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: Well it has been a very busy week again, tell me please where has half of this year gone ??

Well settle down with your drinks and cakes and I shall tell you about the big plan! What I hear you asking? Right the hubby has suggested we have a new kitchen and I actually agree! Even though it will mean a lot of upheaval it will be worth it. So far we have waded through the catalogue of the manufacter that we have chosen. We have picked the unit and narrowed the colour scheme down to three colours ( Ivory, sage or light blue) . We have spent hours choosing which white goods we want and also spent ages researching cooker hoods.

We have decided to have the hob on a central island which means the extracter hood will be suspended above said hob! Well I hae to apologise for all the slips of paper with drawings on and the catalogues strewn all over the place ! move them out the way and make yourselves comfortable…. watch this spot.

If we were having Coffee : My gym buddy and I have been working very hard this week and we have signed up for another course of extra lessons to see us through to the end of the year !

Can I refill your cup or get you a calorie free treat we have some gorgeous cakes this week.

If we were having coffee: I would draw your attantion to Paul’s blog this week it is exstremely thought provoking, do read it believe me you will not regret it! If we were having coffee: I tell you that the garden is doing fine but I have no photos today because I just have not had time to take any this week Hooray I hear you all shouting!! … But hey I have some lovely photos of some of my flowers!

IMG_20140721_090004950 — Ivy at the cemetary

Now I have to admit I do not know what the yellow flower is called but isn’t it lovely!!

If we were having coffee: I have to go to bed now as I have to be up early as we are off to see the Newbie early tomorrow!

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.

And of course the

IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: WEEKEND COFFEE SHARE

over at Part Time Monster and Gene’O’s

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Author: willowdot21

Female, wife, full time mother and Grandmother. I am not as happy go lucky as I used to be but I am still bubbling along on simmer! I have three handsome sons all grown and flown.The youngest married with a beautiful wife and two sons of his own. Eleven years ago I was working, running a home, driving and socializing then bang in a split second all that was gone. I had an accident at home. I broke my back, not for the first time, I had broken it 10 years previously as well. Unfortunately this time I had broken it really badly and it was truly messed up so I had to have two operations. I was told before each operation that the outcome could mean I spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Still as some guy once wrote "I am still standing " yes "better than I ever was " not quite but with the help of a walking stick and as long as I do not stand or sit in one position for too long, I am still standing! Update I no longer use the walking stick . I had lots of friends before the accident but when things like this happen, you loose most of them. Their lives move on and mine stood still and so they left me behind ...I know that is just the way life is but it hurt and always will. Then I looked around and saw those who were still there for me, these friends are the roses in my garden they need to be tended well. They are the diamonds in the dust, I will of been married 50yrs plus this year . Pain and boredom are my enemies now, I have to find different ways to approach life, use my pain befriend it almost...yer right , well that is what they tell me at the pain clinic ROFLMAO ...... if only I could! I have found an outlet for my fears, frustrations and night terrors . I have started writing poetry if that name can be applied to my writing. I hope I do not come over as a moaning winger. I hope I am past all that. I also hope that you might see how the poetry is moving from very dark through the grey and hopefully in to light ?? I need to update this a little here. I have worked very hard over the years since my accident, I go to the gym regularly, I have a Pilates class and a core class once a week . The guys at the gym and my Pilates teacher cajoled, teased, bullied and encouraged me to abandon my walking stick! :) My back is no longer straight it is C shaped because of the injury and I have lost two and a half inches in height but my Pilates and Core teachers have helped me to stand up as straight and as strongly as possible. Pain and depression are still hanging on my arm but I have weapons to use against them and if I say so myself I cope well. I have made lots of new friends, real diamonds. I am also very grateful for all the support and help I have encountered here on Wordpress. Hugs and welcome to everyone who visits. View all posts by willowdot21

27 thoughts on “If we were having Coffee: Gardens, kitchens and flowers!”

Love those photos!

willowdot21 says:

Jul 26, 2015 at 6:03 am

Thanks 🙂

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willowdot21 says:

Jul 26, 2015 at 2:25 pm

Not bad eh??

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Great photos Willow. I googled your yellow flower and it is called Hypericum calycinum or Rose of Sharon or Aaron’s Beard. Very beautiful pictures Willow.

Amazing looking kitchen Willow. Renovations can be trying but the end result will be wonderful. Your choices are very attractive. You know I was watching a reno show the other day and they had put the cook top in the island as well. They had a ventilation system that raised out of the island when the cook top was in use. Then it retracted back out of sight when not in use. Wolf makes professional quality appliances in North America – here’s their version of what is known as a “downdraft ventilator” http://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/range-hood#/Downdrafts

Happy Reno!

willowdot21 says:

Jul 26, 2015 at 6:02 am

Thanks for looking the flower up for me, I like Aaron’s Beard best! We looked at the wolf retracting hob lovely but a tad over the top … Still looking so watch this space! 😉

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OMG, have you not learned anything from my recent posts about household renovations? They. are. absolute. HELL!

But if your kitchen actually ends up looking like that, it will be well worth it. I’m loving my “new” house, despite the grief we went through for those couple of weeks.

Good luck, Willow.

willowdot21 says:

Jul 26, 2015 at 5:56 am

I know, I should know better we have been there before and the memory lives on! Plus I have heeded your words but madness wins out. I am delighted to hear that all your travails were well and truly worth it?! 🙂

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1. cordeliasmom2012 says:
  
  Jul 26, 2015 at 4:41 pm
  
  Yes, truly worth every penny. We still have some things to do – like painting the new window frames and putting curtains up, but that’s minor.
2. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 26, 2015 at 5:49 pm
  
  It is always worth it in the end

Wish I could join … 🙂

All the best and a happy and joyful Sunday!

willowdot21 says:

Jul 26, 2015 at 5:52 am

You already have joined, pull up a chair let’s have another coffee 🙂 xx

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1. SalvaVenia says:
  
  Jul 26, 2015 at 10:52 am
  
  May be you accept this small token of Old German Apple Pie? 🙂
2. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 26, 2015 at 12:18 pm
  
  Oh! thank you I love apple pie, all apple pie regardless of its age or nationality! Are you joining me. 🙂
3. SalvaVenia says:
  
  Jul 26, 2015 at 2:10 pm
  
  Just searching for my travel documents … 😀
4. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 26, 2015 at 2:11 pm
  
  Hooray look forward to seeing you soon. 😉
5. SalvaVenia says:
  
  Jul 26, 2015 at 2:15 pm
  
  Checking airline departures … 🙂
6. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 26, 2015 at 2:24 pm
  
  Fast worker!!
7. SalvaVenia says:
  
  Jul 28, 2015 at 10:01 pm
  
  🙂
8. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 28, 2015 at 10:12 pm
  
  😉

lovely; wish it wasn’t November here though!

willowdot21 says:

Jul 26, 2015 at 12:15 pm

Yes sudden drop in degrees! Definitely winter vests on. 😉

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Willow, I wish you well with the kitchen. I’d love a new one but without the hassle.
I think the yellow flower is Hypericum ~ that’s if it’s on a bush/shrub.

willowdot21 says:

Jul 26, 2015 at 7:05 pm

You and Tess have both come up with the same name for the flower and I think you are both right!! If only we could wave a magic wand !!

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WOW a new kitchen..a major decision………..and your yellow flower looks like the flower on a Hypericum shrub. I hope you had a happy visit with the Newbie!!!!!!