visitors

Lyn had visitors yesterday and Barney thinks everyone who visits us come especially to see him ~ but not everyone wants a little jack russell wrapped round their shoulders ~ or one sitting on their lap which is Barneys favourite place ~ he is such a loving little boy and he does like close contact ~

So Nin and Barney were confined in the small sitting room ~ much to their distain ~ and just sat near the door until Lyn's visitors left ~

Didn't get to do much over the Holiday weekend as the weather was atrocious ~ we did go shopping for some new curtains and a roller blind for the kitchen but came away empty handed as we couldn't make our minds up which ones to buy ~ decided we would go to Aldous's in Fakenham during the week ~

Sammy went to see the Consultant that operated on him ~ and  has passed him fit ~ so he is back in training much to his delight ~ although the Season has  finished they still train ~ Jake thought his team he plays for had disbanded ~ but someone else has taken over the training ~ so he is happy about that ~ and they have the World Cup to look forward to  ~

Hope everyone had a good Memorial/Bank Holiday mine was very quiet ~

 

 

addition to Mish Mash

 

The first year we moved here I was in the garden I saw what I thought was a bit of tissue paper on one of the bushes  ~ when I went over to remove it I found it was this lovely flower ~ this is the first one out as yet this year ~ but in a day or two and with a bit of Sunshine it will be covered with blossom ~ and it looks beautiful ~ no idea of it's name though ~

 

Mish Mash ~

 

 

I hope you will all be pleased I found that trolley at the Supermarket that only goes where it wants to ~ and I've disposed of it ~ so hopefully in future we won't come across it again ~ Or will we !!!!

We went to the Chicken farm yesterday to buy fresh eggs ~ and it was nice to see them out in the fields  after the Bird Flu scare ~

I loved the picture of the red sky against the black ~ "Red sky at night shepherds delight" That old saying was proved wrong as it rained all the next day ~

We had a nice day out driving around the countryside and doing a bit of shopping ~ and of course throwing that trolley in the boot of the car lol ~

We ended up a nice trip by going to the Red Lion for lunch ~ that was nice ~

 

 

 

Melons ~ Peppers and other things

The Greenhouse in Lyn's territory ~ it is her Haven ~ and she just loves to spend time in there ~ she is learning about plants and enjoying doing so ~

Do you remember all the bunches of grapes I got last year ~ well it looks like we are going to have a good crop this year as well ~

Colin from the Gardening page told us how to prune them ~ and it really is looking good ~ "Thanks Colin"

The Woodpecker that comes to feed on the peanuts has been there nearly all day ~ he seems to be getting used to me opening the window and trying and take his picture ~ but the Green one is more elusive it takes off at the slightest noise ~

hopefully he will get used to me as well so I will be able to get a picture of him too ~ he is really a handsome bird ~

Last year we had tomato's cucumbers and lettuces for weeks and they are so much nicer when you have grown them yourself ~

Joy and Sorrow

To~day 9 years ago was a time of great gladness as Amber my first Great Grandaughter was born ~

It was also a day of great sadness as it was the day of my Mother's funeral

So you can see why Amber is so special to me ~ she is like her Great Great Grandma she loves to sing and dance and takes great pleasure in entertaining us ~ The Tiara she has on was bought by another one of her grandma's I don't think she will ever take it off ~

she belongs to a drama group and has been in some productions ~ we went to see her at the Theatre Royal last year ~ remember this is a proud Gt.Grandmother talking ~ the whole audience was made up of brothers ~ sisters ~ Uncles ~ Aunts ~ grandparents and their friends ~

But I enjoyed every minute of it ~

The present in the box was a Spa which you lower into the Bath tub and it makes bubbles she had wanted one of these for ages ~ and they had drastically reduced them in price ~

The Bike she knew nothing about and Lyn and I had great pleasure in giving it to her ~ It was a picture to see the surprize on her face ~ she immediately told Abbie she could have her old one ~ which Abbie was really pleased about ~

so there were two happy little girls to~day ~

Laburnum and Wild strawberries

So many different things are popping up in the garden ~ the wild stawberries are growing here there and everywhere ~ and are tiny but edible ~ they would be nice to eat  if you could get to them before the birds do ~

Thursday is normally the day I visit my sister Joy ~ but as my niece and her daughter planned on visiting us to ~day I have put Joy's visit off until tomorrow ~

So we had a nice afternoon catching up on everything that has been going on with them ~ you know what four women can be like sitting in the kitchen having a lovely lunch Lyn had prepared for us ~ As Emma my Great niece is on a diet she brought her own Lunch with her ~a Banana Smoothie and a small bowl of nuts and raisins ~ I felt terrible as I tucked into Ham ~ Crab ~ new potato's and lots of salad ~ then Chocolate cheesecake covered in thick cream ~ But Emma never wavered ~ she really looked like she enjoyed what she had ~

She has invited us over to her's for lunch ~ I hope we don't have to have what she had today ~ I nibble those sort of things in between meals ~

Couldn't get out into the garden today ~ we had a little rain but the sky was so dark it looked like we were about to have a storm ~ and it has been rumbling on all day ~

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Before I go I would like to point you in the direction of a young mans journal ~Leigh is sixteen and started his journal a short time ago and is getting disheartened as he hasn't had many comments ~ go pay him a visitand say hello I am sure you will enjoy what you read ~

http://journals.aol.co.uk/edwardssoapy/LeighsWorld/entries/1103

 

PS Lyn is chuffed tonight shes just come in from the greenhouse and remember the melon plants which were deleaved by the snail ~ Well guess what they are sprouting new little ones ~ Wayhay !!!!!

Sammy and the Rat ~Lyn and the snail

 

Living in the country we naturally have rats about ~ but this particular one was a bit cheeky ~ it had invaded the bird table and was having a feast hanging on the peanut holder ~ Sammy was outside playing ~ and happened to notice Ratty and approached the bird feeder ~

Normally they would run away but this one was determined it was going to finish it's lunch before it departed ~ and Sammy was nearly on top of it before it decided it was time to leave ~ He honestly thought he would be able to capture it ~ Goodness knows what he planned on doing with it ~ was he planning on keeping for a pet I wonder !!

Sammy has got over his Appendix Operation well but is not allowed to play football yet ~ but as the Season has finished it isn't so hard on him now~ he loves his football

 

Ratty came in from next door and our neighbour Roy is going to deal with it ~ meantime we have blocked it's entrace hole into our garden ~

Lyn went to the garden centre a couple of weeks ago and came home armed with all her new packets of seeds ~ Lettuce ~ Peppers ~ Chilli ~ and Melon ~ she thought she would give Melon a go ~ so planted the seeds in the propagator and was pleasantly surprised to see 7 of the seeds had grown ~

Sunday when she went to water them ~ all that was left were 7 green little sticks ~ sticking up out of the soil and there sitting amongst them was a snail looking very sated indeed ~ she had to laugh but removed the snail to the top of the garden ~ where she presumes in a couple of more  weeks it would have made it's way back to the greenhouse to feast on the new Melon seeds about to be planted ~