Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write.

Summer Holidays edit {Week 360}

I love a Bank Holiday and was excited to explore somewhere new with the family. We booked tickets for Church Gardens, Harefield which was holding an open garden. The walled gardens are part of the old Harefield Place estate and are being restored and re-developed by the current owners. Church Gardens consists of three walled areas; the kitchen garden, a smaller courtyard behind the main house, and a much larger area comprising of a nuttery/orchard.

The weather was quite cold last week and decidedly Autumnal. I could’t resist baking some gingerbread with my daughter. She used some dog cutters which she had made on our 3D printer. We had a lot of fun and she was able to take some to school in her packed lunch.

My daughter went back to school and into Year 5 which she wasn’t terribly excited about. However I think she had a pretty good time and was happy to see her friends again. She has an amazing new teacher and I’m really hoping she’ll enjoy this year as the last two years have been so interrupted.

I seemed to make lots of trips to the garden centre last week as I stocked up on some pretty Spring bulbs. My tomato plants are nearly over, I’ve pulled up most of my sunflowers so I need something to put in all my tubs. I repotted a small Christmas tree and an Acer which we were given. I seemed to be developing quite a container garden which is fun to look after.

We managed to pick quite a haul of blackberries one evening last week. We are getting back in the habit of taking the dog for an evening walk and came across a bountiful supply of blackberries. All we had were poo bags but they held a surprising number of blackberries, which made a very delicious blackberry and apple crumble.