Seldom has a half-term been so very welcome. The opportunity to relax, to play, to enjoy each other's company.
The older the boys get, the more I appreciate the interlude that the holidays provide. Time seems to pass more gently somehow. We seem to do more living, but with less frenzy. Or perhaps we get to do more of the parts of living that we actually want to do. Playing in the snow, a game of Monopoly, drumming, knitting, vegging out, eating, seeing friends.
There is space to make grand plans - in the case of Johnny, these are taking the form of rainbow striped jellies. He's a boy on a culinary mission.
Hopefully I'll show you how these turn out, but there's a fair chance they may not - our plans are fluid like that. Such is the beauty of the holidays.
We haven't had real jelly (by which I mean a packet jelly and not the stuff I make with leaf gelatine and fruit juice. I love the packaging, although the old card boxes were nicer. Jelly is on the list for next week.
Posted by: Sue | 13 February 2012 at 20:16
oh jelly.... that's the only kind of cooking I can get my boys to help with. Must be a man 'thang'.
AND SNOW? YOU HAVE SNOW? how did you manage that??? we have MUD. (and not the glorious kind either)
Posted by: Monica | 13 February 2012 at 20:57
Rainbow jelly sounds so exciting. Sounds like a great half term project. I adore half terms x
Posted by: Karen | 13 February 2012 at 22:37
I love these pics! Everything that is best about half terms summed up neatly! Enjoy!
Posted by: Thomasina Tittlemouse | 14 February 2012 at 06:52
Happy half term to you! I do so love holidays without agenda, doing nothing is very under rated. Love the jelly plans.
Posted by: Rebecca | 14 February 2012 at 07:34
Looks and sounds like you're having a fab holiday. And striped jelly is the best!
K x
Posted by: kristina | 14 February 2012 at 08:03
What is it with boys and jelly? I still have to make this at least once a week and apparently, you have to eat the whole bowl in one go.
Posted by: Dragonfly | 14 February 2012 at 09:09
Gosh it's years since I had jelly, perhaps my men would like to make some!
Happy half-term x
Posted by: Annie | 14 February 2012 at 11:22
Why don't we have jelly in Italy? It looks beautiful set in a rainbow.
Posted by: Paola | 15 February 2012 at 11:21
Rainbow jelly sounds like a great plan! When the children were little I used to find half terms and holidays quite hard work - now they are a pleasant break from the routine although I don't think we always make the best use of our time - an awful lot of telly-watching seems to happen. Lucy x
Posted by: lucylocket | 15 February 2012 at 14:16
Sounds like all the right ingredients for a good half term holiday indeed. Ours was actually going quite well until 1.30 this morning when Toby started throwing up - still I have squeezed some quiet knitting time in today inbetween taking his temperature and giving him sips of water. Hope you all stay healthy for the rest of the week and that Johnny has fun jelly making!
Posted by: Julie | 15 February 2012 at 17:40
Rainbow jelly has suddenly appeared at the top of my to do list. Odd, that.
With squirty cream and sprinkles, I trust? All the best bits of a trifle without the soggy bananas. Mmmm.
Posted by: dottycookie | 15 February 2012 at 23:11
you have to love the jelly
Posted by: aminia | 20 February 2012 at 13:42