tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857880890051347232024-03-05T19:47:21.156-08:00At Homecarol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-31338077646647026212012-01-19T15:34:00.000-08:002012-01-19T15:38:21.104-08:00The return of the blogger who time forgot!Hello is there anyone there?<br />Once upon a time I had over 40 followers on this poor abandoned blog and now I've gone and started another:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><a href="http://thishorseylife.blogspot.com/">This Horsey Life</a></span><br /></div><br />If any of you would like to join me there you'd be very welcome.carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-55682626074686134802011-06-30T00:11:00.001-07:002011-06-30T00:18:32.398-07:00Piglets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED5PYybRlX33r3rQ34GOucoxsz62IFJa9xzeLzvu8ikroiExE_OWmBsASVwp3nY6tidtkka99_9C_Bp7IiCjNNYY7r10qyzc8ecHDzn_s-73dnfkY-aOOvFwK0Pt8J44-xihjG4IERQX5/s1600/086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623907295584193730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED5PYybRlX33r3rQ34GOucoxsz62IFJa9xzeLzvu8ikroiExE_OWmBsASVwp3nY6tidtkka99_9C_Bp7IiCjNNYY7r10qyzc8ecHDzn_s-73dnfkY-aOOvFwK0Pt8J44-xihjG4IERQX5/s400/086.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><div>3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days, the gestation period for pigs, and Lucy gave birth to a healthy litter of 6 piglets, this is the first picture, the other two followed a few minutes later.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>More pics over at my pet pig blog - <a href="http://littlepetpigs.blogspot.com/">Little Pet Pigs</a> - if you like piglets as much as we do you might want to follow Lit<a href="http://littlepetpigs.blogspot.com/">tle Pet Pigs</a> as there will be lots and lots of piglet photographs to follow.</div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-70418601406035734422011-05-20T13:50:00.000-07:002011-05-20T14:09:01.146-07:00Friday Finds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rfWzmRwkxwt1YK4iWJKKdycxAxOq_xoKqr_G21zbd0OR-HJdEEctJwqoBtU9QGyUEtstNriEpr8pXXl_v-C_RN0rrHojjJ7_SDuiXkL2vYzBaE_ORZTQly7wIhOg-HJNn07eXBP2guKP/s1600/the+dukes+own.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608903948037437714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rfWzmRwkxwt1YK4iWJKKdycxAxOq_xoKqr_G21zbd0OR-HJdEEctJwqoBtU9QGyUEtstNriEpr8pXXl_v-C_RN0rrHojjJ7_SDuiXkL2vYzBaE_ORZTQly7wIhOg-HJNn07eXBP2guKP/s400/the+dukes+own.JPG" border="0" /></a> I thought I'd share this beautiful vintage book with you as a Friday Finds post, Friday Finds is a bookish meme hosted by <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/">Should Be Reading</a>. Every Friday you can share a book that you've<br /><br /><br /><div>heard about / discovered with other book lovers. I thought it a lovely idea which is why I'm joining in this week. I also thought it would be a super idea for us to develop into a sort of vintage Friday Finds but I digress.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZFRYXtKgOon3Mxfq5dY3mNroeudpb09rMQsBBz4nwRQxNadkCd9CcyxUN8PQ3ZuI7cz5byuqGfjBIk4WhKr7WQXym4kU6UiTg3PvuxU2f1-6WSY-mfTyX3lvnyFdvjlgDQsG1ZPKkbAm/s1600/the+dukes+own+%25282%2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608903943134801794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZFRYXtKgOon3Mxfq5dY3mNroeudpb09rMQsBBz4nwRQxNadkCd9CcyxUN8PQ3ZuI7cz5byuqGfjBIk4WhKr7WQXym4kU6UiTg3PvuxU2f1-6WSY-mfTyX3lvnyFdvjlgDQsG1ZPKkbAm/s400/the+dukes+own+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />What do you think of The Dukes Own by Col. Groves, it has a beautiful cover doesn't it?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mgpr1l8uqpnXhe4saRG73AhYFEvaCY287A3D6Y4l3KMeQGg2w2YrlYUwK2nrofKU3mlIVEnazJVndIkT4lQ8SAuW9oXlEI2tRIhuRre0Hz3votHn2L9uWZXcvc5ux5HPKwuKFoUP8fY2/s1600/the+dukes+own+%25287%2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608903941629794146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mgpr1l8uqpnXhe4saRG73AhYFEvaCY287A3D6Y4l3KMeQGg2w2YrlYUwK2nrofKU3mlIVEnazJVndIkT4lQ8SAuW9oXlEI2tRIhuRre0Hz3votHn2L9uWZXcvc5ux5HPKwuKFoUP8fY2/s400/the+dukes+own+%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a> A rather splendid frontispiece,<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMweYle3y6pQD-0XFvt_Ep3_8XWi8NBt5b6oJ6-isATRMp07FV2EEEvujp6NO0umNGZDajuom2yymXUvEc2Xspx0Ch6wFeekvPLpGhy8cAV7C0O_Tu99nhEYLi-bId5YeVQjJqENfzfug9/s1600/the+dukes+own+%252810%2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608903934195572050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMweYle3y6pQD-0XFvt_Ep3_8XWi8NBt5b6oJ6-isATRMp07FV2EEEvujp6NO0umNGZDajuom2yymXUvEc2Xspx0Ch6wFeekvPLpGhy8cAV7C0O_Tu99nhEYLi-bId5YeVQjJqENfzfug9/s400/the+dukes+own+%252810%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a> and lovely illustations marking the beginning and end of each chapter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQv69DIrPF4vqkXvRWs933INOYl8HTcnnU-WTZd54OCYKZVD4ymP85xyivu7SSv34ZKUV_cg6AxfizHM_KhYk7a9YwS8PFV-shfFN7Vya-YKftakUGUf4v0OJTEmcBDnuqe26al7JZwonU/s1600/the+dukes+own+%25286%2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608903934457565490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQv69DIrPF4vqkXvRWs933INOYl8HTcnnU-WTZd54OCYKZVD4ymP85xyivu7SSv34ZKUV_cg6AxfizHM_KhYk7a9YwS8PFV-shfFN7Vya-YKftakUGUf4v0OJTEmcBDnuqe26al7JZwonU/s400/the+dukes+own+%25286%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a> All in all a rather wonderful book that was awarded to Harold Williams for attendance of the Primitive Methodist Sunday School.</div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left">I wonder who Harold Williams was and what he did in his lifetime? I'm assuming he is no longer with us as I believe that this book was published in 1887. At least that is when the book was first published, the authour Colonel Groves wrote lots of regimental histories and adventure stories and was once librarian of the Priaulx Library, Guernsey so I've been able to find out a bit about him.</div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left">I love books like this, ones that have been kept for years and years, though sadly I have to admit that I am unlikely to read this one I think it's probably more of a "Boys Own" type adventure. </div></div></div></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-73555033334035129282011-05-04T14:36:00.001-07:002011-05-04T14:41:21.759-07:00Wordle<div align="center"><a title="Wordle: Untitled" href="http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3563846/Untitled"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ddd 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; BORDER-TOP: #ddd 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; BORDER-LEFT: #ddd 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 4px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ddd 1px solid" alt="Wordle: Untitled" src="http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/3563846/Untitled" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Been playing with <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle</a></div><br /><div align="center">Just entered my blogs URL and this is what it came up with.</div><br /><div align="center">I'm thinking it will be interesting to do this from time to time to see what comes up.</div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-74818833123269455562011-05-02T01:57:00.000-07:002011-05-02T02:30:22.968-07:00The Royal Wedding and I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWib8h02HI-pbxZDim8-NDWhFqm6VcQSi9ozfLVzbWdhN02BhZ_PlSH3qp7oEwZcoqCvOXHNidydahQpPjhZWLZnn6gAyP8egixD-IQ4cyYd-TtTx5TPqLV7KPwJnflo1n3ztIrD0VLml/s1600/royal+wedding+william+and+kate+aston+martin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602040686511579394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWib8h02HI-pbxZDim8-NDWhFqm6VcQSi9ozfLVzbWdhN02BhZ_PlSH3qp7oEwZcoqCvOXHNidydahQpPjhZWLZnn6gAyP8egixD-IQ4cyYd-TtTx5TPqLV7KPwJnflo1n3ztIrD0VLml/s400/royal+wedding+william+and+kate+aston+martin.jpg" border="0" /></a> Truth be told I missed the Royal Wedding and I'm grateful to all of you who posted about it, it would seem that I missed out on a very lovely Royal occasion.<br /><br />So what was I doing as the nation settled itself in front of the telly (or indeed the Mall)?<br /><br />The clue is in the picture below.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoej4tlBZpLjOUM5xZpVjcx-50Ii_EFmEB9-S852KciXx5EGC4L4j53OkG_qUEjADj-HnFUxlY43nZy_5J1tNp5LzcL3o-kof2sZuR9gEpqBbt3smbfawvn1TYcKd5ZER3p-pUzfmeJ5Fa/s1600/vintage_gardening_books_007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602040685760057474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoej4tlBZpLjOUM5xZpVjcx-50Ii_EFmEB9-S852KciXx5EGC4L4j53OkG_qUEjADj-HnFUxlY43nZy_5J1tNp5LzcL3o-kof2sZuR9gEpqBbt3smbfawvn1TYcKd5ZER3p-pUzfmeJ5Fa/s400/vintage_gardening_books_007.JPG" border="0" /></a> No not reading, gardening and not just gardening in my own garden but gardening for someone else. I now officially have a little gardening job on a Friday morning. As if I didn't have enough to do already with <a href="http://myequestrianworld.blogspot.com/">horses</a> and <a href="http://littlepetpigs.blogspot.com/">pigs</a> etc...<br /><br />And you know what? It was fun. Really easy as well, these people have raised beds full of compost and all I had to do was plant a few bedding plants and water them in. Now thats what I call relaxing gardening.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-66297250329888070542011-04-22T13:22:00.000-07:002011-04-22T13:33:09.129-07:00Happy Easter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg703OlGmdd0SesAliMI15_VTrlfXTEYOYZ85HEua1YamGiaye3ha3l7iRtMYR5e1chMjBqMVGwk7IUzak7J4McGj686pHlZnl9UzV3XDnokztG7KGDAsL4AC_pFhS4TIbQFycYOy7gNYLX/s1600/014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598506893557053074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 372px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg703OlGmdd0SesAliMI15_VTrlfXTEYOYZ85HEua1YamGiaye3ha3l7iRtMYR5e1chMjBqMVGwk7IUzak7J4McGj686pHlZnl9UzV3XDnokztG7KGDAsL4AC_pFhS4TIbQFycYOy7gNYLX/s400/014.JPG" border="0" /></a> Golly has it really been 2 weeks since I last posted? Time goes so fast doesn't it? But then it has been an incredibly busy two weeks. You see we decided that it was time to move the horses to our own yard and that involved getting electric fencing up and running which took ages as I was the only one working on it due to Madeline having bitten through Edward's finger...<br /><br />Anyway you can read all about the move and how the horses have settled in, if you're interested that is, on Edward's blog <a href="http://myequestrianworld.blogspot.com/">My Equestrian World</a>. I'm going to sign off for the weekend now with all good wishes for a lovely, happy Easter to you all.<br /><br /><div></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-45317807299684352672011-04-08T01:04:00.001-07:002011-04-08T06:08:04.776-07:00Weekend Flowers For You<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSC0e7_YzDy7BuyI7Z2mVyAVhYHxLCZAU7sKObeyni2VhvhQBRFC965m5byi1CV2mnSTYs2QcbBkPcn-FHN9r65XKuUl27UWAzP8_UyodRUuO_nImuKRmAEZIURCFys-cNAFv17ely6-uZ/s1600/grape+hyacinth.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593121057532595714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSC0e7_YzDy7BuyI7Z2mVyAVhYHxLCZAU7sKObeyni2VhvhQBRFC965m5byi1CV2mnSTYs2QcbBkPcn-FHN9r65XKuUl27UWAzP8_UyodRUuO_nImuKRmAEZIURCFys-cNAFv17ely6-uZ/s400/grape+hyacinth.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pretty Spring flowers from my garden to wish you all a wonderful weekend,</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDRmgWDwDNPj0rSbmJmBY04Yl4qvRR6hU1pW_7PZ_kf_bURgwDSc7PLU7psptTGbL3uhOeM0HXVnzQgH-iWfdpPtO5hBOsY_b1qMzMfti9d_DiAdYA98j_nvM7UZQlLLA_oGmBX-J0Y0k/s1600/primula.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593121053988890818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDRmgWDwDNPj0rSbmJmBY04Yl4qvRR6hU1pW_7PZ_kf_bURgwDSc7PLU7psptTGbL3uhOeM0HXVnzQgH-iWfdpPtO5hBOsY_b1qMzMfti9d_DiAdYA98j_nvM7UZQlLLA_oGmBX-J0Y0k/s400/primula.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMT7rhbRc-c2jbApjuBHdEwndqbgv0aM8qLwjQJW-udT4Kh8oCMQYUs90QSPwb0DVswLznzo8wnnWztOyiR38mXBVyS_DlN6fa3CGHlvbZp3twsZQ26gwnp1kMJp_XVFFpe6spW1mHy7t/s1600/forget+me+not.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593121050689676178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMT7rhbRc-c2jbApjuBHdEwndqbgv0aM8qLwjQJW-udT4Kh8oCMQYUs90QSPwb0DVswLznzo8wnnWztOyiR38mXBVyS_DlN6fa3CGHlvbZp3twsZQ26gwnp1kMJp_XVFFpe6spW1mHy7t/s400/forget+me+not.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN74KuklMuxiMM3OPSNCh6y0OF4JBgIc7RTS34_AWBhyphenhyphenuUyKVBgG5yX-hRptitKWjkWifawOvJwRBW77hAVtvJyZo2coA-2YqOvIwgnfLus9ylAjvoRBcjx-xKNOnZD-3Uo4WI5d1GoQ04/s1600/cowslip.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593121050958498370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN74KuklMuxiMM3OPSNCh6y0OF4JBgIc7RTS34_AWBhyphenhyphenuUyKVBgG5yX-hRptitKWjkWifawOvJwRBW77hAVtvJyZo2coA-2YqOvIwgnfLus9ylAjvoRBcjx-xKNOnZD-3Uo4WI5d1GoQ04/s400/cowslip.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtLmkdMGLNgrwYm5cEcE-PXOHqE8LcmCMxoBdCQ1aAYHS-Rd375oUFyLjtdq_RGVkTwRuZ8sPHl4Zc4V9F8uspq1gMU8bZ3aFlerfPVBYMrArnKzCROv_8B7OSAzG7-XVfTp8ne3X9S41/s1600/clematis+armandii.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593121045869852290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtLmkdMGLNgrwYm5cEcE-PXOHqE8LcmCMxoBdCQ1aAYHS-Rd375oUFyLjtdq_RGVkTwRuZ8sPHl4Zc4V9F8uspq1gMU8bZ3aFlerfPVBYMrArnKzCROv_8B7OSAzG7-XVfTp8ne3X9S41/s400/clematis+armandii.JPG" border="0" /></a> whatever your plans are I hope you get the chance to enjoy some of the glorious weather we've been forecast. <br /><div></div></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-88267553730837897922011-04-07T00:17:00.000-07:002011-04-07T00:32:49.783-07:00Lucy Loveheart<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfuz3kZOnpv2eqGVQdLuVzpg1MCRqQRPSJTR9reMX8bpqLrm_iYiYXF_CORSWwCZ7ccEbMTU4MeGoToVziHcBHHRM-0Ng_KGbibadl9d_n7j8eDYBO33ZsTw6HsMD36-a8Hqk1wYj7d-S/s1600/lucy+clibbon+fairyland.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592739170472861266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfuz3kZOnpv2eqGVQdLuVzpg1MCRqQRPSJTR9reMX8bpqLrm_iYiYXF_CORSWwCZ7ccEbMTU4MeGoToVziHcBHHRM-0Ng_KGbibadl9d_n7j8eDYBO33ZsTw6HsMD36-a8Hqk1wYj7d-S/s400/lucy+clibbon+fairyland.jpg" border="0" /></a> I just discovered that one of my favourite artists, Lucy Clibbon, has a <a href="http://www.lucyloveheart.com/blog/">blog</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8GUOFdANoSssG1U2yNRpuoSp869LlGT4oAW11uDMDMB4wdHJulS4xL69M6AQVY86Ao20UqgAVOkaB4I4t4cNSufDmTj0LMhytAvrfCCHLDvNbbW78O5VpYS2_Fl78vI2OJ5qz00vI-31/s1600/lucy+clibbon+frenchmans+creek.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592739040566287010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8GUOFdANoSssG1U2yNRpuoSp869LlGT4oAW11uDMDMB4wdHJulS4xL69M6AQVY86Ao20UqgAVOkaB4I4t4cNSufDmTj0LMhytAvrfCCHLDvNbbW78O5VpYS2_Fl78vI2OJ5qz00vI-31/s400/lucy+clibbon+frenchmans+creek.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's not a personal blog as such but one attached to her website to keep folk updated as to what she has been up to. <br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSbI0JmOdLDPspheoI5KYWXpJ7UTFGScu4WE11CRfdsmSbM_bGROetrsvp5LbBoXa26L14e9E34xz5n-RfHaXWHpBbTW6Zhxxi_TTP6kAF5bMtUyLV_DF8d2gEU_wjxtdvcIWPTPDSjjk/s1600/lucy+clibbon+dream+home.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592738753299487442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSbI0JmOdLDPspheoI5KYWXpJ7UTFGScu4WE11CRfdsmSbM_bGROetrsvp5LbBoXa26L14e9E34xz5n-RfHaXWHpBbTW6Zhxxi_TTP6kAF5bMtUyLV_DF8d2gEU_wjxtdvcIWPTPDSjjk/s400/lucy+clibbon+dream+home.jpg" border="0" /></a> The website, <a href="http://www.lucyloveheart.com/">Lucy Loveheart</a>, is full of her wonderful creations, make a cup of tea before you visit because if you're anything like me you'll get lost in her magical world for ages. <br /><div><em>All images Lucy Clibbon</em></div></div></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-6435490574153372702011-03-30T15:53:00.000-07:002011-03-30T16:06:05.190-07:00A Disney Miss Marple? Surely not<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSB5UnpldFf9fgJbyOcUpY8gPddR__fwOjLHWOiEXZ4e36gtyL6bEnNaSZT9u1e4G8BQygIrpBkCuWWv7eoidyt-7bT_J5RLmJ5hyBJcOls6C5vt-bg-6KLmTV1bJw1yP1QpZn-ocvr15/s1600/julia+mckenzie+miss+marple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590010823670242850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSB5UnpldFf9fgJbyOcUpY8gPddR__fwOjLHWOiEXZ4e36gtyL6bEnNaSZT9u1e4G8BQygIrpBkCuWWv7eoidyt-7bT_J5RLmJ5hyBJcOls6C5vt-bg-6KLmTV1bJw1yP1QpZn-ocvr15/s400/julia+mckenzie+miss+marple.jpg" border="0" /></a> It took me quite a while to get used to Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o3ls5HC7ieklSdrhwQohC2RCgYq_cwbeEexHPri2SKxn5I87L7dPed6kdd5j1kG1eA5Cmb61pnou5-0DGpPZJCtJSZQwYDlk9EjSZgO9SOstNDMHgbeRckHWAlnX-6wka1X0SyqzPDDo/s1600/joan+hickson++miss+marple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590010820761334898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o3ls5HC7ieklSdrhwQohC2RCgYq_cwbeEexHPri2SKxn5I87L7dPed6kdd5j1kG1eA5Cmb61pnou5-0DGpPZJCtJSZQwYDlk9EjSZgO9SOstNDMHgbeRckHWAlnX-6wka1X0SyqzPDDo/s400/joan+hickson++miss+marple.jpg" border="0" /></a> after the inimitable Joan Hickson (Christie's own choice) but get used to her I did and I now think she makes a splendid Marple.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQp9BQd7m6DGFIv7KzoNg0QqcglG3qF7SLqJj5SI0ScMYM-M4PiDsizq1Z4OjBBhIyE5I69CZkGDcOysP3tdOQs-TP5Oxu7Qs5DBuO0oUaYv6Jnph5VMChmpMkpVtDSpZBF-uVjDa65Kw/s1600/article-1211071-064796F9000005DC-486_468x284.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590010816113177138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQp9BQd7m6DGFIv7KzoNg0QqcglG3qF7SLqJj5SI0ScMYM-M4PiDsizq1Z4OjBBhIyE5I69CZkGDcOysP3tdOQs-TP5Oxu7Qs5DBuO0oUaYv6Jnph5VMChmpMkpVtDSpZBF-uVjDa65Kw/s400/article-1211071-064796F9000005DC-486_468x284.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Of course there have been lots of Marple's over the years including our own</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNA8MwQPYGXNNLx-ojRW34oPVleE_dq4NCfdt9K9WqkFj1LH-xEmXcaC7VyJM3S_RHkVSv5gGyDq1qDCu0QS8uoX1RoDCmqieSeq4-2SCztEon_bFbSTmLpo4C7jmgYUpkGv2m9cG3zNE/s1600/margaret+rutherford+marple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590010807224815122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNA8MwQPYGXNNLx-ojRW34oPVleE_dq4NCfdt9K9WqkFj1LH-xEmXcaC7VyJM3S_RHkVSv5gGyDq1qDCu0QS8uoX1RoDCmqieSeq4-2SCztEon_bFbSTmLpo4C7jmgYUpkGv2m9cG3zNE/s400/margaret+rutherford+marple.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dame Margaret Rutherford</div><br /><div align="center">"the maddest thing on screen ever, like a petticoat tornado"</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6E-0Tk85U3Vy6svDH5JaQXSvH9xNoT8Cfm2AODz32IVh7szYVWS9YKMy-GEwXO1SDW8tF20JHs86_j-FS2o1LCeCEAjzghdJckzRFX8D6kXGjdFdv2N49VazI5SExN5HDUl1ShMkpJT_/s1600/jennifer+garner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590010803748891090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6E-0Tk85U3Vy6svDH5JaQXSvH9xNoT8Cfm2AODz32IVh7szYVWS9YKMy-GEwXO1SDW8tF20JHs86_j-FS2o1LCeCEAjzghdJckzRFX8D6kXGjdFdv2N49VazI5SExN5HDUl1ShMkpJT_/s400/jennifer+garner.jpg" border="0" /></a> But Jennifer Garner Miss Marple? Surely not.</div><br /><div align="center">A Disney Miss Marple? Surely not.</div>As Agatha Christie herself said (of Rutherford's Marple) <strong><em>“Why don’t they just invent a new character? Then they can have their cheap fun and leave me and my creations alone.”</em></strong>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-87058029057424133712011-03-27T14:42:00.001-07:002011-03-27T14:45:02.206-07:00The Nicest Gift<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKN6-2KeD0AMJYgQ1JF0m7yjYDNrl8zYmcxwztiLzUYhWdorMbZRIjqFykjEenosjF19XpmR1zcd2XXY9N-M6Szfwv1DrQJpA-rB-eQD7ipKzFyQCWjojx9baALWFZHAVFZWTTsc9Epcm/s1600/003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588878687635766466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKN6-2KeD0AMJYgQ1JF0m7yjYDNrl8zYmcxwztiLzUYhWdorMbZRIjqFykjEenosjF19XpmR1zcd2XXY9N-M6Szfwv1DrQJpA-rB-eQD7ipKzFyQCWjojx9baALWFZHAVFZWTTsc9Epcm/s400/003.JPG" border="0" /></a> A bunch of daffodils </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgv5vknuDePhixwfK1WPdn7gCOi66z0Z8vbcuNdsYmpX_GJY2mljR9TKO3WPvXzQ42KPtSUUnrgt9p3LxwgECCIozbP1M0wxE1SC7Nh224fVYPWu0Y1ppKSe_BGI5YO3SCrhsSE0jrENC/s1600/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588878682737338338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgv5vknuDePhixwfK1WPdn7gCOi66z0Z8vbcuNdsYmpX_GJY2mljR9TKO3WPvXzQ42KPtSUUnrgt9p3LxwgECCIozbP1M0wxE1SC7Nh224fVYPWu0Y1ppKSe_BGI5YO3SCrhsSE0jrENC/s400/002.JPG" border="0" /></a> no extravagant gestures required ! </div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-35703345407297006802011-03-23T12:56:00.001-07:002011-03-23T13:19:01.861-07:00Elizabeth Taylor 1932 - 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYeg_gyEV4xmK5M64UC70ZwTYnk12qi45_P1iE7Mz-5Ns9yOVg1wlaoEfRfp_RqY6sK4n45kaJKiuwec3Hn_eEAlLZ2aYhYeXgzEGdEN4TSSozaQ2tQRY5px7iGc3afoAwPRZTmZDfjUT/s1600/elizabeth+taylor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587367064232845490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYeg_gyEV4xmK5M64UC70ZwTYnk12qi45_P1iE7Mz-5Ns9yOVg1wlaoEfRfp_RqY6sK4n45kaJKiuwec3Hn_eEAlLZ2aYhYeXgzEGdEN4TSSozaQ2tQRY5px7iGc3afoAwPRZTmZDfjUT/s320/elizabeth+taylor.jpg" border="0" /></a> Strange I hadn't thought about her in years, but upon hearing of her death childhood memories of Elizabeth Taylor came rushing back.<br /><br />People used to say that my Mother looked like Elizabeth, she certainly had the dark hair and blue eyes, though I believe Elizabeth's eyes were described as violet.<br /><br />I remember that the on off love affair with Richard Burton was much discussed in the girl's cloakroom at school, school girls gossiping, usually repeating what their parents had said.<br /><br />And the diamonds, oh yes we girls talked about the diamonds quite a lot really.<br /><br />And the films, the old ones were often shown on a Sunday afternoon. Films like Elephant Walk, Giant, National Velvet, Little Women, Father of the Bride, Cleopatra and Ivanhoe gave us plenty to talk about on a Monday morning.<br /><br />Most of my friends were allowed to watch the Lassie films, I however was banned as my family could,'t cope with the sobs!<br /><br />But of course some Taylor films were considered entirely unsuitable for such young minds and films like Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof were shown after our bedtimes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4BGNRKIotac7k2Ehl6Yqp53cQ_0m4YloJCIdecQ1VaIde4kPXpwxuunf2lBdM6OqZC0THtDQqRhhlzHq6QPSR8dI4sMfGUAIHD7N3ApXcP3717SAKnzkgn3TWvehrHwJ32NyTdbaIqLi/s1600/national+velvet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587367056778247314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4BGNRKIotac7k2Ehl6Yqp53cQ_0m4YloJCIdecQ1VaIde4kPXpwxuunf2lBdM6OqZC0THtDQqRhhlzHq6QPSR8dI4sMfGUAIHD7N3ApXcP3717SAKnzkgn3TWvehrHwJ32NyTdbaIqLi/s320/national+velvet.jpg" border="0" /></a> I still love the National Velvet film it's one of my favourite old movies, I think I'd like to watch it now...carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-25114865183379013552011-03-20T02:01:00.001-07:002011-03-20T02:11:08.132-07:00Catkins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_JzlWqWoXtY8DD-32O-ZmeGX37YXbk5GdY0M0UcQkDjWwy4weMPhmejw-e7BSkyR5qaKvu1szSUHg1wPxiRUa8TP2B7anFy7spVxSXcG066fehP-9tlo2APrSxm5xYwU9X0I2VjcIcFy/s1600/005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586084936047917554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_JzlWqWoXtY8DD-32O-ZmeGX37YXbk5GdY0M0UcQkDjWwy4weMPhmejw-e7BSkyR5qaKvu1szSUHg1wPxiRUa8TP2B7anFy7spVxSXcG066fehP-9tlo2APrSxm5xYwU9X0I2VjcIcFy/s320/005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Corkscrew hazel</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em> </div> Didn't we have glorious weather yesterday? Well we did here, bright blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Hope that some of it reached your part of the world. And the moon, did you see the full moon last night? It was just enormous, apparently we haven't had a full moon this close to earth since 1992.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuioRCXhNVro4UjoirQXth7Ea7B0QvmoqS3kEtN7MjTJFj-ZuTmLr6Ty4JMlFiA0lrHQ40aPevTjaOqlWGrGfIotPna8Ld9q_Jyd50l5nWtpG1vtH-3zk5kcjU3hm9uoFRK4suQTXgfpx/s1600/011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586084934243529506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuioRCXhNVro4UjoirQXth7Ea7B0QvmoqS3kEtN7MjTJFj-ZuTmLr6Ty4JMlFiA0lrHQ40aPevTjaOqlWGrGfIotPna8Ld9q_Jyd50l5nWtpG1vtH-3zk5kcjU3hm9uoFRK4suQTXgfpx/s320/011.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">Willow</span></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div>The garden is really coming to life now, I don't think I've ever seen so many catkins on our corkscrew hazel as there are this year. The catkins on our willow aren't quite so impressive but still lovely. </div><div>I love catkins, a real sign of Spring.</div><div>Wish we had a pussy willow.....<br /><br /></div><div></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-74625270808860787892011-03-13T14:27:00.000-07:002011-03-13T14:50:34.719-07:00The Farm Shop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx73_18mEhqQMciNegHtG3DA6i2_9rKr27Rb-PrseOuiQcLw8IGKlJ0Yw0fnh39wp-yIh8pUddcX4ntxeDSA98Jj0ZN7_gjM0LQ7JrQqZGyy95QXtn8qfF5Be8q5gkHUAP0JLSlAbsizsH/s1600/farmshop+veg.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583682354539412850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx73_18mEhqQMciNegHtG3DA6i2_9rKr27Rb-PrseOuiQcLw8IGKlJ0Yw0fnh39wp-yIh8pUddcX4ntxeDSA98Jj0ZN7_gjM0LQ7JrQqZGyy95QXtn8qfF5Be8q5gkHUAP0JLSlAbsizsH/s320/farmshop+veg.JPG" border="0" /></a>Weekends wouldn't be the same without a visit to our local farm shop for fresh seasonal vegetables. Everything is locally grown, there is a wonderful selection of different apple<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9Elcvecs-Enf0r_jtD3DuZjV2U0Pp6hL-SFqFS975POy-hamXlL1DrEmjeVEawqrZ1fGhgeQJnbTknlQDH7yr6eCdufNUhyDuVhvoGwngzJTIBThY4YtaAcLL83HXM6fDWpvWZgdvtt_/s1600/farmshop+apples.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583682349278411570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9Elcvecs-Enf0r_jtD3DuZjV2U0Pp6hL-SFqFS975POy-hamXlL1DrEmjeVEawqrZ1fGhgeQJnbTknlQDH7yr6eCdufNUhyDuVhvoGwngzJTIBThY4YtaAcLL83HXM6fDWpvWZgdvtt_/s320/farmshop+apples.JPG" border="0" /></a> varieties all of which are actually grown in the orchard behind the shop.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyexcpMzeUUQRvBVhyVav7-NbzZ0LU0TvPgIDN5j8GYpPEkuthvbHmkeoIgLPKFBUo7tuJIDPKnykIC2xcOS6yrhQGWftbC1VjaDAapI9CDEglWGHZcrBxjO2ba1BrgIUj7eBCZRL2xf6/s1600/farmshop+eggs+and+preserves.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583682347360034610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyexcpMzeUUQRvBVhyVav7-NbzZ0LU0TvPgIDN5j8GYpPEkuthvbHmkeoIgLPKFBUo7tuJIDPKnykIC2xcOS6yrhQGWftbC1VjaDAapI9CDEglWGHZcrBxjO2ba1BrgIUj7eBCZRL2xf6/s320/farmshop+eggs+and+preserves.JPG" border="0" /></a> The eggs are free range, delicious and one quite often finds double yolkers. Jams and chutneys are homemade by local ladies from produce grown in the orchard. The plum jam is devine and I'm totally addicted to the chilli jelly, so much so that I persauded the nice people who run the shop to get me the recipe.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKYPD1VFAkwjZg21mlSuz0cxcIYtKPA5wZ2g-C6QbmAVxpqZzxY8izA-sdRCXBEo9TMNbNKmZbRDtxxe0PJ4hnNt4ZHcfClyz01dM5pcd3SX36abK0Oe_kPbqcMwjV2ibsnXEfWmyuRW-/s1600/farmshop+bird+seed.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583682342755215122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKYPD1VFAkwjZg21mlSuz0cxcIYtKPA5wZ2g-C6QbmAVxpqZzxY8izA-sdRCXBEo9TMNbNKmZbRDtxxe0PJ4hnNt4ZHcfClyz01dM5pcd3SX36abK0Oe_kPbqcMwjV2ibsnXEfWmyuRW-/s320/farmshop+bird+seed.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />There is even a section devoted to the birds with a wide variety of resonably priced wild bird seeds.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>All so much nicer than the supermarket especially as my shopping is carried to the car.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-81254669908246501942011-03-09T13:50:00.000-08:002011-03-09T14:00:56.278-08:00An arranged marriageIf you've visited my <a href="http://littlepetpigs.blogspot.com/">Little Pet Pigs </a>blog you'll know that we have a pet Kune Kune pig called <a href="http://littlepetpigs.blogspot.com/2011/02/kune-kune-pet-pig.html">Hugo</a>. For sometime now we've been hoping to find Hugo a wife but although there are a lot of Kune Kune pigs for sale it wasn't an easy task.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc7MRBhyphenhyphentAsbBDmKqmiWTPle1KFS72MR97ER56dFMwnZg9UG1M05F4_KoflKw-ZgXbxYR7hRnh6yY7WXN9ijY2Gr3ahSbHbhMqCJv1iWDjiZr97BiYS0GIoT_8N4Db-HEscpvE79flYRT/s1600/turkey.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582201549507641458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc7MRBhyphenhyphentAsbBDmKqmiWTPle1KFS72MR97ER56dFMwnZg9UG1M05F4_KoflKw-ZgXbxYR7hRnh6yY7WXN9ijY2Gr3ahSbHbhMqCJv1iWDjiZr97BiYS0GIoT_8N4Db-HEscpvE79flYRT/s320/turkey.JPG" border="0" /></a> We saw turkeys,</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfAH4upaTYSMZPOGl6MKuKsoExVkyGvRzyohdd69mZQbsYL82BoCGToRrHaXFvO5tW2UnhEYiNDV9k97fdxWblcSNBKSnn0WTAZcYIYEDl4VpGhPd1t6nQTdwVVoE7gmqjxW3owaB1FL5/s1600/alpaca.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582201544331247506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfAH4upaTYSMZPOGl6MKuKsoExVkyGvRzyohdd69mZQbsYL82BoCGToRrHaXFvO5tW2UnhEYiNDV9k97fdxWblcSNBKSnn0WTAZcYIYEDl4VpGhPd1t6nQTdwVVoE7gmqjxW3owaB1FL5/s320/alpaca.JPG" border="0" /></a>Alpacas with attitude,<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLu4Y6e45eqD3WLILaZSwMnKU3Zw_UjDXTAdw0XwUjMbJ8n9y0vvb33xlLZSD0g6p55WiiStKgT69tebepzcaghpvMwrCFb9zb9JsKH2djSxGgAaDMfgJf3mbcSKiZtWhl7jWv1I0CpSv/s1600/goats.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582201541090632178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLu4Y6e45eqD3WLILaZSwMnKU3Zw_UjDXTAdw0XwUjMbJ8n9y0vvb33xlLZSD0g6p55WiiStKgT69tebepzcaghpvMwrCFb9zb9JsKH2djSxGgAaDMfgJf3mbcSKiZtWhl7jWv1I0CpSv/s320/goats.JPG" border="0" /></a> little climbing goats<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9EpbylVWBouDUijGq74EYVfnA8k1Krmr0XjpZRJ5q9OTkhHDAaHf9AxHuI8pcmmCYoweh4NBPiS8CO90T6LJAoRZmcUvUryZhVMMR0kF0l5bdVWpzKck36RMkAaE0lxSJow2zJ1HYq5M/s1600/ram.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582201536177021266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9EpbylVWBouDUijGq74EYVfnA8k1Krmr0XjpZRJ5q9OTkhHDAaHf9AxHuI8pcmmCYoweh4NBPiS8CO90T6LJAoRZmcUvUryZhVMMR0kF0l5bdVWpzKck36RMkAaE0lxSJow2zJ1HYq5M/s320/ram.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and rams with ginormous horns before we found the perfect girl (gilt) for our boy.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Here she is.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XB3HDbGW69IsRdGNw-utrh4qjgmHMVkGQoMFFMTUaEr5fO4NMaYu1_7nv5JZ1qdfZDz7wh7TpJ5X-BUaBfU9O5px99J7CB10JUMuWw5DNErx5Zh1usEpdlq5laOXySVt9wmU4Suy1yUB/s1600/kune+kune+piglet+%25282%2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582201525759202834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XB3HDbGW69IsRdGNw-utrh4qjgmHMVkGQoMFFMTUaEr5fO4NMaYu1_7nv5JZ1qdfZDz7wh7TpJ5X-BUaBfU9O5px99J7CB10JUMuWw5DNErx5Zh1usEpdlq5laOXySVt9wmU4Suy1yUB/s320/kune+kune+piglet+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" /></a> Want to know if it was love at first sight?</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">You can find out <a href="http://littlepetpigs.blogspot.com/2011/03/introducing-florence-our-new-kune-kune.html">here<br /><br /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-39593717402575291052011-03-06T15:20:00.000-08:002011-03-06T15:22:44.306-08:00Madelines birthday and can I ask a favour please?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HWhCca83MCJ2VS1x7dx9L84YEeVIFVbqY_I0SjibxhxVQb7IPaey97WcN0SBtGKoglHLeho3nGgTMSOYkZ6yhcmfqg98Lefe_4Ml48jijl4Ah8GsTNvWoL6jfegToJH82vIsQIJASVPM/s1600/thoroughbred+mare.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HWhCca83MCJ2VS1x7dx9L84YEeVIFVbqY_I0SjibxhxVQb7IPaey97WcN0SBtGKoglHLeho3nGgTMSOYkZ6yhcmfqg98Lefe_4Ml48jijl4Ah8GsTNvWoL6jfegToJH82vIsQIJASVPM/s320/thoroughbred+mare.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This weekend Madeline reached the age of 9, she had lots of birthday carrots and apples which of course she shared with the other horses (but don't tell her that!)<br />
Now I have a very special favour to ask of you all, my youngest son has started his own blog and I wondered if you would possibly spare a moment to take a look? Leave a comment? Maybe even follow?<br />
Its at <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://myequestrianworld.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">http://myequestrianworld.blogspot.com</span></strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thankyou ever so much.</div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-53806327542860061722011-03-02T14:21:00.000-08:002011-03-02T14:21:27.698-08:00Spring Flowers and Vintage Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OJAprrUjeGdpT6E4adhM1m7CM1gIB-D8x070i7Qm6jVzZvL110U88rIyRxpg-0rWDBC0Z_h9FN7qXnZHntRXI7OdmWtmEfVNXlBknWI5B8DeDKR7n8kCKc3KQ8qCJVrIG-yGnc_FpWqi/s1600/vintage+gardening+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OJAprrUjeGdpT6E4adhM1m7CM1gIB-D8x070i7Qm6jVzZvL110U88rIyRxpg-0rWDBC0Z_h9FN7qXnZHntRXI7OdmWtmEfVNXlBknWI5B8DeDKR7n8kCKc3KQ8qCJVrIG-yGnc_FpWqi/s320/vintage+gardening+003.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> So now we're into Spring and we'll soon be seeing these gorgeous Spring flowers for real not just in the wonderful illustrations by B. E. Nicholson found in The Illustrated Book Of Garden Flowers published</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> in 1979 by Peerage Books, London.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I'm thinking that we'll still have to wrap up warm and snuggly like the young lady above from the 1920's</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucky Girl's Budget published by Blackie & Son Ltd.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Though hopefully we'll pass on the snow!</div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-18674367673671416292011-02-28T15:31:00.000-08:002011-02-28T15:31:33.071-08:00Pretty Vintage Fabrics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8HyLf8Rpo1Q0a2XxFvLrDX-AFM2c5TraRCbDRTHvVxjGbygHpD3tElOrTqEKgd77uk8f8psWficqx5HqSFU1kwSGc_PTFZ6TWxVRycp4bbUwbrFLBJgQzsTJK9cHKVo3ZD5hJ4_tsFHH/s1600/vintage+fabric+buttons.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8HyLf8Rpo1Q0a2XxFvLrDX-AFM2c5TraRCbDRTHvVxjGbygHpD3tElOrTqEKgd77uk8f8psWficqx5HqSFU1kwSGc_PTFZ6TWxVRycp4bbUwbrFLBJgQzsTJK9cHKVo3ZD5hJ4_tsFHH/s320/vintage+fabric+buttons.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Thought I'd show you my latest haul of vintage fabric scraps,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> they are all lovely, well washed and faded cottons,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">most likely saved from summer dresses by someone with a make do and mend frame of mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">then I'll decide what to do with them.</div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-51385800668545211962011-02-17T16:29:00.000-08:002011-02-17T16:29:08.123-08:00Snowdrops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLRo-bB6210B2koU3RJ9MC9POT1sr3tdlhVNbB2Wr_VpFCljpt-4_lq2ljozs3DkqxofcjevKZ8XGIfhG0kU-szZn6vnhLhkq0jmwI3Z7M5QFAK8TWj6RPfWerY-SQRfCgoC17dQ-IJFY/s1600/snowdrops+feb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLRo-bB6210B2koU3RJ9MC9POT1sr3tdlhVNbB2Wr_VpFCljpt-4_lq2ljozs3DkqxofcjevKZ8XGIfhG0kU-szZn6vnhLhkq0jmwI3Z7M5QFAK8TWj6RPfWerY-SQRfCgoC17dQ-IJFY/s320/snowdrops+feb.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reminder to self: must plant some sonwdrops "in the green" this year</div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-14613442270154734522011-02-09T02:23:00.000-08:002011-02-09T02:26:04.619-08:00I've been away too long!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHIjwXbNp-HoTe1CrgO_7anY2XnJX64L2eWzO_zlZp30JTMRRK3iVjau-H-5txW2yLNO1oKpgR0Wxe8ie3Y9Ew9K2-wH3CuJCxsE1Cy33mMtIRzUufZA9v5a6dsiYnMeNCVUZYfNq4Cdp/s1600/pigs+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHIjwXbNp-HoTe1CrgO_7anY2XnJX64L2eWzO_zlZp30JTMRRK3iVjau-H-5txW2yLNO1oKpgR0Wxe8ie3Y9Ew9K2-wH3CuJCxsE1Cy33mMtIRzUufZA9v5a6dsiYnMeNCVUZYfNq4Cdp/s320/pigs+006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I really have been a dreadful blogger but I thought I'd just give you a little glimpse of just one of the things that has been occupying my time - miniature pigs. They have their own blog, which really will be updated more frequently (my son is helping) you'll find it at<br />
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I'll be back next week (fingers crossed), I've loads of things to share with you including a little giveaway I've been planning.carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-79304887085787266632010-09-14T00:29:00.000-07:002010-09-14T00:29:09.755-07:00The one about the apple pickers and the wasps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFNseSf06-XOVvaCgEJ_A_WFylyz0whHMCpot7NmkeiNjdb7oYypgbl-VCK_uoD8QPU38tzZ2ZAJCn5gkqvTFWULC4JGzqpDzELqmUU7Lc9hwt4VHB4IiHeVpszHous0ySqKPJ9VBdIY1/s1600/orchard+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFNseSf06-XOVvaCgEJ_A_WFylyz0whHMCpot7NmkeiNjdb7oYypgbl-VCK_uoD8QPU38tzZ2ZAJCn5gkqvTFWULC4JGzqpDzELqmUU7Lc9hwt4VHB4IiHeVpszHous0ySqKPJ9VBdIY1/s320/orchard+008.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday my boys went apple picking with friends.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">who of course didn't see the wasps off, for there were only one or two left by this time,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but they did offer sound advice,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Back to the orchard you go and next time you come and see us bring us an apple or two!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAqjAOxXQHP0Bhu9ONZn819OGQRe4NyNCIJrx3X7i0y1rJgkhEc6OsR6JkeuESzD7IhDzRaKN9kPiWX6g8UlBbsF_xQEfFcWcYAiIirRjvRoo_HVh3E2047E6ywOU7LoriNVg4QU6krsN/s1600/orchard+068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAqjAOxXQHP0Bhu9ONZn819OGQRe4NyNCIJrx3X7i0y1rJgkhEc6OsR6JkeuESzD7IhDzRaKN9kPiWX6g8UlBbsF_xQEfFcWcYAiIirRjvRoo_HVh3E2047E6ywOU7LoriNVg4QU6krsN/s320/orchard+068.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So off they went and they picked lots and lots of apples.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Footnote:</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>3 stings one on the chin, one on the back and one on the leg</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Nicovitch & Madeliene got their apples later in the day.</em></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-71437952672729915762010-09-09T01:12:00.000-07:002010-09-09T01:12:00.552-07:00September Reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e_HiPylSYM6jmHpYGQmTEgjdhzj11Ct2eTp2LzitALhe1bcw796f_Mdcp8niwS3f4JXBcloY4cfezLnzXX5hNekreboyf94AL8P6czN0fkNWJ0i2lGVXx28NOfFX3XKYun4LTBFKBjE3/s1600/vintage+books+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e_HiPylSYM6jmHpYGQmTEgjdhzj11Ct2eTp2LzitALhe1bcw796f_Mdcp8niwS3f4JXBcloY4cfezLnzXX5hNekreboyf94AL8P6czN0fkNWJ0i2lGVXx28NOfFX3XKYun4LTBFKBjE3/s320/vintage+books+001.JPG" /></a></div>I've recently finished The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp by Charles Terrot -<br />
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"On a certain Monday in May, business was very slack in Mr. Webman's second-hand store. Just before closing time, however, there came into the shop the most beautiful girl Len Burrows, the assistant had ever seen. Beside her stood a full-sized harp. Was she an angel? She looked like one and behaved like one, but here she was in Mr. Webman.s East End shop apparently trying to raise a loan, and on her harp of all things! Nor did she seem too scrupulous about how she came by the money. yet it was curious, as time went on, the effect she had on people, the way ahe brought out the best in them, the way in which, in the end, she showed them the way in which their happiness lay."<br />
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and I was completely and utterly charmed by it. I've since found out that there is a 1950's film of the book starring Diane Cilento which of course I'm now quite keen to see.<br />
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Next on my reading list for September is going to be a 1957 copy of The Oakhill Guide Company by Felicity Keith it's a vintage children's book published by Blackie. I love children's books don't you? <br />
Anyway this one sounds like quite an adventure -<br />
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"Amid great excitement, and even some misgiving, Pamela went to Oakhill School. Oakhill is a happy place where one has many kinds of games, pleasant excursions and a care-free life. But above all, Oakhill has a guide company. Pamela becomes one of the Cornflowers.<br />
Then comes trouble. The patrol Shield goes missing, and its disapearance almost coincides with the time of a burglary at Oakhill, when sundry valued trophies are stolen. These hapenings naturally arouse the dective instincts of Pamela and her chum, Margaret, and a mysterious cupboard takes on a new importance. When Pam and Margaret have gone only half-way through their investigations they realize how important the cupboard really is."<br />
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A mysterious cupboard, sounds marvellous doesn't it? <br />
I can't wait to get started on this one.<br />
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</div>But first I've simply got to, got to read the latest Matthew Shardlake adventure by C.J. Sansom, Heartstone. Set in Tudor times these are my all time favourite historical, murder mystery, thrillers. I've been a huge fan since the first Revelation and can't recommend them enough, if you like that sort of thing.<br />
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And lastly, I'm hoping to get some time to dip into Miss Read, I just love Miss Read's Fairacre stories. Actually she is an authour only recently discovered by me, to think I used to pass her books by thinking they were for old ladies! But they are not, they are just wonderful and I can't get enough of them.<br />
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Anyway that's my reading list for September, what if anything are you reading? Do share.carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-13723570574362141462010-09-06T02:50:00.000-07:002010-09-06T02:50:26.348-07:00This weekend's favourite find<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3d0vxo4LmhGOqoCf2-0OwI6_xikQqr_zOGCqJD71V4vPWayLQOYv1lAjGDj5brAPEoPYUlG8EQaSPMznfN5JPN8svZktwivoSPRK-nP8Ef0DWM3RBghMhyphenhyphenTbUJ6UDi9zhBSIgqk7mqYux/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3d0vxo4LmhGOqoCf2-0OwI6_xikQqr_zOGCqJD71V4vPWayLQOYv1lAjGDj5brAPEoPYUlG8EQaSPMznfN5JPN8svZktwivoSPRK-nP8Ef0DWM3RBghMhyphenhyphenTbUJ6UDi9zhBSIgqk7mqYux/s320/003.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My favourite find this weekend was a vintage tin.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because it's full of buttons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">like these.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They need a bit of a wash but I'm really pleased with them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>(More on last weekends favourite find coming soon, </em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>there is a little matter of electric fencing to sort out first..)</em></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885788089005134723.post-16720589612593958832010-08-31T01:07:00.000-07:002010-08-31T01:07:24.241-07:00This weekend's buys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1ypOSeG15Op6e_f706MoW3XHoFXoynjCTee2GXqx2QhRV1BmqskARs_WkMUa6F9XeFKAbTEr6DfIyLs6dkVEcq9GYVOUD_dHi3TA0ca2bIa3ifqvDegUQ8ZCLXDwhjAJUlUZvOJRmyx2/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1ypOSeG15Op6e_f706MoW3XHoFXoynjCTee2GXqx2QhRV1BmqskARs_WkMUa6F9XeFKAbTEr6DfIyLs6dkVEcq9GYVOUD_dHi3TA0ca2bIa3ifqvDegUQ8ZCLXDwhjAJUlUZvOJRmyx2/s320/006.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking shelter from the rain in a rather depressing looking charity shop full of cheap resin toot </div><div style="text-align: center;">I did manage to find some treasure amongst the trash. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That early 20th century religious print above, The Guardian Angel and </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So far this week seems to have been all about rain and today has seen the worst,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">unrelenting rain, grey skies and not a glimmer of sunshine. I don't mind it really -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's just the mud I hate. Deep sigh....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Illustration from 1950's children's book The Musical Umbrella by Friedrich Feld)</span></em></div>carol at homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757218125815992715noreply@blogger.com6