Twins

Marla Elizabeth, born at 2:18 weighs 4lb 15

Edward Joshua, born 2:42 weighs 4lb 13

The twins have arrived

DD's waters broke at 5am yesterday, the babies arrived just after 2 this morning.

Ka-Boom

After a fairly busy weekend, I was anticipating a good nights sleep last night.
I wet to bed and was asleep within half an hour, two hours later, I was awoken by the most incredible noise, so loud the house shook, ka-boom, ka-boom. The noise went on & on, at first we thought it was fireworks, but it was too rhythmic & repetitive. After about 15 minutes we realised it was coming from the railway line. The line is being electrified & they  were pile driving along the line.
I really hope they have moved further along tonight!

Garden 4th May

Cabbage & kale.

Hispi cabbage

Little gem lettuce & radish

Beetroot & Carrots

Tomatoes, Gardeners Dalight & Ailsa Craig 

Peppers, Ring of Fire

Cucumber, Telegraph

Runner beans Enorma

Potatoes Charlotte

Runner beans Hestia

Caukliflower, don't know what sort

So pleased

I've just heard from DD Helen, it seems the DFGC, Molly & Neal, thoroughly enjoyed their time with us & haven't stopped talking about it all day. What a relief, they were so good & we did spoil them a little. It is one more thing they can talk about at school & to their friends, one more 'normal' thing in their lives, staying with their grandparents. They have been so looking forward to staying with us, as they know the other grandchildren stay sometimes.

Want to learn?

I've just read Froogs post about food poverty & people not being able to cook cheap nutritious food & it made me think.
So if anyone is in the Reading area and would like to learn the basics of cooking, sewing or quilting, let me know, I'm happy to help. If you are left handed I can also show you the basics of knitting & crochet.
I'll add a new page at the top of the blog with more details.

Exhaustion 3 Blogger nil

I can't just keep blogging about how knackered I am, but I'm too knackered to think of anything intelligent to say. Shut up in the back row, I know I never have anything intelligent to say.
The foster grandkids have been with us today, we were going to take them to a toy shop near to a B&Q, but Reading were playing at home, no idea what time but we decided to avoid the area just to be on the safe side. So instead we did gardening & baking with them & then bought popcorn & watched Frozen. The children were in bed & asleep by 8ish, my L&M is heading the same way & I shall follow shortly. Neal will be up about 6 & I need to be able to get up with him. I just need to load the washing machine one more time. I took lots of lovely pics of the children with my L&M, but unfortunately I cannot post them due to privacy issues.