morning fun

this morning i took my kids to the park. we met our friends hannah, alexander, evabella, ethan, noah, soul, and bruno. and we had fun! we played on the playground, we fed the ducks, the kids played under the water sprinklers and all around the park. and then we had a picnic. i really enjoyed spending the morning watching the kids have fun, spend time with my friend hannah, and just be. it was relaxing and enjoyable. that's one of the things we want to do more often, instead of running to the (op)shops and then feeling guilty of spending money and crowding our houses (even if we loooove doing that!!), dragging our kids to places that are not really for children after all. you read it everywhere and it's true, it's the simple things that give you the most pleasure often. don't you think? have a look at the pictures, this park is a wonderful place and we are so lucky to have it only 10minutes away from our homes. ps: there aren't photos of all the boys because they just disappeared as soon as we arrived and only reappeared when we left!

Zoe's collection of fabulous tea towels

We had so much fun at Zoe's again today.
Zoe is my friend who has a million (seriously!) collections in her attic.
When she opens the door to her attic, it's like she is opening the door to Ali Baba's cave and we enter this magical world full of wonders and treasures.
This morning, we discovered Zoe's collection of fabulous tea towels. The pictures below are only showing some of them, there were so many more and so little time to discover them all. Next time...

Zoe displaying her English pride...

Luciebelle liked these ones

I love this one

A Laura Ashley hand printed tea towel

Lulu decided that her own reflection was equally interesting

finally, Lulu's patience was rewarded with some special time with Zoe

beautiful things

I had been surrounded by boys for so long
that I had nearly forgotten what it is like to be a women, and a girl
Luciebelle's arrival and my dearest friends
are showing me the way to a life full
of 'prettiness' and joy
thank you so much
(by the way, the lovely things in these pictures,
except for Luciebelle (!!) are Zoe's)