Week 16 LOVING my Yarden

 

After a slightly busier than usual few days, I LOVE nothing more than just enjoying myself at home and in my yarden.

I LOVE that my pen-friend has sent me some sunflower seeds, and we're comparing notes and progress. We both sowed our seeds on easter sunday, mine are in pot 13.

 

Other things in the yarden are coming along well. This year I'm determined to protect my figs from whoever or whatever nicked them last year.

 

And I LOVED spotting and snapping a relatively newish moon

 

Wishing you a LOVE-filled week.

 

12 views April

January, February and March (in that order, below) you've already seen. 

The final photo is April (now)

 

April

Week 15, more LOVE

 

I LOVE a colourful sunset almost as much as I LOVE a full moon - this week we've enjoyed both

 

I was given some LOVELY flowers a while back, this is the only survivor, I LOVE how it's so attractive even dried 

As you are already aware, I LOVE having a jigsaw on the go, this is my current one

 

I also LOVE figs, last year I lost several, so this year I intend to take protective measures, which I'll show you next week

 

One of my clematis is about to burst into a LOVELY show of flowers, another one for next week

 

Another of my passions is photography, and while I'm umming and ahing about whether or not to spend money having my old one repaired, I have been gifted a new one for my upcoming birthday. I'm sure I'll grow to LOVE it

 

Being a Plymothian, the primary LOVE of my life is a big fan of Cornish Pasties. Over the years I've made him many pasty pies, this one is my latest, and was very tasty.

 How has your week been? LOVE-filled, I hope.

Week 14, a LOVE-filled weekend

 

Not too many words today, I'm still tired from my trip away to the second Silverfest, a great time was had by all. So much LOVE, so much laughter, a few tears, and to quote one of my Silver sisters, a gazillion hugs.

 

Huge thanks to Sundy (on the right), for doing all of the driving there and back, to Ali (on the left) for being a great travel companion, and to everyone who was there, it was such a wonderful few days. I'm now LOVING being back home and in my own bed.

 

Week 13, including some Mother's Day Love

 

I LOVE all of my GDs, however, GD5 holds a special place in my heart, as I looked after her for 3 days a week from age 5 months right up to just before her 3rd birthday (it would have been longer, but for the wretched cvd episode in 2020). On Friday she was 8 years old, so on Thursday she popped round after school for tea, an early and very small cake and a crystal-making set.

 

More family LOVE on Saturday, when my DiL, ST, took me, along with her mum and her too adult offpsring, for afternoon tea at a local gin distillery. A LOVELY afternoon, with lots of food, cocktails and laughter.

 

Besides the meal, GT and ST gave me an orchid - I killed the last one they gave me. I shall shower this one with LOVE, rather than too much water!

 

I bought a new battery in case that was the problem with my camera (it wasn't). Look at the size of the box it came in! Still it's a good size to keep, just in case!

 

March steps - I lost the data for the day after the clocks changed, so my monthly total should actually be slightly more than shows, but I was at least ahead of the target of 84.94 miles. I LOVE that I am keeping up with the daily walking.

 

I've also completed another month of Woodoku, I LOVE this game, it's a bit of a time-waster though.

 

A belated Christmas gift from JO, from my recent trip to Surrey, I LOVE the sparkles it produces when the sun shines through my library window

 

Tomato seedlings are coming along nicely. I LOVE freshly picked tomatoes from the Yarden.

 

 

GM and I went for a lunchtime beer at a different venue, The Milk Churn, I LOVE the taste of Tanglefoot bitter.

 April is here, and what a LOVELY weather day to start the new month.

 

I trust you've had a LOVE-filled week.

 

Week 12, visiting LOVED ones

 

I LOVE my camera, it still feels like a new one, however, this week it's thrown a bit of a wobbly and refuses to work properly. I've googled the error message, and it seems that it might be the battery. Batteries have a useful life of about 2-3 years, mine is 5 years old! So I've ordered a new battery which should arrive soon, and in the mean time I'm having to use my phone, so please excuse the not quite so good quality of the photos this week.

I collected GD5 from school one afternoon, she LOVES nothing better than to stop at the playpark, and I'm happy to let her burn off some energy. 

  The gorgeous little girl who lives opposite us seems to be LOVING her driving lessons

 

I LOVE seeing faces in strange places, this is my jigsaw lamp in my studio, which looks as if it's keeping an eye on me.

 

I don't often travel over the weekend period, however in order to see my GS1, it was necessary for me to travel on Sunday, which, to my surprise, was actually easier than on a weekday!

 

He's such a LOVELY man, I LOVE him to bits.

The following day my LOVELY DiL, CH, took me to Wisley, it was quite a chilly day, and rather overcast, CH had prepared a flask of tea and some lunch, and we made the most of it. We were unable to go into the glasshouse, as they appeared to be cleaning the glass roof. It was here that my camera objected, so all the rest of the photos are from my phone. Enjoy.

 I hope you've had a LOVE-filled week.