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Summer and Autumn Vibes 2020

Spring Vibes 2020

Here are the Pom Poms we made to bring some cheer to Selby during lock down

Large pom poms made from multi coloured wool hanging on our fence in the garden
Pompoms made from multicoloured wool hanging along our garden fence
Multicoloured pompoms hanging on our garden fence
several large, multicoloured pompoms in a basket
An animated image of three pompoms. The image quickly alternates between the pompoms wrapped around the card rings pre-cutting and the finished articles
Three finished pompoms. One blue, one muticoloured with a lot of white in it and the third muticoloured but more blue
three pompoms ready to cut from their card rings
Chris holding up a completed pompom with rainbow stripes
Chris cutting a pompom from its card ring
A collage of three images. Top left: a basket of pompoms in front of a vase of flowers, bottom left: a pompom ready for cutting, large image on the right: Mardle with a pompom ring over his front paw looking like he is having a go at making pompoms
Tracy with many pompoms hanging from a broom handle
Pompoms tied to the railings on the canal bridge in Selby
Pompoms hung on the railings on the canal bridge in Selby
Two knitted rainbow scarves ready to tie to canal bridge
A photo, taken in the evening, of 5 members of Selby Big Local after tying pompoms to the canal bridge
The team of four after tying pompoms to the canal bridge
a selfie of the Big Local pompom team on the canal bridge after tying pompoms to the railings
Pompoms tied to the railings of Selby canal bridge
A wide shot of the canal bridge with pompoms in various bright colours tied to the railings
The team at work tying pompoms the canal bridge
pompoms hanging from a tree in Selby
A hand knitted/crochet'd rainbow with pompoms in rainbow colours attached along the bottom
A pompom made from rainbow wool, ready to cut from the cardboard rings
Two pompoms made from rainbow wool, in front of the mirror on our mantelpiece
Variously coloured pompoms

Craft projects

Two hearts made form clay, each with a smaller heart and a rainbow fixed to them. The one on the left is unpainted and the one on the right is finished. Large heart painted white, smaller one red and the rainbow in rainbow colours
A box of a multitude of quilled petals in various colours, ready for card making
First attempt at a quilling flower. A central yellow, quilled circle surrounded by 6 petals in rainbow colours
A wooden board with 12 painted clay plaques shaped like hearts with a rainbow and a smaller heart on each
16 clay heart plaques painted white with a smaller heart picked out in red and a red line painted on a rainbow shape above the small heart
A ship the Freddie and Chris made from cardboard boxes. RMS Fredtastic, an anchor and a sign saying 'No Icebregs' written on the side
A ball, two people, a star with the letter F pressed into it and a monster made out of air dry clay by Freddie
A breeze block painted by Chris. There is a rainbow over the left corner and the words Thank you to all keyworkers are painted
Chris finishing the Thank You breeze block
Chris painting the clay projects

Family time

A bnefore and after of Chris's hair after Callum had a go at cutting it. He did a great job!
A bottle of homemade gin, next to a glass of gin and tonic with ice and lemon with a pink paper straw
Chris sitting in the garden
Tracy's birthday presents. A gin making kit, crazy sheep lady mug, glass teapot, essential oils, soaps, biscuits and chocolates
An animation of Freddie about to give Tracy her birthday cards
A plate containing 2 chelsea buns a scone with strawberry jam
A small vase on our mantelpiece containing bluebells from our garden
Tracy in her PJ's with a day-glow orange tutu around her face and a rainbow flower necklace
Mardle in his bed asleep, wearing a special vest to stop him licking his wound site, following his operation
Tracy, Chris, Callum and Freddie all dressed up for family meal at home
Two of Freddie's soft toys (pups) sitting in front of the computer playing Minecraft
Our front window decked out with red, white and blue bunting and a big red '75' stuck to the window
Tracy getting into the drivers seat of our car when we decided to pretend to go out for tea during lockdown
Mardle sitting with a Gryfindog bandanna and Tracy's handbag round his neck
Tracy sat in the drivers seat of our car
Laptop showing Tracy and friends having a lockdown night out
A mug of tea in Tracy's crazy sheep lady mug, glass teapot that made the tea and an iced sheep biscuit lolly all on a circular chopping board
Closeup of Tracy with the hood of her hoodie up covering most of her face, whilst she drinks from a glass through a straw
Chris, Freddie and Callum having a Zoom party with the family during lockdown
Tracy showing off her newly dyed blonde hair
mardle listening to Chris playing his mandolin
One of Freddie's soft toys wearing headphones and playing on his tablet
One of Freddie's soft toy pugs sat as though looking at Chris's phone
Tracy with a coir hanging basket liner on her heard like a hat
Freddie lying on his new bed
Mardle in his bed having a snooze. He is wearing a special vest following his surgery
Mardle lying on his mat after coming home from the vets, wearing his special vest
Mardle just after coming home from the vets following his surgery, he is wearing his special vest to stop him licking the wound site and the cone around his neck as well
Chris cutting Freddie's hair
Close up of Chris cutting Freddie's hair
Image shows Tracy's face at the left side, Freddie bending down to the floor in front of the computer (the screen shows a split screen of the family) chris is to the right showing a lit candle in a chocolate cake so the other can see via our webcam
Three vases of flowers on our hearth. Left: rainbow coloured gerberas, middle: pink and red carnations, right: white peace lillies
A special tea infusion. It opens up in the hot water to look like a red flower over green foliage
Chris cutting white card into triangles for red, white and blue bunting. There is red card card and a roll of sellotape on the table in front of him
Chris and Freddie with a Bunny filter that gives bunnny ears and noses when you take a selfie. It also says Happy Easter in purple across the top
Screen shot of a text from Callum showing a picture of Mardle after having a swim in the canal whilst out for a walk
Image of the front of a t-shirt. The design is in the style of the TV show Friends and it says "My 45th Birthday, the one where I was quarantined 2020" There are facemasks over each of the zeros in 2020
Freddie sat in a suitcase
A vase of bluebells on our mantelpiece. The bluebells are from our garden
Mardle fast asleep in his bed
A gerbera plant with one white flower fully open and another not yet fully opened
Freddie and Mardle playing on the floor
Freddie helping to melt chocolate
Freddie playing with a pink balloon
Freddie at the kitchen table using his easel to help him do some colouring
Mardle wearing a neckerchief with the Autism Awareness jigsaw
Selfie of Tracy with bunny nose and ear filter
Chris thinking he is funny by putting the kettle on his head

Restoration Projects

Mardle admiring the newly restored and painted green metallic wheelbarrow
The wheelbarrow propped up against the garden fence having just been painted green metallic
Chris beginning the restoration of the wheel barrow by taking off the wheel
Looking across the room to our fireplace. The newly restored miner's lamp is on the mantelpiece and is lit for the first time ever.
Our brass miner's lamp, restored and polished
Chris hard at work with the Brasso, polishing the miner's lamp

Down the allotment

A collage of four images. Top left Chris sawing wood from the decked area, top right Chris fixing the threshold of the shed, bottom left Freddie inspecting the greenhouse windows, bottom right the decked area after the rotten wood had been removed
The incinerator at our plot, with branches in ready for burning
Chris and Freddie adding card to the incinerator prior to burning
Seed trays, homemade plant labels and two boxed plant kits ready to take to the allotment
Tracy working hard in our allotment greenhouse, collecting canes. She is looking at Chris (taking the photo) with a face that screams "Get some work done!!"
A view from one of our plot to the other. Lots of grass and then tress and bushes at the far end
Freddie making sure Tracy gets all the weeds in the greenhouse
Tracy on her hands and knees wedding the greenhouse
Chris stood next to the incinerator, whilst burning dead wood.
Freddie and Chris add cardboard to the incinerator ready for burning. Chris is holding a gas lighter ready to start the fire
A collage 6 images from our allotment. Top left: the newly weeded greenhouse beds, top right: Freddie exploring, Middle right: Mardle supervising, Bottom right: the wheelbarrow and the compost bin, bottom middle: Chris hard at work cutting back an overgrown hedge, bottom left: Freddie and Mardle enjoying a sit down
The inside of our greenhouse at the allotment. There is a path of pavers down the middle, with beds either side.ent
Looking across the plot. Our wheelbarrow and compost bin are in the shot.
Chris hard at work removing a overgrown hedge
Freddie having a well earned sit down at the plot
Mardle making sure Tracy, Chris and Freddie are working hard enough
Freddie standing in the long grass at the allotment