this week just gone

Phew! Another week has shot by in a flash. The first few days of March have proved as tricksy and un-graspable as the last of February. Not grumbling, we had our lovely moments which I thought I might share...

A full hour (an hour I tell you!) of my little ones occupying themselves in our teeny winter-bare garden with some buckets of watered down washable paints and an instruction to paint anything and everything they wanted. Their favourite part, inexplicably was painting the shed, pictured below, and more understandably painting each other. It was a hoot and I shall be trying this activity again for sure. Also, the garden looks a lot more colourful now!

My three and a half year old took a picture of me working on a little cross stitch while he played with the camera and the two year old napped. 

And the magnolia branches which I cut from my little tree and brought in to 'force' blossomed weeks before their outdoor counterparts, bringing me a much needed early taste of spring. 

Hope you have a beautiful next few days! Hugs.