general stuff · spring

Easter holiday highlights

green shoots bursting forth under blue skies

paddling pool splashing

sun-warmed grass under bare feet

the scent of blossom all around the garden

a little time for crochet in the shade

the first of the new season’s English strawberries

and a new haircut – Amy took the plunge and had 7 inches lopped off!

The main highlight though was watching Amy on stage in a musical that she performed with her theatre group. Seeing her up on stage singing, dancing and delivering her lines with such confidence made me all misty-eyed with pride.

All in all it’s been one of the better school breaks – thanks to a holiday club that Toby enjoyed and which gave Amy and I three lovely days to spend together. And despite the fact that I’m still going to bed each night hoping that this night will be the first one of the year when Toby isn’t awake for 3 or 4 hours, I am feeling more relaxed than I usually do after a school break!

garden stuff · general stuff · spring

spring has sprung

According to my calendar, today is officially the first day of spring here in the UK. The sign that spring has arrived in our garden is always the blossoming of an old plum tree.

Last year it suffered the loss of a major bough but it seems to have survived and hopefully some of the blossoms will yield some juicy plums for jam making later in the year.

Even Toby has been noticing that the trees are changing on our regular weekend walks!