It's thundered on and off all day, there has been some seriously heavy rain and the dog is hiding under the coffee table! He does not like thunder storms and there has just been a massive thunder clap, hence the coffee table. I have Classic FM on and The Lark ascending is playing, so we are chilling out together.
The epic of the granny squares and Jessie's blanket has come to a halt at the moment. It's been too warm to sit with piles of wool surrounding me, so it looks like it's going to be a Christmas present after all. I have painted a couple of mixed media canvases though, they may not be brilliant but I had fun. That's all that matters really and I am sure I'll get better with practice. It's knowing when to stop adding stuff, glue guns can be a bit addictive.
Jessie and my nephew started making a papier mache volcanoe the other day. He was with us for the afternoon to give my sister a break (he and his sister were fighting) and he gets bored easily. I don't know who had the most fun the little boy or the young woman, they both got equally sticky. It's now sat drying out in our conservatory awaiting it's next layer. It's built around a pop bottle so that when it's eventually finished we can fire it up, so to speak. There are loads of videos on You Tube of American kids with frothing volcanoes, have a look, if it keeps raining it will keep your kids busy ( for a while anyway).
He and my daughter were discussing whether to make a chain of volcanoes from different sized bottles, they made some rocks out of scrunched up tin foil covered in papier mache to go with it. I suppose it depends on how long the project holds his attention. His sister is stopping on Saturday so we'll have to look for her a project as well, if one does something more than the other they will fall out again! I'm glad mine are grown up, although that brings different problems. They might not always be kids but you are always a mum.
Well the thunder has stopped, the dog has chilled out and it's time for me to get some sleep. If it starts thundering again I might be back! But for now, goodnight and sweet dreams,
love Louise xx
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