WHITE WEDNESDAY

THE FOLLOWING WHITE THINGS ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN MY SHOP. THE TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, BUT I GOOFED AND FORGOT THAT YOU HAVE TO POST BACKWARDS TO GET THE PROPER SEQUENCE. I NEED TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM!

OH,DEAR, I'M LATE WITH THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT TODAY WAS TUESDAY! HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY HEAD IS SOMETIMES. (AND YOU BLOGGERS THAT KNOW ME DO NOT NEED TO COMMENT ON THAT, O.K.?) I WILL NOW PROCEED TO RUSTLE UP SOME WHITE STUFF............

ALICE'S FIRST BIRTHDAY

ON SATURDAY, JULY 18th, BABY ALICE HAD HER FIRST BIRTHDAY! IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A YEAR HAS GONE BY SINCE THIS LOVELY LITTLE LADY ENTERED THE WORLD. SHE HAD A LITTLE BIRTHDAY PARTY AND PEOPLE CAME AND WENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WHOA, MOM, MIND MY HAT, WILL YA!

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. NOW CALM DOWN AND KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY CROWN!

WILL YOU JUST STOP TALKING AND LET ME HAVE A BITE OF MY BIRTHDAY CAKE!

MY UNCLE IS SERENADING ME (ON ONE KNEE) WITH A SPANISH BIRTHDAY SONG. HE'S NOT BAD!

SMILE (AGAIN) FOR THE CAMERA!

AUNTIE JILL WITH S.O., PAUL

THEN WE ALL SANG, (WELL, SOME OF US DID, SOME JUST MOVED THEIR LIPS) A SONG BY WILLIE NELSON AND SOME OTHER GUY, CALLED "PONCHO AND LEFTY." THAT ONE WAS NEW TO ME, SO I JUST SORT OF BANGED ON MY TRAY CAUSE I WANTED MORE CAKE! PAUL'S NOT BAD EITHER! ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A FUN DAY AND I HOPE WE DO THIS AGAIN SOON. THE ADULTS WERE ENJOYING A GREENISH DRINK WITH THE NAME" MARGRITE "OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND WERE LAUGHING A LOT EVEN THOUGH THEY WEREN'T THE ONES GETTING PRESENTS! IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A WHILE TO FIGURE THESE PEOPLE OUT!

WHITE WEDNESDAY

BEFORE I THROW THIS SLOOOOOW, IRRITATING, FRUSTRATING, ANNOYING COMPUTER OUT THE WINDOW, I WILL TRY TO POST SOME PICS OF THE WHITE IN MY LIFE TODAY FOR "WHITE WEDNESDAY". I SPENT A FEW DAYS AT MY FRIEND MARY'S HOUSE AND THESE A JUST A FEW OF THE WONDERFUL WHITE VIGNETTES AROUND HER HOUSE. TRISH, ARE YOU OUT THERE?CLOSE UP OF HER STASH OF FOSSILS FOUND WHEN SHE VISITED ME IN ENGLAND. THEY LOOK FAB IN THAT OLD, WOODEN BOWL.

CHECK OUT THIS HAND MADE PAPER BOWL HOLDING A HOARD OF SHELLS.

A SWEET, LITTLE CLAY ANGEL MADE BY ONE OF HER TALENTED DAUGHTERS.

A BIRCH BRANCH LADDER HOLDS A COLLECTION OF WHITE, HAND MADE THROWS.

BELOW ARE SOME MORE OF THE SIGHTS TO TAKE IN WHILE HIKING ON THE PATHS OF CARRDINTON VALLEY. THE HIGHER YOU GO AND THE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CAR PARKS, THE NARROWER THE PATHS GET. STILL, THEY ARE VERY MANAGEABLE. AT ANY TIME DURING A WALK, SHEEP ARE AROUND SOMEWHERE NEARBY. IT IS COMFORTING, SOMEHOW, TO FEEL AS IF THERE ARE OTHER LIVING CREATURES CALMLY ENJOYING THE DAY. IT ADDS TO THE PEACE AND SERENITY OF THE MOMENT. IT IS AWESOME! A FEW OF THE PICS ARE OF THE FOXGLOVE THAT GROWS WITH ABANDON ON THE HILLSIDES. COME AUGUST, THESE SAME GREEN HILLS WILL BE PURPLE WITH HEATHER.

AFTER LUNCH......

.......I WOULD DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE CARDINGTON VALLEY. THIS IS AN AMAZING AREA THAT IS PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL TRUST. WHETHER YOU WANT TO SIT BY THE BROOK OR HIKE THE BRACKEN AND HEATHER HILLS, THIS IS AN AWESOME WAY TO SPEND PART OF YOUR DAY. FAMILIES WOULD PICNIC AND WADE IN THE STREAM AND COUPLES WOULD READ OR NAP, JUST TO ENJOY AND APPRECIATE THIS WONDERFUL PART OF NATURE.

LIFE IS GOOD

MY VERY FAVORITE PLACE TO HAVE LUNCH WAS IN A TOWN NAMED "CHURCH STRETTON". BERRY'S COFFEE HOUSE HAD THE FRESHEST AND MOST DELICIOUS FOOD IN THE AREA. AS AN ADDED BONUS, THEY HAD A WALLED IN GARDEN COURTYARD TO EAT IN ON REASONABLE WEATHER DAYS. I TRIED TO EAT THERE SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. THE MEAL BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE: A BOWL OF ASSORTED SALADS THAT WERE MADE WITH FRESH, LOCAL ,INGREDIENTS , ALONG WITH A PLATE OF HOMEMADE GRAINERY BREAD, LOCALLY MADE BUTTER AND A YUMMY CUP OF CAPPUCCINO. YUM!!!! THE SCENERY WAS MY DESSERT.

SAFELY HOME

HELLO DEAR BLOGGER FRIENDS. I'M HOME AND HAVE TERRIBLE JET LAG. ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP, AND THAT'S NOT LIKE ME AT ALL! I HAVE LOTS OF PICTURES TO SHARE AND TALES TO TELL, BUT ALL IN GOOD TIME. BELOW ARE A FEW PIC OF THE COTTAGE THAT WAS MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR 5 WEEKS. THE TIME WENT SO FAST, YET IN SOME WAYS SEEMED LIKE I WAS GONE FOREVER.

THE FIRST SATURDAY OF MY HOLIDAY, I WENT TO A VINTAGE AND HANDMADE FARE THAT WAS 2 HOURS FROM MY COTTAGE. I DIDN'T BUY A THING NOR DID I GET TO MEET ANY OF THE BLOGGER FRIENDS THAT WERE PUTTING ON THE SHOW AS THE HALL WAS PACKED WITH PEOPLE! I SPENT OVER AN HOUR TRYING TO SEE THEIR GOODIES, BUT ENDED UP JUST MOVING OUT OF OTHER PEOPLES WAY. I THINK THEY HAVE A GOOD THING GOING AND I'M SORRY THAT I WASN'T ABLE SHOP THERE.

IN THE DAYS AHEAD I WILL BE ABLE TO BORE EVERYONE WITH MY PICTURES AND STORIES. CONSIDER YOURSELVES FOREWORNED! CHEERS!