Thursday, August 23, 2007

In the Garden

We've been taking things quietly over the past week or so as Mark had a hernia operation. He's on the mend and back at work now, nice to have that behind us. Stella has been in very good spirits since recovering from her tummy bug. She loves playing in the garden, we spend time out there most days and explore, often ending up at the back gate and taking a walk up the steep driveway to check the letterbox. One of the shots shows my mini vege/herb garden in progress. The stump was removed yesterday so hoping to dig over the soil this weekend and start thinking about what we will plant. I can hear her stirring from her afternoon nap, more updates soon!

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Spinning Around

Stella always heads for our office chair when she is upstairs, here is a short video of her having a spin and playing with her doll Ivanka. These pics were taken only hours before she came down with a nasty tummy bug. She is ok now but it has been a rather disruptive weekend, not helped by Mark being in Wellington for a conference. Nana helped me take care of our sick girl, she seemed to be coming right today but is still off her food - dry bread, pear and water for tea - which is out of character.

We still managed to have some fun, we discovered that Stella loves homemade 'huts', we draped fabric over the clothes horse and she entertained herself for ages walking in and out of the hut. After her sleep she found the fabric and dragged it around until I did it again, what a good memory she has!