days off

We're on holiday from work. We have two weeks off and it's bliss. But not everything goes to plan, so far we've had a leak in the roof and D's been up there dodging the showers to lay new felt. No water has come through since - so he's doing OK. We've also been out driving in the countryside, on Sunday we visited Long Melford a very pretty Suffolk village. We've lounged in the garden watching the Olympics. We've had a large lump of black basalt delivered to take centre stage in our rock garden (now we just need to figure out how to move it there) and have been visiting a few car boots - though we've been fairly good and not bought too much home. We've hung more pictures indoors and generally tidied round. It all feels better, getting on top of those little tasks there's never time for in normal, non-holiday life. I could easily get used to relaxing like this everyday! We've been eating well, with lots of good finds on little honesty tables scattered throughout the countryside here. It might not be hot and sunny as we'd hoped, but time together with D, Tit and Mouse is good enough for me.

the past week or so

It's been a busy week or so, our jobs have meant busy days and our home time has been spent tidying, cleaning and making room in the house for mid week visitors. Our good friend Martha and her little boy Noah, came to stay with us for a couple of nights. The weather has finally improved too and we've been enjoying warm evenings out in the garden. Tit has now moved outside to his/her house for day and night. And as of today we are on holiday for two weeks - it feels like bliss already. No plans yet, lots of things we'd like to get done at home, places we'd like to visit and a few days away wouldn't go a miss - let's see.

another (wet & grey) day

Over the weekend we filled the house with flowers. Cornflowers from the car boot, the rest from the garden. Today they remind me it's summer - I need a reminder when it looks like this outside (top) and I'm wearing 2 wooly jumpers and knitted slipper socks indoors.