Tea Bag Wallets for my craft stall, have seen them around on a few blogs lately... have a look www.embelish.blogspot.com
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Em
What a good mum you are to make for the school fair! I look forward to the day that I can have a set space too!
Hmmmm... winners at school craft stalls..... at Christmas we had painted stones, walnut shell boats filled with roving and topped with fleece flag on a toothpick pole. Ummm.. knitted cats (the really easy one square and a rectangle type). These are the sort of things the kids like to buy, pocket money kind of stuff. Things to appeal to grown-ups? Not sure I know enough about the grown-up world to help you there ;-)
Leaving here on 4/28 and returning via Greece. Have lost your email address. Will be in touch when I get back. Sorry you are sick. Feel better soon. Helen
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