Seven weeks ago my first grandchild arrived, 15 days late, poor Mum.
In the first six weeks he changed so much and even started smiling at us, for real, not just the windy kind of smiles 🙂
And now his latest challenge, carrying off the ‘hand-knitted by Grandma’ look.
He’s looked happier, bless him. Just wait till he sees the lovely beige outfit Grandma’s made for him. He’ll love beige 😀
This morning the Easter Bunny has been busy hiding eggs all over Sashaland,
with the help of three little bears who hope there’ll be a few eggs left over for them after the babies have their fun.
Now remember not to make it too easy 🙂 ….
All hidden ?
Yes, all hidden 🙂 !
Then we can let the babies in !
The babies were into the garden in a flash, squeezing underneath bushes and scuffing their little knees, not minding a bit how much of a mess they made of their nice clean clothes….the most important thing was to find ALL the eggs and not to leave any for the big kids who would come later. It turned out they had inside help too. Little pink Ty Beanie Bear (‘Easter’) offered to tell them where the eggs were in return for a few eggs of his own to keep.
We can see you hiding behind that bush, Little Easter ! 😉
I like all the colours…..
..but I especially like the gingery ones 🙂
Joe and I managed to do a few jobs on the allotment this weekend….. much more to do over the long Easter weekend but at least we made a start.
First Joe left lots of birdseed around the pond where we know the birds expect to find it. We saw Partridges and Fieldfare this weekend, as well as the usual Robins and Blackbirds, Starlings, Thrushes, Rooks and Pheasants.
We were hoping for frogspawn in the pond but we were disappointed.
We left half a coconut in the hawthorn too.. there’s still a pigeon’s nest up there from last year. I wonder if they’ll come back…
Our big job this month is digging over the soil and taking all the weeds out, ready to plant potatoes…we’re hoping to get them in next weekend. They’ve been chitting for weeks to develop little roots so that they get off to a good start once they’re under the soil.
I can’t dig it all by myself so Joe helped out with his own shovel and his own wheelbarrow…and of course…
……his own mug of tea 🙂
“Morning ! Lovely day for a walk. ”
“Yes, this indoor park is nice and warm but have you seen what the weather is doing outside ?! ”
“I think the dogs would like to stay indoors today and get to sniff each other for a while. ”
“Ok, well, I’m meeting the others outside…. I’ll see you out there. If you dare 🙂 !! ”
10 MINUTES LATER
“It’s really snowing !!! Can we make a snowman ? ”
Caleb’s busy making a snow angel….
“I might have known you boys would start a snowball fight, ….. ”
“What me ? There’s nothing in my hand …..”
…. “well this one’s for you !!”
“OOps, sorry, that was meant for someone else 🙂 ”
“Where’s Spot…. ? Your little legs are too short for snow this deep.. “”
“Fido will dig you out, won’t you Fido .. ”
“I’m out !!”
“Come and see what we’ve made !””
“He’s borrowed one of the boys’ hats and a scarf and Mum gave us a carrot and some buttons for his face. I’m not sure he has a very happy face. He’s probably just cold. ”
“Our hands are like ice now…I think it’s time to go in, say good bye to Mr Snowman, Spot.. ”
“Bye Mr Snowman. I hope you like the cold. You’ll meet birds and squirrels today and they might just try to eat your nose so watch out !””
And so everyone came in for cocoa and there was a scramble for best place on the mantelpiece 🙂
We can’t remember when we last had so much snow so we made sure to take lots of photos to share with you. Hope you liked them 🙂
Do I have to do this? I’ve just brushed my hair….
My arms ache…how much longer ?
So now it’s MY turn ?
I don’t even like hoodies. Don’t let my friends see this.
You can show them this one.
What is this wool tie thing ?
I hate it.
Bit better. Could I have something a bit more rugged next time ?
Really ? Another photo ?
I’m going to my room.
Until they huddled together for their photo I hadn’t spotted a pattern but now I have 🙂
These three girls joined us recently and made friends very quickly.
First is Hazel, re-rooted by Pam Winter Turner and now turning heads with her fabulous tresses.
Then Maisie, a 1968 girl, again re-rooted (I’m not sure by whom) and given a fringe, more of a tomboy this one, and already at home on the allotment…
…and then little Baby Cinnamon, a 1980’s baby completely re-imagined by Kelly McCrea Wenarsky…..
and a new sister for Baby Shiloh who joined us a few months ago..
Now we’re all looking forward to seeing who comes to live with us next year…we’ll all have to shuffle up a bit but there’s always room for one more 🙂
Merry Christmas from the new kids xx
These are some of the knits I’ve finished in the last few weeks. I’ve had to squeeze in some baby things and some Christmas knits but now I’m back to knitting for Sasha and Gregor.
This was for my friend’s grandson….
based on this pattern –
I just changed the colours a bit.
I’m almost a Grandma now too so as well as blankets and booties I’ve made this little jumper for a little Sheffield Wednesday fan whose Mum is a Harry Potter fan.
It seemed like a good compromise 🙂
Christmas baubles are fun and quick to knit and I’ve made a few this month as personalised Christmas presents.
Then, of course I really enjoyed having fun with Christmas knits for Gregor….
and some more just to keep them warm and cosy..
There are more on the needles (always 🙂 ) and tomorrow I’ll post a long overdue update of all the new family members who’ve joined us recently.
In the meanwhile, this recent adoptee would like to wish you all a Very Happy Christmas and hopes that you all find something special under your tree xx
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