Pause for Thought

I am taking a moment to pause and think about all those affected by the terrible atrocities in Manchester. There is so little one can say other than that I am thinking of and praying for those injured, traumatised and bereaved in the last two days.

Cheeky Lambs

Today is a bit of an experiment. I took this video of the pet lambs the other day. It is quite amusing and soporific to watch. I have shared it with friends on Facebook and thought I would share it with you. I have never posted a video before so am interested to hear if you can view it okay.

Memo, Mail, Me and Monday : Pea Sticks

Good morning on what is proving to be quite a sunny morning at the moment. A customer has just been in for 7 trays of eggs ( a lot of people buy them for their neighbours and friends!) and he assured me that the weather is set fair for the week. That's better than the forecast was predicting last week.

So it's a sunny wave to Sian and all the other Monday bloggers. It's rime to review what's been happening here over the weekend.

 The post has been more interesting than some weeks. I couldn't wait to post all about Monty's special delivery which you can read about here. There has also been a parcel arrived for a little boy who is going to be two next week. It's waiting to be dispatched and I couldn't possibly tell you what it is because you never know .....he might just read my blog!

So let's move onto what is new around here. It's been a lot of new planting this weekend. The sweet peas are in and in need of something to climb up so it was off in search of pea sticks. 

You can see that we soon had a good load up. 

I decided to walk back as it wasn't very far. This gave me a chance to photograph a patch of bluebells I had spotted on the way.

Then the view with the evening light across the fields.

I was not far behind to do gate duty.

The sticks are now in place and will look better when the sweet peas begin to grow.

Needless to say we didn't use all the sticks. A lot are destined for use for sweet peas and peas in the vegetable garden.

So wishing you all a sunny, productive and cheerful week ahead.

Looking Down the Garden

The garden is at that in between scruffy stage at the moment. The spring bulbs are over and there is a lot of tidying and planting to do. I have made a start and yesterday I nipped out between showers of rain to do a bit more. The ceanothus bush is looking grand at the moment but is threatening to take over the whole garden. We were discussing how we bought it as a tiny plant from a stall on the harbour in Penzance. A lovely reminder of a great holiday 4 years ago.

A few sheep are in the field at the bottom of the garden which I always enjoy seeing.They are not often there but are a few ewes who were late to lamb. The last lambs have been born so that's it for this year. 

Getting Comfy

Socks the cat kept me company while I was sotmg some of my bedding plant seedlings.

There are still a lot in the conservatory.

Then as predicted Socks found himself a really comfy spot in Monty's new bed.

He is certainly well camouflaged!

A New Bed

All the family have been talking about getting Monty a new bed. They have all had in mind a big cushion for him to use in the kitchen and conservatory. I must admit I wasn't sure he needed one however Farmer Daughter decided to order him one. It arrived today while I was out.

Monty certainly seems pleased with the purchase.

Take Three Thursday: Blue

I am joining Mary Lou with her Thursday meme where you choose three photos with a theme. Today I have chosen 3 blue flower pictures that I have taken over the last few weeks. They are in 3 different locations.

1. In the bluebell woods.

2. In my mum's garden.

3. In my garden.