Sophia is so blessed to have all four of her grandparents in her life. Growing up I so used to wish that I did. In my imagination I had a special connection with the grandfathers I never knew. If they were alive they would have smelt like peppermint and tobacco (The Parent Trap was my favourite movie), they would have let me stay up late and told me stories by the fire, taken me on adventures and snuck me treats after dinner (and blamed any mishap on themselves to keep me out of trouble from my parents). We would have had our own secret, conspiring relationship. :) Perhaps a little more Hollywood than reality. I can't describe, though, how grateful I am that my children will get to have this extra piece of fullness in their lives.
I was away from home at a conference this week so Sophia got a double-dose of what she has come to call 'grammietime' (you have to say it like Hammertime with no shortage of enthusiasm). A few of her adventures included:
The baking of butterfly cakes and yoyos. Dressed as a butterfly no less.
Snail studies.
Making animal shaped mini-pizzas.
And driving her thomas trains around a chalk track, complete with playgrounds, parks and ponds.
Super fun and precious memory-making! And we have more exciting grandparent time coming up this weekend with Opa and Grandma--what a blessed little bundle our girl is. That's all. Just thought I'd share.
As for a little link love, I couldn't not post this latest set of paintings by my mum. I just love them.
And, being the fan of paper lanterns that I am, when I saw these I needed to share. They are creations by the very clever Tif from Dottie Angel. She found a few lanterns at a thrift store, hung them outside until they'd faded to delicious vintagey shades and attached little tails using bits and pieces and scrap fabrics. Love.
Here are a few more images from her blog full of crafty goodness.
Recently I've had a hankering to give crocheting another go (after a relatively unsuccessful attempt a few months ago). Here is Tif's 'how to' for this patchwork crocheted blanket. I just might be brave enough to try...
That's all for now. I'll be back in a day or two with a little more fun to share.
Hope you all have wonderful weekends!
x
p.s. I thought I'd attach these precious pics of Fia and her grandfathers. What I would have given to have had a few photos like these.
[note: thanks to mum and her talent for the Grammietime photos]
SUPER special memory making... LOVE those paintings!!!!! X X X
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos and links! I'm hoping to get stuck into crocheting as well - the options are limitless with that craft. :)
ReplyDeleteTotally--it's a bit scary but looks like fun once you're on the roll--you'll have to post your creations! xx
ReplyDeleteLove it Dee!!! Ruth is SO TALENTED!!!!!!!!!!!! I also love the whole conspiratorial grandparent relationship! I had that with my paternal grandparents. My grandma lived in the titirangi bush for a time and we would creep (I do mean creep) to the little glade where the fairies lived, watching out for the huge punga cat who stood guard and she would tell us stories about the fairies that lived there and what they were doing if you were mysterious enough to see them. When we stayed the night grandpa would bring us cups of tea in real china tea cups with saucers - even when we were little! I can still hear the tinkly sound of him stiring in the milk from the kitchen. Then we would all pile in their bed where they would pretend it was a whale who had swallowed us whole and we had to plan an escape! Magical times. I can still feel that punga cat's eyes on me now!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that Becs--so incredibly special!! And here I was thinking it was more Hollywood than reality! How cool our kids get to have that...
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Dee, I cant believe how incredibly cool that week with Grammie looks - so much effort put in. That truly blows my mind! I love the chalk trainset! Ruths paintings are seriously stunning. I am very inspired that she is self-taught. AMAZING.
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