Sunday 7 October 2012

Storytelling Sunday - October

Sian is hosting Storytelling Sunday over at her blog From High In The Sky. There are always so many lovely stories over there to read.



Yesterday was so beautiful that Alex suggested a trip to Woolacombe Beach. It took me about 2 seconds to agree. No other member of the family could be persuaded of this and so we set off on our own.

We had a fab afternoon. Digging battlements each and having a war. For the record Snakey Seaweed Castle fell to Feather Kingdom ( I wasn't allowed to name either, and really, he had it covered there).
He was thrilled with finally being able to make proper sandcastles by himself, seems 8 is the perfect age for patience, listening to your mother, co-ordination and strength for the big buckets to be flipped into the perfect shape successfully.



So the story today was sparked by watching this video when we got home of one of his trips to get water for his moat.

Since he was a toddler he has tried to fill his variety of moats. With his hands as a little toddler and as an older toddler it made me smile to watch him struggle with the bucket with water in and by the time he waddled to his moat, there was very little in that bucket. 
As a small boy, he used a variety of buckets and on one notable occasion he used some nappy sacks that we had in our pockets for the dogs, ahem. That was make-shift as I forgot the buckets and spades. What a superhero Mother I was not that day, especially as it was spring and the shop wasn't open to get any! I could not believe how long he wanted to carry water in a nappy sack up and down from the river into the moat. 
I guess it is one of those things, you know it won't work, everyone tells you it won't work, empirical evidence collated by yourself tells you it isn't working, you even describe it as "I know it will fade away", but you need to just do it.
There he is, just 8 and still trying to fill his moat. I love the optimism.


I made this for a scraplift challenge we are having in our social group The Bijoux Belles on UKS. You can see the challenge here on Sue's blog.
I've also used up some of the lovely buttons that my other teamie Susi makes and you can take a peek at her Etsy Shop here.

Have a lovely Sunday. Coffee is brewed, bread is toasted, i'm off to read the stories that are up so far.






18 comments:

  1. Oh love those circles and the story behind the page.

    Your last line made me smile. Coffee is brewing, pancakes are being made and I'm off to read more stories too!

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  2. Good morning, Jen. A lovely story as ever and a fab LO to record it.
    Sue x

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  3. It's a beautiful page! and a wonderful story which will strike a chord with so many of us, I think. A perfectly recorded memory which just feels so right for a bright Sunday morning!

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  4. ps - what am I doing? I totally forgot to say how much I love the video. It's delightful!

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  5. Gorgeous layout. I love how the circle colours blend together so well. I also love the angle you have used for the sand castle photograph. It really gives a feeling of being on that beach. 8 is a lovely age!

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  6. A lovely story and video and it brought back so many memories of my own childhood on the same beach!

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  7. What a gorgeous layout, I *love* all the circles! A really lovely story, too, and I look forward to watching the video once The Doctor has finished watching football...

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  8. Your video is just perfect! I absolutely loved it. It tugged at my heart strings. What a beautiful child and a special story.

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  9. Ah that wonderful optimism. My two are teenagers now and they still try to fill the moat :o)Loving all those circles on your LO.

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  10. Oh that is a lovely story and video Jennie. We should certainly learn something from our children about perseverance and hope!!
    Loved the music that accompanied the video too - it is hard to find the right track. Well done you!

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  11. brilliant x brings back so many memories!

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  12. Gorgeous papers! I love how children persevere with moat filling - it seems like it is a right of passage for little boys.

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  13. Beautiful layout, I love the papers you've used, and those enamel dots! The video is so cute too. My daughter loves filling her moats too, and will happily do 50 trips to the sea and back before giving up! x

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  14. That is a gorgeous layout and a great story x

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  15. Love your interpretation of Sarah's page and I love the story behind the page. The video is fab, been there, done that and still doing it:D

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  16. Awww...just watched the video Jen - priceless! (love the background music - what is it?)
    Fab LO :)

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  17. your page is gorgeous and a really sweet story about the determination to fill that moat!

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  18. Love your story and love the determination of a child!

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Aren't you lovely, you have made me smile =)