taking a breath

Ahhh…holidays!  It’s been a crazy, fun, but frenetically-busy last few weeks (markets, markets, birthday, markets, go, go, go) and we are all so relieved to take a breath and just do not very much at all.

Playing Twister…

…scooting…

…playing in the park in Westbury…

…and Ulverstone (this was a while ago…but it was very relaxing, so definitely belongs in this post!).  David and I remember this park from our childhoods, although it’s changed a lot now, and you can’t even climb inside the rocket anymore…

…and “definitely” not on the outside!

But that didn’t stop us having heaps of fun!

Hope your holidays are full of bliss too!

toby’s 8!

Toby turned 8 years old this week!  (look at those big teeth…hopefully he’ll grow into them this year!)

He went bowling with a few friends to celebrate, and had so much fun – thanks for coming along!

Happy birthday Toby!

market month!

April seems to be market month around here!  I’ve been sewing every spare minute (and quite a few that weren’t really spare, and probably should have been used to do things like vacuuming or bathing children…), and have lots of lovely goodies to bring along, ready for their new homes.

This Friday and Saturday the happy nest is super-excited to be back at Niche Market.  This event is held a few times a year, with 20% of sales going to St Giles.  Yay!  It’s on at the Tramsheds, Inveresk from 4pm to 8pm on Friday and from 10am to 3pm on Saturday.

Next week on Friday evening (5pm to 9pm) is The Elizabeth Handmade Market!  (My lovely friend Christine and I run this market, not that this makes me in any way biased as to the stupendous quality of our splendid array of designers and their marvellous goodies!)  100% of stall holder’s fees and the gold coin entry donations go to Elizabeth Home in India, a girls’ school which assists young women in acquiring sewing and computing skills so that they are able to return to their home villages and support their families.  It’s going to be a great night, with lots of new faces among our lovely stall-holder team – we’d love to see you there!

And finally, on the 26th we’ll be back at Exeter for their market.  We had a lovely time there last month – looking forward to another great day!

So there’s plenty on this month to keep everyone happy – make sure you come along and say hello!