Who would have known a trip to the park would lead us on an adventure. a hidden place full of mister. We tracked through the wilderness to discover a little house maby once belonging to a gnome or other woodland creature now abanded. so we made it our own.
After a long winter and plenty of compost the little ones garden bed finally has plants in it. We decided on strawberries! The girls planted them in yesterday afternoon and gave them a good watering this morning. They will also be looking after a Blueberry plant. We've also begun working on our big vegetables bed. I love spring!
We had Blueberry pancakes and Blueberry tea , the girls were in a very blue berry kinda mood. We sat in the garden and enjoyed our homemade dandelion syrup and listened to the birds sing . If one could freeze a moment in time , this would definately be one of them.
I hope everyone's day was as lovely as mine. Daddy and the girls made me Alaskan waffle which is a jolley tradition. I was also given a lovely ornamental plate with an image of a goddess of motherhood, as I imagine it. We spent the rest of the day with our friends at the park, and had some treats at city cakes, the vegan bakery (This all took place in rain). Then daddy made us a lovely dinner of pasta with dandelion and papers , some crust bread with oil and pomogranet vinegar and a nice glass of port. Thankyou daddy it was a wonderful day, I love you all so much.
This is a lovely activity for spring. I got the initial idea from 5 Orange potatoes. We made ours using agave syrup which turned out nicely. Simple have the little ones gather as many dandelion flowers as they can from a clean , not sprayed , and away from traffic. Then remove the petals from their green base. Simmer in 3 cups water per 100 blossoms or so for 1 hour . Then let cool and refrigerate over night. In the morning strain and add 1 cup agave nectar or sugar if you like and the juice of one lemon ( this is optional, we didn,t add it) simmer on low until foam and let cool. The floral flavor does come out completely until the next day I feel. Good luck
This pink little cookie with beaded icing was designed and brought to life by eli, she is so amazing! Not bad for a 4 year old, she is constantly asking to sew now. We just having too much fun. Next she wants to make a cookie bag. I'll post that as soon as its done
