31/05/09

Glorious sunshine and fabulous friends made today a very happy day indeed.

30/05/09

A beautiful sunny day spent with our friends in the garden having snail races and flying.

29/05/09

Jodie Alice and Becca came round and for a treat I let them collect snails from my garden and TAKE THEM HOME TO SHOW DADDY!

28/05/09

After a lovely day at the spa we called in to see Jenny O and then had take away from Chilli Banana.

27/05/09 Our 2nd Wedding Anniversary

My beautiful darling on our anniversary. x

26/05/09

The view from the hockey club on a beautiful evening.

25/05/09

Clearing out the gutters at Woodlands.

24/05/09

We have popped to Church Stretton and after lunch we went for a walk up Batch Valley. The weather was glorious and I found a tree just asking to be climbed (and I did let it have its own way). Can you spot Catherine and her mum through the leaves?

23/05/09

We finally managed to find some time to do some real farming.

22/05/09

Becca came round to show me her swimming certificate.

21/05/09

Catherine popped to Boots today at lunchtime and came away with this haul of freebees! 

Here is Orangey the fish. He lives at Lindsey's house.

19/05/09 Girls Aloud!

Girls Aloud!

It is very extremely coldish today and I am exceptionaordinarily fed up with the climate.

17/05/09 IDAHO

High tea at the Town Hall to celebrate IDAHO.

16/05/09

I am proud to introduce my niece Rose Esme Hartley, known as Rosie. I did not take this pic, but I have seen her today on Skype! One week old today!

15/05/09

Due to the very extremely wet rain today I had to construct a shelter between the back door and my shed/ utility room. 

14/05/09

Happy Idaho Week

Might try to take this picture again when the wind is blowing the rainbow flag out.

13/05/09

I would like to adopt this very duckling (and his brother who is not on the photo). They are being brought up in a school and now need a home. Who thinks that we should have them to live with us?

12/05/09

My vegetables are growing well. Top picture is of my peas which will be planted out this weekend.

11/05/09

I met Catherine for lunch today which was a lovely treat.

10/05/09 Paps' Birthday

We went to Evesham on the way home and had cream tea at Lucy's mum's house! Oooh yes - and we bought a huge bundle of gras mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

09/05/09 Baby Hartley is born

JoJo and Chris had a baby today - Congratulations to them!

We went out to the Cotswold Wildlife Park for the day - it was beautiful. On the way home we passed some travellers with their horses tethered on the grass verge and their beautiful traditional caravans.

08/05/09 Judi's birthday

Here we are in the Cotswolds for Judi's 70th.

07/05/09

This garden is a local institution and I always have a look to see which flag is flying. 

06/05/09

The new committee of MHHC.

05/05/09

scrumdiddlyumptious

FACT

04/05/09

Bev and Lou gave me this orchid for my birthday a few years ago and it is still beautiful - this is the third time it has flowered.

03/05/09

These goths really were just sitting there, minding their own business!

02/05/09

Swimming in Whitby.

01/05/09

Can you spot the rainbow - what a lovely sight to welcome us to Whitby. I took this picture out of the window as we were pulling into the drive.