Our afternoons

The rain has dug it's heels in, unwilling to move on and give the sun a chance to shine so we're embracing the mud and puddles......





listening to engaging, funny, silly and sometimes melancholy stories by Stuart McLean.....



and learning to type on this beautiful Olympia manual- thrifted today, with a case for ~ $6.99 !! Whoo Hoo... mama scores!





I do love listening to the tat, tat, tat, tat...ding!

Just Hanging Out

There really isn't anything too awfully exciting to report here of late. I've been having my own Jane Austen movie festival. So far I have enjoyed Sense and Sensibility, Pride And Prejudice and Emma. The rest are on their way from the folks at Netflix. I confess to not having much interest in these films when they were released but I am making up for lost time!


Of course, rainy afternoons are made for reading. I am nearly finished with The Mysterious Benedict Society before I hand it off to Owen. Does anyone else enjoy reading kid lit too or am I strange?





Owen has been keeping himself busy with building. A new interest is submarines and pirates ..










I've been busy baking. Cardamom-egg breakfast bread. Perfect toasted with a bit of cinnamon sugar.... yum.






In a few days we're off to visit my sister and spend a few days with her at a cottage on the coast. Join me in wishing for sunshine!

Rainy Day Super Hero

It is still raining.

What goes best with a rainy day? A bit of reading, and Owen has been entertaining himself with a few good stories.

The Transmogrification Of Roscoe Wizzle is a story about a ten year old boy who is slowly changing into a bug.

The Dragon Of Doom ( from the Moongobble and Me series) is about a boy named Edward who attempts to help a not very good magician.

Paws Off Cheddarface is another great installment from the Geronimo Stilton series about a funny mouse who runs a newspaper.

Never one to forget non-ficition, Owen devoured Astronomy - Out Of This World, the fourth in a series of great science books featuring cool characters, each with their own personality.




Owen has been building many Lego creations. His starship, above.

This no doubt inspired the rainy day super hero, bed jumper, below.