A beautiful adoption story...

Tiny Green Elephants ~ I have been following this blog ( Kim from Serendipity Cafe put me onto it) for a few months now.  It is the most be...

Friday roundup ...

I ordered (and received) these lovely French inspired note cards from DKShopgirl (she has lovely shabby chic items in her Etsy store)... ~ ...

Love Your Sister - A man with a mission ...

~ This is Sam Johnson and his sister, Connie.  Connie has breast cancer (Connie has beaten 2 other cancers in her short life, but this one i...

Lemon Not So Delicious ...

(what it should look like - when I made it here )  I think I need to keep my mouth shut!  We had a late dinner last night but we had a hank...

Southend beach...

 It was hot and horrible in our part of the world yesterday, about 37C with gusty winds, perfect for fires.  We had visitors in the afternoo...

Chicken Satay ...

(Chicken Satay skewers, left over potato bake (OMG - better the next day!) and leftover salad) ~  It was quite hot here yesterday and I didn...

Yummy Potatoes ...

 I gave Mrs Woog's "Aunt Penny's potatoes" recipe a whirl last night.  As is common with me, I don't mind adapting a ...

This week ...

 A few pictures from my garden...the roses have flushed again but I am afraid the hot weather has knocked them later in the week, the blooms...