Blossom on my tree….there may be more apples in my garden this year!!

My friend Graham came up to visit from Nottingham today and we had a fantastic time. It’s amazing how, no matter how old we get, when we’re together we always manage to revert back to the goofy, giggling, weirdos we were at college. The lego shop in Leeds was a particularly fun experience - who wants to be grown up when there’s lego around?!!

Well…..tonight was time to say goodbye to Monqui Moo. She leaves for her new life in Cornwall next week and, throughout the evening, lots of people arrived to say bon voyage and good luck. I promised her I wouldn’t cry (and I nearly kept that promise!) until it was my turn to say goodbye and head back to Leeds. Both of us bawling in a car park was not a pretty sight!! We know it’s not forever, we’ll defo be seeing each other again many times in the future but it’s hard to think that one of my best friends in the world is going to be so many miles away from me :(  I love you so much Monqui Moo, enjoy your new job, make lots of new friends and don’t stop dreaming - sometimes they do come true! xxxxx

Preeeeety! Snapped through a kaleidoscope.

All the posters and flyers have arrived at work to advertise next week being National Vegetarian Week…will the meat eaters at Hub take any notice? Me thinks not!

Pumpkins are coming along nicely!

Darren’s car (and of course Darren!) always brightens up the Grove when he pops round!

Due to our new  found interest in walking in the dales, Steven and I took a trip to Nevisport in Leeds and found a totally unexpected bargain! A waterproof jacket and trousers (that are actually fitted and look good!) for £37..should have been £74! What’s more….the best bit…they fold up into little bags! (I dig stuff like that - I’m such a muppet!)

Today Steven and I drove up to Malham and spent 3½ hours walking/hiking in Malham Cove, Gordale Scar and Janets Foss - it was fantastic! It’s such a beautiful place and we really enjoyed the trek…..we’re planning on making walks, like these, a much more regular occurrence.

In my house…..Friday nights…..are ‘Nashville’ nights!

I had a lunchtime visit with my lovely work colleague and friend, Sally, today. The twins Arthur and Harry have both had their operations now and are growing up beautifully! It’s hard to believe they were so tiny and only weighed a few pounds each when they were born (2 months early) in December 2011. It was great to see them today :)

Tonight I was clearing a bit of the garden when I found this. I can honestly say, I don’t think i’ve ever seen such a tall dandelion!

New toy. Gotta love juicers!

My newly sprouted pumpkins were treated to a bit of sunshine today!

Happy 6th Birthday to my beautiful babies Juno and Cobain!! With some certainty I can say that there are few cats in the world who have as good a life as these two and none (in my humble opinion) who are as loved and adored! 

….the following quote sums up everything about our home; 

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats” - Albert Schweitzer