Gardening, babysitting and creating.
We enjoyed a really lovely relaxing weekend and pottered about home doing some gardening and other odd jobs. Our vege patch had been taken over by weeds and it was about time to do something about it! We were planning of laying shingle paths around it over the holidays but have since come up with an vegetable garden extension plan that we shall do over the next few months. The three beds we have now are great but we are going to move the washing line to another area and add another three identical beds which will give us more space to grow for our family. We just love getting out there and i love to see how much Grace enjoys getting her hands dirty and pottering 
Before we weeded the pathways but after we weeded the vege beds.
After weeding was complete, we are planning to extend out in front where the washing line is.
Then there were these beauties! the first harvest of our own carrots and they were super sweet and delish, Grace loved munching on them. I’ve never grown them before and certainly didn’t expect such straight perfect carrots to turn up hehe
Then on Monday I had the pleasure of looking after my new wee niece Georgia while Nessa did some jobs. Snapped this beautiful photo of her asleep, there is nothing more peaceful and serene than a sleeping baby!
I’ve not been doing much creatively over the past few weeks but needed to get this gift sorted and finally got a diary all covered for me.
My 2010 diary, nice and simple but hopefully won’t get to trashed when it gets thrown in my handbag.
For Craig’s mum’s birthday I wanted to make her something , then I spotted this Kaisercraft Desk Calendar and decided it might be nice for her work desk. I’ve used Bo-bunny papers (I’m in love with there papers!) and my MM Slice to cut the letters and numbers, add some pearls and flowers, lot’s of sanding, painting and papering and voila it’s done!
Just a quick and simple card to go with it, was made at 12pm last night so nothing to elaborate! hehe
We have the in-law’s coming over for dinner so better get off here and bake the birthday cake and make a salad… see you all on Friday with another post
Rochelle, I am loving your garden - it is inspiring me to go out and de weed our garden…..I need to pull out the finished and dead peas and beans and tomatoes that never got any where and replant with mid summer planting veges. What a gorgious pic of your wee neice and you’re creations are lovely.
well you have been busy! Theres such a great deal of satisfaction to be had from removing weeds! The calendar turned out great, love it!
doesnt it always look nice to get the weeding done…I must get onto mine. What a beautiful niece you have…I can say that even when they are 9 and 7years old they still look nice and peaceful. Love the diary, great idea for getting your own personal style cover
Oh wow, love that desk calendar … what a brilliant gift.
Love the calendar and your photo of Georgia is just beautiful.
Your mother in law is going to love that calender. How exciting that your going to extend your veggie garden. Georgia is beautiful.