Happy birthday my gorgeous boy!

So, I have Ruby a couple of days a week to help my friends out whilst they’re at work. Ruby, Betty and my boys are all best friends. It’s good. Except for Monday. Because Monday was the day of the great raisin robbery. Raisins are highly toxic to dogs– even a little snack box amount […]

A penguin cake for the penguin mad birthday boy. Chocolate sponge, cut into penguin-ish shapes, covered in chocolate frosting with white ready to roll icing patches and food colouring painted details. The beaks and feet are jelly beans and the snow is crushed meringue nests. He was delighted!

Happy birthday my darling Henry! # photo by Sarah

We walked four miles along the river yesterday. A bit of sunshine makes the world of difference.  

The 6.30 alarm was a bit of a shock this morning, a rude awakening. Every holiday I think about all the work I could and should be doing and how nice it will be to get back to it, and then I spend the first day of term drifting round the house feeling lost. So, […]

As our oven gradually stopped being able to reliably heat things (it’s one and only role in life) I as slowly stopped baking. I’ve been surprised by how much I missed it. But now we have a strange new oven. I’m not friends with it yet, but I think we’ll get along just fine in […]

moon cycle, created with linen, bleach and seed stitches My Dad’s got a new telescope and we’re inheriting his old one. I haven’t told the boys yet as it’ll be a while before we get to Kent to pick it up. Waiting is hard when you’re 8. I’ve been preparing myself for my new hobby […]

The boys had an inset day today, so we headed to a bitterly cold and grey South Bank. The top picture is actually still in colour. We finally went on the Eye (it’s only been open 13 years) and then to the Sea Life Centre. The jelly fish were mesmerising.

Yesterday, Joe went to the barbers with a picture of the new hairstyle he wanted and his own money to buy hair wax with. Today, Joe played very patiently and kindly with a wooden train set for over an hour with a 3 and 5 year old. We’re growing up.