7by7: April 9th 2010

eep! this is going up a bit late, but the last few days have been pretty busy and spent just dithering around the house. here's what's been going on:

have you seen my house? actually its not mine. but its near mine, and on easter sunday we went and had a picnic in the grounds of ripponlea estate. it was very idyllic.. except for the 200 other families doing the same thing!

this is the boating lake in ripponlea's grounds. isn't it pretty? imagine having a boating lake in your yard! sounds like too much work.. i'd have to feel guilty about not going boating. just as well i'll never need to worry about boating-lake-guilt in this lifetime!

and across a section of the boating lake is this pretty bridge. its all too much really. we crossed it and birds came and landed on us and we sang a song and then deers and other woodland creatures gamboled about with us, but when we got back to our picnic we found seven dwarves had eaten it. i guess thats the downside of having a fairy tale bridge in your garden.

extreme daisy close up!! it was such a sunny day a lot of the eggs hidden for the easter egg hunt had melted by the time the kids found them.

and the last precious stash of my favorite eggs. these used to be called 'noggi eggs' and were available in bags when i was a kid, but now they only come in a little kinder assortment box at easter. so when i get some they are very treasured. mmmm praline filled!

i can't remember if i've mentioned the kids room re-do i've been working on for far too long, but this rug is part of that. it arrived from urban outfitters a totally different color (grrr!) but after two rounds of fabric lightening and one nerve wracking die job its exaaaactly the color i wanted. satisfying!

hmmm what's going on here? you'll have to wait until next week to find out. can you stand the antici................pation?