Liebster Award , Visitors and Poppies
Amanda at Eight By Six Gardening Blog has given me a Liebster Award.Thank you Amanda.I wanted to share this photo with you. I took this yesterday. In December 2009 I bought this plant (I'm having a...
View ArticleAnother Lovely Walk and Badgers
Hello again,The sun was shining again yesterday and Tilly and I had a lovely walk in the woods. This is the badger track across the field. You can just make out that it disappears into the undergrowth...
View ArticleFuzzy Little Badgers
Just had to share a couple of photos with you this evening. The female badger turned up in broad daylight, about 9pm,which is slightly unusual. As the light faded I noticed lots of movement in the...
View ArticleNo Sun Today......
but here are some flowers I snapped this morning .......Life's been a bit hectic of late, hence the lack of blogs but I'm hoping to do a bit of catch up over the weekend. Just one quick update,...
View ArticleOh My Goodness, I've Got A Big Birthday On Sunday
Hello everyone,Today we had the whole family together, a rare sight indeed. For tomorrow is a very big birthday for me. Much to my surprise, The Col excelled himself, along with LM and his girlfriend...
View ArticleCupcakes and Potatoes
Where does the time go to? I seem to have neglected my blog for too long. I've just been busy doing everything, nothing, bit of hooky, gardening and trying my hand at applique. (Oh and all the other...
View ArticleArticle 15
It's been too long since I last did a post.How are you all?I've spent the last couple of days just reading blogs, trying to catch up with everyone.Life has whizzed by at an incredible pace. For the...
View ArticleMy Favourite Jeans
I have a favourite pair of jeans.They're Ralph Lauren's and I bought them in New York 6 years ago. I have lived in them, they are the most comfortable jeans I've ever owned. When they were new I wore...
View ArticleAllsorts
Good morning lovely blogging friends.Here's a bit of a catch up.I have never seen so many apples.The tree is laden.Should be a good harvest.What's going on here?Half of our magnolia tree is in bloom,...
View ArticleGiveaway Thank You
Good morning lovely bloggy friends.How are you all today? The sun is shining, there's almost a clear blue sky, at last. After yesterday, when I nearly put the heating back on!!!!!!Just a really quick...
View ArticleBeautiful Embroidery, Beautiful Music
Hi everyone, how are you all?I went charity shop shopping and look what I found. A tablecloth, dressing table sets and and beautiful embroidered pillow case, (it does have a fold mark on it). They...
View ArticleWatching
I've been watching the world go by........Watching autumn arrive.Watching the weather in Swanage.Looking at rock formations in Swanage.Watching the lowest tide we'd seen for ages.Rock pooling.More rock...
View ArticleTrees
I've been out and about looking at trees. Now,that may seem slightly sad or make me rather strange (or both and no, I don't hug trees) but I'm always amazed by the shapes that trees form as they grow...
View ArticleIt's Been A While
Yes, and hasn't it been a while?I've spent weeks wondering how on earth to start this post seeing as I've been gone for ages. Do I say, "sorry I've been gone so long" or "I'm back, did you miss me?"...
View ArticleAn Early Start
I got up early this morning to get out with Tilly and my camera. It was beautiful, just the frost, the sunrise and the birds singing, brilliant! Oh, and quite chilly too.Badger and deer footprints...
View ArticleArticle 6
Hi everyone, hope you're all well?It's been a strange couple of months. The Col is away for a while and Tilly and I are home alone! I don't mind my own company and can easily find things to do, so no...
View ArticleSuccessful Stollen and Cushions
Hope this post finds you all well?On Fridays I get together with a group of ladies who quilt. Some weeks not a lot is done but a lot is said and sometimes we're quiet and lots gets done. I always try...
View ArticleSomething Funny Is Going On
Hi everyone,Isn't the weather just glorious? I've spent most of three days in the garden, doing some tidying, pruning, sweeping, digging and planting. Normally my Dad sows runner beans for my sister...
View ArticlePainting Wardrobes
Can anyone help please?This weekend I'm painting my spare bedroom.At this point I was going to show you a photo of the room in question but for some reason I can't get to my photos via Blogger no...
View ArticleToday!
Today I've been having fun with:Thank you for your comments. Fortunately my nearest stockist is only 10 miles away. What fun!AND, it works really well. I can see why you're all so pleased with it....
View ArticleA Little Bit of Colour
It's another rainy day here in Wiltshire.Tilly and I got drenched this morning when we went out for a walk.I took these photos in my Mum and Dads garden a few weeks ago and had to share them with you....
View ArticleHappy Sunny Sunday and The Big Quilt
What a joy it is to get out in the garden and make the most of the wonderful weather. My tomatoes and beans are planted out and I've just been enjoying pottering about outside.Tilly and I have taken to...
View ArticleIt's Been a Long Time
HelloI hope you're all well and life has been treating you well?It's been such a long time since I wrote anything. Many things have happened in my life in the last three years. Some good, some bad...
View ArticleChanging Times
Time marches on and things change in life, the garden and the world. Sometimes for the better and others not so much.Since I last posted, our much loved dog Tilly has passed on. She was thirteen and...
View ArticleMoved!
We moved into our new house two weeks ago and we're still surrounded by boxes. The Colonel says it's because we (I think he means me), have too much stuff!!! One can never have too much stuff,...
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