Happily, both Grandbabies woke up in time for a last photo before I left early this morning.
Just outside Bristol Station were these broad beans, part of an urban gardens project. Seeing them really pleased me!
It is always so lovely when returning to England from abroad. The greenness of everything is quite startlingly beautiful.
NM was to have been my Guest Blogger yesterday but the evening disappeared! Today, she is home from school early as she will be for the rest of the term as the timetable has moved into intensive time, which means that lessons end at 1pm. Over to NM.
My mummy had twins in January and I am enjoying playing and laughing with them. One of them is a boy and one of them is a girl. They are handsome and pretty indeed.They are growing a lot and quickly. I love them so much that I don’t know who to hold first.
I would like to talk about my Senagalese outfit. It’s a special outfit for celebrations like Eid. I will be wearing it in twenty days’ time.
Granny and I made Strawberry Shortcake.We used my Great Great Granny’s recipe. It was a surprise for my Mum and we all enjoyed it.
Shopping is quite an adventure with the ‘bus’!
One smiley baby and one much more serious this afternoon.
LiveWire No1 drew my attention to this beautiful white flower whose name I don’t know. I love the raindrops, on it and the buds, left after the storm.
I love the dew drops on this feather that are catching the sunlight.
It’s nesting time. It’s Spring!
We are having three nights away on a 3 for 2 deal for the lovely Mr S’s birthday. We are only 40 minutes from home in a hotel overlooking the sea and with the coastal path moments away. Today we did a circular walk of a couple of hours on the path around The Lizard. Our room is lovely, we have watched boats go by, seen the sunset and the lighthouse light become brighter and now it’s time for dinner!
I think this house along the path may well feel the spray!
The view from our room!
The Lizard Lighthouse from our room. Let’s hope for another glorious day tomorrow.
We have a very precious twenty four hours with Not-quite-Littlest-LiveWire and we have had a lovely day, reading stories, playing hide and seek, rooting through the old toys and stomping through puddles.
Choosing the next story from the children’s story book shelf that used to belong to our four.
Getting ready for our walk, B happened upon a nearly finished hat and decided to wear it anyway. It fitted beautifully around her plait.
There were splashable puddles all along the path and I just managed to catch a reflection of B and her Grandfather’s legs!
This was a wonderful new way to cook cauliflower, covered with a Romescu sauce and roasted, sitting on a bed of red onions and sun dried tomatoes. Delicious!
I made Avocado humus for lunch yesterday and usually throw the liquid from the chickpeas out but I had heard of making meringues with it so I looked it up and, hey presto, mini red fruit pavlovas for desert! Not an egg in sight but, as we are not vegan, we did put creme fraiche on top!
We have new buses in Cornwall and I really like following them as they all have different slogans painted on the back. This one was at the bus stop on the steep hill near the station, hence the angle.
Winter dawns are often very lovely.
A most unexpected parcel was waiting for us on our return with a couple of delightful presents from our long-lost and recently found very special friend. I love this heart pin with its message on the back of love and peace – and the same to you P.
Today I received a belated birthday card from some more special friends. I love the sentiment expressed here which is just what N and G do! Thank you!
We are home after almost three weeks away and it is so good! After delivering the children to school this morning, we set off on the route that would take us past Stonehenge and then enjoyed sunbeams as we drove West.
I can hardly believe that this was my first visit to The National Gallery! I discovered several new paintings and artists new to me. Join me here for some of the beauty we found today.
Judith by Eglon Hendrick van der Neer
I just love how the artist has captured the shine of the silk, the delicacy of the finger nails with their half moons, the jewellery and then, on reading the description, the decapitated head in the shadows! Just brilliant!
I’m sure many of you, like me, know of Monet’s Water-Lilies but maybe, also like me, you may never have seen this beautiful Setting Sun of the scene.
We went home via Charing Cross, a delightfully decorated station with interesting history.
And our news! Our twin Grandbabies arrived at 2.15 this morning and all is well. LiveWire No 5 weighed in at 2.75kg and his sister, LiveWire No 6 at 2.45kg . That’s 6lb 1oz and 5lbs 6oz respectively. We saw pictures of them, a few hours old wearing their Christmas tree hats! We are, of course, all delighted! 🙂 🙂
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