Happy Belated Birthday Tea DS1

Was fun!

And Sophia appreciated the deluxe sized lap, far superior to her usual perch.

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A Birthday and some help with the garden

How hard it is just to post a picture and maybe a sentence, that is what I promised myself I would do about a week ago, so here we go, better late than never.

One of dd's babies (very important to call them this) had a birthday yesterday and we were lucky that we had a lovely local home educator helping with the garden and his daughter came with him.

So she had help to make Sam's cake and I had help with the jungle that the garden has become following a year of neglect.

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A good day

Thanks Jo







Talking to big brother via skype



Blurry but difficult to get, Jamie's new hair.



And somebody was only just starting to party

Passing the time

with some displacement activity, one very overexcited and impatient girl.

A card to oneself, why not?

Some painting with tea, morphing into potion making.

And a bit more excitement when we realise it is that time of year again!

Stonehurst Farm Victorian Christmas

On the way to Stonehurst Farm Victorian Christmas weekend we dropped into the local garden centre to pick up an axe for Bruce's birthday on Tuesday (lucky man eh!) and have a reccy at their Christmas trees. All I can say is that this Father Christmas was prophetic, their prices were astronomical starting at £40!

This was a very welcome sight at the entrance to the farm.

As you can see there was a lot of mud, I could have done with these boots that I have just bought on ebay, the only things likely to fit me for a while.

This sheep was very eager to get at the food,

and some speed feeding was going on here!

And this cutie enjoyed a good scratch behind the ears.

I was surprised to see these babies at this time of year.

In the petting shed we witnessed this demonstration of keenness to be petted,

There was however lots of petting going on, Beth could have stayed her for hours but we persuaded her to leave in order to look for food saying we would come back but we forgot. Will have to go again but maybe wait till it is warmer.

Beth got these very seasonal hair clips in a lucky dip for 50p, quite a bargain, it wasn't divided by gender and it did set me wondering what a boy of the same age would have made of them?

And who could be expected to resist a ride on this!

She actually hit a pack of cards but the cork 'bullets' were too light to knock them off.

And of course this is always fun.

And don't we all agree that this is the perfect way to finish off a freezing cold and clammy visit to a farm?

And if you haven't had more than enough there are more pictures here.

My Birthday

I am now at least 20 years older than I feel and approaching one of those ages that we all feel we will never be.  It was a really nice day though given the ambulatory constraints. 
I got a Wii fit balance board and it is a good job I couldn't use it as it was busy all day just keeping up with the kids.




Who impatiently awaited their turn.





As you can see the day was a bit exhausting for the only resident functioning adult.

An alternative view of the kids.


Beth gave me a chimnea, a present that is also for Bruce who's birthday is in December, and something we have wanted for some time.



Then a pedicure for me, a real luxury and necessary for the mental health of the hospital staff who will be assessing my progress very shortly.



These patterns intrigued us and no one was quite sure how to explain them, something for google in the future.



My birthday tea, which arrived after a few squabbles in the kitchen were resolved, was delicious. Well done Will for a marvelous fist mega cook, this is the child who swore he was never going to cook a few months ago. And thanks Jo, Jamie, Nick and Beth for kitchen help and support.



Then for the cake, something we would usually make, but under the circumstances we decided that life is too short.




All in all a lovely day.