Been away since May

Back again for a while. Here's a few pics that will, hopefully, fill in the gap from May 'til today.



Holidays with family - eating, drinking and soaking up the sun and scenery.





Holidays with friends doing just the same.

Days at home working, resting and playing.

 Out and about dancing, walking  and celebrating the seasons.

2020 is now upon us and hopefully we can do it all again. Food, family, friends and fun - in any order or all together. Great combinations to be had. Hope your New Year will be all you wish it to be.

xx

Making the most of my birthday present

Just a couple of pictures of my final flowers from my large birthday bouquet.

Still going strong after a month.

xx

Normal?

Celebrations are over, left overs in the process of being eaten up, visitors on their way home and we are gradually getting back to 'normal'. Just need to clear Christmas away as it's all been dumped on the dining room table. I think I'll sort the cards out first and as most of them are homemade ones that travel backwards and forwards each year. I can envelope them all up this month and just have to sign and address them in December. 

The decorations will be boxed up and labelled and put in the loft for another year and the presents used, displayed or eaten!

We ate, drank and made merry with birthdays, Christmas, New Year and more birthdays and are now eating the minimum so we can feel healthy again. 

My 'normal' will be dancing, swimming, walking. reading and looking after the home and garden plus going out for a meal every now and again. I did make a resolution to post a picture every day but that's gone by the board already. 

I wish you all best wishes for a year of health and happiness with friends and family.

xx

PS The resolution has been reinstated and here are the first 6 days of the year.

1st

Spot the son and grandchild

2nd

Bracing walk along the prom

3rd

Bracing walk in the park

4th

Family Chinese evening

5th

Jigsaw completed. Just the crossword left to do

6th

Decs down - bye bye tree

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F, F and F

We woke up to a white second Christmas on the 30th December while on holiday with family. The snow didn't stay long but it added to the festive occasion.

The New Year was also celebrated with festive fireworks. What loud bangs and crashes we heard for about half an hour. The whole sight was magical.

Walks and fun were the order of the day and I enjoyed every minute.

Can you tell!

There were 3 'occasions' that had to be celebrated - Chrismas, New Year and my birthday and what better present than this - a wooden box full of wool plus the added bonus of a crochet hook.

My hands were busy for the rest of the holiday.

Family, friends and fun - a winning combination.

xx

Wrong place

There's plenty of items in the wrong place in this house at the moment due to decorating most of the rooms downstairs. These vases are from different areas in the house. Normally they would blend in with different rooms. Here they look like an odd bunch - art deco, 30s, country and wierd.

The flower is dying in the vase in the fireplace - no time to clear it away yet. Various objects abandoned on the floor.

The light shades from the back room are hopefully safe on the chair in the lounge. An odd lamp is dumped on the floor.

The dining room side board is in the lounge along with crisps from the kitchen and placemats from the dining room. The throw is over the sideboard to stop the cat from scratching its surface.

Tea things roam around the kitchen as we are awaiting a wall cupboard to arrive.

Dining chairs are stacked on the dining table and kitchen and office chairs keep them company. The watering cans have a roll in sealing the parquet floor. The floor is in the process of being sanded and most surfaces have a layer of sawdust on them.

The bathroom cupboard contents are on the floor in a bedroom (the bathroom will be decorated at some stage).

Sideboard contents are scattered about the floor.

Dresser, kitchen and dining room contents are on the landing.

Dresser and the contents of the other sideboard are in another bedroom. The other sideboard is in the process of being waxed.

Can I find anything? Well I've just about got the hang of where everything is living at the moment and I've managed to bulk bake some rhubarb crumble and a loaf today along with a roast beef dinner and a bit of weeding in the garden. DH is still sanding the parquet floor!

xx