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My boots

My boots

14 hole Grinders. I love them.


Ellie

Ellie

This is why I get so little work done at home. Who could resist that little face?


Down the lane

Down the lane

A view from my car, heading out of my little village and towards the big bad world.


In the Forest

In the Forest

Along with the mushrooms, mad dog walkers, hidden bodies and big cats that make occasional appearances.


Washing Day

Washing Day

Washing takes a long time to get done in this house.

Let sleeping cats lie.


Play with me!

Play with me!

Oh please just play with me! Adore me!


Caught in the act

Caught in the act

Apparently Charlie is quite the whiz at Spider Solitaire........


Peas

Peas

Funny, since I don't really like them that much......


Spuds

Spuds

Earlies.

Two weeks on, and they have exploded out of the top of the barrel.


More fruit and veg

More fruit and veg

In that photo I can see:

Strawberries - farthest terracotta pot
Garlic - second pot
Carrots - the troughs
Potatoes - the orange barrel at the back.

Did I wake up in the Good Life? If only I had Barbara's bottom......


Lettuce ahoy!

Lettuce ahoy!

We have lettuce coming out of our ears!


Runner beans v2

Runner beans v2

I killed the first crop by planting out too early (someone led me up the garden path good and proper telling me I could plant out in March!).

This was the second crop and as of the second week of May, they are holding on!


The Greenhouse

The Greenhouse

Aka the conservatory!


Tomato World

Tomato World

I may have gone overboard with tomato plants.......


French beans

French beans

They took over the conservatory, but they are now flowering and looking very pretty in the garden.


Table and chairs

Table and chairs

I'm still in awe of the fact I have enough back garden to HAVE a table and chair set.


My Fellow Artichokes

My Fellow Artichokes

Baby artichokes under their cloches. Sadly only two have survived so far..........


Yin and Yang

Yin and Yang

Groovy beans!


Me at Work

Me at Work

It happens.


Flirty Charlie

Flirty Charlie

My special boy. Doesn't he just look strokable?!


Lazy cats

Lazy cats

They don't move to let me in either. There is also one under the bed, and another next to it.


Ouch!

Ouch!

Willow's tail post surgery. The second surgery, that is, to repair the damage she wrought after the first surgery. Which repaired the damage she wrought.

She is better now.


Big yawn

Big yawn

He isn't as scary as he looks.


Take me home

Take me home

The Circle Line at Moorgate.


The Board

The Board

The board at Liverpool Street. I have spent entirely too much time gazing up at this, willing my train to be on time.


Inside Liverpool Street

Inside Liverpool Street

This was supposed to be the War Memorial on the wall. You can see it in the background.


Liverpool Street

Liverpool Street

The tv screen that keeps us entertained when the trains are delayed for the nth time that week.......


Going down

Going down

The escalators at Tottenham Court Road.


Not sure where.......

Not sure where.......

Down on the platform. Luckily you can't hear the busker through the computer screen.


Kings Cross

Kings Cross

Looking down toward the main station.


The Thames

The Thames

You can just see Tower Bridge in the distance.


St Pauls by water

St Pauls by water

Just pulling into Blackfriars on the Thameslink.


St Pauls Cathedral

St Pauls Cathedral

Not bad, given the bus was moving at the time!


Bank

Bank

Taken from the top of the 26 bus.


Old and new

Old and new

Taken on the 26 bus towards Liverpool Street.