Blog Awards

                                                              

When I was in hospital

I received an note from Alana at All is amazing

telling me

that she had awarded me

two lovely awards

Sunshine Award and One Lovely Blog Award

The One Lovely Blog was awarded for my blog

A Quick View of Dale

Thank you so much Alana!

Please visit her blog as I know you will enjoy it as much as I do

For the Sunshine Award

I have to answer some questions:

Favourite Colour.... Tuquoise

Favourite Animal...  Dog

Favourite Number... 3

Favourite Drink.......Sparkling Water

Facebook or Twitter........ Neither

My Passion........Beautiful Flowers/Gardens

Giving or Getting Presents........I love to give!!

Favourite Day.......Sunday

Favourite Flowers.........Roses

Now I have to pass the award on and hope that you will visit these blogs (if you don't already!)

Through my Window

Welsh Hills Again

Ellie's Place

Let Your Light Shine

Welcome to Chillin with Jill

Patty's Pretty Things

Thank you all so much for the inspiration and enjoyment I have had from reading your blogs

Mum's Clock

I was unpacking

some boxes that I had packed

for our move to this farm 16 years ago

and had not,

for a variety of reasons, unpacked since.... when I came across.......

.........this clock. 

I remember seeing it first

when I came as a new bride to hubbie's family farm.

I liked it when I saw it

and, although it didn't work,

I used it as an ornament.

 I had wondered where it was

and thought that I had left it at the home farm

until I found it last week

Hubby was so pleased to see it

and we shared many remembrances

of where it used to be in his mother's day. 

He even tried his mother's old way of

getting it to work but, alas,

it only went for 3 hours before stopping!

I love the roses on it

and so shall continue to use it

as an ornament!

I intended to write a post about it last week

but ended up in hospital last Friday

while they tried to sort out my pain meds and also tried a procedure to help. 

I only returned home yesterday afternoon.

When I looked outside this morning

it was to see that my favourite

Albertine Rose

had started to flower.

I decided

that it had to be in the picture as well

 Now its scent is filling the house!!

I'm joining Marty at Table Top Tuesday

                                         I'm joining Jann Olsen in Share Your Cup Thursday

Quick View of Dale

As it was a beautiful evening

we decided to have a leisurely drive

through the village of Dale

We knew we were approaching the village

by the ponds on our left

I'm afraid that most of the photos

have been taken through the front window of the car, whilst hubby drove,

 and so some are a little fuzzy!

As we drove down the hill we could see

the village of Dale 

.......and so we arrive at the village.

              Looking out to sea from the sea front



.......and to the east side

looking out to sea... and zooming in...

 

There are forts,

built in case of invasion by Napoleon, 

all along this estuary

So we drive

around the one way system of this village

 

..........past the Castle......

............and the church on our right....

.........and the entrance

to the walled garden belonging to the castle

along the road edged with colour

 

Some of the photos are a little blurred!

We head back out of the village......



I hope you agree

that it was a lovely visit...even though fleeting!!

Tea for Two

I wonder if you would like to join me for

afternoon tea?

                 I think everything's ready.....

Ooops I forgot the butter....

Would you like Tea?

or coffee?

     I do like fresh muffins and strawberries with jam

           The saucer is as big as the plate above!!

                               Warm muffins?



             Would you like some strawberries?

        The grape jelly was made last Autumn with     grapes out of our greenhouse!

                  Have you seen our loving cup?



    The china is Copeland Spode's Italian   (England)

The cloth is an Irish linen one that my mother gave me

                    The pot stand is pretty too!!



          Well we seem to have eaten everything!

     Yes, I would be glad for some help to carry the                  dishes to the kitchen
                               Thanks





I'm Linking with Sandi at Anne of Greengables Tea Party



I'm linking to Cosy Home Scenes Party #22










Blue Monday at Smiling Sally