Halloween lockdown

Halloween was a lot diffrent this year, no Halloween in the woods or trick or treating, but we actually had a really great time.

Fred asked me to make a ghost hat for him and of course I had to make one for Alex so made a pumpkin hat. I haven't made any crochet hats for years and it was good that after a few false starts and unpicking I remembered the pattern.

During half-term we made decorations for the season tree and Halloween, they particularly enjoyed making the hama bead decorations 

Molly did some baking

After decorating, face painting a dressing up we had a mini buffet for tea

We went out on the pumpkin trail which was a fantastic idea, seeing all the houses that were decorated and knowing where to find them thanks to the pumpkin trail website and Google maps. Lots of people had left sweets outside, like we had, so the kids didn't come home empty handed.

These are some little clay ghosts we made, they look fab with fake tea light under

End of the Summer highlights

Snowman Jumper

Hello!

Its been a while I as I been so busy...busy making that is!

I finished knitting Fred's Christmas jumper a while ago, but o ky just got round to putting it together and knitting the neck. But as its nearly Christmas thought I should get a move on. So here it is and Fred is a very happy boy x

Hello dolly

Another couple of hours in the craft shed using up scraps,Mollys got quite  collection of these little makes now, but I am enjoying making them as they make me smile 😃 

Bilsborrow Pub Walk

As we are getting ready for another of our weekend wyre walks, i thought I would post this one we did which was a lovely 4 mile walk starting at Owd  Nells pub and going along the canal.

This os thw remains of someone's Hall, it was in a fruit orchard and used to be the railway workers houses and next to an old railway station where we stopped to each lunch. They had turned the area into a little outdoor class room and there was a notice board with the history of the station. One of the things I love about these walks we have been going on is the little bits of history we would never normally see, and it makes the walks more interesting for the kids.

This is the remains of an old paper mill.

Next was my favorite part of the walk that I am calling the secret garden. A public right of way that went though someones garden but they had made a little hedged cut through that lead to the field behind, it was so nice and felt really hidden.

Ewan doesn't really like to come with us on our outing much anymore, this time he stayed at home to paint his skateboard deck, which looked great when he had finished.