Monday, 10 February 2025
After the weekend
It's very quiet today.
Family were home with us at the weekend and the house was full of fun and laughter. Now they are back at work and school, the weather is cold and wet and we are readjusting to being just the two of us again. We had a lovely time at the weekend although on Saturday plans to be outside were scrapped because it was too grim; horizontal rain has few charms. We stayed in the warmth of the kitchen and played the sort of wet-weather games that my family used to play when I was a child. There was a fair bit of colouring in to be done as well! Everyone had a go.
Last month The Boy had made a friendship bracelet for Himself. It received much praise so the rest of us set to work to make one for ourselves.
A favourite game that we played (more than once!) was the one where you draw a head and neck, fold over your drawing to hide it from the next person who then adds the body,which again is folded and hidden. The next person adds the legs and finally the feet.
The results are ridiculous.
On Sunday, hurrah, we woke to dry weather and even some sunshine. Down to the beach for a walk and a scoot.
It was another round of games in the afternoon before going to the station in time to catch the London train.
Some rather battered hellebores from the garden.
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It sounds like a lot of fun. It's sad when family depart - one feels rather bereft - but the happy, warm memories help.
ReplyDeleteI love the drawings!
I had a weekend with family too. My twin granddaughters and my great granddaughter were here on Saturday. My grandson's SO came over with my great granddaughter and newborn great grandson on Sunday and stayed for several hours. Since it was warm we mostly stayed outside. That's a great game drawing the different parts of the body.
ReplyDeleteI love those hellebores. Everytime I see a picture of them I want to plant some.
It sounds delightful! The bracelets are nice, something to wear and remember the day with a smile.
ReplyDeleteI used to do that drawing game with children at the library. It was called Exquisite Corpse, although I have no idea why. We even made little flipbooks, stapling together stripes of body parts so one could flip open top, middle and bottom to make all kinds of strange beings.
Love the bracelets! You all made some great memories during this weekend.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfect weekend. Love the bracelets, drawings and the colours of your hellebores.
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