Things I love 2/2

Let sleeping cats lie

One look at this gorgeous boy and I start thinking I joined the wrong species. Spends his life eating, but never puts on an ounce. Sleeps...

D is for Duck Squad?

Just a quick post, but a nice happy story with an aaah factor. ttps://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20230896.ducklings-trapped-a338-bour...

Midsummer sunrise

Here, for everyone who slept through it, is the midsummer sunrise taken from my garden. Beautiful, and yet somehow sad, because from now...

Reasons to be cheerful...

Research is a funny thing. You find yourself uncovering things you never expected to and today's discovery is a calendar of celebrations....

No happy ending for 'A Fresh Start' and 3 Chapters in the middle of it are still missing too!

First of all, thanks to everyone who contacted me to tell me about the missing chapters. I'm really pleased that you enjoyed what you...

Summer's here at last.

Isn't it a relief that the weather's finally warming up? I give it a week until we're all complaining about the heat. That's okay because...

Being a crafty sew and sew...

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm hooked on quilting and embroidery and just about any form of two dimensional sewing. All my chairs have...

Right song, right time!!

It's going to get worse, I'm sad to say, but that makes it the perfect time to stay inside and read; and I want to say a massive thanks...

Birdwatching the easy way

I love watching birds. They’re so graceful and they have a freedom that I can only imagine as they soar and swoop. In an ideal world,...

I don't want to have it all!

‘Having it all. ‘Living the dream.’ ‘Living it large.’ You hear all these phrases so often but surely I can’t be the only one saying that...

What could possibly go wrong?

These adorable little fuzzies and their VERY protective mum and dad are in their favourite nursery pool. Not too deep, nicely sun warmed,...

What a wonderful world

Some days seem to come with a soundtrack. If I’m lucky, it’s Matt Monro singing ‘On Days Like these’ or Lou Reed singing ‘Just a Perfect...

The odd spot...

If I was a proper gardener then my favourite bit of the garden, where I often sit to read, write or sew, would have a fancy name. Monty...

Welcome to my world

This is the world famous Sandbanks Beach; where the millionaires live. Obviously, I don’t live there, but it’s only a 15 minute drive...