tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46685438426563199222024-03-14T10:41:37.342+00:00sharon o youngA general blog for everyday happenings
sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-61020664044299983502015-02-23T20:40:00.003+00:002015-02-23T20:40:46.532+00:00Congratulations to the lady upholsterer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our youngest daughter Nicola has just come back from an intense professional upholstery course and we couldn't believe the transformation that she achieved, with the chair in the above pic, I don't think Skooby the cat is going to be quite as impressed as we were as she won't be enjoying the comfort of the new! </div>
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And voila! a remarkable transformation</div>
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Complete with Swarovski chair buttons. I couldn't resist showing you this as I think it"s brilliant !</div>
<br />sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-19470933310491552902015-02-06T19:19:00.001+00:002015-02-06T19:22:07.544+00:00Birthday GirlOur gorgeous little granddaughter was one today, how time flies....<br />
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I think even she was surprised as daddy sent an email this morning saying that she'd said "Is it really my birthday" :-)<br />
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Well it was a bit confusing for her as she shared a birthday tea with her Granddad a couple of weeks ago, he's the second oldest of our dynasty, I'm the oldest but I know you won't tell anybody :), and Pippa's the youngest.<br />
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She certainly made herself at home and couldn't wait to make friends with all her cousins.</div>
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And meeting up with all her aunties, who needless to say jostled for the most cuddle time, I barely got a look in.</div>
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And the of course there were all those presents, but that card really was a winner.</div>
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Happy Birthday darling girl, I know you''ll have had a lovely day, love from Nanny and Granddad xxx</div>
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<br />sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-12058068154900697802015-01-22T20:24:00.001+00:002015-01-22T20:29:33.365+00:00Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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It was lovely and sunny this morning, but very cold, so we lit the stove and had hot chocolate...</div>
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I finished a charcoal sketch of my garden, and beyond, it felt good to be back to getting dirty hands pushing it around the parer.</div>
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I hung the African mask here, it feels more comfortable than it did in our living room!<br />
<br />sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-31311832709406735682015-01-01T20:16:00.001+00:002015-01-01T20:19:40.084+00:00Happy New Year<div>
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I'm a little late with my New Year/ Christmas wishes, but that sort of sums up last year.<br />
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I haven't spent much time here, or anywhere on the net come to that, but when I have been around I've very much enjoyed reading the blogs of all my blogging friends that are safely bookmarked on Feedly.</div>
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I have been quite busy creatively, but mostly boring stuff that I haven't wanted to share, but I hope to be posting something interesting in the near future.</div>
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Many thanks to all the people who have come here over the years and especially those who've taken the time to comment, it is always much appreciated. I've missed the camaraderie of late, although many people seem to prefer Facbook now, and I have to say I'm not a fan. I prefer the slower more contemplative platform of a blog.</div>
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Our summerhouse is being used more and more and is fast becoming the artistic sanctuary I hoped it would be, the picture above was taken on Monday, we had a very heavy frost so we lit the stove, drank hot chocolate and I started a pastel sketch of our youngest grandaughter. It doesn't get much better than that.</div>
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I hope this year brings happiness and peace to all, including our beautiful family.</div>
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sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-6910473031855333032014-11-12T19:49:00.000+00:002014-11-12T19:49:07.233+00:00Winter blogging Blogging should be easier in the winter with the arrival of long evenings, cold days and a general desire to stay indoors and keep warm and cosy.<br />
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Maybe it's because we've had a long autumn with unexpectedly warm days that I just haven't had the time to settle back into posting stuff about my humdrum life. I <i>have</i> been busy since returning home from France, mainly in the allotment......<br />
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Before we went away someone very kindly left a load of bricks at the allotment, just what I'd been waiting for to finish the extension of my brick path...<br />
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Some of you may remember the magazine page that I used as an inspiration for my garden. I'd already bought the Box balls, and now I needed a box hedge.</div>
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I thought I'd better plant these dear little trees before laying the bricks. I bought 2 packs of 6 thinking that would do it all the way along..... no chance! Especially as I now wanted to fill in the gap between the beds.</div>
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Ive also acquired a beautiful wrought iron gate to put at the end of my garden, it has a lovely detail in the middle.</div>
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Still the upside is we've been catching up with our children and grandchildren, whom I'm very pleased to say missed us a lot while we were on our 5 week treck.<br />
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2 little people who definitely missed us were our youngest grandchildren, Sam and Pippa.....<br />
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I was a bit worried that they might have forgotten us, it had been almost 8 weeks since we'd seen them, but as soon as the front door was opened, Sam reached for his granddad and gave him a huge cuddle, refusing to leave his side for the whole weekend.</div>
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As for Pippa, she couldn't have given me a wider smile if she tried, followed by lots of lovely cuddles all weekend.</div>
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While we were staying in Cardiff our son had managed to get tickets for all of us to go to the Doctor Who Experience, which one's the alien ? </div>
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We had a wonderful time, Sam's new phrase is now, "it's amazing", he was such a brave boy, he got right to the end, after experiencing take off in the Tardis, landing on a new planet, going through a very creepy graveyard that scared nanny half to death, but the last 3D effects of scary monsters and nasty scary people was just too much for him. </div>
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We had a fabulous weekend, it was so nice to catch up, as was the first weekend when we arrived home. It's lovely going to all these wonderful inspiring places but there's nothing to compare with the warmth and love you get from you family on your return. Thank you all, we missed you too.</div>
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sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-73684515548816238212014-10-04T17:09:00.001+01:002014-10-04T17:09:12.054+01:00Back to the Loire Valley and longing for lace<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">From Martel we moved slowly North until we got to the Loire Valley, the land of chateaux around every corner.</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj0k_5oCMOKxR0KaVanbipLcs84qvczFYw14nz9ccN1JsBxbiYCnLlc57d7TL01MNurOSM3neXsVi_ZVzjR6cKDU6ciW3ph6V-zSrLmFeQEWOpfdhOuxGg2k5zacImSfw7KDQueLY9A/s640/blogger-image-1787693294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj0k_5oCMOKxR0KaVanbipLcs84qvczFYw14nz9ccN1JsBxbiYCnLlc57d7TL01MNurOSM3neXsVi_ZVzjR6cKDU6ciW3ph6V-zSrLmFeQEWOpfdhOuxGg2k5zacImSfw7KDQueLY9A/s640/blogger-image-1787693294.jpg"></a></div><br></div>This is Loches and although we didn't go in it was really beautiful from the outside.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUUQ0kI934CNmDjWlJmO1GIdhnKTGuSWWHfy5Kzz9j8WMHW-8H2_E11A-Eq9TAYo8dETHE8Bg126xsGhkm1SystDgpUefDarBcJe67gFuWmj1ruWymD0aQ6xKoRDezsHDrvfokww96Q/s640/blogger-image--194660517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It didn't disappoint!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-x61YKFIUX-F1pVODB3Uv3tG4wP_noXT9p_YE93VIDo-62UrjRCwA18y7sJ-pCcUYAmT4e_h6VaMYdgIXIKO913xxY4ukF5nM_4yBHVPWqKiK33YLrNYtRxERzizxBkvZ3Krx-fcmg/s640/blogger-image--1126347597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-x61YKFIUX-F1pVODB3Uv3tG4wP_noXT9p_YE93VIDo-62UrjRCwA18y7sJ-pCcUYAmT4e_h6VaMYdgIXIKO913xxY4ukF5nM_4yBHVPWqKiK33YLrNYtRxERzizxBkvZ3Krx-fcmg/s640/blogger-image--1126347597.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The scale of the chapel was enormous and very earie with no furniture inside. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOXjSGl-fW6Dgb0B4U_I5l4thFd2ujdOCkmS9-A2nSX-z264v-dWCorqp8_BIG_0hs59nPV7JBWUEuijEU1m3uNAjZGUSVvxfgddHshGH61O2YcasKbn5rgNnnLC5MUrgn-X2mdTAvg/s640/blogger-image-893998527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOXjSGl-fW6Dgb0B4U_I5l4thFd2ujdOCkmS9-A2nSX-z264v-dWCorqp8_BIG_0hs59nPV7JBWUEuijEU1m3uNAjZGUSVvxfgddHshGH61O2YcasKbn5rgNnnLC5MUrgn-X2mdTAvg/s640/blogger-image-893998527.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This is one of the murals in the Chapter House.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3nV1uUDEvs0OGaooTLRujSmBp9nFfOLYnU3pWU4fLSCD7UUIbr6WcHUiV1wIk6NaR4kVz1XSbdqGhblx8ortra9mllJynp1kkLcA-0b8fN1KOvOUpzMlejBXTCkWRlSrMdION-03hQ/s640/blogger-image--616075855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3nV1uUDEvs0OGaooTLRujSmBp9nFfOLYnU3pWU4fLSCD7UUIbr6WcHUiV1wIk6NaR4kVz1XSbdqGhblx8ortra9mllJynp1kkLcA-0b8fN1KOvOUpzMlejBXTCkWRlSrMdION-03hQ/s640/blogger-image--616075855.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>But my lasting memory will be this amazing light installation by the artist Claude Lévéque. It was staged in the enormous upper dormitory that would have been occupied by the nuns.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkKhXFUmjcRgpehog6NjxRVuTWhlLMTPJZ5AEeW6Mtqu79XcyNoI-IzJoZsS2MNM9bqDpql8_zQPZokl6iXd5ukeYvCyxi0oxOBcvp7_zjQdpjTEqd7wFd0qQw6I79KuxFl8l32-XSw/s640/blogger-image-1573403267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkKhXFUmjcRgpehog6NjxRVuTWhlLMTPJZ5AEeW6Mtqu79XcyNoI-IzJoZsS2MNM9bqDpql8_zQPZokl6iXd5ukeYvCyxi0oxOBcvp7_zjQdpjTEqd7wFd0qQw6I79KuxFl8l32-XSw/s640/blogger-image-1573403267.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa5ry0uSWt-rVSlW6J2u-ryGnFXNLqnENi8qlPQuD9gatA3THegMVtg3oZnmtqZd3kzZp4XoQ-zPdG9NW3qxJMm0hQ-85pmCGEeeBfmh0Fk3VcmlsGdHj0QZNVDND-7tmEHwgliVZXA/s640/blogger-image--1655925797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa5ry0uSWt-rVSlW6J2u-ryGnFXNLqnENi8qlPQuD9gatA3THegMVtg3oZnmtqZd3kzZp4XoQ-zPdG9NW3qxJMm0hQ-85pmCGEeeBfmh0Fk3VcmlsGdHj0QZNVDND-7tmEHwgliVZXA/s640/blogger-image--1655925797.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And this was my favourite building, a smokehouse/kitchen with fish shaped scales on the roof, and wonderful quirky faces, etc keeping guard.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlz5qhLHZgrtjt0eeph9G8N6ZVwo2LZhsXpZJ7_Cy77MlNUGr-WLZ5BNo3M9-dgPyzCTSzc6RYJo-yS063Z5QaQRHtDPD0TQyNiQGHoraE4yWiq4QCIRCjNrG-wOhscAin6-w825UGw/s640/blogger-image--854685061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlz5qhLHZgrtjt0eeph9G8N6ZVwo2LZhsXpZJ7_Cy77MlNUGr-WLZ5BNo3M9-dgPyzCTSzc6RYJo-yS063Z5QaQRHtDPD0TQyNiQGHoraE4yWiq4QCIRCjNrG-wOhscAin6-w825UGw/s640/blogger-image--854685061.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Yesterday we were in Saumur for a visit to my favourite lace shop, the lady there makes such wonderful creations. But we had to walk 3 miles there on a river walk from our Camping Car Aire. 7 miles in total if you count walking round the town. That's dedication .......</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr1H5_w6m6AwmE8YfV2j8jveGJgJUNPkKpgdjXWW7Gb4kIJEt6z599KSq2b4Bq_78sdvd-6KNNw7ROXKvzHvXJpKBux41xBDwtQfNjST2O_RxFtMYU6ib8GCHKLtKtfTXHYuvCjnijg/s640/blogger-image--1901152719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr1H5_w6m6AwmE8YfV2j8jveGJgJUNPkKpgdjXWW7Gb4kIJEt6z599KSq2b4Bq_78sdvd-6KNNw7ROXKvzHvXJpKBux41xBDwtQfNjST2O_RxFtMYU6ib8GCHKLtKtfTXHYuvCjnijg/s640/blogger-image--1901152719.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>We are now in Alencon the home of beautiful French Lace, and I'm so excited to be making another visit tomorrow.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks once again to everyone whose been following my posts, I will respond to all your comments soon.</div>sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-30419244851548971412014-09-30T15:04:00.001+01:002014-09-30T15:04:50.678+01:00Moving North.....slowly<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We're now on the last part of our trip moving slowly northward, and our first stop was this lovely lake. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQRxg2SBLaA9gFmcQz2jVy9eTf1u7tALPrHL3lg2pJSDNr4m7mj7wJ21ugFoGfGtudJcMj0LMOH0F5h5sQqsOH3xvRnCqf9l4Y2nmqyPIRWAO0P36LixB1nrfdgo3XT8QXFJVxfb63A/s640/blogger-image--523430748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQRxg2SBLaA9gFmcQz2jVy9eTf1u7tALPrHL3lg2pJSDNr4m7mj7wJ21ugFoGfGtudJcMj0LMOH0F5h5sQqsOH3xvRnCqf9l4Y2nmqyPIRWAO0P36LixB1nrfdgo3XT8QXFJVxfb63A/s640/blogger-image--523430748.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICLVlBCtkh3TAsMKlRnRKuX_G0wmo6eDZIagHCO5uBD0Pg1cjseJE0Iv74Nmbh9v69WNkckusB1tAl-EemWypVjk6V0WUAlWhyphenhyphenSQtIW1eL-klAOR4YYMb4M-fM7NZyg8lWm139MejHQ/s640/blogger-image-1306075402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICLVlBCtkh3TAsMKlRnRKuX_G0wmo6eDZIagHCO5uBD0Pg1cjseJE0Iv74Nmbh9v69WNkckusB1tAl-EemWypVjk6V0WUAlWhyphenhyphenSQtIW1eL-klAOR4YYMb4M-fM7NZyg8lWm139MejHQ/s640/blogger-image-1306075402.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We spent a couple of days just chilling out, enjoying the luxury of electric hook up and internet access, which was on offer at the lakeside tourist information office. While we were there I came across a flyer for the work of this amazing Russian born artist Nicolai Greschny. Fortunately for us one if the churches he had decorated with his work was on our route. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yOzDd7FFmeLSQOy-GQlnpl7-LgomsRwNgwYBGVBfrFMHoyc47cJj3Ru88w1hM32e2bwv6HqNxlQzBWB0HONPzrpnmI1jcCP8NurR8hfGY8cZgz92_dupbDTQ7Mnv6uJ36gDW_KW-3w/s640/blogger-image--300849750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yOzDd7FFmeLSQOy-GQlnpl7-LgomsRwNgwYBGVBfrFMHoyc47cJj3Ru88w1hM32e2bwv6HqNxlQzBWB0HONPzrpnmI1jcCP8NurR8hfGY8cZgz92_dupbDTQ7Mnv6uJ36gDW_KW-3w/s640/blogger-image--300849750.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This was the scene that met our eyes on entering Notre Dame d'Alban. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as I looked around at the spectacle. Every surface was coverd with his beautiful paintings. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOT5q0mTEoFn6B7-oxE33qYz6lhrg8AL21gBE41NGxparq0RSe9l02NO_pZqPTYH8beQ_tlKdfzx8mgs7lC8dnc3nvB2kh1bmts3KD1QJyL1tFSquXTUlG4WD6cfxd1P8IsC9-vH6LQ/s640/blogger-image-1311852923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOT5q0mTEoFn6B7-oxE33qYz6lhrg8AL21gBE41NGxparq0RSe9l02NO_pZqPTYH8beQ_tlKdfzx8mgs7lC8dnc3nvB2kh1bmts3KD1QJyL1tFSquXTUlG4WD6cfxd1P8IsC9-vH6LQ/s640/blogger-image-1311852923.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzpLOAKgw4V8dxewkBOqlD0mNh3IxxHURvgtkxqSlCywE-oEort8QEI6NlIR4QlSJI0mwa7-L2bxhBaJB8EMKphcwp2aBkZx-GTNq-gqmyX3vjQbTPIP-9A-jVGrMnhY9B5x1PCuxQA/s640/blogger-image-372633631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzpLOAKgw4V8dxewkBOqlD0mNh3IxxHURvgtkxqSlCywE-oEort8QEI6NlIR4QlSJI0mwa7-L2bxhBaJB8EMKphcwp2aBkZx-GTNq-gqmyX3vjQbTPIP-9A-jVGrMnhY9B5x1PCuxQA/s640/blogger-image-372633631.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Here are just a couple of the shots I took. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfHTGKNI6tADWh2S1tJYM1dBx-cNvrBkiyifwIDAhOcLBLYO8IqJRxQEHQ73HF8Ou6lf130GYAP91qNDJwjQFJ4qKCjsQqxPkr0uXxZHOqrZy6T455YXY0SM9pAJ-eYggQCVQG0EQvA/s640/blogger-image-1489247218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfHTGKNI6tADWh2S1tJYM1dBx-cNvrBkiyifwIDAhOcLBLYO8IqJRxQEHQ73HF8Ou6lf130GYAP91qNDJwjQFJ4qKCjsQqxPkr0uXxZHOqrZy6T455YXY0SM9pAJ-eYggQCVQG0EQvA/s640/blogger-image-1489247218.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Our next stop was one of France's most spectacular treasures, Conques, not only does it have an amazing Abbey but the architecture of some of the other buildings is stunning. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36H1Mykzh4gvLoNpID2QO2JUYtejTD6JwPd0kkw052jkc6c6MHsZ4ZCkQ2jtkDrK4cvKzTptpXQq1xhCszibBw5AN2PDj5_27aHj-_4Liucs-MBq8_Myig3k5O2XKEifIYI_D4TU-wA/s640/blogger-image--922129161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36H1Mykzh4gvLoNpID2QO2JUYtejTD6JwPd0kkw052jkc6c6MHsZ4ZCkQ2jtkDrK4cvKzTptpXQq1xhCszibBw5AN2PDj5_27aHj-_4Liucs-MBq8_Myig3k5O2XKEifIYI_D4TU-wA/s640/blogger-image--922129161.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The Abbey interior was pretty spectacular too.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8RkabKhq7kswiFzIPfN2zc7QNInoNOS2LO1Vp2XvRwyk_yK3hsnmEBnQbBXSU960tH4aJgbYiH8KpCswA9BiOGyHto5mkai8tlhW69g3lt4A8yjIX_jCPhcXjpl4KG7an8i8saa3hg/s640/blogger-image-1380514950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8RkabKhq7kswiFzIPfN2zc7QNInoNOS2LO1Vp2XvRwyk_yK3hsnmEBnQbBXSU960tH4aJgbYiH8KpCswA9BiOGyHto5mkai8tlhW69g3lt4A8yjIX_jCPhcXjpl4KG7an8i8saa3hg/s640/blogger-image-1380514950.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I was trying to sketch these arches when I was lucky enough to hear someone practicing a piece on the organ. The sound was incredible. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSkgMjtthc9ROt6eH7-5bTN9FDScee92qtFAXOz9QPFKJn_Kj7yzF9roFvSKndqqaAIb2cRCm0P3wFNF0thA2O7bAPiyZPNAMUZNG8Gik7HrOcT80i0GNVwr1QfpBu_LWqKjGu88Y4g/s640/blogger-image--2070065504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSkgMjtthc9ROt6eH7-5bTN9FDScee92qtFAXOz9QPFKJn_Kj7yzF9roFvSKndqqaAIb2cRCm0P3wFNF0thA2O7bAPiyZPNAMUZNG8Gik7HrOcT80i0GNVwr1QfpBu_LWqKjGu88Y4g/s640/blogger-image--2070065504.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGLq2ZHukfyn1KLRLTQ-4qThuQRK4RgMTkR_dsmgBUBA0ZVSIaPNnAE7cgVKLx3Ds8dxMqxJfVEIV84ztfE6FxcKC5_-2MtWmCj9a4EC9aev2_GRj1WXQHfq_cPYlIisW7PmqegMMZA/s640/blogger-image--1217178248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGLq2ZHukfyn1KLRLTQ-4qThuQRK4RgMTkR_dsmgBUBA0ZVSIaPNnAE7cgVKLx3Ds8dxMqxJfVEIV84ztfE6FxcKC5_-2MtWmCj9a4EC9aev2_GRj1WXQHfq_cPYlIisW7PmqegMMZA/s640/blogger-image--1217178248.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This is probably the Abbyey's most famous attribute and is part of a frieze over the main door. It depicts the Last Jugement.</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOTSipOoK74PfEmpgJu3x50z4EJv_xtQh_SGMiajOwj-bum0g_kTsRmzy3qSkY-4RMrHNtP1_Sy0RTm1CAnzwQuYThSamE9XH4L0l3acJ48_VRCjRrDxK-M5nnh2w5xRVQ7N1rTmQ6Q/s640/blogger-image-1323893812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOTSipOoK74PfEmpgJu3x50z4EJv_xtQh_SGMiajOwj-bum0g_kTsRmzy3qSkY-4RMrHNtP1_Sy0RTm1CAnzwQuYThSamE9XH4L0l3acJ48_VRCjRrDxK-M5nnh2w5xRVQ7N1rTmQ6Q/s640/blogger-image-1323893812.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We have now returned to one of our favourite towns, Martel, more churches, more sketching and collecting walnuts, plus their soft outer shells for winter dyeing on the wood burner :-) </div>sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-8986499377066527812014-09-23T10:05:00.001+01:002014-09-23T10:06:16.927+01:00From the Tarn to the Haut Languedoc<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We arrived at one of our favourite Aires in a little village called Broquies. It sits on a very high hill and in the mornings the Aire is shrouded in mist that collects in the valley.</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Q5PdZ0SYpCNMb4tYsdaH3PHFj19_qApnBpwXUsu68cnVcyU5Parae8xYsjfrFv03eSK0bKp3RRQQ86E0NQQkkFA9UzOQaRypriCVaoHqXf1Fwg-oym3oJ2NPS2yVr-4HY0mF_iDngQ/s640/blogger-image--1851648460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Q5PdZ0SYpCNMb4tYsdaH3PHFj19_qApnBpwXUsu68cnVcyU5Parae8xYsjfrFv03eSK0bKp3RRQQ86E0NQQkkFA9UzOQaRypriCVaoHqXf1Fwg-oym3oJ2NPS2yVr-4HY0mF_iDngQ/s640/blogger-image--1851648460.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the terace where we take morning coffee :-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ur5oZIBm11Al6ClWbntmCWjkjbDw4vvMuTIi9vtes8IwZlBIBqqOb2iEYCmcb_cpXqlXVObGOLYypFUV7Ze9NKOm7eoDPgP71Cztu-04JuAbynA-rU2z3fHGhBEgyjduNmWHMCfk2g/s640/blogger-image-801401611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ur5oZIBm11Al6ClWbntmCWjkjbDw4vvMuTIi9vtes8IwZlBIBqqOb2iEYCmcb_cpXqlXVObGOLYypFUV7Ze9NKOm7eoDPgP71Cztu-04JuAbynA-rU2z3fHGhBEgyjduNmWHMCfk2g/s640/blogger-image-801401611.jpg"></a></div><br></div>And then walk into the village for a spot of sketching.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHu_tSUxhWMVut3qMyll4O7MNHR3XUta8j9eFLZNCphLLq3hKq-eUWfupakQ6EUp1sfsmTENFjNDQ_oFY7CEZeX5_gXijgNtSyUdZ4zekEPP4pPBcw85xPDcEWHDBnicIH2p9JKWPCw/s640/blogger-image-1414959128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHu_tSUxhWMVut3qMyll4O7MNHR3XUta8j9eFLZNCphLLq3hKq-eUWfupakQ6EUp1sfsmTENFjNDQ_oFY7CEZeX5_gXijgNtSyUdZ4zekEPP4pPBcw85xPDcEWHDBnicIH2p9JKWPCw/s640/blogger-image-1414959128.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And a look at the hobbit house, this is my favourite house in the village.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PWfGkjtFDrn6hxxE_0Fw9G4JJfIJxu5vjj3mnCk2tvvmTxV5Xahdr0GJktyhEHIwv6nIkA7B9kAVLAo1n7MhNdUkH6U4ASJUJPBzMPHR58FrwuPdfCCYe_4spM6ZK7VgCsQioYrrBQ/s640/blogger-image-150109668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PWfGkjtFDrn6hxxE_0Fw9G4JJfIJxu5vjj3mnCk2tvvmTxV5Xahdr0GJktyhEHIwv6nIkA7B9kAVLAo1n7MhNdUkH6U4ASJUJPBzMPHR58FrwuPdfCCYe_4spM6ZK7VgCsQioYrrBQ/s640/blogger-image-150109668.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>A bit of garden therapy for my DH.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCxfLjebKLyvNvGSNPK1uYBAzNmmMzOdz2Z6iztxJkgDbpG7ahMvabskZYiBLBxNcnLZ5e2Z8oLp39osKlHgLQyLYoVhUxqS1bmpdm-ZHF4LeiYZqLxAU7vuWDq_wkNpJIrghtcK5GQ/s640/blogger-image-874209480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCxfLjebKLyvNvGSNPK1uYBAzNmmMzOdz2Z6iztxJkgDbpG7ahMvabskZYiBLBxNcnLZ5e2Z8oLp39osKlHgLQyLYoVhUxqS1bmpdm-ZHF4LeiYZqLxAU7vuWDq_wkNpJIrghtcK5GQ/s640/blogger-image-874209480.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We finally dragged ourselves away to pastures new in the Haut Languadoc area and on the way spent a lovely quiet night in this picnic area. More sketching and a great breakfast view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRsCUzl_fDXYD31xh1bliU3w4WJS8fdXQPBuO2kM1zXLFG_Y3ChxZVgcwUHpI-FM1B_pzfC8e8D_ludSHPKA48IkXp7moy_IgM_VQIZXrEtPJoCEn_UpCQzCkSKXe72fJV9ghyMlHSA/s640/blogger-image--1718021122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRsCUzl_fDXYD31xh1bliU3w4WJS8fdXQPBuO2kM1zXLFG_Y3ChxZVgcwUHpI-FM1B_pzfC8e8D_ludSHPKA48IkXp7moy_IgM_VQIZXrEtPJoCEn_UpCQzCkSKXe72fJV9ghyMlHSA/s640/blogger-image--1718021122.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Our first stop of the day was Roquefort to sample the cheese. But first coffee with this amazing view in front of us, just outside the town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmZjpF9NWK_3sy2EXcmtcFh2MmurChmH8l6mC5zKpBAVjznU_1ar9Wexsw8BZJHosQw2Lklqa1ptHaaiKPW_LQRkmQQL_HRelW6TdrmL7Dls7fuRPy-SgwrQbWD3aO5raZdp5C-ahUw/s640/blogger-image-2049003125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmZjpF9NWK_3sy2EXcmtcFh2MmurChmH8l6mC5zKpBAVjznU_1ar9Wexsw8BZJHosQw2Lklqa1ptHaaiKPW_LQRkmQQL_HRelW6TdrmL7Dls7fuRPy-SgwrQbWD3aO5raZdp5C-ahUw/s640/blogger-image-2049003125.jpg"></a></div><br></div>The cheese tasting went well but the price tag put us off a bit, although it was an exceptional flavour. Can't beat a good bit of English cheddar though can you?</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WCDsEcQxeNKX7tf__YLa6Rc3IeifrkNGJzEailbWneJ_R60hNbM294K9LrgkUXQaP7S7OYqhfNHHxUzoiWk-j7oh13RTE34dscRKCxZ9Jr8RydcaXnaIr8BenIe1uc8Cu6KQPqqkrw/s640/blogger-image-728333569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WCDsEcQxeNKX7tf__YLa6Rc3IeifrkNGJzEailbWneJ_R60hNbM294K9LrgkUXQaP7S7OYqhfNHHxUzoiWk-j7oh13RTE34dscRKCxZ9Jr8RydcaXnaIr8BenIe1uc8Cu6KQPqqkrw/s640/blogger-image-728333569.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The final stop of the day was a town called Lunas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtWFdE5VSobEmlTz4twOCirt8CFzTsC4sQYlVZJbgCL2wejkIVO8LMaO0ZCNkRHiyh7mmIGQYxodmqPR8NOtqq1sTfmBmRV-T_KYH8wkhoz8DA17EovniYkihKZDDiTRnf-pkzdiQkA/s640/blogger-image-1275904245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But first we had to visit a chateau.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALaDDnu8XOaaZURl46cU6NkY9s8dVnTHGFmC4lK3Y5Bui3pGP8n713BmfZC3zUSSoG31gc8D-MKcoyGFH4TWhrtNSWhQOh4HDo1FpKfxHv7RjrZFGPUQOl4uTPmEDn6HX5BYq6RpveQ/s640/blogger-image--1912745314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALaDDnu8XOaaZURl46cU6NkY9s8dVnTHGFmC4lK3Y5Bui3pGP8n713BmfZC3zUSSoG31gc8D-MKcoyGFH4TWhrtNSWhQOh4HDo1FpKfxHv7RjrZFGPUQOl4uTPmEDn6HX5BYq6RpveQ/s640/blogger-image--1912745314.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrfX7ctbqAtAEOSN3fVvjFxJt1KD2RZReO2FeFIrfPHbkNnnJjELdslksjVIP-LKaJUgVKXzPNPCJ3lYGbV4nGwxzm0WOKgf6IuwYnfYCrxP2pTpFWc0VxB7MwFILUxxJEehmd2lBnw/s640/blogger-image-957662300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrfX7ctbqAtAEOSN3fVvjFxJt1KD2RZReO2FeFIrfPHbkNnnJjELdslksjVIP-LKaJUgVKXzPNPCJ3lYGbV4nGwxzm0WOKgf6IuwYnfYCrxP2pTpFWc0VxB7MwFILUxxJEehmd2lBnw/s640/blogger-image-957662300.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The bells!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-38nNDrC-Yr12hYaAWWDO2kdzyVlsBwhN-G5wUhIaeUKyak0IcJEocWlyywLw5GSc3bCq0b4Z1pw3FxDEzuYEfry6UjpBjPU6tZ49AvQyqkO_01W4jnTbFY1tskReKJCdog4bc-lfww/s640/blogger-image--795804408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-38nNDrC-Yr12hYaAWWDO2kdzyVlsBwhN-G5wUhIaeUKyak0IcJEocWlyywLw5GSc3bCq0b4Z1pw3FxDEzuYEfry6UjpBjPU6tZ49AvQyqkO_01W4jnTbFY1tskReKJCdog4bc-lfww/s640/blogger-image--795804408.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There's that man again!! In my shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQZVvFJV4l2im7DkIMOahSdY3o8AaJObxQUHyPBuoPSs1tDfFJTJPsHxxnEyKfFVpNiM0xB6ZMnWT7I_d_DQq4F9tt4BXlMGqwQUlothTVBRd7Xcs2UeKnKW2IUARQ4Aw9MMAaKXjzw/s640/blogger-image-2135564375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQZVvFJV4l2im7DkIMOahSdY3o8AaJObxQUHyPBuoPSs1tDfFJTJPsHxxnEyKfFVpNiM0xB6ZMnWT7I_d_DQq4F9tt4BXlMGqwQUlothTVBRd7Xcs2UeKnKW2IUARQ4Aw9MMAaKXjzw/s640/blogger-image-2135564375.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQc3dV7jkG1dsVHE7f2RiuYgcwohkNPaJwx3CQFV_Z02di8vMDANbTGltE-vYRA6zqgO6DfS4ZWRPFZSDT82k4Y1s_RmO2XhQP_dSjtSM6IXK2t3iGOqCwqkemN7REwDwdCxyG_3mzw/s640/blogger-image--409984826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqjNcWe6LKSjRXkqLzjJgRMB8LuBApYK7qUR27M5uKWdsgAWJfsPt9M8qQSGlwyPFULJ1DnEaqd98FZi00r2y3rjIYDnDscFtuiLRIEs8vMggWKOx-JLwZjh9xCr8Lpm-oeGoZZq1CQ/s640/blogger-image--1305017243.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It looked so beautiful and the alter was stunning. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEnFWhjxZuCSaL0JDB_KnuMihONeHBnmd-cguXdzOLqtiQTUHxSpg8_xgR0Kb3Go865hRK7wmYSKjSvsIJx3NU9Ni-rS4Avg5oUDdpSZGxoWqiuckIYvb4AqFSYKguKu29DNHMwaSZg/s640/blogger-image-375488001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEnFWhjxZuCSaL0JDB_KnuMihONeHBnmd-cguXdzOLqtiQTUHxSpg8_xgR0Kb3Go865hRK7wmYSKjSvsIJx3NU9Ni-rS4Avg5oUDdpSZGxoWqiuckIYvb4AqFSYKguKu29DNHMwaSZg/s640/blogger-image-375488001.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Couldn't resist this pattern shot.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIy-f3uZ-tBXa8jzWbD1xJ6RXbMuG0YEerdhS4x6lRwY1WdchLkjaAf1hc4XlR1FKmsKardnb4C-nDlK-Y73i6PyrQwuHba2drWaUskjSMCQkAOxuxqXeb3KaP33nCZ1cp5uDTqEdDbQ/s640/blogger-image-993015773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIy-f3uZ-tBXa8jzWbD1xJ6RXbMuG0YEerdhS4x6lRwY1WdchLkjaAf1hc4XlR1FKmsKardnb4C-nDlK-Y73i6PyrQwuHba2drWaUskjSMCQkAOxuxqXeb3KaP33nCZ1cp5uDTqEdDbQ/s640/blogger-image-993015773.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The next day we made our way towards the Dordogne area and ended up at another lovely town called Montignac.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vA8duEA9AWWJ5NhIvTm4Kdxc_7s7mXvp9sWAw2ZORs6mJYNNgNnaPBqdZpKbjpjqcPLbDDhTgVwrJ-ampz55Tz-T0EtohzWOUbzfmCSWPo42c62bqUoLlaYhSQSKf2LA1IETxkzH6Q/s640/blogger-image-1394365862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vA8duEA9AWWJ5NhIvTm4Kdxc_7s7mXvp9sWAw2ZORs6mJYNNgNnaPBqdZpKbjpjqcPLbDDhTgVwrJ-ampz55Tz-T0EtohzWOUbzfmCSWPo42c62bqUoLlaYhSQSKf2LA1IETxkzH6Q/s640/blogger-image-1394365862.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_zF-F-bdCSeukh-PJ1uqQ-yQVcwqIWH2ftJb9om4u6qBbQ81FNs6Rns6qPlIoSx1ZSf3DHvaxxg4CzwsewrQkawpRHAxCtNrc2WyoicIcp7Bp2N8YPlrMO5qSM8zPb1crO_699_Frg/s640/blogger-image--337717803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx_D8d8LTJH6uy3exGGiDXRN6MEIDlUhx23g0FQp1Rz8JvbnF3nCBtoKNvH1qApCD3fEaM94G2iJWmmunz2jn3x_N-YJEYQj6l1vZgh1-rTDN37RL6oTHPrfuPc18yIgV8fNJO6blyw/s640/blogger-image-531597927.jpg"></a></div></div><div> </div><div>This is a long shot of the location.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwIM6-HNgk6jNgsPlTbJLKHBjy-RJuT8xxMXH_ChcaQO7_KcY61q7HRuZEMMSa6GplKLIK4IA-shgPjOJl-FdL_Nlhc6u7I_k4NuJ8LKH_4WHcr14TybOEpQ3VOn-DHgMNebAUMDJTg/s640/blogger-image--1130272584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwIM6-HNgk6jNgsPlTbJLKHBjy-RJuT8xxMXH_ChcaQO7_KcY61q7HRuZEMMSa6GplKLIK4IA-shgPjOJl-FdL_Nlhc6u7I_k4NuJ8LKH_4WHcr14TybOEpQ3VOn-DHgMNebAUMDJTg/s640/blogger-image--1130272584.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Who is this person who always seems to be in my shots? And I don't mean the guard on top of the gate :-) </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hJygkS4vcTkJUkFmyl8rjNhqCaC0SiQgh1c5iokrJNH8PcgWxmYzApW_f-pL0FjHfOwBNXZAUyPdDFwe87Rc9m4d35B6u9Jd9aGk4uRrgYWzbbbF1sS4HvLWN9aeRkLKOg3WnNGcgA/s640/blogger-image--666161947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hJygkS4vcTkJUkFmyl8rjNhqCaC0SiQgh1c5iokrJNH8PcgWxmYzApW_f-pL0FjHfOwBNXZAUyPdDFwe87Rc9m4d35B6u9Jd9aGk4uRrgYWzbbbF1sS4HvLWN9aeRkLKOg3WnNGcgA/s640/blogger-image--666161947.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>They even had a church hewn into the rock.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUnF8rBUXa3b-UJUEUvqPRB4etUuG3vR8lLrUCww8Ye3jdKT2fNXGl8HE4FqnmrHiqbCArXQ5Eoc30I3ny88jN4VPTl59iz-58JGrSgOMyu_IfkXmxtsdz8DKioH3ccThRbnppYcYvQ/s640/blogger-image-1021904882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUnF8rBUXa3b-UJUEUvqPRB4etUuG3vR8lLrUCww8Ye3jdKT2fNXGl8HE4FqnmrHiqbCArXQ5Eoc30I3ny88jN4VPTl59iz-58JGrSgOMyu_IfkXmxtsdz8DKioH3ccThRbnppYcYvQ/s640/blogger-image-1021904882.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This model gives an idea of how it would have looked in medieval times.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVExmdCTzx_gwavA9gONbAgw_JHWKY9fuW680LYJOp7gpeNCp2wIKTIN5V_Y29ldSTKo7ttHna9wgwy3Qr75yWVN8iV6AgPv332SW8bMIWiKs4mvHEYgPL9o0pK96E6GZ33qruFER0w/s640/blogger-image-127648880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVExmdCTzx_gwavA9gONbAgw_JHWKY9fuW680LYJOp7gpeNCp2wIKTIN5V_Y29ldSTKo7ttHna9wgwy3Qr75yWVN8iV6AgPv332SW8bMIWiKs4mvHEYgPL9o0pK96E6GZ33qruFER0w/s640/blogger-image-127648880.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuQnEiHbt-rnNO3cR-qhkY7sAuHIK4AwxYV6yb87BVmPoLdKTp5f9___EbmILYzPLDLC5tMcd3UzqeBMURPAw3wB8lbcPOXDx9Hk8ZLz6E9NJJt5oX3js9CSEI7YXZnZOyqCgf1_yHw/s640/blogger-image--1343389722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuQnEiHbt-rnNO3cR-qhkY7sAuHIK4AwxYV6yb87BVmPoLdKTp5f9___EbmILYzPLDLC5tMcd3UzqeBMURPAw3wB8lbcPOXDx9Hk8ZLz6E9NJJt5oX3js9CSEI7YXZnZOyqCgf1_yHw/s640/blogger-image--1343389722.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>A post from me wouldn't be complete without textures.</div><div><br></div><div>And finally ......</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxgf-CexpjgXK04_9096vogo2HGkk9gfyoa0aaY5vxOkweMvz2jGb2jKMKksqO9a6NaWY16NvAwKSL4rLoX4-2JAgkzfmmzZ6AmIfXIoZGKMiZ3QH4knInDAB7NG6sBD_k0Wl-EUgzg/s640/blogger-image--944327604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxgf-CexpjgXK04_9096vogo2HGkk9gfyoa0aaY5vxOkweMvz2jGb2jKMKksqO9a6NaWY16NvAwKSL4rLoX4-2JAgkzfmmzZ6AmIfXIoZGKMiZ3QH4knInDAB7NG6sBD_k0Wl-EUgzg/s640/blogger-image--944327604.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Look out !!!! The bears are coming in.</div>sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-42970875225537756372014-09-06T16:13:00.001+01:002014-09-06T16:13:43.515+01:00In France and loving itWe sailed away to France on Wednesday and after having a complementary breakfast from P&O, thank you very much!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AAWS-j2yc071K5u3Dcnhs8_wcnOf1mMX2v4Y07RvUy2FS9e-7OMVwMspYpJicXGisY5M5fMAk4Pu2H-7HZrpVgb1-TqdT-pPjeGO0ESrz_jc6RSGSa-ducP_W7KgEBW66i4KldCAWw/s640/blogger-image--248190415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AAWS-j2yc071K5u3Dcnhs8_wcnOf1mMX2v4Y07RvUy2FS9e-7OMVwMspYpJicXGisY5M5fMAk4Pu2H-7HZrpVgb1-TqdT-pPjeGO0ESrz_jc6RSGSa-ducP_W7KgEBW66i4KldCAWw/s640/blogger-image--248190415.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>We set off for sunshine and new adventures.</div><div><br></div><div>First coffee at one of the splendid French motorway picnic areas.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEADs4LsxRXp2BZC0MW_tviLP0vj1Zfk8eeJiZC8EJLTlkyhprrbs7N-UlS5v8E75Jogr7kOaQNKL9Dhr6XA7M9aw9tgJuDOQg1-XKuP2YDK2lrmrDtEBLScXfHx4pQGYlZoml_AO-Zg/s640/blogger-image--716805254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEADs4LsxRXp2BZC0MW_tviLP0vj1Zfk8eeJiZC8EJLTlkyhprrbs7N-UlS5v8E75Jogr7kOaQNKL9Dhr6XA7M9aw9tgJuDOQg1-XKuP2YDK2lrmrDtEBLScXfHx4pQGYlZoml_AO-Zg/s640/blogger-image--716805254.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And then onto a Camping Car Aire at a wonderful place called St. Nicolas de Bliquetuit on the edge of the river Seine.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67E0dVmYnvhfp0T5drgRrqmzTdAAOQ9j28I_dkGZ2M8meX9rUKYOC9KypNmwIF6pNr6d6CGuhLyHE2p3nGRXDKbRM3nVaajMIw73_okZzPmZbPZdn9pAoa1WJvIxLm4WU1reoPSmZCQ/s640/blogger-image--1395170904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67E0dVmYnvhfp0T5drgRrqmzTdAAOQ9j28I_dkGZ2M8meX9rUKYOC9KypNmwIF6pNr6d6CGuhLyHE2p3nGRXDKbRM3nVaajMIw73_okZzPmZbPZdn9pAoa1WJvIxLm4WU1reoPSmZCQ/s640/blogger-image--1395170904.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I had a wonderful afternoon sketching this view.</div><div>And in the evening we were treated to a ship coming up the river that was so big we think it had a helipad on the bow.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDanaK8kYv1vWqOAaqiecnqgsLl7FHLbpuJTk1bY_YuMY1LDAOE4xlN4BR-jF-dsJGkzoiKhr9bdmlVRXdK1J0mckRJCJmSvkWnH4oQO775NwoQMIcGdNd9rIBQKZws01ENYAIJfTfQw/s640/blogger-image-1282128943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We kept warm in the evenings with the help of a lovely warm fire pit.....</div>
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To warm ourselves up even more my granddaughter Beth (above right) took some of us for amazing spa day at Centre Parks where she works.</div>
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Thanks very much to those who stayed behind and baby/dog sat.</div>
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Our whole group had a lovely day out at <a href="http://www.longleat.co.uk/">Longleat</a> where we went on safari.....</div>
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Luckily the monkeys didn't like our car after having examined it, but did take the trim off the roof of my daughter, Hannah's car, fortunately it clipped back into place.<br />
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We got to feed the deer, which the children loved.<br />
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We were lucky to experience a mixed bag of weather with sunshine after the showers.</div>
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Our youngest member of the pack was very brave and did a scary bike stunt one night in the dark with another camper's headlight on to show the way.</div>
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We topped off our trip with a shopping trip to the amazing shops in Frome, Dorset...</div>
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Where I bought beads, shoes, dribbled over patchwork fabrics and lace and was bought a lovely passionflower tea by my daughter Pru in an amazing well being shop.</div>
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Thank you all, daughters and grandchildren for spoiling me and making this year's camping trip so special.</div>
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I know baby elephants are supposed to have a long gestation period, but this little girl was well overdue, to be received by our lovely granddaughter Pippa, who is now almost 7 months old.<br />
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But after introductions were made, there was playtime to explore with brother Sam.<br />
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What a busy weekend we all had. It was lovely, thank you.</div>
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<br />sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-23396216171746435402014-07-02T12:20:00.000+01:002014-07-02T12:20:04.976+01:00Bursting at the seamsOur allotments are in full production as you can imagine with all this lovely growing weather, and even (the reluctant gardener) has to succumb to some work. I've been harvesting my mint that I dry to make peppermint tea, excellent for the digestion.<br />
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If you want to see some real gardening and some wonderful produce pop along to my DH's <a href="http://mikeyoungarps.blogspot.co.uk/">blog</a> he'd love to see you :-)</div>
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Our beautiful granddaughter Verity, (on the left) went to her Prom last night, she and her friend looked like film stars as they walked up the red carpet, Nanny and Granddad were so proud :-)<br />
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And I couldn't post a pic of one of our eldest without showing you the 2 youngest<br />
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A very proud little brother Sam looking after his little sister Pippa, our youngest granddaughter.<br />
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Meanwhile we've just got back from a lovely week in Northumberland, its a vey long way from the South of England but well worth the trip. We went to a place called Seahouses, which is situated opposite the <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/farne-islands/">Farne Islands</a>, know primarily for the seals and nesting seabirds. My DH and his brother took a boat trip out to the islands, and my sister in law and I had a lovely day on dry land visiting <a href="http://www.bamburghcastle.com/visitors.php">Bamburgh Castle</a> and <a href="http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/">Lindisfarne</a>.<br />
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I couldn't resist these lobser/crab pots, not sure which.<br />
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We had a lovely girly day and treated ourselves to lunch out and a cream tea in the afternoon, having scrutinised all the pretty craft shops etc on the way.<br />
<br />sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-14755388023560865752014-05-20T19:04:00.002+01:002014-05-20T19:11:48.611+01:00T-Rex and garden plansThank you so much to all those who commented on my mojo blip with supportive comments, its a really nice feeling when you know you're not the only one to be a bit stuck. The change of view when I wake up in the morning has really helped, I'm met by my favourite piece of work and am enjoying viewing it without that 'just finished' feeling, when you're so conscious of all the things you could have done differently.<br />
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On saturday afternoon I was lucky enough to spend some time with my 3 daughters, lots of catch up, wine and too much food, including a fabulous rhubarb crumble made by my DH with his amazing home grown rhubarb.<br />
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We met up at my daughter Nikki's new house, and her youngest son was looking after Rex, the class dinosaur for the weekend. Before I knew it I heard my daughter Hannah say, "what he needs is a rucksack to take on his adventures", of course I knew what was coming, auntie Hannah and Nanny would have to perform the magic spell and make one, so Rex could surprise Fin when he woke up in the morning, hmmm! I started to wonder how many glasses of wine we'd had since 4 o'clock.<br />
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However, with much hilarity and pooled blurred knowledge, we did complete the rucksack before the morning :-)<br />
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And I leave you with this little teaser, I'm going to create something rather special, I hope, and these are the poles to start it off.</div>
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Luckily I managed to attract his attention and took this shot of him and his lovely partner.<br />
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Those of you who have been kind enough to have followed this blog for many years will remember Ben from his exuberant art work that we used to do together in my garden studio, formerly my DH's darkroom, which sadly we don't have any more.<br />
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They were such fun times and I could never have imagined his Prom day back then. We were so proud of him, he is a very remarkable young man, and we were delighted to have the privilege of being there.<br />
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Ive been reading quite a few blogs lately where people have been writing that they've lost their creative mojo, and I understand how they feel. I seem to have come to a dead stop on my main project and can't bring myself to push it forward. To try and help this I decided to reorganise my work that I hung in the flat three years ago and see if that helped.<br />
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Like Cardiff, Bristol seems to be blessed with lots of green space and this lovely park was no exception, complete with this beautiful observation tower.</div>
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And just to finish on a totally different note I saw my first drift of bluebells today.... magic!</div>
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But my favourite shot is my new metal discovery from Burry Port beach.</div>
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And my second best is finally finding a home for the springs, eventually all these springs will have pots that hold shells, stones with holes in and other treasures, I love this :-)</div>
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The last of last year's lavender harvest neatly tied to grace the lovely bag my flowers came in from my son and family on mother's day.</div>
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Our beautiful garden gives us such a great place to entertain guests and we were so lucky to get the sun this week.</div>
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And finally a bit more pottering with a sample I'd always liked, and also a wonderful tassel that a fellow blogger gave me a long time ago. Sadly I've lost touch with her now. How lovely it is to have a special place to hang these pieces.</div>
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sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-8472385799538993622014-04-05T20:26:00.000+01:002014-04-05T20:26:31.405+01:00PresentsVerdi, my gorgeous bunny has arrived from the lovely <a href="http://greenrabbitdesigns.wordpress.com/">Vivienne</a> :-)<br />
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Our second to youngest Grandson, who noticed that after I'd unpacked her from her travelling box.....</div>
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that there was a chocolate egg waiting for someone, but "who?" he said, "I wonder", said I, "Maybe if you hold Verdi nicely for a photo it might be for you", and as he's a chocoholic, he did a wonderful job.</div>
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Poor Verdi had to stay at home as we were going out for a lovely superbly cooked homemade meal with his mummy and daddy, so I gave her a kiss and said goodbye, hoping that my other special friends would look after her.</div>
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Before we left this morning we were treated to a superb English breakfast and our grandson decided he wanted to show me his Easter bonnet and rabbit impression, so of course I <i>had</i> to show you!!</div>
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And a wonderful selection of fruit teas from my youngest daughter Nikki, also already opened and tried, these won't last long. I just love the aromas and calm feeling you have when you sip them.</div>
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After all that excitement I was looking forward to a nice chill out at the allotment today, but just look who got there before me .......</div>
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Her name is Verdi and I can't wait to meet her. </div>
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sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-78053427052063379232014-03-30T15:00:00.001+01:002014-03-30T15:00:32.672+01:00New lawn and more seaside<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Remember this....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OLAaKU1SZ37pfufzV79y8q3MSMCtvTcO6VAJnwlbaK2O2LAbzxDtndwt7y1JIRSunyaou1idgRzopyS29nsGfcqqCd9DG-s37mPKNAUKnvKskB45aU5rVOKbpKivzz5p28P9GBK29A/s640/blogger-image-382667084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OLAaKU1SZ37pfufzV79y8q3MSMCtvTcO6VAJnwlbaK2O2LAbzxDtndwt7y1JIRSunyaou1idgRzopyS29nsGfcqqCd9DG-s37mPKNAUKnvKskB45aU5rVOKbpKivzz5p28P9GBK29A/s640/blogger-image-382667084.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well, with a lot of work raking and levelling by father and son, and expert turf laying by father, it has now turned into this....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhurOorbaeHKqLgiauvUNiag59OqdzZ62YiBBXFeHJf7c4BDEW5xHDb7jHvja2ReKeSA8vgKj6tE8825wV23WzzKuA2DPwh28-98rWCTCJz02Wy_K2Jhp3tGkBwfRnobWPYWXmTP_ow/s640/blogger-image-170539725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well I do love a bit of texture and pattern! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4fwuBgCA91GpCN3BKexbFtHWqWitRzMjnZxsO_ChCsDjG7aTBmh3UMVSTz3QON6GV9dZxI3uS4LL2hE-aotwRl4iyzNEXLebHhshToJQLPte8cDKmvFzMfLufUKCnryFizaJaEz_Uw/s640/blogger-image--755857379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4fwuBgCA91GpCN3BKexbFtHWqWitRzMjnZxsO_ChCsDjG7aTBmh3UMVSTz3QON6GV9dZxI3uS4LL2hE-aotwRl4iyzNEXLebHhshToJQLPte8cDKmvFzMfLufUKCnryFizaJaEz_Uw/s640/blogger-image--755857379.jpg"></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So how about this for a bit of design magic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The beach has been protected with rubble from an old power station and this has left all sorts of wonderful lumps of concrete and bricks that have started to mesh together with the weathering process of the sea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>sharon younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227806755585216350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668543842656319922.post-64663984904853616452014-03-22T21:14:00.001+00:002014-03-22T21:14:33.336+00:00Sand sea and a city<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> This last week has been a family extravaganza.</span></div><div><br></div><div>It started last Sunday with a visit to the seaside with our eldest daughter Pru and her family, which included her new spaniel puppy, Roo!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgTjUgel4L9cR2peceQFiB5-mtlVlWBe6zKp8XGnt9t2TQsI-HLbzKoD2NF14fYo9Nu6uXBRWtCb8D3mM9Q7usg3t6IHKkoTLiu55KBJy3OidVUVvJrzACMkmieNnrjPKJv960fO8Fw/s640/blogger-image--1908707405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgTjUgel4L9cR2peceQFiB5-mtlVlWBe6zKp8XGnt9t2TQsI-HLbzKoD2NF14fYo9Nu6uXBRWtCb8D3mM9Q7usg3t6IHKkoTLiu55KBJy3OidVUVvJrzACMkmieNnrjPKJv960fO8Fw/s640/blogger-image--1908707405.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This was my favourite pic of the day, ears blowing in the wind, thoroughly enjoying her first seaside adventure.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eIBHvLOWZo-XFHcr2SpFndW4yl9Ev-mSoVOxAmku_cJkkBFL5-C8SDUhjeJyxtXJiqm14JfPNGTPDP50CZW3EC-IVUHrPQ_Ek-V-yHpH0ZSk1wrtYAizq6uXCpfAPAp7kT0cQ-xjiA/s640/blogger-image--1738282226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eIBHvLOWZo-XFHcr2SpFndW4yl9Ev-mSoVOxAmku_cJkkBFL5-C8SDUhjeJyxtXJiqm14JfPNGTPDP50CZW3EC-IVUHrPQ_Ek-V-yHpH0ZSk1wrtYAizq6uXCpfAPAp7kT0cQ-xjiA/s640/blogger-image--1738282226.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Pru's youngest son was thrilled to have a chance to enjoy the funfair. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif78MWGaa3OPc5ScARt-Y-GHZgu1bdGBik31ykYx9uwdVJQlbn5NdWfH5nmXsnT3ftBHbOk-7Hv_SK1apqnGM4F9BBdnbFruJTlvuovrA48x53rBQkjFBuAgyYvpTHQmXZUz9wKguKHw/s640/blogger-image-124476681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif78MWGaa3OPc5ScARt-Y-GHZgu1bdGBik31ykYx9uwdVJQlbn5NdWfH5nmXsnT3ftBHbOk-7Hv_SK1apqnGM4F9BBdnbFruJTlvuovrA48x53rBQkjFBuAgyYvpTHQmXZUz9wKguKHw/s640/blogger-image-124476681.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I wonder which was more fun, the static motorbike or the electric one, which do you think? </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvA-n8qbowDpaUqZgZoobrxpaMA1lnRXZKiIbicWrtwt1Qg6Di_hQKfrH2EwoER9l3nF-KSMAjvKKyuvjy9EBZwRyMdO22cxHRRxqBUPRkvFSeGXK7koriic8CNsEuG6J-f7-x1MkPg/s640/blogger-image-587247947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvA-n8qbowDpaUqZgZoobrxpaMA1lnRXZKiIbicWrtwt1Qg6Di_hQKfrH2EwoER9l3nF-KSMAjvKKyuvjy9EBZwRyMdO22cxHRRxqBUPRkvFSeGXK7koriic8CNsEuG6J-f7-x1MkPg/s640/blogger-image-587247947.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And of course he couldn't leave without a </div><div>ride on the roller coaster.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y0i4C6ST2r4c0Ch_zH7Dwh4RHnFnz9pPVYO_fHjQmHV0bjqZOUi0Esx_9ZdnQbqVHJ7PRQTLcSam0UB6o9Q71VVYX7842S6rQU8K-a8lF_Ub0Q1KvUX6k_jdHLosg1AaUWhCPJcSFw/s640/blogger-image--1947918104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y0i4C6ST2r4c0Ch_zH7Dwh4RHnFnz9pPVYO_fHjQmHV0bjqZOUi0Esx_9ZdnQbqVHJ7PRQTLcSam0UB6o9Q71VVYX7842S6rQU8K-a8lF_Ub0Q1KvUX6k_jdHLosg1AaUWhCPJcSFw/s640/blogger-image--1947918104.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>What a lovely day we had, especially the fish and chips :-)</div><div><br></div><div>So that was the sea and sand, now we're back in Cardiff with our son Dan and his family. I'm not a big fan of cities, having been bought up in the country, but the more I see of Cardiff, the more green space there appears to be.</div><div><br></div><div>We did the 'grandparents in the park' the other day, guess who commandeered the push chair, sorry buggy, or is that old fashioned too. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincDpreJ4BGdrp1ePBIXeyWn8TQtbcqzQZt-8YRYp9XuESBX7mP2qFRNpi_wrax-2S8blGdD59F_DWTX1v_ryc9iDzfc9l0WCrzvSX9CrmSAnd3m-jdGcRb1ztZmijQWWHkt0Fwcec5w/s640/blogger-image-1729161907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincDpreJ4BGdrp1ePBIXeyWn8TQtbcqzQZt-8YRYp9XuESBX7mP2qFRNpi_wrax-2S8blGdD59F_DWTX1v_ryc9iDzfc9l0WCrzvSX9CrmSAnd3m-jdGcRb1ztZmijQWWHkt0Fwcec5w/s640/blogger-image-1729161907.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It was quite a busy trip...</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKoT4rEcECDRiczkKwAGkXPAVasOZ35dg3MmCn__6GjqVzFVKk3Mizji9EyjJSM16pX6IYZJI1BZBWLZNyEozwYGrFHect8Yrsx9THE-txKDE2L842rmwm-QRZxKjtpkoVRIxTFIn7g/s640/blogger-image--1327104369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well it all started here in Cardiff where my DH was helping our son take up some of the decking that was covering almost all the back garden, and he wanted some lawn.</div>
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They dug up 2 patios, 1 was buried under the other, plus a load of clay and the result was an enormous heap of rubbish in the garden.</div>
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