Inspiration Station

Have you discovered Pinterest yet?  I found it around Christmas time last year.  I couldn't quite work out it's purpose at first or who could put pictures on there and why.  One afternoon, Pea and I were faffing about on line and decided to delve deeper into the world of Pinterest.  We didn't have to register to browse and before we knew it, we had successfully wasted two hours cooing over pictures of fluffy animals, amazing science and nature and of course, crafts!

I say 'wasted', but it wasn't wasted at all, because that site can really fire you up and get your creative (or otherwise) mojo on again!  It beats flicking through piles of back dated magazines and books you have thumbed through a thousand times before.  The photographs are excellent and I bet just about everyone would find something of interest there.

I currently have five boards on the go and I must warn you that once you start your own boards and begin pinning, you will be addicted!  I would like to add more of my own creations rather than just re-pinning other people's finds.  Pea started a science and nature board and has become as besotted as I am, when her revision time-table allows, that is.

If you are new to Pinterest and would like to have a look, you could click on my link opposite, which will take you to my boards and from there you can type in something in the search box that you are interested in, such as 'gardens', 'chocolate', 'weddings', 'nature', or whatever.  The world is your oyster.  Then click on 'boards' and this will bring up all of the boards people have created within that category; click on any or all of them and enjoy!  Before long, you will be creating your own boards (believe me, you won't be able to help yourself) and being inspired by the beautiful images and ideas you will find.

So when the Easter holls get a bit much or the snow is keeping you at home with frustrated children and teenagers, let Pinterest come to your rescue.  Honestly, I should get royalties for all the advertising I'm doing in this post!

We have been very lucky on the island not to have had any real snow fall.  It has been snowing for days, on and off, fluttering around in the wind, but not really hitting the ground.  Or if it has, it hasn't stayed.  Thankfully.  Many parts of Wales and England have had so much and many farmers have lost sheep and lambs in snow drifts.  We saw sad images on the television of farmers digging out half dead sheep from snow, three feet deep and people being air lifted from their remote homes to safer, warmer places.  It is most unusual at this time of year.  In fact, this time last year, we were wearing shorts and sweltering in the heat.  Unfathomable. It may of course mean that we finally get a real summer, with warmth and sun and everything. Now wouldn't that be nice?

Where ever you are, keep warm and safe and enjoy the holidays.  Thank you for reading. xxx