Well, here we are on the cusp of another school break. As seems to be the way lately the days have been zipping by in a blur without an awful lot seeming to get done.

There has been a fair bit of baking here and of course knitting. I have also been trying to work on the next pattern but have found it hard to give it the concentration it really needs. It will be top of my list of important things to tackle once the children are back at school. Next week will be all about them, well Toby mostly because tomorrow morning Amy is off to New York on a 5 day school trip. She's spent the week fluctuating between high excitement and extreme nervousness. This will be her first time flying and first time on a different continent, a lot to take in when all of her classmates are old hands at intercontinental traveling. Still I'm sure she'll have a fab time, it's a creative arts trip including a Broadway show, Broadway theatre workshop, gallery visits and lots of sightseeing and culture absorbing. In contrast Toby and I will be having a quiet week and hopefully he'll be up for a few wood walks, though he's still not as keen as he once was.

Well, have a good week yourself, I'll leave you with pictures from the my last weeks worth of knitting, baking and general pottering…

From top to bottom…

• Animal bodies waiting to be finished;
• a new project bag exquisitely embroidered by Olivia at This Handmade Life;
• a day spent starting a new project with some beautiful new yarn – Squoosh Merino Cashmere Lace in 'powder' and baking the first of the new season of beautifully pink rhubarb with honey and orange which is delicious eaten with granola and yoghurt;
• the wild plum tree on the corner of our road in full blossom;
• a happy Sunday morning lie-in with tea toast and yarn;
• baking up a batch of lemony baby bundt cakes – recipe from Nigella Lawson, 'How to be a Domestic Goddess'.

Thanks for stopping by x