Beautiful Easter Weekend

Really been loving the weather these last few days, haven't you? I was in need of some serious light therapy and it is doing no harm at all.  We lapped up the sun on Monday after a very chilly Easter Saturday hunting Easter eggs at Clandon House in Surrey and nondescript Easter Sunday.

We spent the afternoon walking through the woods and lounging on the lawns of The Vyne, a National Trust property in Henley-Upon-Thames.  We are frequent visitors, but the light was especially beautiful this last Monday, it was so bright and made everything look really vivid, the green of all the new shoots coming up contrasting against a brilliant blue sky was stunning. 

These smelled absolutely amazing, it really pays to take the time to bend down and smell flowers.  Heavenly. 

A bit on impromptu breastfeeding, I don't often carry Biscuit on the front because I find it a bit of a strain on my back, but for the sake of some mobile breastfeeding I am willing to give it a go.

New blades of grass shooting through the layer of beech leaves,

It's really important to us that the boys get out into nature as much as possible, they learn so much and benefit from it is so many different ways. We love letting them get their hands (and knees and bums) dirty on a regular basis, and they seem to love it too. There was so much to explore in the woods, here they are examining a tree stump, Boris takes a particular interest in fungus. 

Hope you all had a gorgeous Easter weekend. 

Some things that made me happy today

A beautiful sunny day so the hubby and I set of for an afternoon at The Vyne, a nearby National Trust house and gardens.  We took their woodland walk and thoroughly enjoyed the sun through the leaves and the wind in the pine needles followed by a cream tea. Here are some things that made me smile:

Beautiful red leaves

Last butterfly of the season?

Tasty cream tea and carrot cake,

The sun shining through the leaves,

This bench with it's inspirational message "Reach for the stars"...

So I did!

What has made you smile so far this weekend?

Scotney Castle

Been really busy lately so haven't been able to post much, four weeks left of term!  yippee!  So soon I will have a bit more time and be able to post a bit more. I am hoping to stock up on some items for the craft shop, I have added some paper items recently, but really need to stock up on the vintage ceramics, which I really enjoy buying and selling.  Today I sold my Porcelain fawn bookends, which I am totally devastated about!  Because I love love love them,  but don't have the space to keep them for myself, so it is time for them to move onto a new loving home.  So I will hopefully be off to some car boot sales soon to get some more beautiful little friends to share with the world.

On Saturday Paul and I went with Paul's mum and dad to Scotney Castle in Kent.  It was a rainy day but we managed to catch a bit of sun as we walked round the gardens.  Here are some of my favourite pics.

Winner!

Hey everyone,

I am happy to announce that by the power of the random number generator:

the winner of the postcard artwork is Bex of Futures, Well done Bex!

These will be winging their way to you very soon:

If you are desperately sad to have missed out on this giveaway but love the cards so much that you simply have to have them in your possession then mosey on over to my shop and you can purchase them for a very reasonable price. 

At the moment I am in the process of creating a tutorial for a wreath and am trying in vain to learn to crochet a flower via Youtube.  Not an easy task for someone as inpatient as me I can tell you right now.  Can't wait to share the tutorial with you once it is finished though.

In the mean time please delight yourselves in these photos of our weekend visit to The Vyne, National Trust property that I visited with my Aunt and hubby on Saturday:

Hope you have all had a fabby start to the week.

Helen
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