Yes, I'm so Happy! 2012

[Maggi Young]

Cute as the proverbial buttons, Art!  (why are buttons 'cute', does anyone know?)

Gatherings of happy children are such a delight. I was cheered immensely this morning to hear our neighbour's little ones enjoying the (brief) sunshine - childrens' laughter and birdsong in a lovely garden.... sure fire happiness!

[ranunculus]

You should hear our grandchildren in the pool here in Dalyan, Turkey ... Oliver aged five and Joseph aged two entrancing the sun-worshipping folk on their poolside loungers ... all giggles, shrieks, whoops and splashes in the early afternoon sun.
So far today we have covered grandad from head to toe in the mud bath, swum in a thermal bath, been for a sail on a boat, worn ourselves out on a pedalo, drunk G&T's on a promontory whilst watching turtles, terrapins, water snakes and shoals of fishes under bouganvillea arches and returned to the hotel for a swim and a lounge on the bean bags before a quick siesta prior to our evening meal.  I've got to say; "This IS the life"!!!

Beautiful photo, Arthur.

[Maggi Young]

Crumbs, Cliff! Don't you think 5 and 2 is a bit young to be drinking G&Ts ? 

Thinking of changing your title to 'Chief Holidaymaker'..... weren't you just back from Spain a couple of weeks ago? What a pair of gadabouts you are! 
Have bucket and spade, will travel.... for a signature, I think!

[ranunculus]

Crumbs, Cliff! Don't you think 5 and 2 is a bit young to be drinking G&Ts ? 

Thinking of changing your title to 'Chief Holidaymaker'..... weren't you just back from Spain a couple of weeks ago? What a pair of gadabouts you are! 
Have bucket and spade, will travel.... for a signature, I think!

Don't be silly, Maggi ... how many little ones drink G&T's?  Rum and coke is sufficient at their age!

The Dolomites and Collett's call after we get back from Turkey and then we are heading off to the French Alps for our main holiday ... nothing planned for late August yet though.

[Maggi Young]

Don't be silly, Maggi ... how many little ones drink G&T's?  Rum and coke is sufficient at their age!

Of course, I should have known....... 

The Dolomites and Collett's call after we get back from Turkey and then we are heading off to the French Alps for our main holiday ... nothing planned for late August yet though.

 Plenty of time for a late summer decision, I suppose!

 Honestly, Cliff, for a stay at home like me, the very thought of getting organised for all those trips leaves me shaking in my shoes! Too much like hard work for my liking - thank goodness for camera-toting  folk like you-  that's all I can say! 

[emma T]

a bit about me in a magazine 

[David Nicholson]

Hope the weather is better for you next Wednesday for your garden opening Emma.

[Brian Ellis]

...wot no snowdrops   Congratulations Emma, a nice article, what a lovely place it sounds to work/play.

[emma T]

the garden will be open on Wednesday if anyone is passing by Dorset

[Maggi Young]

the garden will be open on Wednesday if anyone is passing by Dorset

If only, Emma!   And I promise I wouldn't only be hoping to meet DD and Eavis! One day, perhaps.


Hope the day goes well. Haven't heard a forecast for the weather so will resort to 'ye olde methode' of keeping my fingers crossed for you.

[emma T]

Maggie if your ever in Dorset let me know and you can have a private tour, Eavis and DD can show you round

[Lesley Cox]

June 13th in New Zealand, 1.40pm and getting very cold, snow expected.

I'm very happy to say that I am at last home from yet another hospital stay of a week, with major surgery but all going well so far. Maggi knew I was hors de combat but has kindly preserved my privacy.

I have come home attached to a new piece of high-tech equipment which, the manufacturers who installed it on Monday tell me, is worth a bit. "If you decide to offer it on Ebay, don't accept less that $25,000 dollars for it (Australian)." I need it for 2-4 more months but after that, it could make up for a nice little extension to my Czech trip which I still hope to undertake. My full recovery will take up to maybe 6 months and from this very day my whole has to change in various ways, the most immediate and obvious being that there will be no more gardening as I know it - i.e. no digging, forking, carrying, lifting etc. As yet I just can't imagine how it will all be but somehow I'll cope and adapt.

I missed the Forum terribly over the last period and thought so often of you all. I hope you are all well and happy and I'll catch up again soon. Over 1000 new emails in my Inbox! Get a life I hear you say? Well, I'm getting one, with a vengeance. Much love to everyone.

[annew]

Well I won't add to the backlog in your inbox! All the best, Lesley, and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[ranunculus]

Well I won't add to the backlog in your inbox! All the best, Lesley, and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I'm sure we all echo Anne's sentiments, Lesley ... and don't worry too much about your garden, plants are particularly resilient especially through your forthcoming winter I suspect.  Get well soon.

[Hoy]

Hi Lesley, nice to hear from you again, I was wondering what you were up to! Hope the winter fares well with your plants

Still sign of winter 2 weeks ago (May 27) at our mountain cabin!