My Nature Table and a Family layout

Welcome to my autumnal show and tell.

While gathering leaves, and enjoying the glorious recent Autumn weather, I have also been collecting various other nature items with my kids. We have found conkers, beech nuts, acorns, berries, toadstools, leaves, twigs…….

We brought home a selection (but not the toadstools) and arranged them in a bowl in our hall. I have commented on several lovely blogs recently, admiring their beautiful autumn/fall decorations in their homes.

So, in honour of that, and breaking with our tradition of NOT decorating for the seasons here in Ireland, apart from at Christmas time…….

…….here is our nature bowl

and I have placed it on our hall table, so I guess we now have a nature table – it’s just like being back at Primary School!

For more Show and Tell (even more like school!) please visit There’s No Place Like Home.

The kids were particularly intrigued by the conkers (and yes, he has had his face painted as a lion, in case you were wondering!)

I was never great at conkers myself, but have great memories of my brothers “secret recipes” designed to make their conkers the hardest and strongest.

However conkers as a favourite playground game is in danger of dying out all together if health and safety conscious school head teachers have their way!

In other news, I was delighted to be given the opportunity by the lovely Cathryn of (Cathryn Designs at After Five) to create a layout using her beautiful Zen Attitude kit.

I used one of my many recent group portrait photos of my kids, and found this lovely poem by Glenda Campbell.

Coming soon – more photos and another autumn layout.

Until next time, take care.