Bleugh!

As much as I love this summer weather, it really doesn't like me!

Congrats to the winners of the giveaways below...sadly not me!!

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Picked my first strawberries, raspberries, sweet peas and freesias this week. Mmmmm. Really chuffed with the 'peas as it is the first time I have grown them from seed, as I usually get a pot of seedlings from the Market. It was definitely worth doing, as the plants seem much stronger, if that makes sense. The front garden is a bit of a riot-lots of those big white (ox-eye?) daisies and triffid-like hollyhocks. But overall, looking quite pretty.

(front garden, last summer)

Another blackbird nest filled with 5 babes in the lilac tree this time. I have been able to get close without disturbing them. So cute.

You lookin' at me?

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If you fancy a trip out tomorrow (Sunday), then this is happening. This is the place where Debbie has opened her new booth.

http://homethoughtsfromvintagewants.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-declare-this-shop-open.html

I believe she is not going to actually be there tomorrow, (busy with the up-coming marriage of her daughter, wishing them all the luck in the world), but I am definitely going to try and get there.

So, I guess, having written all this down, not so bleugh-ry after all. Good, eh? Mr B comes home from Manchester tomorrow and then scoots off to Cardiff. So a mad, busy day then!

By the way, mentioning Manchester, does anyone have any news on MelMel (at home with)? I can't get any response from her blogger page. Hope you are OK hun.

And, finally, for Sian, another gratuitous photo of Rene.

Have a good weekend,

Z xx