Mine are helping too. It's part of their job to inspect all boxes before anything gets packed away in them. And sometimes to steal a ribbon or a bauble in the process....
This box is a great source of play and fascination. It held a reading lamp and has layers of cardboard inside with lots of interesting holes. A catnip mouse is down one of the holes.......
30 Years On - Sadness & Celebration (part two)
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Earlier I wrote about the sadness felt within my family, as well as the
wider community, at the closure of our small department store that bore the
famil...
Now for a "day of rest!"
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Which means once I've unpacked, I will be gardening. However, I do intend
to go to the Garden Centre as I need trellising for a couple of Clematis.
I ...
The spring head
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Therefore leave the shadeles goss
Seek the spring head lin'd with moss
There your little feet may stand
Safely on the printing sand
While in full poss[ess]...
In the pink
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…..or rather On the pink.
For no particular reason, more a case of how I felt at the time, I chose to
do a magenta ground for this canvas. The idea is ...
Green Darkness
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Rain and wind moved in early Friday evening. This photo and the one below
were taken within minutes; I'm not sure why the light looks so different.
It w...
Good
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Only the other day I was mourning the fact that the camassias I planted
last autumn hadn't appeared. And then today, I found them, blooming away.
How uno...
Short Trip to Herefordshire - Part 1: Hatfield
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E is on holiday this week and she wanted to spend her birthday at the
caravan so we spent 3 nights in Herefordshire - sadly yet another too short
a br...
Through the Garden Gate April 2024
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Apologies late again by a day! It's been another busy month and with some
drier spells amongst some April showers we have spent more time in the
garden ...
The sweet sights and sounds of Spring!
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Yes, I dare to mention it this morning because the sun is shining, the
weather forecast is 'improving' and I feel better than I have done for some
days....
Gael Force
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I was recently contacted by a lady called Michele about her new Shetland
pony, Gael. Gael was bought as a companion pony for her last remaining
pony, Sam...
A FOX IN THE HOUSE
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For years now the catflap in the back door has been broken with no swinging
door. The hole has been open for the cats to come and go as they like and
at...
Current Events
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On a recent afternoon walk, I heard an unseen owl call from somewhere off
in the forest: "*Hoo-hoo *. . . *hoo-hoo*." This seemed to be a gentle
inquiry, ...
Rustic Renaissance - how to buy the book!
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The book is being launched at Haslemere Educational Museum this Saturday
19th November at 11am. All proceeds go to support the museum's Peasant Arts
collec...
KEEPING THE BLOG ALIVE
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[image: Sycamore leaves and blossom.]
Sycamore outside my house in Yorkshire.
I no longer live in Dorset . . . I moved to Halifax in West Yorkshire where...
Just a quick post...
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Last time I posted, I said the tiny human could arrive any day... the due
date was 1st August but I was sure I'd go a good few days past that... I
re...
Welcome to the (New) World of Former Glory
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Another long period of silence on this blog, I'm sorry. Unfortunately our
son became very unwell after his treatment for leukaemia and although he
remain...
Quiet but never silent.
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I missed the Sun this morning, not because I was late but because the early
wander was done and dusted by the time the clouds cleared. When all is calm
and...
Going through the winter
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We've had lovely sunny days, cold days, wet days and snowy days. We're
enjoying the sun which is now higher in the sky and stays longer in the
house. The...
Blog Reader
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It's been a hard year, with mum dying suddenly in January, leaving my
forgetful father constantly asking where she is, but showing little or no
emotion...
The Green Wheel Oracle
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Goodness me, it's been a long time since there was an update here! That's
mostly because I have been so very busy working away on the The Green Wheel
Ora...
So late.
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It's so late and I've been struggling with sleep so long that I wonder if
I'm becoming nocturnal! Why do words flow into my head just at the time
when I de...
WHEN I in awesome WONDER
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*A CAPPELLA COUNTRY VOCAL BAND*
*HOME FREE*
Listen to this rendering of "How Great Thou Art" sung in the Austrian Alps
by this brilliant country music...
It's so long since I have posted !!
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*"Deeper then ever plummet sounded"My celebration of Shakespeare's
finalspeech in 'The Tempest'*All my supportive and lovely readers may
wonder what has...
A Big Day
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This post is something of a departure for me as I don't usually write about
football! The big day was my granddaughter's not mine though I found it
rathe...
Moving to Facebook
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As I mentioned a while ago, I am finding blog writing, especially
downloading, resizing and attaching photos, very time consuming and I am
sharing more o...
Frugal Queen is moving
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Hello Dear Reader,
Blogger has completely tested my patience. You can only leave a comment on
Google+ and I really thank those of you have taken ...
Rock & Roll Car Show 71
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*"Pin-Up**" -* Villeneuve St Georges - Val de Marne - Septembre 2015
Un grand merci à ceux et celles qui m'ont permis de réaliser ces deux
dernières séri...
INSTAGRAM & A LETTER
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Dear all,
Thanks so much for all your comments on my last two posts. I miss blogging
and you all so much but, realistically, am not going to be able to ...
Our hay meadows
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I'm never quite sure if I should be embarrassed or proud of our hay
meadows. In fact it's probably true to say that I used to be embarrassed,
but I'm getti...
Motorsport fun
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One of our sons works
on the Bentley Motorsport team and last week he arranged for us to go to
Silverstone to see them race.
We were treated very well and i...
Cat Walk
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It took years, but finally I found a publisher with the heart to publish
Cat Walk. This is a love story to Pembrokeshire and to cats.
It can be bought from ...
New Blog Address
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I've just finished updating my website. This re-design includes an
integrated blog so everything is together. I'll be blogging over there
from now on. I...
Barn Owls
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I have visited a site of a pair of local Barn Owls a few times recently,
sometimes drawn a blank more often than not seen them in flight at a
distance. On ...
Living in the beautiful New Forest, I am married, a recently retired teacher and the mother of grown up boys who have flown the nest. I share my days with cats, dogs, ponies and the wildlife all around us. Starting this blog is a chance to explore woods, fields, lanes and heath with my camera. A chance to share the simple pleasures of my country life.
3 comments:
Very handsome boys! And, what would we do without the help of our cats?
Mine are helping too. It's part of their job to inspect all boxes before anything gets packed away in them. And sometimes to steal a ribbon or a bauble in the process....
This box is a great source of play and fascination. It held a reading lamp and has layers of cardboard inside with lots of interesting holes. A catnip mouse is down one of the holes.......
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