One Lovely Blog

What a super, lovely start to my weekend.  I'd like to thank Shari and Kate who both nominated me for the One Lovely Blog award.  Both ladies truly deserve the award because the both have lovely blog which I thoroughly enjoy reading.  If you haven't visited their blogs before, do make sure you stop by and say hello!

So, the rules:

Thank the person/persons who nominated you

Share 7 things about yourself

Nominate some blogs that you admire

1. I would LoVe to own a caravan and travel around the British Isles and France with my family in it.

image via google search

2. I have a bit of an obsession for books and I hate to admit it, but I am a sucker for a lovely front cover!

3.  It is a dream of mine to live by the sea one day

Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset

4. I would like to learn to sing opera.

5. I dream of visiting Cephalonia in Greece.

6. Chocolate is my weakness

7. I am a tea-aholic!

Right, now the hard part!  Every blog I read is lovely so please don't think because I haven't nominated you that you're not special!

Koralee @ Bluebird Notes

Helen @ Helen Philipps

Madelief @ madelief

Ada @ Vintage Sheet Addict

Lesley @ Riddler's List

xxx

That Friday Feeling

The end of a busy week and the start of a, supposedly, sunny weekend!

The weather has not been great round here for the past few days weeks so some sunshine is much needed!

This week my time has been spent pottering about at home, doing some simple baking, finding time for a little crochet, a spot of reading, nothing too strenuous :)

So first up are Jacquie's lovely flapjacks.

4 ingredients

A bit of therapeutic stirring

Pop in the oven and voila! Simple yet so so tasty!

The flapjacks went down very well with a cup of tea and my latest read.

Also a bit of charity shopping this week.  Found a fab Nigella book for £2

Going to attempt this over the weekend - Apple and Blackberry Kuchen

And this scrummy looking Double Potato and Halloumi Bake (although I will be adding Chorizo to mine as a dinner without meat is not acceptable in my house - according to Hubby!)

And this GoRgEoUs pressed glass fruit bowl - also £2

The sun decided to show her pretty face late this afternoon so I popped out into the garden to see how thing were getting along........

The Rhubarb is flourishing

This is my mint - my it's a speedy grower!!

Buds on the Buddliea

Plums ready for picking!

And LoAdS of buds on the Passionflower!

How have you spent your week?

xxx



One A Day - Tuesday Tallies

Here we are, it's Tuesday again!  Time for One a Day.

So the front of my cushion cover is now complete all bar a few ends to sew in, that's 36 squares.

And I've now started the back cover, using one large granny with 2 rounds of each colour.



Back cover, 6 rounds completed (had a bit of a slow week on the crocheting front, will do better next week!)



Right, I'm off to check out your progress now :)

xxx



A Hidden Gem and Reasons To Be Cheerful

Hello Lovelies, hope you are all having a gorgeous weekend! 

We actually had beautiful sunshine this morning so we made the most of it and headed to a favourite spot.  I can't believe I haven't blogged about this special place before but we haven't been for a while.

This place is so special, so tranquil, so undisturbed by the public it shall remain anonymous :)

As we approached a herd of pretty black cows were sunning themselves in the field.  Some had even ventured into the babbling stream.



Down the bumpity lane we drove.......



as the river came into view



along the grand driveway



Every time we come here I feel we are stepping onto the pages of a Jane Austen novel



bathed in GlOrIoUs summer sunshine



Amazing columns



The view from the lawn, very imposing!



the beautiful view of the river from the top of the stone steps



Blue skies and fluffy clouds, perfect!



Is Dr Who hiding somewhere?



No, it's just us!



This place is used for open air operas and plays during the summer months, so we assumed this was a prop :)



I couldn't do a countryside post without the obligatory cow parsley now, could I?

Stunning, fragrant roses

Pretty pink buds



Loving the zingy lime green against the railway sleepers

My Sweetpeas!



The neighbours!



Our next home?

And now, if you've made it this far, it's Sunday so time for my Reasons to be Cheerful!



xxx