How Does Your Garden Grow? - Normanby Hall in Spring Time

Last weekend we decided to go for an over due visit to Normanby Hall. It has been a couple of months since our last visit so we were looking forward to seeing the signs of spring.

The walled garden, where the fruit and vegetables are grown, was bare except for some remaining artichokes. It will be good to see how it changes over the year and fills up again. We took a walk into the greenhouse and saw some beautiful flowers. One of my favourite flowers, the Bird of Paradise, was in full bloom.

We walked down one of the greenhouse corridors and were greeted by a lovely sweet smell and pretty pink flowers. After further investigation we were amazed to see that they were nectarine trees. I am looking forward to seeing how they progress.

While we were walking around this time we realised that it is the first time that the twins have walked around on their own without reins. Yes we did still have to dash after them when they decided to go in the opposite way but it was fun and they loved the extra freedom!

Here is Normanby Hall at the beginning of spring...

5th January - 11th January 2015 - One Picture Everyday For One Year

This week has seen the return of routine after Christmas. It has been lovely to get some normality back after the holidays.

This year has started off really positive. I feel in a much better frame of mind and am planning to carry on. My motivation has been back to how it was and my anxiety has been low. This leaves me feeling happy and confident that I can keep it up!

Here is our week in pictures...

Monday 5th January 2015

Monday was Joseph's last day of the Christmas holidays so we all got our coats on and we went for a walk round Normanby Hall. Normally the furthest that I will venture with all three children, on my own, is the supermarket, which is usually stressful. But on Monday I took the three of them for a walk and they were all so good. The twins wanted to walk with Joseph and it was lovely to watch. This has shown me that now the twins are getting bigger days out like this are possible.

Tuesday 6th January 2015

Taylor makes me laugh so much. This picture is of Taylor hiding from Daddy at bed time. I love how the twins believe that if they can't see you, you can't see them. As they hide the giggle so much you can't help but giggle along with them.

Wednesday 7th January 2015

Recently I have become diary and note book mad! On Wednesday I bought a little pocket sized diary to note down my Embrace Happy 3 Good Things to keep a written note of the good things that happen. This is going to be my tool to keep happy. If I have a down day I plan to look through my happy book. This will remind me of all the reasons I have to be happy!

Thursday 8th January 2015

It was impossible to get a clearer shot of the fun that the twins had with bubble wrap on Thursday as they would not stay still! On Thursday they had some sensory fun with bubble wrap. I took their socks off and laid out the bubble wrap for them to jump on and pop.

Friday 9th January 2015

Friday was windy but a dry day so when I went down to the chickens the twins came along and enjoyed some time in the garden. They both thrive on being in the fresh air and the garden is a big part of home life for us. So during the cold wet months they really do miss going out and playing. While it was nice, we certainly made the most of it.

Saturday 10th January 2015

On Saturday we had a lazy morning followed by going out to the shops and visiting my parents. In the evening the hubby and I did something that we used to do all the time when we first got together. Once the kids were in bed and after my mum and dad had gone home we sat up until late talking. Normally we just go up to bed as we are tired but on Saturday we stayed up, had a drink and talked. It was lovely reconnecting in a way that we used to pre twins.

Sunday 11th January 2015

This weeks Silent Sunday is from our lovely walk at Normanby Hall.

As always I am sharing my Project 365 with:

The Boy and Me - Project 365

Make Do and Push - The Week That Was Captured

How Does Your Garden Grow? Week 1

Monday was Joseph's last day of the Christmas holiday so I decided to venture out with the three children on my own. Now that the twins are getting bigger and as Joseph matures this is now a lot easier and more enjoyable to do. All three of them loved being out and amazingly the twins just wanted to walk with Joseph which gave me a fantastic chance to take some pictures.

We went to visit our favourite local gardens, Normanby Hall. I have now shared pictures of all of the seasons from the gardens. It is lovely to return over the year and see the changes and developments. We will no doubt be renewing our annual pass when the time comes.

Monday was a beautifully sunny day which gave me a lot of photo opportunities with the sun rays shinning through the trees. The peacock even posed for us on this visit.

This is how Normanby Hall's garden has grown...

As always I am sharing my How Does Your Garden Post with the lovely Annie from Mammasaurus

Point + Shoot - An Autumn Walk

This weeks Point + Shoot post is from a lovely autumn walk that we had at our favourite place to visit, Normanby Hall. We love seeing the changes in the gardens that the seasons bring.

Ice creams have been replaced by chocolate lollies, flowers have been replaced by fallen leaves and beds that were full of vegetables are now empty.

This is how Normanby Hall looked on a cold Novembers day.

As always I am sharing my post with two lovely ladies Em from Snowing Indoors and Aby from You Baby Me Mummy

How Does Your Garden Grow? Week 40

Wow! How did we get to week 40 so quickly! This year is flying by!

Thanks to the time of year the only real colour that we still have in the garden is thanks to the sweet peas and sunflowers. I am amazed that we still have sunflowers blooming and am delighted with the different varieties that we have. Everything else seems to be dying down in the back. At the front the hydrangeas are still showing their varied colours as they come to the end of their flowering season. I am astounded by how they change colour and are still so beautiful.

Last weekend we visited Normanby Hall and enjoyed seeing the signs that autumn has arrived.

This week I am sharing a mixture of pictures that record the changes in both our garden and at Normanby Hall.

Normanby Hall

Our Autumnal Garden

As always I am joining in with Manneskjur - How Does Your Garden Grow?