Category: That’s Life!

  • Spring Flowers

    This area around the pond has been really good during Spring – plenty of flowers to cheer us up during our enforced stay at home. Another area of the garden which looks good in Spring is the bottom path edged with primroses of various types. What looks good in your garden at the moment, let…

  • Pond Visitors

    We’re pleased with our pond and lot’s of wildlife seem pleased with it too. We get a diverse assortment of visitors some, to us at least, less welcome than others. It’s strange how we choose which bits of nature we decide to support and which we don’t. Here’s a few short videos of visitors to…

  • Where would you like to be today?

    I’ve listed below three places where we’d like to be just now. Where would you like to be – send in your ideas in the comments box at the bottom of the page. (OK – sometimes the box is not at the bottom of the page! If so, click on the Comments label under the…

  • Happy Birthday Ethan

    Happy 15th Birthday Ethan. Here are some random photos of times when we’ve been lucky to spend some time with you. We hope you had a good day in spite of the current restrictions. Love from Grandma and Grandad xx

  • Keeping Busy

    I’m sure we’re all finding it difficult to make each day count in the current circumstances. One way is to tackle those projects that you’ve had in mind for a while. Here’s a quick look at some of the things Robert and family have been up to recently. What could be better than getting prepared…

  • April Fool Wedding.

    If you look at my Mum and Dad’s Marriage Certificate you’ll see that they were married at The Salvation Army Citadel in Beverley on the 2nd April 1950. They were aged 32 and 42 respectively. In case you don’t recognise them – they’re 2nd and 3rd from the right in the photo. There’s a story…

  • Thinking of you

    As we keep ourselves busy during this enforced isolation we often think of the people we would like to see and meet and the places we would like to visit. Here’s just a few.

  • Spring (cleaning) continues …

    Outside and inside the clean-up continues! Finishing off the Arbour and starting on the Conservatory. Make sure that the arbour is clean before painting it. Starting on the conservatory framework. We’re not doing this all the time, of course, we’re making sure we get out for our daily exercise. We’re very pleased to have averaged…

  • Teddies and Rainbows

    We’re joining in with the idea of putting cheerful things in the window for passers-by to see. Here’s today’s Teddy display. There’s quite a lot of windows displaying rainbows too.

  • Spring Cleaning!

    Well I suppose it had to happen. It’s Spring – we have spare time – and things must need cleaning! So, we’ve started on the lounge. Move everything, take off pictures, light shades, etc., etc. Clean and put everything back. I suppose it makes up in some little way for the lack of exercise the…