On Saturday we had a get together with the Christian home education group that we go to monthly. Usually it's in Inverness on a Friday (so mainly mums & children that attend), but this time we had a Saturday picnic/outing at the beach in Rosemarkie, and since it wasn't a weekday, it meant more people were able to come, including the dads. We had a large turnout, which was really encouraging. And amazingly, we had absolutely brilliant weather. After nearly a full week (or more!) of rain, I was sure it was going to be a wet day, but it was beautiful sunshine and actually *hot* down at the beach! We all arrived between 11 and 12:15. The children all had lots of fun in the sand and playing/talking with the other youngsters. A hall had been booked as a rainy day alternative, and although we didn't need it because of the weather, it was useful for having our picnic lunch there - especially as there were lots of wasps out at the beach. Anyway, here are my photos from the day:
Some of the people chatting who were along for the get together
Benjamin playing in the sand - please excuse his unusual beach attire! He has a major scratching problem/habit, and although not at all ideal, it seems that tights on his legs are the only way to keep him from destroying the skin on his legs and feet. :-(
Benjamin crawling in the sand - his wee friend (who was born on the same day!) is on the blanket behind him.
Most of the group, in the hall having our lunch
Abigail and her friend Felicity
A group photo, which includes all of the parents who were present (I think!), but about 10-12 of the children/teens are missing from the photo! They'd all gone back to the sand after lunch and some had strayed too far to get them for the photo. So as you can see, quite a good number attended, which was lovely.
By the way, although it was actually hot on Saturday (in the sun anyway) we woke up this morning to find there had been a frost! The first autumn night of the year (last night) and there is already frost. Wonder if this means we'll have a cold winter.
OK, the following photos are unrelated, but they show my little helpers! :-)
Abigail is helping me mix a batch of wholemeal bread rolls and Benjamin decided to climb up on the chair next to her and see what he could find that was interesting!
Of course it didn't take long for him to discover the sink and turn on the taps! :) He grabbed the washing up liquid too - I think he wanted to wash the dishes.
And on another occasion, this is Benjamin sweeping the floor for me. BTW, this is my new kitchen floor! Not sure if I blogged about it before or not, but the sticky vinyl tiles we put down nearly 2 years ago were a bit of a disaster (as anyone who would have seen our kitchen recently will have immediately noticed!). So, we finally got some professionals (or so they're meant to be!) to come and put down some new flooring. Needless to say, I'm very pleased to have a decent kitchen floor again. :)
Well, busy day tomorrow, so must get to bed. Goodnight.
3 comments:
I think I do remember commenting about your floor mentally...but can't really remember what I thought. But anyways, glad you got a new floor! It is always nice to have a cheerful looking workplace!
Love,
Ev xx
That looks exactly like my kitchen floor!!! Is it lino or tiles?
Jo
It's lino. I really like it too - seems to have a warm feel to it, so no more cold feet! :)
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