Another lovely day today and nothing planned either so I spent the day in the garden doing the dreaded gardening. No netball club either today so only one school run to do this afternoon too. We normally tidy the garden up in March, trim the conifers and paint the decking on the edge of the patio and re-do the summer house. The weather was awful earlier in the year so we haven't been able to do it. Today though, even though I hate gardening, I thought I'd just get on with it or else it wouldn't get done.
Firstly I trimmed back and weeded around the shrubs.
Firstly I trimmed back and weeded around the shrubs.
I weeded around Charlie's Tree, the lavender plant and trimmed the herbs back.
I weeded and swept the patio and gave the decking strips around the edge of the patio three coats of paint.
I painted the front (couldn't get to the right side because of the weeds) and floor of the kids summer house.
I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it was a really good idea to use up a piece of oil cloth I had. It was brought from Dunelm Mill for £1.50 for an off cut. I got a table cloth for the little table in the kitchen out of it and also lined two shelves with it. I had the piece in the top right hand corner left. I cut it into even triangles, used a hole punch to punch to holes in the top and then threaded twine through (bottom right). I got 18 triangles out of it (left).
Mark helped me hang it up in the kids summer house. Pretty bunting!
Anais and Roman's summer house -
* chalk board "Anais shop open"
* table and benches to colour on, box of paper, box of pencils, box of chalk, butter dish for pencil sharpening's
* outdoor toys, scooters, hula hoops, pogo stick, roller skates, huge snakes and ladders, cricket set, badminton set, pogo hopper, bowls.
It won't stay this tidy for long!
* chalk board "Anais shop open"
* table and benches to colour on, box of paper, box of pencils, box of chalk, butter dish for pencil sharpening's
* outdoor toys, scooters, hula hoops, pogo stick, roller skates, huge snakes and ladders, cricket set, badminton set, pogo hopper, bowls.
It won't stay this tidy for long!
When Anais and Roman came home they played in the paddling pool "sinking" the boats!
When Mark finished work he weeded the ahem *cough* "vegetable patch". This is where Anais little baby wooden house used to be but we got rid of that last year once Roman outgrew it too. We keep meaning to turn it into a vegetable patch but weeds were growing to waist height - so high I was unable to paint down the side of the house earlier because they were so tall. It has now been cleared ready to plant some vegetables.
While we were all in the garden this afternoon look what we found! Roman loves this and got very excited....................................!
A CATERPILLAR!
A CATERPILLAR!
He is named "VHC" - a cross between BFG and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Roman said we have to change his name to "butterfly" once he changes.
I don't like creepy crawlies so he is Mark and the kids responsibility. Mark used an old jam jar and made him a little home. Grease proof paper (with air holes) for a lid and tied on so he can't get too hot or get out. So, this is day 1 of "Caterpillar Watch" to see if he turns into a "beautiful butterfly" as Roman said!
Finally, Roman brought this home from school today which he has made with two of his friends. "Roman's best book of rockets". A "shiny big red rocket" and a purple rocket with 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 countdown!
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