There’s a sense of expectation in our little garden. A ripening, quickening sort of a feeling.

Everything is green and lush after the deluge of recent rain and there are little fat buds, swelling fruits and new shoots all ready to do their thing!

Amy and I planted some strawberries and tomatoes back in spring and it looks like we’ll have a few fruits of our labour, though it will be just a few – only 2 tomatoes so far!

Proof I suppose that I have woolly fingers as opposed to green ones!

Enjoy your weekend!

I hadn't really intended to be away for so long but it was half term here last week so I didn't get my computer time – instead I was entertainments manager for 2 small people! We even managed to get out in the garden for some bouncing – it's lovely to see the blossom on our old plum tree and know that spring is on the way!

After a few days at home we headed off to stay with my Mum and Dad and had a lovely time. Mum is doing so much better and is working hard at her physiotherapy (after she broke her neck in a serious fall last autumn and had to wear a halo device for 3 months). There is still a way to go before she's as flexible as she used to be and her back gives her some pain but she's so determind and is an inspiration as is my Dad who has become quite a dab hand in the kitchen!

Now that the kids are back at school I'm pressing on with knitting again. I'm not sure when I will have the next sale of toys / cakes as my situation has been complicated with an encounter with the Inland Revenue. I don't want to go into great detail but I'd advise anyone making and selling anything in the UK to look into whether they should register as self-employed and not assume that you only need to declare any income if it is enough to pay tax on! Anyway, when I get all of my paperwork finished and know exactly where I stand I'll email my advance list with full details before the next batch of toys are sold.

Thanks so much for all of the emails I've had recently, I will be working through them this week. Thanks too for all the lovely blog awards that have come my way – I'll do a post and pass them on shortly.

We had such a nice weekend living the simple life – just playing in the garden and enjoying the warm sun, the fresh air and the frantic tooings and froings of our resident pair of blackbirds (I think they were a bit put out that we’d invaded their space). I’ve felt so cooped up over the winter so it really lifts the spirits now it’s warm enough to be able to live outside again. We’re lucky to have the perfect garden for Toby – it’s completely enclosed so he can’t escape and it has a trampoline and climbing frame – which is really all he needs for a perfect day. Everything is coming into bloom and both looks and smells so pretty.

I have a bit of a monochromatic colour scheme going on – the majority of our flowering plants are white

We even ate in the garden which gave my the perfect opportunity to try out my new spotty tablecloth and play tea parties with Amy.

All in all a lovely, lazy spring weekend! Hope you had a good one too.