Wow, it’s been absolutely b-e-a-yootiful here. I couldn’t even tear myself away from the sunshine to come in and write my blog yesterday. The boys probably don’t appreciate it, but there’s nothing like 20 acres of fields, streams and nothingness when the sun’s shining. Yesterday they played football in next door’s paddock, climbed trees, rode their bikes down the tracks made by the tractor tyres, threw sticks for mad Holly from next door and basically ran around unfettered all day, pausing briefly to stuff a bit of Easter egg in every so often. Hubby was very industrious and decided to sand and oil the garden furniture, while I sat and helped by keeping quiet and reading a book.

We did, obviously, have to take a detour to the nearest (ha) retail park to buy the teak oil and some brushes. I love the DIY stores here, they’re all huge and full of lovely things like rugs and smelly candles and kitchen equipment. Needless to say I came away armed with a new gadget - an egg poacher (hmm…seasonal), which I put to good use this morning. Peanut, who is yet to experience the joys of being outside, slept the whole day in the airing cupboard.

Here we are in our little sun trap around the back of the house, doing absolutely nothing at all. Bliss.

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