It's been lovely and spring-like here this afternoon, appropriate for the first day after the clocks change for summer time.
Toby and I have been in the garden most of the afternoon - I've been planting out my lettuce seedlings, onion sets and sowing some carrot seeds and Toby has been swinging, bouncing and running around in his jammies and wellies!
He's also had fun helping feed the girls.
It's lovely to be out in the fresh air together and to kick off our veg growing season for this year.
Today I've been very lucky, with a cup of tea in bed and lovely cards & pressies to start the day.
Happy Mother's day to all mummys everywhere (especially my own lovely Mum). I hope you're having a lovely relaxing day!
On Friday Toby slept through the night for the first time this year (fingers crossed it's the start of a new sleep pattern - a permanent one!)
my spring animal knitting is progressing well (news will follow shortly for those interested)
our little daffs have now flowered and so Amy & I have made a little easter display with the eggs I knitted a few years ago. The only downside is that the morning sun shows how much the windows need a clean. Time to think about spring cleaning!
Spring is coming!
Outside winter persists and it is still wet, windy, cold and grey but thanks to Amy there are green shoots bringing the promise of spring inside.
Sorry not to have posted sooner. Poor old Toby is unwell yet again and has been off school since last thursday. He's just been lying in my bed and wants me to sit with him every waking moment - which is actually rather lovely as I get to look after my boy and have the perfect excuse for doing nothing but knitting and reading. H has been doing all the cooking and housework and keeping Amy occupied - I'm very lucky as he's great at stepping in at times like this and is my perfect team-mate in the parenting game!
Anyway, I wanted to show off the beautiful gifts that were hidden inside those lovely delicate packages in my 7 days of specialness swap.
Chloe Patricia was so thoughtful and chose such lovely items: a beautiful Japanese handkerchief, delicate note-lets and postcards, 3 little packets of aburatorigami (I had to look that up - they're incredibly efficient, tissue thin sheets of paper for gently absorbing oils from your skin. I've never come across them before but they were invented in Kyoto over a thousand years ago and they work brilliantly) and lastly I was thrilled to find four of Chloe Patricia's exquisite handmade silk thimble pincushions.
Each one has a different complex and beautiful design and when you hold these in your hand you are staggered by the perfection of the intricate and tiny stitches. I love all of my gifts, especially as they represent a culture very diverse from my own and I will treasure them, thanks so very much Chloe Patricia.