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Cousins

Finnish cousins and my aunt visiting so we picnicked in the local park.

Up early to start prepping. Cycled to the shops for extra provisions while Dave, T and B chopped up crudities and gathered chairs and picnic blankets from the loft. I stupidly forgot to buy the paper cups and plates so we had to scrounge around the cupboards for plastic ones.

Sent T and B ahead to bagsy a picnic spot near the play area, café and toilets and meet up with the cousins and my aunt. Dave had gone to pick up mum and we drove to the park, dropped off mum and the picnic stuff before Dave took the car back.

Weather stayed favourable with sunny intervals and only one tiny spell of light, short-lived rain. The little ones E and T ran around happily with M and E keeping an eye. We had plenty of food and also prosecco and white wine.

Returned to our house for tea and cake with aunt R taking E into town to do some shopping. Dave took little E and T into the garden to pick potatoes which Dave cooked later for the children. After cousins had left, got mum an Uber.

Exhausted now. All good things.

Picking potatoes https://365project.org/boxplayer/extras/2023-07-12

12 July 2023
Walthamstow E17
YAY.,...family day....always welcome..........
July 12th, 2023  
A jolly gathering!
July 12th, 2023  
A great family gathering.
July 12th, 2023  
So lovely to see your happy family! Picking potatoes is so exciting ro the youngsters. Ours used to love it when I had the allotment.
July 12th, 2023  
Mum made it too & you had good weather! Lovely happy photo & you did them proud! There was no need to stress!
July 12th, 2023  
A wonderful family gathering
July 12th, 2023  
Great family capture
July 12th, 2023  
Lovely family gathering. Sounds like lots to do, but enjoyable nevertheless.
July 12th, 2023  
What a lovely family gathering
July 12th, 2023  
so many happy smiles , nice collection of blankets too
July 12th, 2023  
Beautiful happy smiley picnic, family fun.
You are amazing.
July 13th, 2023  
What a lovely moment, summer - I am missing it.
July 13th, 2023  
What a lovely family image.
July 13th, 2023  
Aww, that's lovely! Sounds like a perfect day. When was the last time you all got together?
July 13th, 2023  
Fabulous looking bunch!
July 13th, 2023  
Good family grouping
July 13th, 2023  
A beautiful family group photo, with lots of smiling faces - fav!

Ian
July 13th, 2023  
Beautiful family photo
July 13th, 2023  
@happypat ha ha, there's never any need to stress, but one can't help oneself!!
July 14th, 2023  
@yaorenliu it will be back soon enough, flying by so fast here!
July 14th, 2023  
@blightygal we saw Sofie, the mother of the little ones, earlier in the year when she came over alone, but the older girls and my aunt we haven't seen since before COVID and the little ones we've never met before!
July 14th, 2023  
Always nice to meet up with family. Lovely capture
July 14th, 2023  
@boxplayer Oh blimey! How lovely, a long over-due catch up :-) Will you make it over to Finland any time soon?
July 14th, 2023  
@blightygal at some point!
July 14th, 2023  
@boxplayer Brilliant :-)
July 14th, 2023  
Great looking bunch
July 15th, 2023  
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