Sunday Day 201 – 19th July
A quiet day at home. Bee wanted to help with some gardening as the weeds are getting out of control. Was a bit reluctant as didn’t want her to pull out any flowers and there are also some spiky weeds…but pointed out what she can touch and she got on with it. Was joined by our stalker pigeon…s/he is now so comfortable with us it just carries on eating while Bee carries on with her chatter.
Monday Day 202 – 20th July
A busy morning cooking…made bread rolls and chicken pilau. And then Bee had a 2 hour karate session so while she was at her lesson the rest of us decided to go for a walk at the nearby country park. Managed to get some good pictures and was nice to get out for a walk.
Tuesday Day 203 – 21st July
A chilled out day today. It is hard to do anything Monday to Wednesday as the girls have their online Quran classes…one at 12pm and one at 4pm…so we end up stuck at home. Does frustrate me a bit. But in between todays classes we quickly headed to the shops. Decided to get the girls school shoes before masks get compulsory and before the rush for shoes. I always get Clarks shoes but this year decided to go cheap incase there are more lockdowns and the shoes don’t end up getting used. Hubby treated us to panini’s.
Wednesday Day 204 – 22nd July
Got extremely frustrated today as the girls Quran classes was cancelled an hour before the first one, and rescheduled for tomorrow. That then meant I hadn’t planned anything for today and tomorrow is now also stuck at home. I hate last minute changes and they seem to be happening a lot. But I ended up doing an IGTV on the hajj related books we have at home. The video can be seen here.
Thursday Day 205 – 23rd July
Another day at home. I baked some cookies which turned out pretty delicious. Bee also had a trial online Urdu class today. Trying to teach at least one child to speak something other than English. Eldest doesn’t care but Bee seems interested so thought would give it a go. However at £10 an hour and costing £110 for Level 1, I am not sure we can afford to sign up just yet, especially if she wants payment up front.
Friday Day 206 – 24th July
Had had enough of being at home so ended over to the parents to check in on them. Loved seeing how well my hydrangea was doing…I gave it to them when it was looking sickly in the pot and I didn’t really have the space to plant it. Then the afternoon was spent just chilling and watching TV.
Saturday Day 207 – 25th July
Karate in the morning and then a quiet rest of the day. Bee’s sunflower she got from school is now finally in full bloom. Will collect the seeds and grow lots next year. Headed to the shops in the afternoon as realised I hadn’t got a birthday card for the nephews birthday tomorrow…..wore a mask for the first time as you are now meant to wear them in the shops…..felt so stifling wearing it and will be avoiding going to the shops now….however there were plenty of people not wearing them.
It’s great that Bee is interested in learning Urdu. I would have been very frustrated at the last minute cancellation and having to stay at home for another day too! The hydrangea is looking fabulous.
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Best thing I did was take the hydrangea out of the pot!
Ahh! I am so sick of weeding our garden. lol Bee sounds so keen to help compared to my two.
I am going cheap this year with school shoes too, for the same reason. My youngest got hardly any use out of her last pair which I replaced just after Christmas and now she’s grown out of them.
What a great selection of books.
Those cookies look so good. x
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Weeds are such a menace!
Ooh love those purple flowers. And the sunflower is looking great. We have so many pigeons, they’re a bit of a pain here.
We started getting them recently when I put seeds out
I really don’t have a green thumb! So fair play to getting the weeding done! We have bilingual children both fluent in English and Welsh! I am a strong believer that the younger they are the easier learning a new language will come.
We speak two languages at home but they have always preferred English.
Wow, Bee’s sunflower is gorgeous! Love the photo of the bee on the flower too, very artistic! Cookies look delicious. And the hydrangea is doing very well.
The online Urdu lessons do sound quite pricey.
Yep I think we might end up giving it a miss. Online £10 a hour isn’t bad when I have been quoted £30 an hour for maths tuition
It’s tricky getting children to help with weeding – hope Bee enjoyed being able to help though. It’s a shame about the last minute changes with the Quran classes – I get frustrated by last-minute changes to plans too. Love the hydrangeas and the sunflower. #project366
Yep she enjoyed it and seemed keen to do it again
Your garden is looking beautiful. We have a sunflower out too, its really pretty but not very tall
The ones at my parents house are taller
That pigeon seems quite happy watching. Whenever we go near the wood pigeons in our garden they quickly fly off! I really like the photo with the bee and the pretty flowers. Well done with those cookies, they look great. Whenever I make cookies they never turn out quite right!
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e even have a couple of doves that join the pigeon..but they are a bit more nervous
Fab that Bee wants to learn another language, hopefully you can pay as you go with lessons. Shame the quran classes were altered last minute, I’m guessing this is the way of the new world now. Good decisions to buy cheaper shoes jsut in case the girls don’t get much wear out of them
I have found a more local teacher that charges less!
Some fabulous nature pictures, loving that gorgeous sunflower! The cookies look delicious, but it’s the panini that caught my eye. I haven’t have one in years and wouldn’t mind one now!!!!!
How fab you have a stalker pigeon! S/He is very brave being that close, definitely something exciting for Bee! 🙂
Hope you are all having a lovely week! Sim x
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The panini was delicious!
Its good that you let Bee weed the grass, helps develop sense of responsibility. OoooOo paninis! I hate last minute changes too, its agonising! The books look great! The cookies look delicious. Its great that Bee’s learning Urdu. The flowers look amazing!
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Yes definitely helps give a sense of responsibility
I must admit I am not a mask fan for that reason either but I am wearing them, but avoiding places where they are compulsory unless really necessary. The sunflower looks lovely.
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Yep am wearing them but to be honest not going to the shops much now
The pigeon seems very comfortable with you all. I haven’t decided what to do about school shoes and sports stuff yet – I need to buy three pairs if all back to normal, so it will get expensive. It’s a pity the language classes are so expensive – I love learning languages, but can’t speak anything other than English fluently.
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I have left trainers for now as they have some they can manage with for a bit and then will get them later