St George’s Day

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.

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.