this week...

~ We all seem to be in varying stages of having Swine Flu. Nice.

~ No electricity from 7am until after 8pm on Thursday (plus my dh was away in Scotland). Had to rummage for candles and only had fire for warmth and comfort. Very exciting for everyone but kinda stressful too, it didn't have to be of course, but it sort of was.....

~ The masses of wood we had delivered is seasoned, but not dry. Yikes. We are such novices at this, obviously. My dh was so forced to cut down a very dead tree and it turns out to be wonderfully dry inside (Ash maybe?) and burns fabulously. Unfortunately it means my dh is outside in the dark each evening after work with an axe. Not a good combo..... so much so that he spilt the axe and in a rage/tiredness went and bought a chainsaw. This means he's a man out in the dark with a chainsaw instead. Scary.

~ Isaac has finished his school experiment and we are fully fledged home educators again :) I'll write more another time about this experience if I have his permission, but it was not especially a good one, poor boy. But he's back, nestled in his home with us all and glad about it (albeit with swine flu).

~ There were art and craft projects....



~ And the modelling of new hats;





~ We entered The Land of Purple Tutu's.... It's mind boggling what a one year old can force you to buy.



~ A huge stain, HUGE, mysteriously appeared on the cream floor in the sitting room, roughly the size of my dd and coloured BLACK. Unnoticed by me my dh went and bought some vile Vanish type of stain remover, used it and now I am (being hyper chemically sensitive) feeling very sick by the yucky scent. It is just gross and ill-inducing and I am rather in a silent rage about it.... *sigh*. Poor dh!

~ The dishwasher broke. Heavens alive, it's a new thing for me, having one, but OMG, how did I cope before??? I am rather overwhelmed by the state of the kitchen. What with being a neat-freak and all.

~ And so, I went and ordered a huge fat pile of delicious wool for myself. Justified? I'd say.

Sick of my leaf and tree pics? Well, I'm not so that's OK. If looking out of the window and the briefest of walks is all I get this week I'll breathe it in while it's all still there.

Walks With Astonishing Splashes of Colour