Reap what you sow

Ain't that the truth? Amelia and I with the beginnings of the Wilson-Barnes 2006 crop, to be made up predomenantly of Sweetcorn due to its low maintenance and my love for the plant. There'll also be some Amy Beans, a few peppers and the odd courgette but nothing extravagant. Also pictured is herself with this year's haul of Easter eggs (thanks all) and telling us how many she'd like to have eaten.

A Grand Day Out

As a forerunner to Anna's impending start at the Watercress Line we were invited to attend one of their famous Days Out With Thomas (The Tank Engine), so Saturday last we donned full packed lunch provisions and made the long journey up the hill and into Thomas-land. It's a flippin' ace way to spend an afternoon I can tell you, and several donuts and candy floss bags later we were all steamed out....literally.

Moment of the day though was stolen by the principessa of course. On noticing the countryside whizzing by she realised that ever-present companion Pooh (stuffed toy) had a poor view from the seat and so lifted him up to the window to let him see out. Bless.

Hello Rat Race, Goodbye Amelia.....

....well for 3 days a week anyway. Yes folks, Anna is about to rejoin the ranks of those being paid to work for a living instead of having to create a human being from scratch and simply receiving bed & board. So as of April 18th she will become the new Marketing Assistant for the Mid-Hants Railway Watercress Line, Alresford's very own steam line which of course as most of you know, runs right past our house. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from then on, Amelia will spend the day with her childminder up the road. There she will learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like her father; or at the very least she'll play nicely with others and do lots of drawing and stuff.