Just So Good

It is good starting to blog again!

And to catch up with

so many of you!

As I started visiting your blogs

so many people that you wrote about,

sounded familiar to me...

so I caught up with them as well!

This week was Hubbie's birthday

and it seemed as if

we spent the whole week celebrating!

It wasn't an extra special birthday

but meals out and trips

around the county

were the order of the day!

On the actual day

we took a picnic and visited

the south of Pembrokeshire where he was born.

We drove past his grandfather's farm

where they often went 

as a family

for supper on Sunday evening.

His grandfather was a lay-preacher and often

went to other areas of the county to preach and 

would stay the night if the tides 

were wrong....

This is one of the places where a little ferry

would cross the Cleddau River.

Here we are looking from

Landshipping Quay

to Picton Ferry.

Years ago, when I was a lay preacher myself,

I was taking the service 

at a little village church.....

when an very old lady came up to me after 

and said that she remembered

Hubbie's grandfather 

(I had mentioned him in the sermon)

She said that she remembered, if the tides were wrong...

for him to get home.....

he would stay at her parents' house

and.....

if she got up early in the morning to see him off...

he would give her...

a silver thrupenny piece!!

now ...that's a special memory, isn't it??

We stopped at Lawrenny Quay

for a cup of tea

and a piece of Key Lime Pie

Delicious!!

And then drove on through

Cresswell Quay

To Carew Castle.

As I have said in the past

we have a lot of castles in Pembrokeshire.

I think when I last wrote

I was actually acting as a guide at

Picton Castle.

Unfortunately my breathing is not at all good now

and I have a job to walk and talk

so I had to finish there last year...

I was so sad about that

as I really enjoyed taking groups of tourists 

around the castle.

Some days, in the summer

 I would take over a hundred around....I miss it!

Anyway, back to Carew Castle

Obviously, the large building is the castle ruins.

The smaller building 

you can see in the distance,

is Carew Mill

There is a walk all around the moat and ...

in the summer...

you can get a cup of tea and wonderful cakes there!

The castle, itself, is really attractive.......

The ruins of a beautiful bow window 

can just about be seen?!

I really must look into its history because

there must be tales about it!

All these things I want to ....and mean too do

and .....I never get around to it.

Are you the same?  

Time certainly seems to be whizzing by....

do you feel that way?

I have plans to do so much

and simply cannot accomplish all that I need to.

I used to be able to do....

and more...

When I was working at the college all day, 

running a home, shopping

marking work...etc .....etc....

This is Caldey Island

where a group of monks have their home.

People can visit the island

but only men can enter the monastery!

Perhaps they have it right...

taking themselves out of the world so that they can

focus on the things that matter!

Talking of things that matter,

as you know I love

knitting, crocheting, planning and 

all sorts of crafting....

I am so delighted to have been chosen

as part of a Visual Faith Team which is led by

Carrie at Five17Journals.

She designs online journalling Christian stickers.

We plan and journal about our faith 

and share our journals online to encourage others.

I intend to share 

some of my journalling entries here 

over these next months.

I know I have shared some of my planning 

and Traveller's Notebook pages

in the past 

and a lot of you have made some very kind comments!

I am also starting to pick up my knitting

and am finishing another shawl

so I shall let you see it....when it's finished.

 I picked a huge bunch of sweet peas

from the garden this morning.

They are just about over

but still smell and look glorious.

I do hope all is well with you 

and look forwards 

to visiting you in the next few days!

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