Little things

Here is my list of little things which have made me smile this week.

Eating mixed berries from our garden each day 

Feeding our wormery

Hedgehog sleeping in overturned pots in the garden.

Roses in bloom

Hubby buying a plant, without me present

Sunshine everyday

Simple BBQ with family

A day at the beach

Strong black coffee

1st cucumber harvested

Clean cotton sheets after a shower

Dawn chorus, bird song 

I don't think any one is better than another, they are all small things, but they bring smiles to my lips and joy in my heart. Summer time is wonderful, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather. I could add loads, a good book to read, laughter, a walk in the cooler evening. Life is good.

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside

Lee on the Solent, Hampshire

 A perfect day for a long walk along the shore

 Home to play in the garden

Waiting for Daddy to come home from work

 It all got too much

I have spent the day with youngest daughter, Su and baby Will, we walked along the whole of the coast at Lee, stopped in a pub for lunch, walked back to the car via the ice cream van.
At home playing in the shade, Will was testing the lawn, very comfortable.
BBQ for tea, the temperature was still over thirty at eight this evening, whilst the grown ups ate, Will had a lovely snooze.
After a perfect day today, I can't wait to finish work, the only down side is sore shoulders, but some cream will sort that out.

Along with the sun

As I walked into our garden, this beauty open for the first time this year

My sister gave me 3 plants a few years ago

I only have 2 left, they are stunning

Summer is arriving in my flower garden

 I love to hear sounds in the garden, and not someone else's music

Hubby loves wind chimes and his gong, often there is a gentle breeze under the Magnolia tree. We always pack them away in the cooler windy months.

 We wake up each morning to bird song, 

often we hear the starlings squabbling over the feeders

We have loads of different birds visit through out the day 

We have nothing to do in the garden, we sat yesterday in the shade, making plans for later in the year, our small side cottage garden has never really been the riot of colour I hoped for. My Peony needs to be lifted and split, it's huge, I hope to get 3 plants out of it. Hubby is now taking more interest in the plants has stated he liked Hydrangeas, we both liked the smaller white flowers. So we plan to replant this garden, already there are 3 roses growing, which we will keep, I hope to have 2 Peony's to put back and a Hydrangea. 

Again this year we have loads of flies, both inside and outside, we use an American disinfectant Pinesol, which I spray all over the decking and fence. It does stop the flies, but it wears off quickly. As an extra bonus at the bottom of our garden the smell of cat pee is terrible, with 15+ cats living in a glass fronted summer house, they do have a run next to the building, so they are not trapped behind the glass. We are burning loads of citrus scented candles, so on these very hot days we sit inside and look out on our garden. The environmental department of our council are aware of the issues, I sent another email yesterday, just reminding them we are still suffering, but mad cat woman ignores any polite suggestions and is rude and will shout and swear at you if you point out any issues.
I have a huge sewing task this afternoon, I have to finish the 3 camper van cushions for the bed, it's not difficult just alot of material. Later hubby will be home from his motorbike ride, they met up in South Wales this morning, he spend last nigh at his sister house.