Belfast Mela

Mela is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘to meet’. The Belfast Mela is a multi-cultural festival and a fantastic family day out. This year it was held in Botanic Gardens, Belfast.

It is a celebration of culture and creativity through a unique programme of music, dance, food and visual arts.

We had a fabulous day, trying food, crafting and dancing in the sunshine! Looking forward to next year

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Dublin/Lismore Trip...

We planned a trip to Lismore, Co. Waterford - as this is a fair distance to travel with the kids we planned a midway stop in Dublin.

Itinery:
Thursday - Dublin Zoo

View from our apartment over the Liffy

Elephant

Friday - Museum of Art & History, Natural History Museum

Guinness

Collins Barracks - museum of Art & History

 

Natural History

Saturday - Lismore - Home

Sock Monkey...

I asked Little R what he would like most of all in the world - his reply 'A sock Monkey'.....

...Well of course!

So I got a new pair of his socks, found a sock monkey template through Google and spent the afternoon cutting, sewing & stuffing!

Fortunately we had some fluff left over from the Bear Party & buttons from the Wire ring wrapping  so there wasn't much outlay for this project! However not having a sewing machine meant every stitch was painstakingly placed by hand.

Pip

Little R is delighted with his new friend and called him Pip :)

A success x

Growing.....

My little garden has sprouted up a bit:

Chillis, tomatoes, lettuce & herbs

I've also got some chillis - can't remember what type, but will have to start eating chilli with everything now!

Green chilli

Hot stuff x