Let the Summer Begin

I hope you are having a wonderful Jubilee Weekend. This week I decided to take the week off and not do any dog training sessions as there were so many things happening.

On Wednesday I had one of my best friends from the South East visit with her husband. We go way back and as soon as we got together it was as if we had seen each other just a few days before. Do you have friends like that?

I had prepared a simple afternoon tea style lunch and the weather was perfect for Al fresco dining out on the patio. Afterwards we had a little wander around my tiny town and down to the Taw river which is part of the Tarka Trail.

Inspired by the route travelled by Tarka the Otter, this 180 mile, figure eight route traverses unspoiled countryside, dramatic sea cliffs and beautiful beaches. The southern loop incorporates the longest, continuous off-road cycle path in the UK.

In the evening we had the first BBQ of the year and New Orleans Hurricane cocktails which are

2oz light rum
2oz dark rum
1oz passion fruit syrup
1 tbsp grenadine
1oz lime juice
Topped up with orange juice

We finished the evening with Mudslide Martini

1 oz Baileys Original Irish Cream
1 oz vodka
2 oz cold coffee
2 oz single cream

I have finished digging my new flower bed and decided to create a small water feature. I can now sit and listen to babbling water whilst drinking my morning coffee.

I used 2 different sized frost resistant ceramic pots. These were on half price at my local garden centre, I also used a plastic upturned pot to stand the smaller pot on. I filled the drainage hole with expanding foam. The bottom pot is filled with soil and planted with nasturtiums seeds around it. The orange and yellow flowers will look lovely against the blue.

I also got a floating solar fountain off Amazon which is floating in the top pot.

Total price around £50.00

For the Jubilee Weekend we have had various festivities and events happening in the town, starting with a parade down the high street and tonight finishing with a play at the town hall ‘Into the Woods’ which apparently is a take on Babes in the Wood.

Next week normal life will resume but until then enjoy whatever you are up to.

Chris x