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Monday happy things

Yesterday we spent the day at Wendover Forest with some friends. We had fun exploring the new Superworm Trail, enjoyed den building and our first picnic of the year (outside of the car!).

Superworm Trail at Wendover Woods

I love the new print of Alexandra Palace by Georgina Westley I received for my birthday. We used to live near Ally Pally and I could see it every day.

Georgina Westley Alexandra Palace print

I’ve been making some Scrabble tile art for my dish washer – Clean/Dirty Scrabble dishwasher magnets – a tutorial will follow soon.

Dirty/Clean Scrabble dishwasher magnet

I was sent an ActiviTea portable tea flask to review and it came with us to the woods yesterday. I love my peppermint tea and enjoyed using this. The portable tea infuser has a double glass wall that keeps the water hot and when you are ready for your tea you can flip it upside down to brew the leaves which are stored in the lid. Once done, unscrew the lid and remove the leaves. Perfect for having your tea on the go!

ActiviTEA tea infuserI’ve started a new quilt where I’m making something for my partner. I always find it a little nerve wracking to make a quilt for someone else but I have chosen my pattern, picked my fabrics and started piecing it together. I really hope my partner will like it.

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    The petite cook
    March 24, 2015 at 1:03 pm

    That ActiviTea sounds amazing, I may have to buy one myself :D!

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    lisa prince
    March 24, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    looks like a great time, i look forward to seeing the fabrics together and that tea flask looks very interesting

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    Stick Man trail at Wendover Woods - the-gingerbread-house.co.uk
    January 29, 2016 at 8:22 am

    […] Not that we need an incentive to visit the woods, but we do enjoy the partnership between the Forestry Commission, the wonderful books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, to create the fun family activity trails. There have been a couple of trails based on books and so far we’ve visited the Gruffalo Activity Trail, The Gruffalo’s Child Activity Trail and the Superworm Activity Trail. […]

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