Happy Halloween!

The kids have been bouncing off the walls today! We have made pumpkin soup, carved lanterns, painted spooky pictures, made masks and snaffled way too many chocolates:)
By the time it was dark and the trick or treaters started arriving they were tired out!
Wishing you a Happy Halloween!

Have a little peep at these...

I just had to buy one of these beautiful hair pins created by Wychbury . They are so pretty! Next time I'm at a craft fair I will have to have a corsage for my new winter coat:)

In a Cottage in the Woods...

We spent last week relaxing and exploring in Sherwood Forest. After a fairly dreadful Summer weatherwise we hit lucky with a few sunny Autumnal days. This is where we stayed




The children walked miles and at age 21 months and 3 years thats not bad going. A little tip, give them a little bag to collect interesting finds and our best buy this holiday, a magnifying glass and away you go!

Amongst our days out we went to White Post Farm which was absolutley brilliant! We fed lots of animals, played in the indoor and outdoor centres, had a lovely lunch and generally chased around in an excellently well organised environment.

We made a visit to the beautiful Rufford Country Park

and after a chat with the people who run the craft shop they will be stocking my pendants within a few days! Yay!
This is a beautiful area of the country which we are really looking forward to visiting again one day :)

Missing, one season, last seen July 2006...

...really, we don't appear to have had a real Summer for so long!

This year it seems to have rained since June. Last week was good, sunny, clear and dry but not exactly an Indian Summer. More about last week in another post.

This may sound like whingeing but I do love Autumn. Now that my little boy is on the move we have had some lovely walks together. My little girl adores collecting leaves, acorns and conkers. we have made hedgehogs (pic soon), leaf prints and lots of collages.

Heres hoping for a crisp, dry Autumn!