On the camera

A few things...

"upside down" painting...

Manderville helping to do schoolwork!

Learning how to use the drawing tablet

lost!... where has he gone to?! how to avoid school work!

 History Club @ Hartlebury... great session on Art... and a bit of fun dancing to the bagpipes!

 SNOW! At last a wee drop of snow... a snowman and a snow bunny...

Bubs' bookends she made at school

 

 

 Special Half-term treat... a night's stay in the new local Travelodge, a 5 min drive! It's only been open about a month and we wanted to check it out! Nice meal at the restaurant next door too. Lovely time!

 Have started on a year-long project - a Granny square a day, 365 (well, 366 days this year!). Got the idea from this Blog. This is Jan's contribution! I know the colours are a bit, well, odd maybe, and the sizing is different for the squares... but since Granny squares are traditionally made by using up scraps of yarn, I am doing just that and finishing up odds and ends from my stash. Just can't decide whether to join them round and round in a square, or fix the width and join in widths...

Valentines... chocolate roses!

pretty nails...

Rounding up January

So, that's January on it's way out! A few things we've been up to the last couple of weeks...

 Field Trip to Birmingham!

 Outing to Bodenham Arboretum with the Family

making choux buns... yum!

Cousin T's birthday party at Frankie and Benny's

Bubs and I girly evening... great film, though not completely true to the book!

Friday afternoon treat - Cafe Nero

Wishing Spring to arrive!

walk at the Wyre Forest

 Bubs' cooking contribution... cheese scones... yum!

Into the New Year!

Evening Family Meal and Fellowship at Church on 1st Jan 2012

Sparklers

 Bank Hol Monday walk at Trimpley Reservoir with my brother and his family

 Bubs helping me to watch K

 Final outing of the hols... bowling...

 ... followed by a meal at Frankie & Benny's, with a little help from the vouchers Bubs won at school last term.

Penguin and tree "growing" - we really enjoyed watching these grow over a matter or hours

 Pebble painting! Stephen and Bubs much enjoyed some time together doing this.

Hmm... Santa appears to be stuck in the phone box - doesn't bode well for Christmas....

 Wintery bareness at the back of the house