...i've read more than a few posts this weekend about the weather..
...i came in briefly between the *burning rays of sun* to have a beer with a few of you...
...{ & yes i am still in ol'blighty!}...
...you see...i'm australian...
...you see...i'm australian...
...& in australia...when the *sun* comes out...so does the bbq & a beer...
...& when an australian is in britian & the sun comes out as it did this weekend...
...the whole family just has to celebrate...
...my plan this weekend was to *be present* with all the things we chose to do...
...my plan this weekend was to *be present* with all the things we chose to do...
...to *be present* with the kids & ritchie...
...to really enjoy our weekend back together again...
...no sneaking off to sew...
...no sneaking off to sew...
...or make do & mend...
...or to while away the hours reading brilliant blogs...
...but to just *be present*...
...but to just *be present*...
...front & centre...
... with our life here in this lovely village...
...& i have...
...& i feel like its been a weekend of *smelling the roses*...
...& the sunscreen...
...& the bbq...
...of listening to BBC 1's outdoor music festival in Bangor- North Wales in the garden...
...of singing & dancing with the kids...
...of bunting blowing in the breeze...
...of lounging on the trampoline turned into a bedouin tent for the full effect of what the brits do best...
...outdoor music festivals...
...we have freckled noses...
...we have freckled noses...
...& bbq leftovers...
...& garden beds planted with seeds...
...& tomato plants blooming...
...we have water pistols strewn across the grass...
...& wet *cossies* on the line...
...& very happy bambino's...
...& very...very....happy...parents...
...it's easy to let your mind wander back to one's sewing...
...or one's washing...or any other number of things that don't have to be done...
...but weekends should be about being *present* with your kids...
...*just being* with your partners...
...& doing nothing more than *smelling the bbq*...
...hope yours was a lovely one of sunshine & nothingness...
