Of late

Homemade mayonaise. The first time I have ever made this. What was I waiting for? We used the very first eggs from the silkies and Daisy and I made the first batch. It was so deliscious. We used Djon, egg, oil, salt and pepper and a dash of lemon. Actually I think I missed that out but it was still yummy.
That inspired us to make butter. Lots of butter all weekend, in a jam jar. We watched the farming cooking show, can't remember the name but it worked and was lots of fun for girls. Daily preferred the store butter but still ate it.
We made Lemon Butter and Chocolate Sauce and felt inspired after watching French Food Safari.
New Maths cards for Charlotte. Web games. Early Learning. Yoga.

Cottage Plans

Fence the cottage so we can go down without George absconding.
Are we planting grapes along the bankside?Practical but mybe not so pretty.
Pottery wheel in shed?
Basket of toys?
Kitchenette
Drawing scrapbooks and pencils/sharpener
Clothes
Towels
Washing up bucket
Tea towels
Snack food/Fruit,ricecakes made up, bake a gf cake,
Duplo for George

Jam

We spent the morning at school pasting jam labels. They look lovely and it was such a happy moment to see it come to fruition.It was a bit boring for George and Charlotte but they managed to pass stickers and play with the jars. I hope they sell like hot cakes and it will be a project that provides revenue for the school for the next 20 years......Is that too ambitious? Each year a new group of mums can gather in the kitchen, make friends and do something positive for the school.How lovelyxx

Glitter Butterflies

Today after Charlottes nap, we made some glitter butterflies. It's good to use the same materials and adapt them to make different things so that she develops her techniques, gluing, taping, painting and applying glitter. I'm trying to become more aware of teaching techniques and looking at what the child is actually learning. Hopefully by the time I get into the classroom, I will feel confident in why I am there and what I am doing.
Note:
Charlotte likes things to be uniform, antennas matching in height.
That sensory discomfort of glue stuck to fingers. She had to peel it off before we finished off the glitter
What will we do tomorow? Ladybirds? Yes.

Winter List

So what creative things can I do this winter.....

Make a quilt, a small one for the cottage
Try some new salad recipes
Help Ella learn Sounds of Silence on the guitar
Plan Art Exhibition Idea for school
Send my sisters more mail
Clean Linen cupboard
Glaze pottery animals and bowls
Sew nighties for girls
Sew pants for George
Sew more tops for me
Find a new walk trail
Buy some lovely pretty fabric
Daily art with Charlotte
Drawing with George
Plan a trip away for the weekend

More dresses for Charlotte

School Jam

We are doing a fundraiser at the girls school and have produces a small line of preserves. We have Lemon Butter, Plum Jam and Tomato Relish. They are going on sale tomorow for $5 and hopefully we will sell out over the next few months and be able to do it all again, this time with something different like a marmalade or chutney. What fun. Such fun. It was fun. Here is the preliminary label....