Lucy on July 22nd, 2009

I had visions of having a wall (or bank) of different types of sunflowers to disguise one of the less than attractive fences.
Hmmmm. Well, after all that wind and rain last week, my sunflowers got a bit of a battering. Most of the tall ones THAT I’D EVEN TAKEN THE TIME TO STAKE got blown [...]

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Lucy on July 17th, 2009

Raindrops keep falling on my head.
And the lightning flashes, then the thunder claps, bursts and bands, and it makes me jump. I do love an English summer.
I’m not being sarcastic, I really do love the mixed-up weather. I don’t mind it raining; as long as it’s not just grey - you know, those days where [...]

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Lucy on July 6th, 2009

I’m back from Edinburgh!
It was great. Lots of walking. Rich had quite a few blisters. I managed just the one.

We spent the vast majority of our time perusing the old town. And eating. And walking. We stayed at the 5 star Balmoral Hotel (just the one night), where Rich ate one of the best breakfasts [...]

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