Were you one of the horrid little sisters who always cried until she got the one and only cherry in the tin of fruit salad..... Or the long suffering one who never got the cherry? Like me.... :-(...
...of this glorious hot weather? The only thing I find a little difficult when it's this hot is sleeping.....but that's my fault....I ned a silent and pitch black bedroom so no fans or open...
...I am cracking it......I will have no bare patches from bad winter kill next year come hell or high water..... I have planted paving slabs with stone bird baths and the like on them with Lysimachia...
You will have to use your imagination to see the picture..... I was digging up a huge grass plant...round and round with the spade then testing to see if it's free yet...... I was standing astride the...
All day today I have been able to work in the garden......no hiding from wind or rain and not rushing to get things done before the next shower...bliss...even had a glass of wine on the sunny patio...
....arriving home after a really horrid journey from Portsmouth.......some of the worst rain I've had to drive (well passenger) through....to find... The lads have left a tidy and cosy house......I...
......silence......complete silence.... The last two days of my holiday were quite noisy....I don’t much like noise...... Fourteen hours ago I got on the ferry.... into my cabin where I have a bed...
No.....not in a bar......in a car park...... ...not bad looking at all......fit......semi retired and traveling around Europe on a beautiful motor bike......full of get up and go...... When I saw the...
Reading in the shade overlooking the gardens there was a sudden commotion.....looking up three gold crests were heading for my face.... Now I adore birds but splat in my face is not on so I ducked......
...for those who like to lie in the shade, reading and sipping a glass of white and enjoying the quiet until Mummy and Daddy let loose two of the noisiest children ever.....on scooters and trikes that...
...yes, I know it's frowned upon to look at other diners.....but I enjoy it and have had some lovely holiday chats......so.... Can you guess what the lady two tables away did all through her starter...
I had an email today from a friend telling me she'd had the all clear after a brain operation.....all was well...no cancer.....and she was fighting fit and ready to do her sky dive.....anyone want to...
.....and have some fun and imaginative answers.... Every morning a couple have left our little compound on bicycles....not speaking or looking very happy.... Late afternoon they return.....not...
All was peaceful and quiet as Janet and John arrived back to their little holiday compound......couples dining or sipping nightcaps by candle light.....only the chirping of cicadas or the whispering...
Two nephews and a stray friend are house sitting for me....well they are on courses in Northants and wanted a place to stay so it works both ways...or it did.... Knowing they are not too flush I made...
1. How do I get onto the top bunk bed on a ferry and at the same time retain my dignity because the queasy companion lying on the bottom bunk bed says he can't close his eyes or he will be...
....was interesting.
Four tables taken when I arrived and one of the three gentlemen at the table by the window wa.......hang on....phone ringing....back in a jiff......
....when you are in a fantastic restaurant having just about the best meal ever and...... The young couple to your right aren't bothering with each other.....he is on his mobile phone for the whole...
...for me to get fed up and even a little grumpy....but this constant rain is getting on my bits...... It has now been over six months since we sat in tee shirts or strappy tops....on the...
