Lifes a beach.....

Did I mention we live at the sea-side......

We are very, very lucky that we always have somewhere to go when the sun shines...

Its such a wonderful place for the grandchildren.....

Patience all dressed up dolloping down to the beach...which takes forever as she insists on walking.....and she is only two!

Esme loves going in the water with her grampy, but Patience screams blue murder if her toe even touches a wave!

These long hot summery days are perfect for family time on the beach....

And I am looking forward for the summer holidays when the grandsons can come and share the fun with us...

 IF the good weather holds out that is!

  only trouble with the beach is.......

There is no shade and it can get toooooo dam hot!So we have to take our brolley down with us!Hope you are all enjoying the summer sun x

And I wonder why....

And I wonder ...with all the cake I have been making for knitting club

 

 

 

 

 

Why my harris has become the size of a small continent!

Although I would not want you, my dear readers to labour under the false impression that I am a blogging domestical goddess....here is one of my cake disasters..this was SUPPOSED to be gluten free shortbread..*please note the lovely melted plastic shortbread mold....don't ask!!!!!!!

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Hot,hot,hot!

Oh the sun is out....the sky is blue...theres not a cloud to spoil the view....time to show off my jugs as the bishop said to actress...

But I think even you would agree I have some lovely jugs......

Lemonade in the garden........

ice and a slice and a pinch of mint.....

so tangy and refreshing.....

please note the use of a Royal Albert dish to try and prettify some pork scratchings..but you can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear.....lol

 

 

 I think you will agree that I have some lovely highballs too....

  

The lemonade was lovely...but I needed something a little bit....well...more.... so I combined all of the above ingredients  into my lovely pale green jug.....

adding one last ingredient......

Lashings of EARL GREY......iced tea in the garden!...what could be lovelier? Fancy coming to  join me?....

I'm a little tea pot.....

oh....you've popped in for a cuppa..which tea pot shall we use...you decide...

So which one did you choose....lets do tea cups another day...it may take some time!

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Sun Sun Sun!

I am an Autumnal freak...but am really enjoying the summer!

Its so lovely to get out in the sun...

I have found myself using the garden as a dining room!

Already I have spent much more time in the garden than I can remember doing last year...

There is nothing like tea from a china cup in the sunshine...hope you are all making the most of this delish weather x x

Decorating!

Been working very hard....

Painting three floors.....

And acres and acres of glossing....

Did I forget to mention....

I.....BLOOMING...hate glossing!!!!!!!!!!!

I need a rest!...hoping for some sun shine so I can have some beach time this weekend x

New project

I had a modern wardrobe in the guest bedroom that fell to bits....so to the tip it went...and I dragged in this little unit that had been in the damp garden shed for three years...

Bit of a dust down and it was as good as new..they don't make them like they used too.

Had an old atlas lying around....

So I got out the glue and set to it......

A bit of snipping.....and a pasting....

A change of handles.....

And I have a unit for my sea-side guest bedroom.....striped curtains...map bunting and my little 1930's unit fits in perfectly.