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Evening All. We saw some sunshine today, very windy and a shower or two, our back lawn is pink, the poor climbing rose has given up the fight to hold onto its petals. There are buds waiting to open, isn’t nature wonderful?
Thank you for taking the time to update us panache. We also shrank our home and contents by over 50%, so I understand how painful the process can be. Keep thinking to the future, your new home will be safer and less stressful for you both so you can finally relax and worry less. Nearly there
That photo is full of love grannyq, no wonder it’s a favourite. These days are full of memories for many of us.
Tara is a tricky miss charley, she likes to keep you on your toes. 
I slept well last night and plan to do the same tonight, the really bad nights tend to come alone, something for which I am truly grateful.
TOYA, be good everyone.
Nannytopsy my sincere sympathy to your SIL and his family. What a dreadful piece of news for them all. 
Hello the kitchen - I am galloping to catch up again. Delighted to hear some good news of your move, Panache; it’s hard work downsizing I know.
Corner my garden has taken a real battering in the rain too. My usually very beautiful Bride and Groom rose is a sorry, soggy mess and so are a lot of the bedding plants.
Izabella that cake looks the business - I do love a good sandwich cake with plenty of filling!
Gq that is a lovely and very happy photo of you and your dad. I don’t have any photos of my dad and I together (perhaps he was always taking them!), which is a sad thing, but I do have a nice photo of him on our living room wall, underneath one of GS.
Charlie I was relieved to hear Tara had made her way home eventually. You need to buy her a watch!
We had a visit to Wentworth Castle Gardens yesterday, which is near here and now under the auspices of the NT. the house itself is some sort of educational establishment so not open to the public, but the park, the gardens and particularly the conservatory, are lovely. The conservatory was featured in a television programme where various projects were vying for Heritage Lottery funds, and it was awarded a large grant. The money has been very well spent. The formal gardens are still a work in progress and we missed a trick by not going when the rhododendrons were still in flower because they would have been wonderful. We will go again on a quieter day, take a picnic and do the lakes and the deer park. Here are a couple of photos.
Nannatopsy I an sorry to hear your news. Thinking of your SIL and his family.
Returned home yesterday from holiday in Croatia where it was hot and sunny. Dubrovnik is beautiful as is the coastline. Hotels in one village, Kupari, were shelled in the war and are now derelict but you can see the damage.
Thanks for the heads up on Wentworth Greyduster I am passing that way tomorrow with a bit of time on my hands. May be a chance to use my new NT membership!
A couple of photos from the holiday. Those with long memories will recognise blue skies.
Morning all, suns out, birds singing and a coffee in my hand ! I'm easy to please :-)
A slice of that wonderful looking cake wouldn't go amiss though Izabella !!
So sorry to hear the sad news NannyT , hope they get home quickly.
Lovely pictures Alygran , I'm envious !
That's one heck of a building Grey , wouldn't want to be the window washer lol
Hope all goes well with the move Panache .
We're off to take Sam back to the vets with his poorly paw . He had a spiffy Fathers Day with Grampy yesterday and bought him a gift- Ive left a picture for you to have a chuckle. Both Grampy and I got roses for our respective days - I got Mum in a Million and Grampy got I love Dad and they are just blooming for the first time , so Ive added them too- they're glorious and scented.
Happy Day all !!
Alygran unless you have a head for heights (which I don’t!) and like spiral staircases you can see through (which I definitely don’t!) don’t be tempted by the tower at Stainborough Castle folly!
Crikey, you lot slow down! Life has moved on apace. Actually, it is my fault - I appear to have been missing in action. No idea what happened. Maybe life. It has been Carer's Week and Volunteer's week and both have kept me out of mischief and off GN, not necessarily the same thing!
I have read everything and am TOYA. Loving the great photos.
Hopefully, the soops are having a fabulous break - with decent weather. And, also that the Panaches are making inroads!! I really don't envy you trying to downsize.
Topsy, I'm so sorry about your SiL's sister. That seems very young. 
I feel sorry for those of you with battered gardens but not quite so sorry as I feel for us - our house sprang 2 leaks during the heavy rain. One in the newly refurbished playroom!
We have some good news. DD3's partner proposed on Saturday night (having asked Dh's permission!!!!) And, thankfully, she said yes! I expect them to run away and get married (guess who will be baby sitting!!) and then have a party when they get back. So, no hat shopping involved which is a huge relief to me at least.
And, DS1 has 'been seeing someone' for a while. 
All very exciting Kitty except for the roof. Of course there might be some burly young roofers ...
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