This day I love.......: playhouse

First I must apologies that my 365 is late. A weekend of blogging conference and Illness meant I am only just able to sit up and type.

Sunday

Just over two weeks left [well one really its on Sunday] and then the big challenge will be here. I will be walking the Yorkshire 3 peaks to raise money for Alzheimer's society. I just want to say thank you to all those that have sponsored me so far via my Just giving badge [badge on blog] and helped me to raise over £200. I will be aiming to tweet during the walk and you can follow me and Lisa [Hollybobbs] with #blogY3P. A training walk with my daughter in the sunshine was a really lovely way to spend a Sunday.

Monday

The girls and I spent some time cleaning up leaves in the garden and doing some general tidying up. With the lovely weather its great to get outside and enjoy some time in the garden before bed.

Tuesday

More lovely summer play, my eldest loves her play tents which give great shade on hot days.

Wednesday

I am so pleased with how the play house has turned out. It has taken a while to complete due to the repair work that was needed but it has been well worth it. Thanks to Farrow and Ball for the paint, I hope that the play house will last the girls for years to come

Thursday

My daughter wanted to visit the farm after nursery. This is one of my favourite pictures of the day as the cow shows a particular interest in BOB.

Friday

We visited a shopping centre after work as I needed some last minute supplies for the Yorkshire 3 peaks walk. My eldest wanted a go on the fire engine ride. I just love how happy she is

Saturday

Ok so Saturday did not go according to plan. My daughter decided to dive in from the side of the swimming pool into my face. Which resulted in blood loss and a swollen nose, plus a lovely cut [quite deep I might add] across the bridge of my nose. My daughter is unharmed, unhurt, unmarked and alright. Which to me is the most important thing. I however have a headache [still its now Monday] and my face/nose is killing me. As a result of this I was late to pick up Hollybobbs, which made us late for the pre #blogonmosi dinner [sorry again Laura]. This picture is therefore of the gin Lisa and I had in our hotel room before blog on to wind down from a rather hectic day.

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With the lovely warm weather we have been able to finish painting the play house, which is part of the BIG project. I cannot believe the transformation of the play house. It has really gone from plain, unloved and weathered to a modern much loved play house for the girls. The side bridge also has had a coat of paint

On the left you can see one side of the bridge is still to be painted and the right hand picture shows the finished bridge and play house. I will be painting the door but am still undecided on what colour to paint it. For now I like the unpainted look. I have used one 750 ml tin of Elephants breath, and half a 2.5l tin of Mouses back on both items. The paint is from Farrow and Ball, I love the range of colours but also how well the paint went on.

The next part of BIG is to repair the swing and slide set and paint this. The repairs are well under way and I hope to soon share with you an update.

The sunny weather has also seen plenty of walking in preparation for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge, which is less than 2 weeks away. I am aiming to raise £250 for Alzheimer's Society, so far I am at £96. Every little counts and I would love your help, you can sponsor me here.

I have walked through fields with grass so tall that even BOB was hidden