…. Had a wonderful day with our youngest grandchildren this week …. Its half term and theyve got 2 weeks school holiday …. Soooo weve already started the Halloween crafts ready for next week!
Well you cant have too many ghosts and ghouls can you! lol We made ghoulish ghosts for them to decorate their windows and Scary wobble balloons … and played a making faces game Id made and decorated with funny faces ….
Which was fun! We will have more ghoulish fun next week too …. Just watch this space! Lol
We hadnt passed the post box with the toppers in a while, but the other day we did, and I was delighted to spot a new one!
Its all decked out for Halloween: a witch, Dracula, a zombie, ghosts, and a pumpkin. Spooky, fun, and festive.
It really made me smile. Happy Halloween! I wonder what the next one will be?
Our Harry loves his sports, his gaming, getting mucky, climbing trees and more, but one thing he does really love is getting stuck into some crafts.
So, when the opportunity came to have a go at painting ceramics at the community centre on camp he wanted to go.
There were a selection of pieces to choose from and Harry selected a cottage with a traditional witches hat as the roof.
He didnt want to paint it in the obvious colours of orange, black, green he wanted to paint it in pastel colours which I thought looked lovely.
The concentration was intense and for an 8 year old his painting was fantastic.
So mum now has a special ornament to bring out year after year.
My beautiful Dolly. Caught her nicely with her tongue hanging out! Not very often does she sit long enough to get photos.. she will be 10 this year and although shes slowing down a bit she still looks like a puppy .
This photo was taken just a week after her groom so she still looks clean and tidy. HahaThat doesnt last long.
One of the sewing Facebook groups I belong to hosts a monthly challenge, using a different designers bag pattern. This months one, called the Take Note pouch, is proving to be very popular. Not only is it a free pattern, but it is also a quick, easy, and fun sew.
I have already made two, and some members have made even more! I made one for me, using a William Morris design fabric, called The Strawberry Thief. The other one is a pencil case for our youngest granddaughter, and I couldnt resist using this fun hamster run fabric.
I also added a pretty Daisy zipper pull, as that is her name.
Our resident plovers (masked lapwing) have finally had their babies. Weve been waiting since September to see how many there would be this year but these little bubs have only hatched in the last week.
Doesnt appear they hatched all at once as one is noticeably bigger than the next one with the last one so teeny tiny.
They lay their eggs in a divot in short grass so that they can easily see predators and we really thought maybe something happened as there is a couple of cats that roam, so to finally see them in the back yard we were so happy.
The parents are very protective and will cause quite a ruckus if people approach but the pair round here dont attack us and really dont bother about us.
There is one of the parents that will actually follow me round when Im out on the mower to get grubs and bugs in the cut grass.
They are not however so tolerant of strangers and will swoop although contact is rarely made.
They do have spurs on their wings which arent poisonous but a direct hit is very rare. This week my items are both pretty Christmas designs.
Last Sunday my grandson Alfie had his second official boxing match at a club in Leamington Spa. His very first fight several weeks ago he lost by one point, so he has been training exceptionally hard for his second one.
He has been getting up very early before school and going for a run, he has been eating healthy to maintain his weight of 42kg.
He was third on the boxing programme so thankfully didnt have to wait too long. At this stage rounds are only about 1.30min and he went 3 rounds, the final bell went and the results were in and it was unanimous Alfie had won his first ever fight.
We are all so proud of him because he put the work in, his coaches were very pleased with him.
What is nice the camaraderie between Alfie and his opponent afterwards, a great sign of sportsmanship.
… youngest son,Paul Wright, is in Madeira at the moment. Hes not there for a holiday (but I think hell still enjoy his time there! lol) but is there to represent The United Kingdom on the athletics track in the 800 metres!
Hes already won a lot of medals in the past but has never competed at this level before! We are waiting with bated breath and have got everything crossed for him … and whatever the results we couldnt be prouder of him!
…. Its getting rather a bit scary …. already! lol Even though All Hallows Eve in still three weeks away we are seeing some rather scary things appearing in the shops, gardens and houses in our area!!
Hopefully, in they are not to busy, well be having our youngest grandchildren, Olivia and Austin, during the half term holiday …. and Im sure well be baking and crafting on a Halloween theme too! lol
Periodically at AirPlay the youth groups my daughter runs at RAF Benson, they will have a session devoted to animals etc.
Sometimes a charity group comes in with various animals, but on this occasion it was people on camp and the pets etc. one of my daughters friends a a few exotic the pets, one of them being a tarantula.
Now whilst the children and staff werent holding the tarantula, she did bring in the recently shedded skin which the children could hold if they wanted to.
Now my daughter from being young has suffered from arachnophobia (fear of spiders), it didnt matter what size they were they terrified her and she couldnt even bear to look at pictures of them.
Over the years she has tried to desensitise herself, so gradually she has been able to deal with small spiders.
This session she had was a massive step for her in that she held the skin, which still looks like the live tarantula.
I was so proud of her for doing that, she didnt want to impart her fear onto the children and took a massive step in her own phobia.
… weekend my youngest granddaughter was competing in the schools cross country race. It was a combined race with 4 different races all in the same race. Olivia was in the younger female group and the boys had 2 age groups too.
There were lots of starters in the race but Olivia was soon way out in front of them all … by the time she reached the finish line there were no other competitors in sight!
To say we are proud of her is a big understatement! lol
Well the soccer season is over and awards have been handed out. Last news I told about the grand daughter winning their Grand Final and they were awarded their medal and trophy on the day.
However the adults had their award night and my daughter and her partner both won awards. Daughter was Coaches pick for Player of the Year and her partner was awarded The Rocky Award which was for her dedication to the game over the entire season.
The team themselves are for over 35s and apart from two this was everyone elses first season playing social soccer.
They made the semi finals but were beaten in the semi game. Not bad for a bunch of old women that had never played soccer before. So proud of all of them for their efforts this season. Was great to go and cheer them on even on the cold raining nights. This weeks designs are both Christmas Toppers kits.
Most days we take the dogs to our local country park. In the middle is a fenced area where three cows graze every day. Sam always barks at them, but they arent at all bothered. They are used to people and dogs walking past.
One cow in particular always comes up to the fence to say hello. She is so beautiful, I think she even posed for me this morning.
… the beginning of October and although weve had some really cold days …. and quite a bit of rain … there are still some lovely flowers blooming in our garden and along the trails and footpaths near here.
They are lovely to see but Im guessing they wont last too much longer because the weather man has forecast lots of heavy rain and some rather strong wind and gales!
My youngest granddaughter might be competing in the cross country on Saturday … but if the gales are too strong and gusty it might be cancelled for health and safety reasons!
But hopefully it will go ahead and Ill be cheering her on once again!
RAF Benson is a small school, so when a beloved teacher sadly passed last year from cancer, they decided to raise funds for a memorial bench at the school.
The teacher was loved and respected by all who knew her, and it was a difficult day for staff, parents and children when she passed.
Alfie my grandson had been taught by her when he attended there, and even though he was at high school he wrote her family a lovely letter.
The bench was revealed this week, and the shape chosen was to represent a hug from her when the children sat on it.
The children all made flowers to hang from the rose arch and two climbing roses placed either side to hopefully grow over the arch.
It was a beautiful tribute for a wonderful teacher.