Category — Gardens and Gardening
And The Winds Do Blow
Unusually strange weather in our little Wolds Village today. The Sun is shining brightly but the wind is charging through, blowing sun umbrellas and summer – swings about. With potential gusts of 55-65 mph and isolated gusts of 70 mph it seems a strange June Day. Not one for gardening I feel.
June 22, 2008 No Comments
A Summer Celebration
Well the weather held for us last weekend, when all the family arrived for a long weekend to celebrate Jenny and Ian’s Pearl Wedding Anniversary. From the Friday it was fun and laughter all the way. We had put up a Marquee in the garden of “Hemingway” just in case the weather let us down and also to add to the fun. On Friday night we all ate in the evening at “Orchard End” fourteen of us enjoyed a wonderful curry with all the trimmings and delicious desserts cooked lovingly by Jenny, it was as wonderful as always. On Saturday we started our garden party with delicious jugs of Pimms, the sun shone and everyone was in a joyous mood as we ate copious pizza’s, garlic bread, and potatoe salad, all al fresco. Jo played his guitar and sang for us, Manu at eight years sang the James Blunt song ‘You’re Beautiful’ with Jo accompanying him, absolutely word perfect which brought tears to all our eyes and a very large cheer at the end .Well done Manu.
In the evening we all dressed up and went to Jenny and Ian’s for Champagne cocktails before a wonderful Steak Dinner at the village pub and a great party where the villagers join us for nibbles and drinks.
On Sunday we had a good BBQ at “Hemingway” expertly cooked by son Matt, enjoyed some more garden games, good music as we all celebrated together. The boys all went to the Village pub in the evening to round off their weekend.
It was a truly lovely weekend and I believe enjoyed by all. Creating some more good Memories.
June 18, 2008 No Comments
So The Start Of Summer ?
June officially being the start of an English Summer, we all wonder how the weather will be this year, We are to have a family garden party at Hemingway on the 14th of this month so I am really hoping for a dry bright day. What a difference it makes when the sun is shining from the heavens and the coloured umbrellas are up and the ladies can wear their pretty dresses and the men can relax from the stress of their working lives with a cooling glass of beer. An English Garden on a sunny day can be the most perfect place in the world to unwind and spend time catching -up with loved ones. We plan some fun garden games for the little ones, a spot of cricket, for the not so little ones! A light ’summery’ lunch but what we really need is the good weather, is anyone listening up there?
June 2, 2008 No Comments
