Muddy walk

We decided to go for a walk this afternoon to blow away the cobwebs. It turned out to be quite muddy and wet!

Captain Poopie-pants and the curse that changed his life

My daughter is an avid reader, but she also enjoys writing her own stories. Here is her latest work:

Captain Poopie-pants and the curse that changed his life

"Fishbone! Go and make me a cup of hot poo. Immediately!" screamed Captain Poopie-pants. "Oh, and don't forget the poo-cake!". Captain loved poo-cake, it was his favourite food.

Maid Fishbone skipped to the kitchen but then ran back, her orange hair bobbing on her shoulders. "Cap'n, no poo-powder," she said, sheepishly. "Well I am going to get some from Volcani Island then," he said bravely.

Volcani Island was the home of Stiggle Stalkett, an evil fairy-monster that looked (almost) human. "Look at the springs coming out of her neck!!" people would say.

So they set off to Volcani Island on their ship, "The Poo-Master's Carrot". On the way, the pirates on Poopie's ship fought the pirates on the ship "The Black Eyed Peas". They thought it was a funny name for a ship. But the pirates, sheesh, they were no good at fighting. So "The Poo-Master's Carrot" won the battle. They sailed on to Volcani Island.

They arrived at the island. The fairy-monster saw them coming and shot a spell at Captain Poopie-pants. Maid Fishbone was angry and threw her sword at her. It didn't miss.

"Cap'n, y'all right?" asked Fishbone. "Can I have some fish pie?" replied Poopie-pants. "Oh, and some salt water." he added. "What about the poo-powder for the poo-cake and hot poo?" asked Maid Fishbone. "Yuk, disgusting!" replied Captain Poopie-pants.

Maid Fishbone got what he wanted and they sailed home. And Captain Poopie-pants never ate poo again!


THE END

Spring walks

We're very lucky to live in a semi-rural area with lots of lovely countryside walks just on our doorstep.  Today though, I took the kids to Spring Woods in Whalley, which is about a 10 minute drive from our house.  We love going to Spring Woods throughout the year, but as its name suggests it is particularly amazing at this time of year.

It's not quite bluebell time yet, although we did spot some blue under the trees in places.  Possibly in a week or two we will see them in all their glory.  However, there were carpets of lovely creamy-white flowers where we were walking which looked beautiful in the afternoon sunshine.

Early spring in the garden

I have a habit of thinking my garden needs more plants, especially in March when not much is growing.  Don't we all?  But after reading a suggestion by @Plantpassion, who I follow on Twitter, I have taken some photos of the garden so I can compare what it looks like through the year.

Vegetable plot

Damp, shady border

Semi-shady border.  Last year I heavily pruned the Mahonia to give me extra planting room at the front of the border.

 

This border is lovely in Spring, but seems to lack a little in the summer.
Difficult to add established plants as the ornamental Cherry has lots of shallow roots. 

Front garden - gets sun for most of the day.  This looks lovely in the Summer!

I am also keen on doing a bit of landscaping in the late Spring, so now I have some "before" pictures that I can use to help me plan my changes.  And hopefully I will be able to look back and say, "wow, haven't I done well?"!!

I fancy a path to the playhouse!

Holiday fun at Ripley Castle

Great fun on the play trail!

"It's a massive tree Mummy!"

Beautiful herbaceous borders

Now THAT'S sweetcorn!

How did this happen?

Well, it appears I've set up my first blog. I've no idea how this happened! All I was trying to do was comment on my sister's blog, and ta-daa! One new blog created.

I'm not good at writing, so I probably won't do this again. Unless I have something I need to rant about that can't fit into 140 characters.