It seems like life to have picked up the pace a notch or three recently… here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to the past week or so.
Enjoying being outside:
Making lots of these:
Watching the bees hard at work:
Crocheting (starting a lot, finishing a little): 
Loving the ripe juicy sweetness of spring strawberries: 
Enjoying foxgloves in my vege garden: 
Waiting patiently for my potatoes to be ready:
Smelling this gorgeous geranium every time I brush past:
Eating lots of lovely light meals now the weather is warmer:
Marveling at the eggs that fell when a blackbird nest blew out of the tree in our yard:
More crocheting (I must confess that while I’m quite fond of these wee mice, my children inform me they look like goblin mice. Thanks guys, tell me what you really think why don’t ya):
Loving self seeded aquilegias:
Planting (well need to get planting) these verbena:
Feeling more than a little bit tired, and glad tomorrow is Friday! How is your week going? x Janette
The Green Dragonfly 
so beautiful!!!!!
xxxx Ale
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Thanks Ale. There is a lot of rain and sun right now so lots of growing going on! xx
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I love seeing your beautiful flowers pics and that crochet looks so intense, so pretty!
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Thanks. finally there are lots of flowers to photograph- one of my favourite things about spring 🙂
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Those bracelets are so cool! Never seen anything like them before! Are they made with little elastic bands??
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Yes little colored elastic bands. They are really big in the states I think. xx
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Loving the goblin mice! Tee Hee :o)
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The cheek of it! They are so much cuter than goblin mice, I mean what ARE goblin mice anyway???
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Bonjour, vos photos de fleurs sont magnifiques comme toujours.
Chez nous en France, en Auvegne , dans le puy de Dôme, c’est l’Automne, avec le vent la pluie, le brouillard., et de voir vos photos de printemps, cela fait du bien au moral.
Comment fait on vos bracelets avec des élastiques ? On peut trouver un tuto sur le net ?
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Thank you! Im just working on a quick tutorial for them. They are very easy – should be up in a day or two 🙂
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Lovely photos to brighten up a grey November day in UK
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Its been raining most of the day here today (spring weather) hopefully sun is just around the corner!x
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Hi, lovely photos of your flowers. Here in England all my flowers have finished flowering, I must get out in the garden to clear it ready for winter. We have been having a lot of rain but it is sunny today so my go and make a start on it. I love your mice x
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It’s been a long time since there have been many flowers in my garden too, I really must plant more winter flowering plants! Thanks, I need to work on them a little more I think, and try to endear my children to them 🙂
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My week was going really well until I saw this post! Now (as we’re heading into winter), you’re making me long for spring! 😉 Beautiful foxglove by the way! And I must say that I think the goblin mice are adorable 🙂
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Don’t worry, spring will come quickly 🙂 thanks, I’m glad someone else loves them too… Now to convince my kids! Xx
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Fantastic colours!
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Thanks 🙂
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It is fall in my corner of the world. While I love fall, I miss my pretty flowers and my vegetable garden. My husband just opened the door and my entire lawn is blanketed with gorgeous leaves. Thank you for your post! I feel as though I am enjoying the best of both worlds right now. Bless you!
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Love the leaves in autumn, enjoy it! Xx
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Love the mice, the bees, the flowers, the thought of spring strawberries… and sunshine!
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Thank you! Xxoo
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Also deep into autumn here. Seeing your photos makes me long for spring again although we’ve a long way to go yet.
A lovely post.
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I always long for spring, no matter the season! I’m currently trying to make it longer than I know it will 🙂 xx
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Hey there! Here WE are heading towards winter! How lucky! Wish I could make a deep deep hole and have a glance. Thanks for sharing.
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It would be a very deep hole 😉 xxx
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What a morale booster to read you blog, especially in the winter. Across the world, here in Ontario, Canada, the weather is getting colder and grimmer with the sun setting earlier and earlier. My daughter mentionned the other day when I picked her up from daycare that I was picking her up at night! Hmmm, how refreshing to know that it is always beautiful somewhere in the world if it isn’t in your own garden. Enjoy your day & your weekend!
P.S. I think the mice a absolutely adorable!
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Oh dear, not my favourite leaving home in the morning and arriving home in the evening in the dark either! Never mind, it passes quickly, and just think- more time for crafting, cozy in front of the fire 🙂
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Ah Spring! I remember Spring! Love all your beautiful photographs and fascinated by the bracelets. And I can see what your children mean: the mice do have a mean goblin look about them. Wouldn’t want to meet one on a dark night. 🙂
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Maia read all these comments and loved yours the best… Because you agreed with her!!
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Greetings to Maia! 🙂
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Spring is always so much fun 😉 The rubber band bracelets are all the rage here. My 12 year old has been driving me bonkers wanting the kit. Hope you continue having a nice spring 🙂
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We made our own little ‘maker’ so they only cost $3.99 for the bands and you can get 6 or so bracelets from a pack. Maia loves making them xx
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I love your pictures. I would like the pattern for the wee mice.
It’s fall here. All the trees a nearly naked.
I’m so glad there is Spring somewhere.
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Enjoy fall, it’s such a pretty season, I love the colours 🙂 not sure about the pattern yet, still working on perfecting them! Xx
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Hello from Poland! I really enjoy reading your blog and the crochet-art you do. Thank you for inspirations!
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Hello from New Zealand! Jxo
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Absolutely beautiful photo’s, finally enjoying the spring weather down here minus the wind!
Love your little mice – so cute!
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It’s been a bit windy here of late too, I guess that’s just spring weather for you! X
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Wonderful pictures !!
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