Hi!...its been a while
huh? Get youself a cuppa, sit down and ill try and catch you up on what’s been
going on around here. I can’t too
apologetic for my absence here because not showing up here means that I have
been present in the lives of my kids and as Mama, that’s’ my job!! BUT, I am
sorry not to have had you in on the journey. I’m finding myself very
unorganised at the moment which, although not that unusual, is a terrible
burden to getting things done!!
How are you? Spring
Summer has come upon us and that is distraction enough for all the things we
know we should be doing right? Who wants to fold laundry or wash the floor when
its sunny outside?? NOT ME, and I’m hoping you neither; get out there and smell
nature uncurling from it’s slumber. How we have loved already venturing into
the woods, finding beetles, eating snacks al fresco in natural suntraps,
spotting bluebells and butterflies, peering down holes and wondering who lives
there. (*sigh* remember this feeling)
When I finally got off
my butt and decided to write another post I thought id have a look back at my
pictures to remind myself of what I’d been up to. I never feel that I am any
good at taking photos but I try and take them anyway as a way of capturing
memories. You might look at my photos and think ‘what is that/were they
doing/how is that significant?’ but to me they are all linked to a feeling
(usually love) and a time that I know I will forget if there’s nothing to nudge
me to remember. Well, when I took a look back I was truly overwhelmed by the
beauty of my life and my people; no, they’re not perfect pictures but they are
bursting with beauty, love, joy and colour. I was so blessed just preparing to
write this post!! I can’t share most of them with you because lots have other people’s
kids in, or are just too personal, but maybe reading this will prompt you to
flick back through the photos you’ve taken in the past few months and count up
your many blessings? I hope so.
So, in no particular order, here’s what’s been goin’ down;
We decorated our
bedroom: it took over two slow weeks doing it between hubby being at work and
looking after the kids. SO thankful it’s over, although the finishing touches
are still to come (hence the lack of wardrobe doors up there).
I taught my second
ever crochet course which was fab. I had a totally different kind of group
which was such a great learning curve for me; seeing how different people
learn, choose colour, approach creative projects. Fascinating!!
I made a little bag
for a very special little lady in out lives who turned 1. My boys adore her :)
We began a little love
affair with Lego. When we poured the pieces from their packets onto the tray I
scrambled for my camera shouting ‘don’t touch, don’t touch…just wait for me to
get the camera!!!’ tripping over things to capture the crazy cute colour before
they jumped in and scrambled it all up!! oh, I wonder what their memories will
be of their childhood and Me??!
I started a summer wreath…although it may be autumn before I finish it.
We bough a real drum
kit because, erm, our 2 year old can somehow drum? (what?! I know, he can't use the toilet but he can hold a brilliant beat.... it’s
true!)
I hosted my mum’s 50th
Birthday; which was great!! My sister gave her the most incredible painting
that I had the priviledge of seeing every stage of the process; and We gifted
her a blanket which I’ll share more of soon :)
My Nan turned 80 and
we celebrated that how we like to celebrate nearly all birthdays; afternoon
tea. We got together to paint her a Yarn bowl with hand prints of her grandsons
on and finger prints of myself and my sister. We did it at Viables 'Pots to
Paint' in Basingstoke and the result was so much better that I could have
imagined!! (gutted not to have a picture, but I promise I'll get one!)
I attended a printing
course which, although didn’t stretch me how I had wanted, was fun and I came
away with a good number of the print below!!
I’m also just jumping
into a whole new adventure (actually two), but I’ll tell you more about that
next time!
Thanks for reading,
and thanks for checking in on me even though it’s been so long; it means a
whole lot!!
Love
Hayley
xxx
