We drove up to Son's house near Dundee on Saturday and went to a bouncy place. Here is Medium Granddaughter swinging on a trapeze,
and Small Grandson making his dad disappear. It was lovely to see them.
Supermarkets at this time of year sell bunches of daffodils for £1, which seems terribly little - how much do the growers get?? On the other hand, since the daffodils are there, and cut already, it seems right just to buy some and get a burst of spring in the house. So cheering.
On Sunday we walked in the Botanics, where alpines bloomed in the open glasshouses
I had another bash at making a star with striped fabric - not checked, this time; maybe another day, when I feel stronger - and actually put some thought into getting the stripes going in the same direction. Not quite matching - I don't have that much time to footer about - but considerably better than my previous attempt, which I hadn't really thought about in advance, and which I'm not going to bother changing. The quilt will just be for Mr Life to sit under while watching tv, and he doesn't mind. You know that thing about the Amish putting a deliberate mistake into a quilt to show... what? ... the imperfections of humanity or something. Well, the other star from shirt material was that. Or so we'll say.
And golly gosh, isn't humanity showing its imperfections at the moment, particularly the world leaders? Compared to that, I'm not worrying about a wonky star.
Those bouncy houses and indoor play areas are very popular around here, especially in the winter. I suppose summer too if it's too hot outside. I know how much you love spending time with your family; they're not so far away, right? I like the star; it's unique! We won't mention the most imperfect leader of all. What an embarrassment!
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of handwork being imperfect is so important. When I was doing my City & Guilds, we really had to work through that. Stitching should be absolutely the best one can achieve, but you want perfect, you so often get flat and lifeless, and it could be better done in a sweatshop in China/Asia/India. And that is certainly not what we're trying to emulate. (Here endeth the lesson!) Our grandkids have graduated to Ninja Experience, and "Clip and Climb" climbing walls. New challenges for 8 and 11 year olds. After which they are starvingly hungry! And it takes a lot of food to fill them up.
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful to see plants growing this time of year! Alas I am not in a place in my life to be exposed to indoor gyms and such - but I do see many kids on the slopes occasionally. The star quilt looks great!
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