Nature

It's no wonder my climbing beans are being eaten off at ground level, this is what my son and I found under some pots in next to the shed..... 'they not being very sensible' apparently, one fell off just after I took the photo.

The snails were then put into a bucket for him to cart round and keep them out of my veggies, the last I saw of them he was 'feeding' them dirt, and bringing them into the house in a jar to climb all over everything..... my 'WHO BROUGHT THE SNAILS INSIDE?' was met with a giggle and a 'that was ME!'..... boys.......

I've spent the last few days catching up on my washing, as the motor of my washing machine was replaced monday afternoon (insert happy dance here), the luxury of not having to drive several K's to mum's to wash several times a week is amazing, and I am sure that I heard her washing machine heave a big sigh of relief - we are not a low washing household.

This week is also busy because it's my daugher's birthday, and of course there is plenty of last minute party shopping, and present wrapping. She piped up last night and said 'so where are you hiding my presents?' .....denial of all knowledge resulted in a present hunt all over the house and huge entertainment value for myself and hubby.

These ladybird muffins went to school this week, the result of a late night baking and decorating session. I used my quick mix chocolate cake that never fails, I think I got it from agt magazine years ago. It is great for all sizes of muffins and cakes, children will eat it happily, and with a bit of icing it is not too sweet. My lovely husband squashed jaffas into the icing, put on a mini m'n'm head and gave the ladybirds individual spots with decorating gel (just because he could).

I will be surprised if any of these make it home (probably a good thing, I managed to eat the other half of the packet of jaffas just to make sure they were still as good as I remember - they were, and this is the reason that I don't buy lollies on a regular basis).




We have eight little people coming to our house for a fairy party this weekend, thank goodness birthdays only come round once a year.......