Another Day At The Seaside ......

Today the little men & I visited my friend Erica, & her girls 'H' & 'R' who live in a converted barn near Rye. The views from their sitting room & garden are fantastic.

This is the view towards Winchelsea town ::


And this is the view towards the sea, you can just see it in the distance ::

The barn is surrounded by fields of sheep that roam freely over the track leading from the main road to the barn, so you have to drive ultra slow.

We had both packed up picnics & the weather was glorious so off we went to the beach just past Camber Sands.


Four little people ready for fun at the beach ::

Erica topping up her tan ::



Little people having lots of fun ::

The tide was going out & within 2 hours the beach turned from pebbles to wonderful sand. Once the sea was at a certain point the waves calmed down & you could wade out for about 100 yards before it started to get deep so it was safe for the little people to paddle & have fun in the water.



After 4 hours of seaside fun we packed up & went back to Erica's for a nice cup of tea & juice before heading home.

Bumblebees & Butterflies ......

Now that it's August the Buddlea's are in full bloom. The garden is alive with honey & bumble bees & all sorts of butterflies working hard collecting pollen & nectar.

Red Admiral Butterflies ::


Busy Bumblebee ::

The garden is heady with the sweet scent from these plants ::

Beautiful blue summer sky ::

Comma Butterfly sunning itself ::

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I can't believe we are now in August,where has the year gone. Soon it will be September & then dare I say ..... Autumn, the little men will be starting school full time & I will be looking for a job !!!

Two Contented Cats ......

Cats are very wise creatures, they always find the best places to doze.

It just so happened that the best place for Saba this morning was my clean washing that I had just got off the washing line !!

He looked so happy & content that I didn't have the heart to move him, what a sweetie.

Cusso is more conservative & prefers my bed, he is turning into a beautiful boy don't you think !!

A Day By The Sea ......

It was a lovely summer's day yesterday, so we packed up a picnic & loaded the car with towels, buckets & spades & headed off for Winchelsea Beach.

As I have said before Winchelsea is a favorite of ours, it is a little gem of seaside fun without the crowds & herdy gerdy of Arcades & fish & chip shops.

We timed it that we arrived when the tide was going out revealing a lovely sandy beach.

We ate our picnic & then little man No.2 & I went for a walk along the shore searching for sea shells, while little man No.1 stay with mum digging for treasure. The water was surprisingly warm & I wished I had brought our swimming costumes.

After a long walk paddling & shell hunting the little men & I built sand castles. We were covered in sand, but what fun !!

There are holiday cottages only 50 yards from the beach, I love this one. I would be as happy as larry if I could send the summer living there!

By 5.30pm it was getting chilly so we packed up & made the journey home. Hopefully we will have more warm sunny days over the holidays to visit the beach.

Beware of the Scarecrows ......

Every year our village holds a Scarecrow Festival in aid of the Sussex Air Ambulance. All the shops & businesses make scarecrows & display them around the village. There is also stalls selling crafty things, jewellry & plants.

This year the chemist won 1st prize for their Tin Man made from tin cans.

Mary Poppins ::

The little men's favorite was Wall E ::

Ice creams to keep us cool ::

Peter Pan ::


Big Ears made by my very talented friend Andy for his in-laws Optitions shop.

On A Roll ......

I am really whizzing along with my Ripple & Granny blankets now. I have about 10 inches left to do on the Ripple, I am just waiting for some more of the pink to arrive & then hopefully it will be fininshed by next week, horray!!

I am in love with my Granny, 38 down 42 to go. The colours are much deeper in colour than the photo show. I can't wait to see them both fininshed.

I am going to do a wide border, but i'm not sure whether to do strips or just one colour.

A Day Out At Drusillas ......

Last Friday the Nursery arranged a day out at Drusillas Park. We all met up at 10.30am at the park & where issued with stickers, then in we went.

We had 2 hours to wander around before the little people had to meet up for a talk with one of the animal keepers, which gave the adults time for a coffee & chat.

The little people loved seeing all the animals, especially the monkeys. I loved the lemmas they have such sweet little faces.

I also loved the raccoons, they always remind me of masked bandits.


We ended up in the wonderful play area where we all had our picnic lunch. Then the little people were off exploring, climbing & playing.

After a long lunch break we walked round to Thomas the Tank Engine for a ride around the park which the little men loved, they had enormous smiles on their faces as they waved to everyone.

Then it was time for ice cream !!!


I think we where the last to leave out of our group, the time just flow by, it is such a great day out & a great way to wear the little people out. The little men fell asleep after only 5 mins into our journey home.

Hooking ......

When I started this blog it was mainly to show off my knitting & crochet projects, but there hasn't been much of that has there!!

I seem to be caught up with the little men's social & school life & the day to day running of a home & garden, not that I am complaining mind you. I just haven't had much time for sitting down & picking up a pair of needles or crochet hook.

I also must confess that I have been a little hooked on Facebook recently, naughty, naughty !!
But I have given myself a strict talking to & I pulled out my blankets at the weekend & have been hooking as much as free time will allow.

I read Lucy's post at Attic24 for 4th July & it gave me a boost, I really would love to see my Ripple & Granny Blankies finished & on show on the sofa's. They give such a lovely splash of colour to a room.

I have done 26 squares so far, 54 to go.