A little time to create today

It's Ella's first birthday soon... having been inspired by the lack of sweet cards I decided to have a go. So here's little Ella with bunches (she'll grow them soon enough).

Milly's first business project

Mangacatures. This one is a really good likeness of her friend, Safina.

This is my Saturday in

A beautiful play blanket for my friends baby who is yet to be born. I hope you'll like it Matilda. XX

Milly's Eve's Pudding

She's getting a dab hand at this baking business. Lots of chat about the current education minister, binding, curdling eggs, butter and sugar mixture and food weights. Yesterday we were at a friends having a one on one learning about installing, downloading and upgrading so we talked about measurements within pc's ie. GB, KB and MB... it's all a foreign language to me but I'm hopeful that my two understand it all. They are linking weights and measures all the time. It seems to be everywhere and the more we do the more I see. It's unavoidable. Less abstract than formal 'Maths'.

Fractions Sausage Pasty style

Hettie learns about halves, thirds, symmetry, division, the six and two times table... but don't tell her she did! LOL She totally got it and in 20 minutes she'll be able to eat maths! It's EVERYWHERE I tell you... everywhere.

Series Two of GRAVITY FALLS - YAY!

You gotta love Gravity Falls... we do and no-one more than Milly who is a HUGE fan! She's well and truly given Mabel a Manga Make-over.

Ooooh... lookie here!

I definitely can't wait to get stuck into some projects from this new book. Hmmmmm Scandi-Fest!

Yummy Danish Chocolate Treats

Perfect for breakfast. Thank you to my lovely friend, Vic in Denmark for sending them over. They've all gone now! Time to source them ourselves for more yummy delights. They're so versatile I'm sure but we're yet to move on from just melting these gorgeous slices of scrumptiousness on bagels!

Hettie's new glasses

Hettie has turned professor!

When cousins come to stay

Awwww my lovely nephew, all snuggled and cosy in Hettie's bed. Blissed-Out Aunty.

Hettie's clay crocodile

Hettie awoke with an idea to make a clay crocodile that will "have gold on it and slam down in the middle of something to destroy things". It's drying out now and will be painted soon... more pics to follow.

Milly's 'fort village's just gets better

An awesome, team building and trust game. She's so good at creating fun games for younger family. Proud Mummy.

Milly's Anime workshop

Quite the natural 'teacher'. Milly loves to share her art skills and she did so well to help build confidence and guide the littlies to produce wonderful characters from one of her favourite cartoons. Hettie and Hector did so well.

Baking and art

Milly's detailed pear. Medium: Self Raising flour and work top

Milly's baking frenzy

My lovely girlie is loving baking at the moment. The Great British Bake Off having something to do with it I think. Today she fancied an upside down cake so out came the Eve's Pudding recipe and the plums. She loves it and it's so reminiscent of times when I baked with my Mummy. Ahhhh, sweet sweet memories indeed.

Sleepover time!

It's always adventure time when Hector comes to stay. The garden may just look messy but I assure you it's Milly's fabulous 'fort bouyard' (Milly said it's all about team building - bless) challenge especially for Hector and Hettie. No arguments. FABULOUS. LOL just very wet children who then enjoyed watermelon afterwards.

They're are soaking up four (hopefully) lovely days together before he goes off to school. We'll try not to dye his hair and tattoo him, Sam! LOL

Movie watching too... oh and minecraft of course :-D

Rainy Bank Holiday Projects

My first ever patchwork project... and some lovely Clarke and Clarke Fabrics for tea towels. Mum had a clear out at home and I'm trying to make/save us all a little money... perhaps selling our giving as gifts.

Cookie-Tastic

Milly's gorgeous choc chip cookies. Second batch all by herself. Yummmmeeeeeee! Well done my lovely. XX All that and we all snuggled up watching Carry On Up The Kyber. Hilarious (though I was actually cutting out patches for a new quilt project at the same time! Pictures to follow...

Breakfast in bed

The girlies love to both sleep on the floor in our family room. Waking up this morning they both started playing Hettie's new Pokemon typing game... and that's where they are happy... at the moment... just for now... a loving, lovely, magical, learning moment... together.

Felting Dragons

At Hector's request, felting was the order of the day and what fun we've had. They've evolved from fuzzy little white shapes of wool to Hector's Ferno the Bed Winder Dream Dragon and Hettie's Fire Master. The journey of these dragons continue... yes even I'm making one!