After 4 days of rainy skies we awoke to a rather chilly but perfectly clear day. Just right for doing all of the washing that had been put on hold while it poured....or not!
Rose suggested that we should head on down to the beach and as I was looking for any excuse to not tackle that washing, off we went.
Obviously everyone else had decided to stay home and be industrious so we had the whole of Fairlight beach and pool to ourselves.....although the water was a little brisk, we dipped our toes in and had a paddle. Rose just doesn't feel the cold so she took off the layers I had insisted she wear ( because if I'm cold, Rose has to put on a jumper!).
We collected shells, built a rather wobbly sandcastle and Rose played "sand angels".......
making patterns with pretty holey shells beats hanging out underwear any day of the week!
Not much in the finished craft department this week. Making some progress on my toys....
And during down time when my brain is too mushy to concentrate I knitted a very simple washcloth - plain and straightforward but out of the most wonderful organic cotton....
And finally I have appleseed up and running...well almost. The blog is set up and hopefully by the weekend there will be a little more to talk about.....have a peek when you get time and let me know what you think.....
what a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. the girls look like they enjoyed themselves quite a bit.
your dolls look so good. i love the red hair... are you sure you are not going to dye your hair red.
as for your blog it looks wonderful are you planning on switching soon or are you going to have two?
Posted by: christina | Tuesday, 08 August 2006 at 04:42 PM
Well done you! It's looking fantastic! And your parcel went today.
Posted by: Jo | Tuesday, 08 August 2006 at 05:12 PM
Appleseed looks fantastic! I can't wait to see what you have on Friday.
I also love the pics taken down at Fairlight. I used to live at the top of Woods Parade, and we often used to go down there in winter to spend a day at our own private beach. It looks like you had a ball!
Posted by: ingrid | Tuesday, 08 August 2006 at 05:21 PM
lovely beach pics! I love the beach in winter, especially when you can have it all to yourself.
and appleseed looks very cool, I'll be visiting on Friday for sure.
Posted by: melissa | Tuesday, 08 August 2006 at 05:49 PM
heehee about the
"if i'm cold, then she wears a jumper"
i am so much the same way
(and i am almost always cold)
heh.
and the toys look great
but i really wanted to say
i LOVE the dishcloth....
was that a pattern of your own?
so pretty!
:)
Posted by: gkgirl | Tuesday, 08 August 2006 at 10:19 PM
I love Fairlight beach, I grew up near there. Love the washcloth, very beautiful and so simple.
Posted by: Bianca | Wednesday, 09 August 2006 at 02:30 PM
love the wash cloth. where did you get the organic cotton?
Posted by: littlem | Saturday, 12 August 2006 at 06:20 PM