It definitely feels like the start of spring here because now we have all the right ingredients. There is plum blossom…

 

birdsong…

 

and a big old bundle of bunnies!

 

I’m putting the finishing touches to them now so will email my mailing list and update my  facebook page as soon as they’re ready.

I do like spring and the feelings of hope and anticipation that it brings along with it. I am hopefully anticipating long summer days with Toby tearing around the garden and exhausting himself so he can sleep all night. As Toby grows bigger our house seems to feel smaller and I think we have a touch of cabin fever after the winter!

 

Last weeks half term break turned into a rather germy affair for us when poor Toby came down with a mystery virus and reacted with his usual high temperature fever of 103^o – 104^o. He looked really awful and was groaning a lot and that together with the really high temperature had me on high alert. I always find these episodes rather scary as it is difficult to gauge how ill he really is because he simply can’t tell anyone how he’s feeling, and like all things Tobyish you have to rely on guess work and trust your instincts. After 2 days of lying flaked out in bed refusing all but the tiniest sips of water his temperature started coming down and when he started requesting chocolate ice-cream again we knew he was feeling better!  Having his big sister on hand for tickles and cuddles cheered him too.

Today they are both back at school and I’m enjoying some time to knit again. I have been working on lots of animals over the last 2 months but seem to be having difficulty with knuckling down to finishing them off. Recently I’ve been in a real knit phase and the thought of sewing up and stuffing is a chore, so for now I’m going with the knitting urge and as a result have this big old tangled basket of bits and pieces. I’ve been especially enjoying making clothes – mostly lots of dresses with flowers which are probably a result of my yearning for the arrival of spring!

 

Hopefully the desire to sew up and stuff will seize me soon and a few more finished animals will emerge from the mess!