dottyspots

….. it’s far too hot to think of a title. I think I’m the world’s worst thinker-upper-of-titles - no dry wit pretensions here.

Life seems to be getting in the way of blogging and indeed of being on the PC very much, although I have had brief forays into cyberspace to search for cat breeders (we’re getting a kitten), fabric (so I can have a bash at making some clothes to Ned and work up to larger things from there) and finally to go round the MP ring (because it’s rather large now and I don’t get around it as often as I used to).

Ned is getting bigger and now has his second tooth coming through. He rolls around everywhere and is perfectly capable of making his way across the living room in order to get to something he’s spied on the other side of the room.

He is such a smily little boy and likes to talk (and laugh) with his mouth full!

Nin has been spending most of her time in mud (as, IMO, all small children should) in various states of undress - I really must post some photos, but she’s generally just in a pair of pants and a sunhat :0)

Erk has broken up from school and we’re sending him to Norway on Sunday (as it’s his turn and it’ll hopefully avoid some of the bickering that would otherwise be very likely over the summer holidays). He is not impressed ATM as he ‘doesn’t like’ the teacher he’s been allocated next year.

We’ve had the Family First team out to assess our needs (with re. to R) - the hope is that they will be able to find some support for him to attend some activities over the summer holidays to get him out of the house a bit. It’s a bit tense here, but he’s been doing a lot of sewing of late (which he finds calming) and finished a bat today (on the sewing machine). Doubtless he’ll take a photo and will want it posted up.

The greenhouse has been busy:

Rik has pickled the first lot of chillis, but there’s plenty more to come. Ashamedly I’ve not been down the ‘lottie as much as I could, but the heat has been squarely putting me off. We have picked quite a few blackcurrants and raspberries that have been enjoyed, but really I should be down there sorting out the spuds (and everything else that is doubtless suffering under this dryness) and I dread to think what the nettles are like! (I MUST bring the camera with me next time).

The shows were good fun over the weekend, with the opportunity for some interesting chat.

The Barefoot Books sale is still on (until the end of July). If anyone places an order, if they quote my stallholder number: UK-1006663 I get a credit :0) The beautiful Little Red Riding Hood (illus. Nicoletta Cecolli) is down to £1.99 (amongst other great bargains).

The learning centre now has a working title: Ingenero Schola. The tender spec. for the feasibility study is good to go and once I’ve got a bank account set up, it’s time to go for the funding to pay for the study - so very, very excited about that!