I've been to Rosslyn Chapel Lily - church architecture / late medieval stuff is my thing so I found it absolutely fascinating - I think they may have had to ask me to leave at closing time - so much to see.
Love the hamster Flumpy - can't bear mice and rats but like hamsters & guinea pigs - must be those horrible scaly tails - urrgh!
Have spent a lovely afternoon repotting my new plants, sweeping the shed out, tidying the composting & nursery area and generally pottering about. Time flew by and I only came in 'cos I couldn't see what I was doing anymore (is it me or did it get dark earlier today?). Very wild out there - mild but very windy.
Time for a cup of tea before shower and dinner prep. Might catch up with "Call the Midwife" tonight - saving Shetland for when OH comes home tomorrow. Exciting life...
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Lily Pilly asked "Busy I think I may have missed something, are you returning permanently to uk? I thought your family had just moved beside you in France?"
I have lived in France since 85, brought up my 4 children in France and have 9 grandchildren in France. Husband 1 wanted to live in France, I only went for him, but he died in 98. Met 2nd OH in France, he was widowed, moved to France because his wife wanted to. When I met him he was trying to sell his French house to move back to England but he moved in with me instead. He has sold his house now so we have bought a second home in Norfolk, which is where we want to be but I can't sell my French house as the children share it (French inheritance laws) and they don't want to sell it.
In the meantime, 2nd OH was renting a flat in Eastbourne from his DIL which is where most of his stuff is which we are moving to the cottage to Norfolk.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Thank you, GWRS, Lily P and Hosta We will still be in France more than England and I still have a big garden in France to look after. I was trying to make a little bit of England in France, but I've always loved gardens. They make me feel happy.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
You lot have been chatty today. It must be raining.
We were collected by taxi at 4'30 am. At 5'30 ,, at 70 mph on the M1, we got a puncture. The car had to be unloaded, and hubby and taxi man changed the rear nearside for a space saver. That meant 50mph all the way to Gatwick. So we made check in, just got breakfast, and the flight was called.
Smooth flight, landed early, and soon checked in. Unpacked, I'm off to find dinner
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I've been to Rosslyn Chapel Lily - church architecture / late medieval stuff is my thing so I found it absolutely fascinating - I think they may have had to ask me to leave at closing time
- so much to see.
Love the hamster Flumpy - can't bear mice and rats but like hamsters & guinea pigs - must be those horrible scaly tails - urrgh!
Have spent a lovely afternoon repotting my new plants, sweeping the shed out, tidying the composting & nursery area and generally pottering about. Time flew by and I only came in 'cos I couldn't see what I was doing anymore (is it me or did it get dark earlier today?). Very wild out there - mild but very windy.
Time for a cup of tea before shower and dinner prep. Might catch up with "Call the Midwife" tonight - saving Shetland for when OH comes home tomorrow. Exciting life...
Happy Birthday Chicklet.
Lily Pilly asked "Busy I think I may have missed something, are you returning permanently to uk? I thought your family had just moved beside you in France?"
I have lived in France since 85, brought up my 4 children in France and have 9 grandchildren in France. Husband 1 wanted to live in France, I only went for him, but he died in 98. Met 2nd OH in France, he was widowed, moved to France because his wife wanted to. When I met him he was trying to sell his French house to move back to England but he moved in with me instead. He has sold his house now so we have bought a second home in Norfolk, which is where we want to be but I can't sell my French house as the children share it (French inheritance laws) and they don't want to sell it.
In the meantime, 2nd OH was renting a flat in Eastbourne from his DIL which is where most of his stuff is which we are moving to the cottage to Norfolk.
BL , hope it all works out OK in end
Wild Hamsters , what ever next
isn't that how the parakeets are said to have started? escaped /released pets?
Busy, I wish you and o h a long and happy life in your new home
A A Milne
BL I wish you all the best wherever you are.
Topbird. I was just so disappointed at the amount of concrete! Wouldn't it have been amazing if it had been completed
hosta. Our overflow pipe on the bottom pond has collapsed, what are you doing tomorrow?
A A Milne
lily, probably clearing mine again.
Yesterday's repair job has held for the time being , I'm pleased to say.
Thank you, GWRS, Lily P and Hosta
We will still be in France more than England and I still have a big garden in France to look after. I was trying to make a little bit of England in France, but I've always loved gardens. They make me feel happy.
You lot have been chatty today. It must be raining.
We were collected by taxi at 4'30 am. At 5'30 ,, at 70 mph on the M1, we got a puncture. The car had to be unloaded, and hubby and taxi man changed the rear nearside for a space saver. That meant 50mph all the way to Gatwick. So we made check in, just got breakfast, and the flight was called.
Smooth flight, landed early, and soon checked in. Unpacked, I'm off to find dinner
Lots of colourful bougainvillea here.