Owl Wood Journal - Away with the Fairies

I can't deny that I am totally caught up in the process of making

 Owl Wood Journal,

which is really difficult as I am also being enticed outdoors 

by the fine weather.

This is the page I am working on at the moment.   

The page is evolving, with extra fairies and woodland creatures which demand to be fitted in.

It is very simple, definitely not well executed, but goodness is it fun to do!

Another week of snatched time should see this one completed. 

I already have plans for the next couple of pages.

The whole point of the journal is to remind the grandchildren of the happy times we spend in Owl Wood,

so, big wild bears and wolves must feature, 

as must dragons, knights

and horses.

Sir Harry and Lady Francesca playing on 'The Standing Stone'

I have decided that I'll paint some pictures

and George has kindly agreed to write the words.

He is, after all, the spinner of tales.

I have an old fashioned manual typewriter

so I'll type his words

and stick them into the journal.
It should add to the battered
and worn
look which I am trying to create.

Meanwhile, the gardens are looking so much better after all our hard work.

The lawns have been mowed, and mowed again.

Weeds have been uprooted

edges trimmed,

vegetable beds dug over

and the polytunnel has been cleaned and organised

with lots of seedlings growing happily

promising much.

The cats spend their days lolling around in there,

when they are not out hunting.

The spring flowers are quite wonderful

the colours amazing.

I wish I could be disciplined enough to settle for just one colour

and create, say,  a white flower garden

but I love lots of colour

from soft and subtle to the bright and zingy.

They make me happy.

The cauliflowers are doing well

and the PSB continues to flourish.