...sunshine & being in the moment...

...i've read more than a few posts this weekend about the weather..

...i came in briefly between the *burning rays of sun* to have a beer with a few of you...

...{ & yes i am still in ol'blighty!}...

...you see...i'm australian...

...& in australia...when the *sun* comes out...so does the bbq & a beer...

...& when an australian is in britian & the sun comes out as it did this weekend...

...the whole family just has to celebrate...

...my plan this weekend was to *be present* with all the things we chose to do...

...to *be present* with the kids & ritchie...

...to really enjoy our weekend back together again...

...no sneaking off to sew...

...or make do & mend...

...or to while away the hours reading brilliant blogs...

...but to just *be present*...

...front & centre...

... with our life here in this lovely village...

...& i have...

...& i feel like its been a weekend of *smelling the roses*...

...& the sunscreen...

...& the bbq...

...of listening to BBC 1's outdoor music festival in Bangor- North Wales in the garden...

...of singing & dancing with the kids...

...of bunting blowing in the breeze...

...of lounging on the trampoline turned into a bedouin tent for the full effect of what the brits do best...

...outdoor music festivals...

...we have freckled noses...

...& bbq leftovers...

...& garden beds planted with seeds...

...& tomato plants blooming...

...we have water pistols strewn across the grass...

...& wet *cossies* on the line...

...& very happy bambino's...

...& very...very....happy...parents...

...it's easy to let your mind wander back to one's sewing...

...or one's washing...or any other number of things that don't have to be done...

...but weekends should be about being *present* with your kids...

...*just being* with your partners...

...& doing nothing more than *smelling the bbq*...

...hope yours was a lovely one of sunshine & nothingness...