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from the bottom of the garden 21 Aug 2012 | 11:56 pm
We have a section of the garden devoted to raised beds. Not my doing - the work of the people here before us. Anyway, I'm afraid I haven't made best use of them. One holds half a dozen giant sunflower...
slip cover 16 Aug 2012 | 01:49 pm
We have a good quality sofa we bought before we had the boys. It is goldy-cream at one time in its life, now sporting lots of stains. I didn't want to dump it so have been looking at various options t...
the zoo zoo zoo, how about you you you? 11 Aug 2012 | 03:33 am
Wow, a beautiful day at Whipsnade Zoo. We took a deep breath and renewed the membership... and had a thoroughly good time. Lots of children, the warm sunshine, and ice cream. What more could anyone w...
Olympic Fever 7 Aug 2012 | 02:36 am
Wow, it has been an exciting games for us! Everything feels so close and relevant ... with GB doing so well. (It is best not to say too much about Australia! I did wear my green and gold on Saturday -...
flamstead scarecrow festival 1 Aug 2012 | 02:55 am
It is nearly that time of year again... we have a large amount of newspaper, glue and mess all over the kitchen table as we have just started our scarecrow for the annual festival. It is our first ye...
roald dahl museum 31 Jul 2012 | 12:54 am
Around 30 minutes from us, in Great Missenden, is the Roald Dahl Museum. All 5 of us went yesterday and enjoyed it for the 2nd time. The boys sat in the writer's chair, listened to a storyteller, and ...
Gus is two! 20 Jul 2012 | 11:04 pm
I have been incredibly tardy with the blogging. Again. The lovely iphone which I use for photos at the moment has stalled. In that it phones and messages ok... but refuses to send photos for me. And ...
from the garden 20 Jun 2012 | 12:15 am
There is a beautiful climbing rose covering the arch in our garden. It is a white mass at the moment. I cut a branch off and added greenery and herbs. Lovely. I remember a time when I would place orn...
white rabbit sweets 17 Jun 2012 | 01:34 am
These are far too good. I am not sure that the boys will get any more... find them at Jimmy's Chinese Supermarket opposite ASDA in Dunstable. They are creamy and vanilla flavoured chewy lollies - sort...
dad's day 16 Jun 2012 | 09:23 pm
A super-easy and effective bit of card making can be found here. The three of us sat down to make cards for Father's Day tomorrow. You just need a permanent maker for the written word and a box of oil...
