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It's been quite a busy time. 

But first - I've been wanting a yellow-ovaried snowdrop for some years but never managed to find any websites when they hadn't sold out . But look! The excitement! One bulb did cost £20, but I'm hoping that it'll bulk up over, oh, the next 50 years or so. Now I have to remember where I planted it, so that I don't dig it up while weeding. 

It's half term so we were visited for a few days by Daughter 2 and Littlest Granddaughter from London. When I say "Littlest" - she is, but now she comes up to my nose and she's only 8. Granted, I'm not a tall person. Anyway, she decided to paint pictures of some of the jugs/pitchers from my embarrassingly large collection, and ending up painting pictures of them all. I think I have over 20. Why do I? Good question...

Here are some of them after they'd been portrayed. I thought I'd dust the shelves of their cupboard before putting them back. 

Here are just a few of the paintings. It took her hours! 

She also played with the Brio. 

And we went to the light show at the Zoo with her mum. It was quite impressive. 

Son came at the weekend with his family, as did Daughter 1. Big Grandson (who's now 14 and a half) had a nostalgic play with the Brio. He used to spend every Friday and Sunday afternoons constructing complicated layouts. 

Then, sadly, on Sunday everyone went away again. Daughter 2 took the rainbow quilt with her and installed it in Littlest Granddaughter's bedroom. 

You don't notice the orange bit so much when it's under the canopy.