Seb is much happier.

I keep forgetting to say how much happier Sebastian is now he as the teddy..he cleans it all the time, cuddles up to it at night..and frequently gets 'over friendly ' with it, if you know what i mean !!...i'm so glad i was told to get one for him...it stops him trying to hump the cats every chance he gets, so they are happier as well LOL...cant remeber who told me about it, but i am so thankful to them..(so is Seb)..As soon as the weather gets dry & warmer..i will put him in a hutch outside with a run (Simon is building him one)..Luke as just brought himself a Chinchilla..i said i am absolutely NOT having anymore of his animals when he gets fed up of them...so i hope he keeps it ( but suppose i'll just be a soft touch again if he does get fed up..I'm a sucker for 4 legged friends) Its actually stopped raining at the moment, but i dont know for how long..we are forcast torrential rain in the early hours of the morning...was hoping to go out to Hopwas wood with my friend tomorrow, but if it rains all night it will be too boggy, so it will have to wait...anyway i am going to watch 'Doc Martin' now..do you get that in the States ??..I think you'd love the scenery in it..its set in the countryside & along the coast in Cornwall...a lovely part of the U.K.

Its STILL raining !!!

I am having a bad day..i know i shouldn't moan, but i am getting so fed up of all this rain, i've got so much to do in the garden, and i think it may get waterlogged if it carries on like this...even the colour seems to have disappeared in all that grey!!.. I suppose the thing to do is to put on my wellies, coat & gloves and get out there & do it anyway instead of wingeing about the weather.....it just seems that if its not raining its blowing a gale, i must remember NOT to moan about all the sunshine... IF we are lucky enough to get any this summer.....Thats it.....NO MORE moaning, just positive thinking from now on, the weather will get better, the garden will survive and i will feel much better once i have done some work out there....rain or not i am going to get out there and do it...thats what Kerry & Dee would do i'm sure..so here goes....whats a bit of rain anyway !!!!!

My Peony is in bloom at last

My Peony is in bloom at last....i always feel that spring is on the way out and Summer on the way in when it finally flowers...its only the common variety, but it as been split and shared with lots of folk over the years, and i still love its splash of colour...I wish my pale pink one had survived though..must try & get another of those... with all the rain & winds i haven't been out for a few days..so it was a nice surprise to see it this morning.

More of my postage stamp garden.

Its only a little garden, but i think its all i can manage nowadays..i love to see big colourful ones, but the thought of all that digging puts me off...I used to have a garden that was at least 4 times bigger than this..i loved it at the time, but i dont think i could keep it nice anymore.

Getting some colour at last !!

The rain and sunshine we have had these past few days have brought out some colour into my little garden at last.

I have been to the garden centre today and brought some bedding plants to put out..they are only small and green at the moment..but when the sunshine gets warmer..they will hopefully be very colourful and the garden will be nice again...i love it to be full of colour.

Its very messy at the moment..needs lots of TLC.

I must keep these bedding plants for another week or two, so that the danger of frost goes away, as that would kill them off ( the ones already in the garden are more hardy and have come up despite the cold winds we have been getting along with the sunshine)..i am going to do my hanging baskets this week as well..and keep them in the side passage where its warmer but light..i love it when i can put them all outside.

Its seems a long time since i felt well enough to do them all, as i was quite poorly last year so only did a little bit...roll on summer and meals outside and long sunny days.

Just a few more

Hope you are not getting fed up..but you asked for a few more pics of the grandkids (and great grandkids)..hope you will all show me some of yours too.

Few More Grandchildren Pics

Thanks Kerry

Thanks Kerry, for the info....you are clever..i was trying to figure out how to get rid of all the spaces.. Tell Kay as well..her space went on forever !!!..thought i'd never reach the end LOL...cant understand why they turn out like that though..it looked ok in the draft...i'm not too good with computers..good job i've got clever friends !!!

These are pics of my oldest cat, Smokey.( he's 20 years old this year)..the poor old boy was at the vets yesterday..he was missing for several days.( we were worried something had happened to him) but he turned up outside the back door in a terrible state.....He must have got locked in someones shed and sat in oil or grease as he was covered in it....we bathed him but it didn't make any difference..his fur was so matted and he seemed to be in a lot of pain when we brushed him, he was very thin.....also he had to have all his teeth out, as they were loose ..but he did only had 3 !!!....the Vet said its best to do both things at once while he was sedated, to save having to sedate him at a later date, as its not good at his age...so now he is toothless as well as bald both sides..he looks like a Mohiccan, with his fur shaved each side. ..bless him.

The vets bill was £137 +.... cant believe the price of these things..are vets as expensive in other countries as they are here i wonder ?..but Smokey is worth it, they said his fur will grow back soon and he will be fine.

As soon as he got home he ate a huge meal...despite the vet saying he probably wouldn't eat that day, and then slept..he still eats every chance he gets, he looks a poor soul, but he still goes and sits in the garden, as long as its not too windy...i think now he hasn't got his thick fur coat he feels the cold more..specially all the wind we have been getting just lately.

My Last Blog didn't turn out very well...so many spaces..what happened ???...i'm not very good at blogging either Kay LOL..but at least there are a few pics to see..i think i have got everyone of them covered at least once..dont think i have missed any one out..hope not anyway.

A few pictures of my Grandkids

Here are a few pics of my grandkids..I have got loads (like most folk i imagine)....they range in ages from 11-23 years....The baby is my 'Great' Grandaughter Amie....as are Ellie mae & Blake...they are all lovely ....some are Ness & Adams..some Simon & Pams (plus the great grandchildren Ellie Mae, Blake & Amie Jayne are Simon & Pams grandkids)...neither Luke & Emily..or Laura are married yet..so no grandkids for Ness & Adam yet.....Ness said she CAN wait !!!..they are all lovely though every one of them.

A Family Portrait

Thought i had to add this to my blog...it is 3 of Nessa's 6 cats....the big ginger boy Tiffy is so lovely with all the cats..even the new arrival (3days old now)...because of his gentle nature we all thought Tiff was a girl at first (hence the name)..it was the vet who told us 'she' was actually a 'He' ...but he as accepted all the cats when they have come into the home, and he was the first there so its quite unusual...i still think of him as a 'she' because of his sweet nature.

All the cats love him he is like a feline Matriarch..or should that be Patriarch ??? LOL

Lady (Mom)..took the kitten over to him when she saw him and they all settled down together...Tiffy is NOT the Daddy by the way..that honour goes to deisel..the fluffy black & white boy (we think)

The Blosssom is lovely this year.

When i got back from Wales it was lovely to see the 2 blossom trees over the road..they had bloomed while i was away and i thought it was a pretty site..the blossoms dont last very long and are replaced by lots of greenery...but the blossoms are so pretty while they last.
The Old people who live in the little bungalows opposite must love to look out on them each day.

Holiday break in Wales

I I really enjoyed my break in Wales...i went with my friend Margaret to her Mobile home, its sighted permanently in a lovely spot surrounded by hills in a place called Derwenlas, in Macynllith (i'm sure i've spelt that wrong !!) we had lovely weather for the last 2 days, but a bit mixed at the beginning...the one picture is of the walking area on the site, its interesting as there are Buffolo's that live and breed there... but sadly the day i took my camera we didn't see any...last time i was down there we saw a whole herd of them.. We went to Aberystwith and also to a lovely craft center...i was so mad i forgot to take my camera because there was so much to see there. The scenery and countryside was lovely..but we were also only 10 minutes from a lovely quiet sandy beach ( see picture)...so we had the best of both Worlds....Bacon sandwiches each morning and just time to realx, do crosswords and have a good natter...it was a lovely time..we're going again in July..i'm so looking forward to that.

The Queen & Michelle Obama

Your President and First Lady have gone down a storm over here..they are lovely. I suppose by now you have heard about the way Michelle put her arm around the queen ?..(Royal protocol prevents any one from doing this)..the most amazing thing was the queen did the same back to her !!...this just never happens !!... Palace aides have said they laughed and chatted like old friends and appear to have a real warmth for each other. I thought she was lovely when she went to visit a lot of schools, the kids were hugging her..she seems to have a warmth & personality similar to that of Lady Diana..and cares for the normal man & woman in the street as she did...that is a wonderful attribute..Bless them both

1st little bit of colour in the garden.

It is the first official day of British Summertime today..its sunny but still very cold....I have had the first few colours of spring come up in the garden recently....but, they still look a bit 'sad' can't wait for the warmer weather when all the flowers show their heads and everything is green or colourful.

I had a letter from the Hospital (where i had my recent x-ray) in the post yesterday.

The Consultant Radiologist visited our Tamworth Hospital last week ( the local hospital is small, with only basic staff etc) a Consultant from the main Hospital in Birmingham visits every week or so to check on things...Apparently when he viewed my X-rays he said i have a fracture in my shoulder/arm...so i have to go back on Monday to see him..i thought it was too painful to be only a hairline crack....i think as we get older our bones are not as strong as they once were.....anyway at least he will sort it out for me, i am glad he was there.

Ouch !!!

Just a short blog today...as i have had nasty fall on Wednesday at the garden centre ....I have cracked & bruised my shoulder and can't use it, (I hit the tail gate of a parked lorry as i went down.)...also bruised the palm of my hand near my thumb (when i tried to save myself), I am just thankful it wasn't my head or it would have been worse... ( or it may have been no sense no feeling !!!lol) my arm is in a sling at the minute and as its my right arm its making it difficult to do anything...so i'm just going to be lazy for a few days!!...typing one handed (left ) is not something i am good at....but i'll be back soon.

Just For You Kerry

When i was in Ireland 2 years ago there was not only a Street named after you..but a whole COUNTY...and a very lovely one, lakes, hills and wonderful scenery (County Kerry)

What do you think of this..its a genuine building !!!

I thought you girls would have a laugh at this..i have been here..it is a strange feeling when you walk in..ONLY in ENGLAND !!!..wemust be nuts !!!..below is the write up that is on the web page for it
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On the edge of the Himley Estate lies the The Glynne Arms (more popularly known as the Crooked House or The Siden House). It is a house that has suffered badly from mining subsidence. It lies on what was the divide between Sir Stephen Glynne's land and that of the Earl of Dudley.
Glynne removed too much of the coal that lies underneath with the obvious result. As the result of an optical illusion, without even taking a drink, beer bottles can really be seen to roll up the table!!!!..go & see for yourself !!.
Some years ago, the pub was shifting and sinking but buttressing prevented further damage but left it tilted some 15 degrees out of true. Doors, floors and windows all sit at odd angles to one another, causing patrons difficulty upon entering the pub and walking to the bar.
The sloping floor creates an eerie illusory sensation, making drinkers feel drunk after only a pint or two...but it is still used & visited by customers from all over the country.

Just had to put this one in girls !!

I had to put this one in as there are so many things in it of interest to you girls (i think)...its the drawing room of the Castle & it shows lots of items that have been used down the centuries by people who have lived in & around the area...Tamworth Castle is open to the public most days in spring/summer..(occasionally other times) and the grounds are always open and no charge is made to stroll around (at least there wasn't last time i went there)..i would love for you to see it one day.