I guess it's officially Spring. The clocks go forward on Sunday. I'm toying with the idea of switching footwear from my boots back to my old faithful Converse. We've been to the park four times in the last week. And finally, Cbeebies have got around to replacing the completely dismal Winter song with the distinctly more catchy and familiar Spring song.
So, my dad has built the kids a greenhouse. Apparently his grandfather did the same for him when he was a child and he has such fond memories of it that he wanted to do the same for his grandchildren. Only difference being that his grandfather had plenty of time on his hands and wasn't a 60-something hipster art student. While dad found the time to build this fantastic greenhouse, I'm not sure he's going to be able to put in the hours guiding the kids in growing stuff in there. He can more often be found in some art space in Hackney than he can pottering in a garden shed. So that leaves me to get my hands dirty and get planting with them
I ordered a copy of Grow It, Eat It which looks like a pretty good introduction for us all. Nice clear pictures and step by step instructions, plus recipes to encourage the kids to eat their fruit and veg. This weekend we'll take a trip to the local garden centre with a shopping list to get us started and send off for a Cbeebies free seed pack
Watch this greenhouse.
