Scarborough

I know I say this often but I really don't know where the days are going. I can't believe it was so long ago that I blogged but I have been in some what of a lazy mood, its not that I haven't got anything to write about as I have been crafting from time to time also but nothing for my etsy shop.

I have summer holidays in 2 weeks which I can't wait for, then I hope to spend quite some time crafting and to start listing items again... I hope this time that I will definately do this as I keep making promises but not actually doing it.

I wanted to actually write and tell you about a school trip I went on with the 6-7 years old who I was asked last minute to go with since someone pulled out. I'm so glad they did as it was such a great experience.

We went to a place called Scarborough on the East Coast of England. I have only been to Whitby in that location and that was as a child so I can't really remember it all that much. We left Bradford with depressing rain and we thought thats how our day would be but luckily it wasn't.

We went to North Bay Beach which is completely away from the main beach/tourist area but as we were driving through it looked fantastic... compared to Blackpools run down/boarded up shop fronts on the sea front which are such an eye sore as well as the fact when I went there was quite a bit of work being done on the actual beach. You can see the main part of Scarborough here

The coach parked near the Sea Life Centre

I never understand why they make these places so ugly and unfitting to the surroundings. The class I was with didn't go there first we went to the beach first and what an amazing walk around it was. The tide didn't go out until after 12pm so we had to walk for a fair bit before we found some sand for the children to play on. The sun was shinning, the sea was glittering and there was hardly anyone around.
You can see the pyramids of the Sealife Centre in the background, we were some where near there.

When sat on the beach we were surrounded by the greenest cliffs and the most beautiful and colourful

beach huts :). We could also see in the far distance above us the odd hotel/apartment and the ruins of an old castle.

The only downside was that the children were not allowed in the sea because of health and safety reasons but luckily none of them seemed to care and were happy digging holes, covering each other with sand and making sand castles. In total there were 60 of us on the beach, one secondary school children which I'm guessing there were 30 of and about 5 or 6 other people which isn't much considering the images I've seen of beaches.

We spent about 1-2 hours on the beach and then we went to the Sealife Centre where we saw all kinds of sealife but my favourite had to be the jellyfish :).

I would have loved to have taken photo's myself to show you but there has been a lot of talk at work about children's photo's which I have never posted online or having images on your own personal camera's of children so its best to save yourself being accused of something.

School trips are not so fun for children anymore what with health and safety risks, the children couldn't have an ice-cream because of healthy schools promotions, they can't have money incase they lose it (I used to keep my things for years and eventually use them) and no camera to take photos for children. I bet if we went to the main part of Scarborough we wouldn't have been allowed to let the children on the donkey either :(

I'd love to go here again over my summer holidays and visit the main bit also plus the harbour with the boats as that looked amazing when driving past.

Tulip Fairies

Once upon a time there was a good old woman who lived in a little house. She had in her garden a bed of beautiful striped tulips.

One night she was wakened by the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing. She looked out at the window. The sounds seemed to come from the tulip bed, but she could see nothing.

The next morning she walked among her flowers, but there were no signs of any one having been there the night before.

On the following night she was again wakened by sweet singing and babies laughing. She rose and stole softly through her garden. The moon was shining brightly on the tulip bed, and the flowers were swaying to and fro. The old woman looked closely and she saw, standing by each tulip, a little Fairy mother who was crooning and rocking the flower like a cradle, while in each tulip-cup lay a little Fairy baby laughing and playing.

The good old woman stole quietly back to her house, and from that time on she never picked a tulip, nor did she allow her neighbors to touch the flowers.

The tulips grew daily brighter in color and larger in size, and they gave out a delicious perfume like that of roses. They began, too, to bloom all the year round. And every night the little Fairy mothers caressed their babies and rocked them to sleep in the flower-cups.

The day came when the good old woman died, and the tulip-bed was torn up by folks who did not know about the Fairies, and parsley was planted there instead of the flowers. But the parsley withered, and so did all the other plants in the garden, and from that time nothing would grow there.

But the good old woman's grave grew beautiful, for the Fairies sang above it, and kept it green; while on the grave and all around it there sprang up tulips, daffodils, and violets, and other lovely flowers of spring.

WaterColours

While walking in a toy store
the day before today,
I overheard a crayon box
with many things to say.

"I don't like red!" said yellow
And green said, "Nor do I!"
And no one here likes orange,
but no one knows quite why."

"We are a box of crayons
that really don't get along,"
said blue to all the others
"something here is wrong!"

Well, I bought that box of crayons
and took it home with me
and laid out all the crayons
so all the crayons could see.

They watched me as I colored
with red and blue and green
and black and white and orange
and every color in between.

They watched as green
became the grass
and blue became the sky.
The yellow sun was shining bright
On white clouds drifting by.

Colors changing as they touched,
becoming something new.
They watched me as I colored
They watched till I was through.

And when I'd finally finished
I began to walk away.
And as I did the crayon box
had something more to say . . .

"I do like red!" said the yellow
and green said "So do I!"
"and blue you are terrific
so high up in the sky."

"We are a box of crayons
each of us unique,
but when we get together
the picture is complete."

Stumble Upon

My blog has been suffering a lot lately what with lack of internet connection and problems with my internet which are both still not right I'm decided to cross over my Stumbles from Stumble Upon to here to keep both places busy :). Also I've not had the opportunity to craft lately since my niece was born so hopefully this will add a little something to my blog too :).

Really

I couldn't help but show these delicious delights. I know they aren't handmade but they are so almost life like and I think it would make a great start to a collection... anyone interested in starting one? I have noticed that in pound shops here they have all kinds of selections and styles to make it fun but I wouldn't want to use them.
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