Beautiful trees @dunelmGood morning and a Happy Father’s Day to all who identify as a Father. Always a non event day I feel apart from those who sell cards for all occasions or the persuaders of BBQ events. Bah! Humbug!
5.8 this a.m.
Veterans breakfast club yesterday on Falklands Liberation Day followed by purchasing of sourdough boules at the market.
Today - the sun is shining so advantages must be taken to get out into it.
Art bit - what happens when you wet paper with saline and then drip ink onto it.
May your day be sunny and bright - already finished my koffy.
Thank you @gennepherBeautiful trees @dunelm
I love that the ink doing its own thing. It is rather beautiful @dunelmGood afternoon - and it is a good afternoon - all sunny and bright. Out this morning for a bone warming wander, now sitting in the garden with a lemon and ginger tea.
5.4 this a.m.
Mrs Miggins has just gone to collect the Girl In The Bubble from school. We will drop her home on our way into town later for an early evening walk. There may be a restaurant involved with their once per month Market Menu offer on.
Art bit - just some ink doing it’s own thing.
Thanks @gennepher. I think so as well.I love that the ink doing its own thing. It is rather beautiful @dunelm
Victor Hugo house looks like a good visit, the journey not so much. I don’t travel abroad now unless I really must - visiting my mother is about it at present - always awful at airports and seaports.17.06
7.40am FBG 5.2
Quiet day yesterday, recover g from the trip to Guernsey. As a treat, Day out it wasn't a huge success, parts of it were eenjoyable, but the ferry port was disorganised and overcrowded. With long waits and too few seats, no café either. MrSlim was forced to remove his belt for "security checks" this left him holding up his trousers for some time, he was very uncomfortable and embarrassed. Angry at being treated like cattle, herded from one crowded space to another with no consideration for our welfare.
While the weather was good and the island pretty, the bus tour of the coast was uncomfortable and crowded. It also took a lot longer than we had expected, leaving us with not enough time for a proper lunch, before our tour of Victor Hugos house. Every room was ornate, huge carved furniture, tapestries on walls and ceilings, chandeliers and statues. A unique style.
Here is the Red Drawing room.
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While we will not be copying the style of the house, we both admired the garden and may incorporate some ideas from there into our own.
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Walking group - smashing. Hope that your Acer thrivesGood morning all. Up early today which is unusual for me. Joined the walking group for another 2+ mile walk yesterday followed by a walk around town but struggled as I'm still out of practice. I bought a small acer plant, "orange dream" from the market garden stall, something I have wanted to do for some time. For now it is planted in a large pot and placed in a part of the garden which has dappled shade so hopefully it will do well there. Also went for a hearing check and am to be fitted with a second hearing aid. We took birthday presents to our neighbour in the afternoon and we were treated to chocolate birthday cake! Delicious but fbs early this morning = 10.7!!Must be more strict today! Best wishes for today.
It looks like a magical place @dunelmGood morning everyone from a blustery NE coast.
5.6 this a.m.
Today is the last of the 24 exams our grandson has been taking for GCSE’s - Spanish, which he is pretty good at. Parents have organised a surprise lunch at a branch of Miller & Carter - he does like a rare steak. We have been asked to hide the Rolls Royce round the back to hide the surprise (note: not a Rolls Royce at all, what’s the fuss, it’s just a plain old car, hardly distinguishable from others of the same make).
Conversations with my mother this morning. Her latest piece that she finished only on Sunday has already been sold so she is off out to lunch to spend some earnings. That will cheer her up no end.
Art bit - We went to Central Park once.
Hope your day is treating you fair.
You could have visited the original, which NY is based on. Birkenhead park.Good morning everyone from a blustery NE coast.
5.6 this a.m.
Today is the last of the 24 exams our grandson has been taking for GCSE’s - Spanish, which he is pretty good at. Parents have organised a surprise lunch at a branch of Miller & Carter - he does like a rare steak. We have been asked to hide the Rolls Royce round the back to hide the surprise (note: not a Rolls Royce at all, what’s the fuss, it’s just a plain old car, hardly distinguishable from others of the same make).
Conversations with my mother this morning. Her latest piece that she finished only on Sunday has already been sold so she is off out to lunch to spend some earnings. That will cheer her up no end.
Art bit - We went to Central Park once.
Hope your day is treating you fair.
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