Day 313
31 March 2010
I used to love playing with bubbles when I was a child. I'd forgotten that they are a simple playtime, but today I was able to relive a bit of my childhood by blowing bubbles and watching the looks of amazement on the kids' faces!
This was tonight's dinner: roasted butternut squash, sweet potato and garlic, pureed and made into a pasta sauce and added to tomatoes and grated corguette, and diced bacon. Yum!
Are the daffodils all pointing towards the ground because of the weight of the rainfall, or is there a quirk of nature that they do it to protect the stamen of the flower from getting waterlogged?
This afternoon I took my daughter to the Rainbows activity afternoon. There were all sorts of activities going on. They had all been doing various things all day, but we missed this morning because we were elsewhere. 
The sun shone through this glass heart, this afternoon, creating tiny rainbows around the room. It sparkled as it hung in front of the window, acting as a gentle pendulum in the afternoon breeze.
The newly-restored Clavell Tower, which has accomodation (and apparently a long waiting list), and which was moved from the cliff edge to stop it from tumbling into the sea.
It's a good walk to the top. Very good for the quads and the heart!
I'm glad I was wearing Wellies, for this!
There was heavy rainfall, last night. The waterfall was impressive.
I saw this as a good photo opportunity, this evening. The wind-up diver toy has been placed on two tea-light holders, which look like the splashes of the butterfly stroke he's doing!
My daughter tried out Rainbows, today. She loved it, and will be going back. I dropped her off, went home to try to find something to make for dinner, and then headed out to pick her up, again. I really try to provide a range of colour in our meals, and we nickname our healthy food as rainbow food, in the hope that it will sound intriguing enough to eat it. On the whole, this tact generally works, even if it's to eat a pre-agreed number of dinosaur mouthfuls.
Day 304
22 March 2010
I saw this teddy bear, lying on the A-board of a pub. It had started to rain, but the teddy was still dry, and clean. I hope that its owner was reunited with him, especially knowing how precious toys are to some children, and how they are completely bereft without them!
This afternoon we went for a stroll along the beach, mostly to get rid of the mischievious streak my daughter woke up with, today. My son got out of the buggy and had a walk, too, and got his feet wet at the water's edge. 
Unfortunately I forgot to check the camera before taking this photo - which is why it's so bleached!
I like seeing leaves from trees that not in close proximity to the beach. It reminds me that the world is not linear and that nature can wander, or drift, into areas it wouln't necessarily be expected.
We went to my daughter's friend's 5th birthday party, today. The past five years have whizzed by. The girls have shared so many precious days, together. They are both very strong, confident girls who look after eachother and love eachother, and are very cute together! I hope they will grow up to remain good, strong friends, and will continue to share many more happy times.
The school are doing a project on the 1970's and 1980's. The children were asked to bring in some objects harking back to these times. There is now a museum, which was great fun to look at, laugh about, and remember.
Although I think these objects hark back to an earlier time...!
Day 300
18th March, 2010
I've modified today's photo (just in case you haven't noticed). There is actually a beautifully blue sky, the sun is shining, and there is a fresh, uplifting air. I took a few deep lung-fulls whilst walking along the seafront, while my son toddled along, blowing raspberries to himself and giggling away. Such cheap entertainment! My daughter was well enough to go to school today, so she merrily scootered her way there, this morning. It feels that all is well in my world.
At just before 5 am, my daughter woke with a migraine. She joined my son, who had been crying nearly the whole night through because he had a temperature and felt lousy. All on my daughter's birthday. I was willing her to feel better, I thought it so unfair for her to be poorly on her special day. 
I have had a lovely day, today. I have been given chocolates, flowers, and a handmade card from my daughter. I've been taken out for lunch, and spent some time with both my mother, and my mother-in-law.
There were hundreds of old and new Lambrettas, vespas, and other scooters out and about in Swanage, today. They lined the lower end of the high street and the quay. A lot of them were parked on double yellows, but there was no sign of a ticket man anywhere...
My husband is off to the pub. Not just to drink, but to play, too. He's doing a few numbers with his other Other Half. The last gig he did was over Christmas. He still winces when he recounts how he played an F minor instead of an F sharp during Dancing in The Moonlight. Well, I suppose he won't make that mistake, again! I'm sure he and Paul will be great. I wish I could go and watch!
This is my favourite photo, because it looks as though the ladybird on the right is poking its tongue out at its friend. Or just about to lick a leaf. 
My concientious young critic liked the ladybirds, but wasn't so sure about the slug across the star...
Poking holes in the icing, to make it look like a straw hat type thing.
At the beginning, there was doubt. In the end, though, I feel fairly happy with the result. The butterfly is a bit of a let down, though!
