Happy happy happy

Well, it seems that my posts will take a pattern of writing about the various creative processes with my mosaic work and with the children during the week and a snapshot at our forays into nature and relaxation at the weekend!

Its been a lovely weekend - BBQ with friends and raising our glasses to toast the beautiful Julie (one of Isabella's many godparents) in achieving a first class honours degree in Community Arts (what a fantastic degree choice).

Then, today, off to enjoy some open space - just because - it restores the soul but also because Julie's husband, Laci, is from rural Romania and five days in Tooting without some nature antidote was giving him ants in his pants.

It drizzled and mizzled but we were not deterred. We pic-nic'd in the woods under the cover of the trees then walked in the misty rain for ages, at beautiful Happy Valley, one of our favourite destinations. We saw the new red butterflies that have come to the UK, picked wild flowers, all got walking sticks (including little Toby) as we sauntered through the woods and into the beautiful open valley. Ahhh...I know why it's called Happy Valley. Here are the pics...