Dodging the showers

Today has been a bit of a mixed day weather wise. Sudden heavy rainfalls then sunshine again. Phoebe and I went out for a walk and bike ride close to the house. I put three loads of washing out but got caught out on the third lot, heavy downpour!


This field is in front of our house. Phoebe frequently runs out there when she hears the sound of the steam train approaching.


Here it is ... We often go a lot closer to the track at the bottom of the field and see the people in the carriages waving.


I LOVE having a steam train pass so close to the house. I love the sound and smell of the coal that stays in the air for a while after passing by. Nostalgia on my doorstep! Even though it goes by every weekend and in the summer every day, I never take it for granted. I appreciate it's sound and love watching it go by. I imagine that it is a scene that could easily have looked identical had I been there in the 1930's.


After having watched the train go by, Phoebe and I headed for the lane which runs parallel to the field.


We headed down the lane towards the railway bridge, where Phoebe likes to have a shout to hear the echo. She calls is echo bridge, has done since she was a toddler.


I love the cow parsley adorning the banks of country lanes


After a short walk and cycle down, we turned around and made our way back towards the house again.




Almost home


Phoebe cycling back up the lane


This beautiful embroidered picture arrived in the post today. I bought it on Ebay recently. I love the colours and detail and the fact that it is a thatched cottage scene.

I wish you all a very good weekend.

A bientôt!

Isabelle x

The simple pleasures

Thank you all so much for your kind words, prayers and good wishes for Larry. He doesn't appear to be walking as awkwardly as before. We are not sure if it is because of the antibiotics he is taking for the bladder infection he also has. We are still waiting to hear when he can have the MRI scan.

When I began blogging recently, I thought of it as an exchange of ideas, pictures, crafts etc.. I had not expected the support and friendship that I have received over the past couple of months since starting my blog. I have been amazed and at times overwhelmed by the kindness and thoughtfulness. I thank you all for that!

This morning, I decided to pop in to the Women's Institute Market in Frome before doing some shopping in Sainsbury. I enjoy the W.I. markets, I get a lot of pleasure buying things which are home grown & homemade. So much more enjoyable than supermarket shopping! I bought a plant, a little bunch of Lily of the Valley (the ones in our garden are not quite ready yet), some duck eggs and a homemade Somerset Apple cake.

I really like the flavour of duck eggs. The tablecloth in the background is one of my favourites, I love the embroidery and the freshness of the pale pink background.

The Somerset apple cake had to be sampled as soon as I returned from my shopping trip... :o)

It was delicious! It was moist and with generous pieces of apple. It was hard not to to have more but I have to leave some for Alan! Not Phoebe's sort of cake, she isn't too keen on pieces of fruit in a cake.

I have started catching up with some blogging so expect a visit from me soon...

Just a little reminder that I am doing a poll on painting furniture in the right hand column.

A bientôt!

Isabelle x