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I like to tidy…

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Firstly, stop snorting at my title!  I know, I am no neat freak, but I do like to tidy and stand back to admire my work for the 10 minutes that it lasts. Today was a ‘clear the floor to vacuum and swap the toys around’ day.  So, Playmobil went downstairs, car track came up. Lego and Megabloks Halo are the permanent fixtures of the moment, so they just need containing. Lots of close staring at each piece to see if it is Lego or MegaBloks is involved. A newly cleared surface was declared perfect for a Lego base by Max.  I love that my kids gaze at a recently cleared area as though it was never there before. Even though it did always exist under a tangled pile of Star Wars Lego dudes and their myriad of accessories.   Raspberry Dark Chocolate M&Ms On a very exciting note, I discovered Raspberry M&Ms today and yummy little devils they are. Positively crying out to be thrown into a cookie!

Thistles and library books

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We saw these fabulous thistles at the Metro link station this afternoon. They are the perfect greens and purples and remind me of childhood when we ran through the woods and fields avoiding spiky thistles and stinging nettles. This in turn got me thinking that I never have seen nettles while we have lived in the United States. As we will be spending six weeks in the UK this summer, I will need to introduce (nicely) my boys to stinging nettles. Just in case they come across a patch which will undoubtably taller than they are. Back to true Metro Link, we were trekking up to the library in Clayton as they often have different books to our local library as well as an abundance of magazines. The library is the best thing ever in my opinion. Pretty much any book, CD or film I have wanted to read, listen to or watch I have managed to borrow from a library. For free! I like to listen to audio books while I am making jewels …