Contented

Our first crop

Today we picked the first two strawberries from our plants (yes, we, I have Joe at home with me today as he had a slightly upset tum first thing this morning, although he seems fine now!) 

It may have only been two strawberries but this was very exciting for us as they are the first foods we have grown.  Joe insisted that we cut them in half and then we could each have half of the big one and half of the smaller.  And how did they taste?  Delicious!  I can't remember what variety they are, Cambridge something perhaps?  But Joe is looking forward to picking more, and there are plenty still ripening up on the plants.  Yum!  I think we'll definitely grow more next year.

R x

A week in pictures

This week I have been...

... sewing,

 

coin purses for my stall,

 

secret sewing for the Freestyle swap,

 

and, AT LAST, starting to piece my Georgina quilt top,

... receiving,

 

scrummy fat quarters purchased from here,

... reading,

 

a new magazine and a new book,

... and planting,

 

three little strawberry plants, bought for Joe, which he is going to take care of (with some help!)

There has also been plenty of other stuff that I don't have pictures for - such as knitting (secret), baking (eaten!) and a fair bit of Joe stuff, but I'll save all that for another post.

Hope you're all enjoying the beautiful weather we're having this weekend.  Tomorrow I'm off to Penshurst craft fair with the parents - so you can bet there will be a bit of show and tell afterwards!

Oh, and I just couldn't post without mentioning, but is it just me or did anyone else watch Kirstie's Homemade Home on Thursday and feel a bit shocked that she'd hung a "Never Mind the Bollocks" poster in the children's playroom?!! 

Happy Bank Holiday Weekend!

R x

Midweek randomness

 

A couple more bags finished for the school summer fair,

four unbelievably soft, vintage ,pink cotton pillow cases that belonged to my grandparents, sent down to me by mum,

a load of seams, pressed and sewn, for the little pink party bags,

 

and snapdragons in my garden.

In our garden

Azaleas...

and peonies.  Just lovely.