(Happy piggy from Riverbourne community farm)
Well we are completely done with the birthdays for another year. Georgia's party went very well. She had the party/sleepover the same day as our village fete. They bobbed for apples and bought far too many sweets.
For some years now she has wanted to join in on the raft race which is held every year on Fete day. As she had a group of girls sleeping over it seemed the perfect time for her to take part. Paul built them a raft and away they went. It must have been 2 miles down the river! They worked really hard but were held up by several poor little girls who continually lost their shoes along the way. Georgia was stopping and waiting for them to catch up but the competitive side of me must have taken over because I found myself shouting "leave them behind!". Just a little embarrassing....
They all did brilliantly though and were quite exhausted afterwards. We had 3 last minute injuries: a missing toenail, a small cut and a twisted ankle. Paul had to hike back home with the dog as quick as he could to get the car because the one little lady with a sore ankle would not be able to walk home. I waited at the side of the road after hobbling through a horse field with the casualities and finally Paul showed up and drove us home.
The girls were muddy and mucky and so showers were started. 7 showers to be exact. We had not one clean towel left in the house and the muddy clothes had to be washed. I took a break for glass of Coke and suddenly realised that I must have been frazzled because I started to pour the Coke into a bowl....weird...
After the big clean up the girls settled down to food and cake.
I really enjoyed making this cake. It was strawberry, Georgie's favourite. I wanted the cake to have a garden feel so I used Easter candles because they were little chickens holding tiny baskets and as our chickens run around the garden so would these! I added in lots of little heartease flowers which are edible and lady bugs and even a fairly recognisable bee.
I think the girls really enjoyed this relaxation after the strenuous events of the day.
The following day the girls went home and Georgia slept for 3 hours straight. I imagine the others did too!
We also visited the open farm day where Georgia helps out after school one day a week. It is a really nice place with many adorable animals to see...
Like this handsome fellow, who was the smallest horse the owners had!
And these gorgeous little piggies:
We spent a wonderful day at a freinds barbecue where they cooked food for around 90 people! Talk about organisational skills! They even had a bouncy castle for the kids.
And after that, it was time to list a few pretties:
Lovely vintage dishes brighten any table or dresser!
Adorable 50's swim suit....
Bye for now,
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