Not a lot of jewellery....

Nope, there is not a lot of jewellery being made around here....and it's starting to make me a bit twitchy. The kids first week off school has been pretty eventful though.

For a start we went to choose our puppy.

Now that was difficult. They were all completely adorable. But we chose, eventually, and pick the little fella up in 3 weeks. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek I am beyond excited.

It was quite a trek to get there, so on the way back when we saw a National Trust place en route, we stopped for a bit of a leg stretch. It worked out really well. Wimpole is stunning!

I just wish I could capture the smell of those flowers on my camera, and the warm sun on my back.... ah it was a well spent hour. Hopefully we'll get a chance to pop in again on the way to pick the puppy up!

The rest of the week has been pretty fun packed too... .more of which later!

Folksy Friday - An apple a day....

...to be honest, we have inherited 3 apple trees in our new garden, so we're probably on more than just one apple a day at the moment. But I love eating fruit and veg from the garden, and can't seem to get enough - so I thought I'd share some Folksy appley goodness with all of you...

Go on, click through to the shops - they're good for you!

(You know the drill, click on the pic to go through to the shop, or hover to see who made what)


1 - Lilysweets handmade treats 2 - Hoot ceramics 3 - Dollydoo 4 - Stevie B 5 - Hand over your fairy cakes 6 - Woolly Duck

Flouncy flowers

Love, love, love what's popping up in our new garden this spring....

Flouncy, flamboyant peonies, bright and gorgeous - and lots of 'em.

We've had a few wierd and wonderful visitors too, like this lovely red-legged partridge (apparently) which keeps popping by. They seem really tame - happy to wander around the garden while the girls play around them, very very noisily.

And of course our tennants...

I can't see any tadpoles in the pond anymore, so I hope some survived. Hopefully they're just hiding under the lily-pads waiting for their legs to grow.

I can't wait to see what else pops up...

How's your garden doing, have you had any unusual visitors in your garden this spring?