Finally, finally the summer's returned to Staffordshire. It's been three weeks since we had a sunny break in the Moorlands. The allotment courgettes have turned to marrows, the broccoli's gone to seed and the river at the bottom of the road was just a few ominous inches off the bridge arches and threatening to flood.
*** Good old fashioned gluing, painting and sticking sessions
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To be honest I'd about given this August up for the ghost, just like the previous two, and have already started looking out the autumn curtains. Last week I even bought a couple of Christmas presents (only a couple though, in the sales - I'm nowhere near that organised really!)
So the past few days of blue skies and cotton wool clouds have got me back on track and I thought I'd have a little celebration of our summer so far; whatever the weather has been. *** Baking brownies on a rainy day
*** Enjoying the rainbows and our view when the skies clear
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*** Much birthdaying business has been going on, with another next Sunday for Little A who will be 3 - cripes!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlNp7__aB0EkNjzfEfiHjpBfwrJQOkoXsvhlaLIQqieWStzgDmox0bad_ZnFwCi151NCUa7gQbWep1OUk9MENzIggDjFkVUQR24Z_etN64JomTQypM6duKlmyKFSPqTDsIrP831ILW1c/s400/IMG_1196.JPG)
*** Some lovely day-tripping, especially a very wet but exciting visit to an airshow in the Lakes, with a fabulous finale by the Red Arrows.*** Much birthdaying business has been going on, with another next Sunday for Little A who will be 3 - cripes!
Woody and I have been doing a bit of much needed reorganising and planning too. We're not the most organised of couples and with both of us working almost full-time, the occasional domestic unravelling is pretty par for the course at No.25
It feels amazingly good to take the reins again and impose a bit of order on affairs. The scary bank has been visited and miraculously things were quite a bit rosier than we'd thought, holiday plans for next year have been made (Cornwall again - yippee!), Christmas arrangements discussed and we've even managed to sort the rest of next week off for ourselves.
It feels amazingly good to take the reins again and impose a bit of order on affairs. The scary bank has been visited and miraculously things were quite a bit rosier than we'd thought, holiday plans for next year have been made (Cornwall again - yippee!), Christmas arrangements discussed and we've even managed to sort the rest of next week off for ourselves.
So a few worrying clouds have been blown away and let me tell you its a good feeling. So next week we'll be treating ourselves to a few day trips, plenty of relaxing with our precious little boys and some time in the garden and allotment. Happy days.
7 comments:
Happy days indeed and there are still another three'ish' weeks left before school returns - fingers crossed the sunshine stays.
Happy birthday to your little men - belated and upcoming.
take care,
Nina x
Your flowers look lovely and cheerful in your jug.
It's birthday season for us too at the moment, lots of celebrations!
I know what you mean about sunshine gone awol... we had a lovely day yesterday, hopefully another this afternoon... but its all looking a bit grey out there at the moment...
Lovely pictures and a lovely varied post, August is my birthday.... but I have to get my own cake! lol
take care
Alex
x
Just gorgeous!!
Love Helen
You'll really enjoy your time out with the boys now the nastier stuff is sorted. I hate always having grown up worries in the back of my head while we're meant to be giggling and carefree. I'd swap places with the kids tomorrow I think as doing what you want and licking chocolately spoons looks good from here.
Lisa x
Yes it has been a strange old summer! Today it's pouring down with rain. I love the photo with the rainbow. It is one of my favourite lights. When a sky is very dark and the sun still shines it makes the tress and fields around look a striking green, I love it! Beautifully captured!
Isabelle x
Love your new blog header!
Aqeela xx
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