Hello everyone welcome to the garden we have a marquee and heaters, all the garden furniture has been washed and I have put out cushions for your comfort.

Well what do you think shall we chance it . Now as always we have tea and coffee from all over the world not to mention all our cakes and muffins and as Paul calls them sweets! Every single one is calorie free! Plus of course we now have spirits and liquors to warm the coldest of you.

If we were having Coffee: I would ask you what has been going on in your world this week, has anything deeply affected you, have you need a sympathetic ear, a shoulder to cry on or just needed someone to make you laugh! If yes feel free to talk it out here with us. We will all help if we can.

Join in !

If we were having Coffee: I would remind you that there are lots of other coffee mornings all shared and organized By Diana and Gene’O over at,Part time monster

If we were having coffee: I would remind you that Paul is still holding court at Markbialzak’s blog
Everything is ready for you in the garden. Please enjoy. We should be back to Normal , whatever normal is next week!

If we were having coffee : I would tell you that I have been away with the hubby on on a Rhine cruise! I have to say it was way above my expectations, to be honest I was in trepidation! I am not keen on water and I do not like like ships or boats! The thought of a sea cruise sends me running at speed for cover! Yet this cruise down the Rhine was calm relaxed and luxurious!

Silent Sun Set

Gliding by in the afternoon

Late afternoon on the upper deck

A walk in the Black forest!

One of the coach drivers 🙂

Look who we found on our bed!

Castles and vineyards on the Rhine

A whole day’s cruising

Excellent food

Amsterdam

Early morning Amsterdam

Morning Sun

We really had a lovely time and met so many special people , four in particular with who I hope we can keep in contact with.

More cakes anyone I hope I have not bored you with my photos , your lucky I only showed you twelve I took hundreds!!

more cakes?

If we were having Coffee : Although I was away I did try to post a little something everyday . A thought, an idea or even a day dream. Monday the sunset gave me inspiration watching the sun change the colour of the river as it set (so it seemed) We went on a tour every day, we visited castles, in one I saw a rose growing by a door that gave me the idea for Thurdays post. Tuesday I reflected in the photo and on the guides …omg !

Wednesay was LindaGHill’s One liner Wednesday, the tour guide did say that sentence about the wolf population ….. I wrote down as it left her lips!! Also silent Wednesday that was easy too as we had so much to see!

Friday again just flowed from me ( excuse the pun) acrostic river , and Suturday was LindsGHill’s SoCs , that was about the people I had met and those I already love.

If we were having coffee : So today I will be rushing in and out having a quick word there and filling a cup up here! Hoping you don’t think me rude. I am trying to read all your posts, there are loads to read as I did not have a lot of time to do much on Wordpress as the ship and the real world offered so much to experience but I did try when I could get WIFI.

If we were having Coffee : I would now announce that it is Garden Catch up time…. I know , I know but we are proud of it!!

My how they have grown!

Looking thirsty but huge!

And bearing fruit

and more fruit

Potatoes and Beans thriving despite the lack of rain.

We did have a friend look after the garden

We did have a friend to look after the garden and she watered the veg plus a new Fusia we had recently bought ! We knew everything else would survive! It has been very hot here and in Europe and the gardens are crying out for a rain storm . Believe it or not right on cue as I write this, a light rain is starting to fall. ….. It’s okay if it rains tomorrow I have the ironing to do and everything is washed dried and airing!!

Well as I said I am very busy this week …. OH! I hope we will be back to normal by next Sunday!! and Paul will be back here, I have missed him!

Once again I thank you all for visiting me and Paul too we love to see you and hear what you have to say and we hope you will join us again next week! Hugs to you all!

Do all stay and be comfortable we love to see you all.