Mud & Mischief

As I’ve been such a busy bee as of late

Actually, since we got back from holiday, I don’t feel like I’ve stopped.

< .insert three hour pause>

Um… and in that time I’ve forgotten everything I was going to blog. Maybe a few bullet points would be in order.

* holiday in Portugal
* editing 100 page cookbook as a charity fundraiser for preschool
* garden, allotment
* laundry mountain created by aforementioned holiday and numerous children
* a little decluttering
* my birthday
* half term
* piano practise (grade one exam in a week or so)
* knitting
* learning html
* building EcoKnits

It’s the last one that seems to be swallowing most of my time. I find myself tweaking pages and layouts and adjusting things minutely. What I should have done is make up my first page exactly how I wanted it then used it as a template for the others. But no, I had to do things the hard way.

I do now have a template, so at least the next few pages will be less tweaksome, but I’m sure I’ll find something to mess around with. One plus point is that I’ve found a nice simple shopping cart that isn’t OSbloodyCommerce, but gives me slightly more flexibility than PP buttons.

All I need to do now is find the code that lets me put in drop down boxes next to my Add to Cart buttons.

Tea in the sun.

RJ plays peekaboo over the edge of his cot.

A well wrapped Myf after a post swim bath.

Mommy got a suntan. And a pretty dress.

And a bunch of gorgeous kids too.

One of the few bits of natural Portugal left, as opposed to the rest of the Algarve which is being swallowed up by tourism.

Piglet being Piglet in one of the restaurants.

Paddling after lunch.

The boy.

Learning to overcome texture issues with the sand.

They would have spent all day every day in the pool if we’d let them.

Pure Tea.

Just a few to keep certain folks quiet

My water babies.

In the sun with the rain clouds behind- must have been the Friday as it threw it down.

“And just what are you eating?”

A sun-kissed Myf.

Daddy and Piglet.

Just have to share - we haven’t got her yet, but she’s coming to live with us and I know the girls are just going to adore her.

She came to visit Merlin tonight after the girls were in bed and they seemed to get on fine. So, once we’re back from our hols on 24th, she’ll be a permanent fixture here.

And she’s gorgeous! We’ve called her Olwen, but that’ll be shortened to Olly.