Hope everyone had a great St
George's Day yesterday. We had our bunting and flags up.
It was a gloriously hot and
sunny day, ideal for picking dandelions for wine. We picked 1½lbs in
no time at all with 5 pairs of hands and playing Frisbee
at the same time.
Our boat boarding school has
gone really well. Each day we’re up, dressed and walk to school.
Our route is up the road & back down the tow path so they can
have a good old run around before lessons start.
The school has sent a
timetable to follow with the theme ‘minibeasts’. Magnus had to
do a minibeast hunt and record his findings.
All three of the kids took
part.
John showed Nikita how to make
coasters with his little nail loom. She’s become addicted to it
and made several.
She dyed her white coasters
with onion skins.
We made pizza for tea. Nikita
made the dough from scratch.
Magnus prepared the toppings,
using the sharp knife & the grater and didn’t loose any
fingers.
Lance put the toppings on. It
was the best pizza we’d all had.
We did a felt making session
and they all worked really hard and their pictures were lovely.
One of Nikita’s teeth fell
out.
The kids had a visit from the ducks
The children are home now for
a few days and will be back at the weekend for a much longer stint,
as Heather gets just one day off after her nights and then is back
onto day shifts. Her district hospital and the main one at Preston
have very few seriously ill people with Covid 19. Plus, Edmund’s
part of the London Ambulance Service are experiencing less calls. All of
which is wonderful news.
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| A very respectable distance from HRH |
This morning we’ve been
visited by the coots & their 5 chicks. There’s no sign of the
cygnets yet and Mrs swan’s still on the nest.
