Well, the gales weren't bad at all, we had worse winds a couple of weeks ago!! Although the weather was pretty horrible today (and Daves shoulders were very bad overnight too) so Dave wasn't working as his next job is trimming a huge hedge for the vicar. I took the opportunity of sneaking off to town to get the veg from the market and browse around the shops all on my own....I know, unheard of!! I actually got a chance to get to Boyes,one of my favourite shops (sad I know!) and came out with some dye for tye-dying and other crafty bits and peices, then onto The Works (2nd favourite shop!) I managed to find some small canvasses which I thought the kids will enjoy painting on to make 'real' pictures. After browsing around the charity shops and not finding anything except a book on horses for Eilidh I gave up and came home. The charity shops around here seem to have upped their prices and most things are ridiculously priced now.

I got home to the smell of simmering soup and Dave and the kids busy making peg boards to do designs with wool on! Fantastic!! They had made a huge vat of soup (I think we're turning into soupaholics.)

Later on Ben went off to play with his trains while Eilidh and I got the acrylic paints out to paint a canvas each. I usually tend to avoid painting as I was always told I was no good at art at school but I actually enjoyed it.