hayfever face

Remember this postcard, which depicted what life would be like in our new house? Well, I've been watering my garden regularly and yesterday I spied the first hints of flowers growing!

They are still very small, but I thought them worthy of documentation so have painted them for Jill's postcard swap, which I am taking part in.

It'll fly off in the post to America tomorrow.

In other news, we drew countries for the World Cup sweepstake at work today and I got Greece. Apparently they aren't going to do so well, but my interest in the football has increased by about 101% now that there is something to play for, so that is a plus.

Greece to win! OPA!

the love farm

GREAT photos by Sam. WONKY drawing by me.

A perfect camping trip!
Unfortunately there were no bluebells remaining, but instead there was the roundest of cats, green woodland and so much food. And a bit of lightning to add some excitement.
More weekends like that one please.

orchard

Today I'm going camping in an orchard.
There will be blankets & barbecues & bluebells.
Wonderful!

blue & green

These were the colours of my spring.

coastal

Yesterday Yumi and I cycled along the seafront to Worthing to visit Naomi and check out her house ahead of the Worthing Open houses in July.

euro snacks ♘

Some Dala Horse biscuits I made for the Manicolo eurovision party on Saturday.

It was THE BEST YET. So much glitter, great outfits, and a massive spread.
Same again next year please.

she's a rainbow

I bought myself a present. Lovely.

detail

crayons. watercolour. camera.

swans a-swimming

Today I did some cycling training (finally) and rode along the coast to Worthing. Now I have 24 miles under my belt, a slightly broken bicycle and sunburnt hands.

It was a nice trip though - I walked along the pier in Worthing and saw four swans making their way around it in the sea.

rhubarb rhubarb

Sometimes it's easier to talk about nonsense than to say what you actually think.
And sometimes it's easier to make things instead:


Yumi & I had some further adventures in the kitchen on Wednesday, and cooked dinner for the men who had been out at work all day (it's a hard life).

Thank you kindly to Matt for the donation of rhubarb from his allotment - very very tasty!

il pleut

Some days I really don't mind if it rains. Just not at the weekend please.

out of sorts

It's been almost 5 months since I moved in and I'm still in the process of deciding where things should go. I also still have one box remaining to unpack. I'm not sure that one will ever get done, although there's nothing like an unsettling week to make you want to sort things out.

Oh well.

the little things

Presents, pick-me-ups and perfectly timed baking.

letters

garden

I don't think my seed distribution was very even.

five minute break

A cup of tea in the sun, out on the decking.

guess who?

I forgot to mention this at the time (due to gift-giving secrecy) but my memory was refreshed at the weekend when we played a couple of games. It's a personalised version of Guess Who? I made for Derek at Christmas.

Fun to make, fun to play (and ever so slightly creepy)!

big smiles

on everyone's faces.

let's swap

On Friday Yumi and I got our Fifty-Two artwork back and decided to do a mini swap on the beach. I ended up with this lovely picture of two seagulls which is now hanging above my desk. It's good to trade!

My brother suggested afterwards that we should maybe organise a BIG art swap on the beach, which is an idea I'm very keen on. I'm picturing a big meet up with picnic snacks and enough swapping so that everyone goes home with a new handmade treasure. Any takers?

I've just spent a large portion of the weekend on the beach which is truly a sign of summer being almost here. We also had the first barbecue of the year (or the decade as derek pointed out!). What a treat!

I think this may actually be my favourite time of year.

nice easter

I hope you've all had a grand bank holiday.
I've upped my food intake by about 100% so am feeling very satisfied.
The weekend also included cycling, cats chasing bumblebees and scrabble. GOOD TIMES!
(Just don't mention Jonathan Creek.)