Early Mornings

So the latest here at Little Winter...

We have been joined by eldest daughter, son in law,

Small Boy and Pipkin...

Also grand dog, and pussykins...

It is a bit of a squeeze however we are just about coping...

Why do small children get up so early...

As in five am?

There is a reason nature doesn't give older women children I realise...

Yawn!

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Their house sale went through and they are waiting for the lady next door to finalise her purchase...

It is progressing but slowly...

In the meantime Son in law is building a chicken coup and run...

We do not have a lot of patio space left...

I'm unsure how they intend to get it next door...

Maybe over the hedge?

The next chicken sale at the market is August 1st...

September doesn't have one so they are buying early for Small Boys Birthday...

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My shoulders have turned to semi-rock...

There was a real panic here on Tuesday when we realised that the Sale Agreed sign had gone from next door...

It had also vanished off the internet...

Completely...

Que lots of phoning and an agonising wait...

However it appears that as she knows they're here she doesn't want any more marketing...

We kind of guessed this but it was a bit scary...

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Everyone in this household has a healthy appetitie...

I have been baking a sponge every other day...

Also a batch of rolls...

 It's not all work though...

I have found time to enjoy a quiet cup of tea and slice of cake under our new pergola...

 I have purchased some fresh paint for this table and chairs...

Just need some time and energy to get it done...

When I'm not making cakes such as this!

Blessings J. x

With Bated Breath

Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day...

Eldest and her family are moving into our cottage with us until the house next door becomes available...

All being well next Friday their sale will complete...

We are getting things out of theirs so that a final clean can be performed...

And with good weather at the moment we have decided they may as well move in a few days early...

So...

A Mummy, a Daddy, two little boys, a dog and a cat are scheduled to descend on us tomorrow...

Hubby will be very busy indeed...

I am suffering in the shoulder department at the moment and am feeling slightly useless...

But I can look after one small boy...

And make food for everyone...

And worry...

Don't forget the worry!!

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It has taken ten months to get this far...

There have been tears, frustration...

And hopefully soon we shall have joy...

I think it would be best if I get a good nights sleep tonight...

Much needs to be achieved tomorrow...

An adventure awaits!

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Blessings J. x

Happy Birthday Heidi

There has been many a time that I really didn't think that Heidi would make this day...

But thankfully she has...

I really hope she's up for a woodland walk later on...

 

Here she is just the other day sporting some greenery she had 'picked up' along the way!

Keep taking those tablets Heidi :)

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So for the rest of the day...

The dreaded shopping...sigh...

Hopefully it won't be as arduous as last week...

Well not exactly arduous as much as tedious...

I am hopeful of getting laundry dry on the line today...

Lovely crisp towels anyone?!!

And I'm such a good planner that I don't yet even know what I'm getting us for tea...

How's that for mega disorganised...

I'm blaming it on the impending move of daughter and her family that is keeping me on high alert...

And so tired...

Sleep in the Summer is not what it is in the Winter for sure...

Now next week I have another weeks holiday...

Don't tell the weather but I am really hoping to get handy in the garden...

Thoughts of a wild flower bed have in reality got out of hand...

Too much grass there also...

So I am slowly covering the area in cardboard and intend to mulch with bark later...

The large shrubs will stay...

But any flimsy bits need to move...

It's true that a garden is never finished...

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 I have put my name down for a few extra shifts on our work rota to cover the next couple of months...

We could do with a little extra coming in for things we kind of want/need...

Primarily I'm thinking polytunnel fund...

Whether we make one or buy one...

The materials aren't going to come out of thin air...

I have no real idea of the cost...well I do but have no idea if we make it ourselves how low a price we can do it for...

All things steel have gone up in price we've noticed through the business...

I fear this is only the tip of the iceberg and that come Winter our purses are going to be prized open a little further for anything and everything we purchase...

This pandemic and Brexit is really going to bite...lets hope Winter doesn't choose to do so also...

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Blessings J. x