Garden moodboard - May

31 May 2013




My garden moodboard for May - linking in with Karin and Asa. There's so much more colour out there now which is lovely. We live close to a little greengrocers and they have a wonderful display of colourful plants for sale outside, especially at this time of year. I cant help but pick one or two up on the way past. The bright red geranium was one chosen by Archie - a tomato plant apparently!

We have been spending quite a bit of time in the garden lately (when its not been raining!) There has been lots of clearing and planting and making little areas like a den for the kids. I would like to make more for them to do out there, though quite cheaply and without filling the garden with play equipment! I asked Elizabeth what she would like to have in the garden and her response included a little garage and car next to the playhouse, a little washing line for her baby clothes, a crazy golf course, a hill to roll down, a tent each... oh and a castle!

I quite like her mini washing line idea, I thought I would make them their own little garden outside the play house to look after. Maybe a little path and some small planted borders. I'll try and show some pictures  when I've made a bit more progress!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend. xx

Nature in the home - green

29 May 2013










Some greenery picked from the garden this week, in the first pics - plus just a little purple as I love these pretty chives nearly ready to open! Also some sea kale snaffled from the beach yesterday. I'm thinking it actually makes quite a nice flower arrangement - smells a little cabbagey though!

Linking in with lovely Lou of little green shed and her nature in the home series.

Pics from my Instagram @caroline_south

Lately...

20 May 2013

























I haven't been using my big camera as much lately and have been a bit lazy with taking it out and about with me. Ever since I got a decent camera phone I have been using that quite a bit instead, I really must try and get into the habit of using it more again! Anyhow these are some I have actually taken lately, on adventures with the boy to the local parks and the beach - a couple of beautiful sunny days and a cloudy wet one too!

Vintage finds...

10 May 2013
















Hello! These are a few of our finds from the charity shops yesterday. I just loved the pretty covers on the little 'first' books and such sweet pictures inside too. The little blue feather book just had to come home for the same reason! Also a couple of vintage sheets and a duvet cover and I just couldn't resist the little picnic set - it has just two of everything inside so I thought it would be perfect for the kids to have picnics in the garden with.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. x

Nature in the home...

8 May 2013










Linking in again with lovely Lou of little green shed and her Nature in the home series. Lou had encouraged us to go forage some more this week, so we have been exploring for some bits and pieces beyond our garden! These feathers were all found this weekend at a country park we went to. Elizabeth loved doing this with me, getting excited when we found a pretty coloured one.

The beach treasures were also found this week - the handless and slightly chewed diver man not so natural, but definitely had to be included! I also had to show some pics of the E planter I did a few weeks ago. I have left it on the bathroom windowsill since I planted it and remembered to give it a little water occasionally and its grown loads. I really thought all those little succulent pieces would just die after I had separated them!


I was a bit surprised to discover my 'hello May' picture from last weeks post had been used by so many other people on Instagram as their own. I do find it a bit strange when people on there just take others pictures and say they had taken it themselves. I'm always more than happy for people to share my pics, but it would have been nice if they had just put a credit! I have seen others I follow on there have problems with people using their pics - though I guess didn't think people would take mine. I realised from one that it had been posted on Tumblr and had a crazy (but lovely) 35'000 notes so I think people had maybe seen it from there. Anyhow enough rambling but it does make you wonder if other images have been used like that too - I only realised as I happen to come across one of them!

Also a big thank you for all your wonderful comments and messages lately, they really mean a lot. xx