Advent Excitement

 We've been looking at leaves this morning. We found this little book at the library last week and we have been reading about why leaves change colour and fall from the trees in the autumn and how they compost and feed the tree throughout the winter.

  We've also dodged the showers to get some outdoor time.

 The children are all very excited about starting their advent calendars tomorrow. They each have a calendar containing some chocolate but the real excitement is around our beautiful Steiner Advent String. Each day  on the countdown to Yule/Christmas someone will get to open a little parcel containing a handmade gift . It's been decided that R will go first and so she'll get a parcel in the morning.

Catching up....

It's been a while so I thought I really should catch up a bit.

Lots has been happening. We celebrated Samhain in style with friends, I celebrated my 40th (!) birthday and W has had a new pet hamster.

I have finally got around to learn to crochet, something I have been talking about doing forever and a day. The coveting of the granny ripple blanket has, at last, forced me into becoming a Happy Hooker.

This is the last month in pics -