Tas Mania

What a wonderful few days we had. Great company and spectacular places. 

Wallabies and crawly crabs. Sunrises and delicious food.

Thank you J, S and E.

I need water

Little Winter lady picked some flowers this morn so popped them in a vase.
A little while later while Squish was climbing she discovered those pretty blooms a top the bench.
I'll let her take it from here...

Sniff, sniff, 
Mmmmm, nice.

Oooo. Bottle. Ooooo. Water.

Flowers in bottle? Water in bottle? Flowers? Water?

Meh, I need water. 

Now!

Glug, glug. 

Muh! Muh! (translation: More! More!)
Now some to play in. 

Oh and did you notice the piles of washing on the table behind? (if you didn't here's a bet you go back and look now...)

I'll mention them again soon.

It's not always rainbows and butterflies,

but sometimes, 

just sometimes,

it is.

x

Sometimes the pinata comes first

Our floors are filthy (I was going to write disgusting, but that would be unfair, they're not. Just filthy.)

But...we have been making a pinata,

a felt dragon,

a chocolate dinosaur,

dinner,

and doing the washing.

Sometimes we give up something to get something. A lot of the time. Almost always.

At the moment, despite the arrival of a new vacuum (yippee!), it's the floors that are missing out.

Unassisted by the arrival of new sand in the sandpit and a meal of cous cous for five people last night but as much as it bothers me each time I see the dirt I still walk over it.

I walk over it to get to the children. To get to the washing. To get the camera. To get to the door.
And with birthday preparations in full swing, I walk over it to get to the pinata. To get to the dinosaur. To get to the cake. To get to a cup of tea. 

 I walk over it to get to the other side.

Trying Dyeing

So I figured while I had those dyes out anyhoooo I might just dip a little wool.

I needed to colour some yarn to finish a project I had begun only to find I was short of a couple of colours. So with the assistance of the internet I gave it a go. 

This is alot of fun. 

After I had achieved the colours that were required for said project I continued to have a play with others. One of the best parts about this is when you put the yarn in the water/dye/vinegar the water is coloured and the yarn is not. When the process is complete the yarn is coloured and the water is not. So cool. And pretty. Smile.

Now, on with the knitting part.

Happy Easter

Daily knead

One of the reasons Easter is enjoyed in our house: 

We're doing this as often as we can. (Apologies for the shakey shot. Maybe I was a little excited? Maybe?)

Yuck, yum, 
Currant Bun. 

Hot Cross Buns, 
Hot Cross Buns, 
One a penny, 
Two a penny...

...if you have no daughters, 
give them to your sons.
(We have three of the former and one of the later. But never fear, even distribution is ensured)

That bun on the right looks like it's poking it's tongue out. You may Mmmmyeerrrrr right back at it. No offence taken.