Outsourcing Lawn Maintenance

When you do not have to mow your lawn, it leaves you with lots of time to undertake other very important endeavours, such as:

Keeping warm by the fire.

Hosting a very merry un-birthday tea party (for no reason except that it is fun!).

The big boys made the un-birthday cakes.

Liam and his party guest Ralphie
(whom I sewed in home economics class in high school).

Homemade jams, jellies and scones.

Buttering a scone just right takes lots of concentration.

So does drinking tea without spilling.

The last of our garden cucumbers were put to good use.

Even Daddy got talked into sitting down for tea.

Seamus' creation.

Liam's un-birthday cake.

We served black currant tea with goat milk.

Seamus invited blue elephant, his piggy bank and a half dozen chicks to the party.

Taking a nap.

All three boys had three hour afternoon naps!
Apparently tea parties are tiring.

Making a pot of cream of chicken, leek and potato soup with fresh, just out of the oven bread.

There goes the last of our garden potatoes.

And most importantly, reflecting on what a wonderfully relaxing day it was.

Now if only I could teach the sheep to shovel snow, then we would really be in business!