Mum is intent on making a scarecrow. She seems to be subject to the delusion that we would like to help. Quite apart from that, she also seems to be somewhat overoptimistic about her artistic talents. I reminded her of our poor attempts in the past. Could she not remember our awful Easter bonnet or our utterly talentless pumpkin carving? Mum is a prime example of an optimist. This time is always going to turn out better than the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are three conditions for entries to the village competition. Firstly, it must be made from scratch, so no cheating with a shop bought scarecrow. Secondly, it must include some straw \u2013 this is more of a problem for Mum than not buying a ready made one. She had no plan to buy a scarecrow, but she doesn\u2019t actually have any straw. Thirdly, the theme is helping the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No scarecrow could possibly be complete without a dog. I suspect that unless Mum has an especially artistic moment, our scarecrow won\u2019t have a best friend by his side. As long as Mum doesn\u2019t expect me to sit their quietly while the judging takes place I don\u2019t mind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today\u2019s job is to go around the garden and the sheds to see what available parts we can find that might help to make a body. I have a horrible feeling our scarecrow is not going to look anything like the ones you normally see and is very unlikely to put off any birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ari is happy as he\u2019s off swimming again. He says it will also give him the perfect excuse to say he\u2019s too tired to help with the scarecrow. I suspect he\u2019s got the right idea. Last week seems to have done him good, so I\u2019m pleased he\u2019s going again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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