Two down and two to go ...

Been busy -- Still working on the sister quilt, doing a bit of baby blanket crochet and my London needlepoint too.  So happy to be visiting family and friends. Basket making relegated to later.

But these quiet books have been my main focus this month and  take me upwards of 80 hours each ... I haven't timed it as it is a labour of love --

This is #2 and for another niece - it is designed to be a different set of learning activities so she can share/swap with her cousins who have book #1 and MAYBE will get another - book #3 to be made.

The page with pictures has several pictures in the clear sleeve including her cousins and me the great Aunt, and ... I blocked out my niece's face for privacy reasons.

Little issue with the clock numbers, but hey ...

SHHH ! Quiet Books for Toddlers ---

What has mini me been up to?  

Somehow got the idea to make quiet books for toddler great nieces & nephews.  

Quiet books are activity books meant to help learn basic skills and keep the little ones 'quiet' or busy for awhile.  Maybe they should be called busy learning books? 

After a lot of googling plus trial and error with felt here's the result -- 

which turns into this --

one for "touch" and a postbox that opens 

Everyday Wonders

Local Kent fish shop has glazed Eel on the menu - reminding me of stories of my great grandfather skinning eels in the garage on a special board.

In Florida it is a fish they tout - Grouper.

Florida describes its beaches as 'sugar sand' (i.e. white) whilst Kent has 'golden' (i.e. brownish and corser) sands.  Great marketing!

And now for one of those wondering moments - a question - how is it that smartphones are getting bigger and bigger - here's the ones I have purchased over the past 11 years -- each time trying to buy the smallest on the market - and as you can see each time they are bigger (heavier) and don't last as long ---- hummmm

Then we have the wonders of sink taps - the ones on the left have individual hot and cold handles and although called a 'mixer' the water comes out of the central tap in two streams hot on the left and cold on the right so one either scalds or freezes the fingers!  Happily now replaced with a single lever proper mixer tap that not only gives mixed warm water, but is Covid friendly as can turn it on and off with a flick of the arm - that is no hand touch! What a happy person I am now!!

And whilst here the plumber also fixed the washing machine connection so it is properly installed and not blocking the neighbouring drawer - what relief to have some more storage space!😁 

Do you believe this headline? Only time will tell --