i love to walk in the woods and it was wonderful to take a 'Memory' walk with my family last Sunday to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer's Society. here are some images of what i saw in the woods...
fairies
hawthorn berries
the turning of the year
fungi
nature's miracles
fly agaric
patterns of light through the trees
my wonderful family
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... this beautifully crisp piece of linen was found today in the remnant box at my local fabric store priced at only£2 per metre!!...can you believe?
well, although i don't often buy new fabric (preferring to recycle and thrift) i could not leave it there!..
it would take print really well...am thinking of carving some lino blocks~ maybe?... or a small piece would make a beautiful simple t-towel... obviously keeping the red selvage as detail... any other suggestions gratefully received...
wishing you all fun this weekend x
today i am thankful for the opportunity to teach... i adore teaching and find it immensely rewarding.
the kids were really pleased and seemed to really enjoy the collaging process. i am really pleased with how the leafy wings turned out...
i had collected oak leaves, beech leaves, wisteria leaves and maple leaves... and each child chose which ones to add to their picture. the staff are going to display them on a wall in school so i shall go back and take some final pictures next week.
i also wanted to share this post from the frugal family fun blog which i saw this morning about creating a gratitude activity jar... a brilliant idea! please do go and take a look.wishing you a happy thursday. x
our weekend was spent pottering in the garden... weeding...sowing... planting... playing...relaxing and eating but it was also a time of reacquainting ourselves with all the little creatures who we share the garden with...
i watched this snail for a while.. i felt a surge of wonder and delight, as if i were a small child discovering a snail for the first time....
oh how i love our garden and how i love Springtime!
my favourite spool of thread...
more green here
my sister saxy makes beautiful wire and bead sun catchers...i love these flowers...she is very talented both musically (hence her name .. a sax player) and artistically. i always think of her as a butterfly as she flits from craft to craft creating a little magic each time. she has recently taken up crochet and made me a beautifully crocheted face cloth for my birthday from unbleached organic cotton. she now has a folksy shop where she has listed some of her creations... please do pop over and take a look...
this is our sweet paws...he likes to prowl and he also makes the sweetest wee chirrup noises when he wants affection. his most annoying habit is jumping on my pillow (and he seems to favour just mine) usually at 5.30 am... who needs alarm clocks?!
i love this sweet glazed dish that my mother in law made at a pottery class many years ago...i use it as a soap dish and each day as i wash my hands i think of her...
i love ...
walking under a canopy of changing colours..
old paint on wood
seedheads
clouds
elephant garlic flowers
my smallest girl x
