Wildlife and countryside of bude

Seems ages since i was there in bude only a few weeks ago though!
These were taken on my days out in bude and a couple were taken in stratton which is where i was dog sitting for the week. I was quite pleased with myself really for getting out and about not knowing the area that well , good old public transport was used quite a bit and very efficient they were to.
Along the canal which has been regenerated to a very high standard, you can now walk for miles , one way leads to the sea, the other takes you along the canal past a nature reserve i spent two afternoons walking along, took my lunch one day glorious weather sitting watching the world go by. There are also a few galleries and tea shops were an ice cream was purchased toffee and caramel yum!!

The lock still in use i may add there were many little boats moored along
the canal.



Three of my lunch companions


I loved this little house very serene i can imagine myself here
on a summer evening with the sound of the water and a glass
of wine!



Was really pleased with this one , again taken along
the canal



Tried to compare this one with the other pretty house on
the canal from before, i know which i prefer,
no comparison really! Old and modern





Another little friend, there were so many, all
basking on the grass then off they would go for
a cooling dip in the water.



I love this one, taken in stratton a few minutes
walk from the house, the colours reflecting in the sun
are really lovely.


The same stream taken from the opposite side of the road

Could not resist this one of Kayla how beautiful

is she?

Taken from the kitchen window they used to come every day

for breakfast and dinner


I was fascinated stood watching for ages instead of

getting breakfast or dinner!

I must admit i loved every minute of my little break, it gave me confidence to get out on my own for a change, you get out of the habit when there is always someone around, i shall be doing it more often from now on!! My friend said two days after i had left, veta my guardian angel for that week was found wondering up the lane Terry seemed to think she was looking for me aw bless, thats our theory and we are sticking to it, how great it is to be loved!!!

one of my favourite songs

Such a beautiful song i love it a very powerful song i think.

I have been trying to get videos on my blog for ages and getting so frustrated with it, so finally with help from my personal blog adviser pete thankyou, at last i can do it LOL YAY!!!

Three lovely girls

As you can see these were my three wonderful companions for a week, they gave me such love and comfort , they seemed to know i was upset at times.

Holly, Veta and Kayla all different in their own ways but all gorgeous none the less!!

Holly in her younger days used to almost talk, They used to ask "who done it?" reply was an ooh ooh sounded quite funny. Veta the clever one and my little guardian angel for the week can open doors. Kayla just wants to have fun she a girlie girl.

Pictures a little grainy but click on them and they are much better!

Had a wonderful restful week in a little place just outside bude, just what was needed, will post some piccies of the countryside and a few more places i visited another time.

I will not be around for the next week as i am going up to see the family and spend time with the grandchildren, can't wait to see them and give them a great big hug .






Holly is now almost deaf but loved tony
playing his guitar, must have been the vibration
it's certainly not his playing LOL!





Veta, she was my favourite if i had to choose!
She liked for me to almost straddle her body
and loved to be stroked that way.




How can you resist those beautiful faces
when they wanted to play.




Again in the garden waiting to play

Watching tonys every move

Don't disturb me you can have the settee when

i've woken up!!

One seat left for me!

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen

or even touched they must be felt within your heart.

Helen Keller

Those who do not now how to weep with their

whole heart do not know how to laugh either.

Golda Meir

Suitably refreshed

Well i am now back from my little trip, got back on saturday afternoon.
I must admit it did me good to have the break, everyone left on the monday so i had the house to myself apart from the three beautiful doggies (photos to come tomorrow) sounds really horrible to say it but i really needed to be alone with my own thoughts for a time, can't say that things are back to normal in my head (my head is never normal) but that is to be expected i guess, it is still quite emotional. Anyway had a fab time, lots of walks, lots of wet kisses and licks and plenty of cuddles on the couch in the evenings, cooked what i wanted when i wanted it, had some wine watched some tv and just generally unwound felt so much better when i returned.
Will post tomorrow with all the piccies and there are quite a few.

Taking a break

Well i'm off on my travels again, this time to look after my friends three rough collies, i leave tomorrow morning, have to see how everything works at friends house ie: cooker and heating etc: and most importantly where the doggies have to be walked during the day. I won't be blogging for a week or so as the friends are not on the internet don't know what i will do without it!!! Have to take a couple of books, although i am not a great reader, still maybe time for a change . Should be nice in bude weather permitting, but all seasons of clothes are being packed wet, dry, cold, hot. It will be a change of scenery and i will treat it as a little holiday, could do with a break. Hopefully i will take some photos of bude and the lovely doggies of course.
So see you soon

Seem to be coming out the other end of the tunnel

Today has been a good day not had to many of those in the past month. We went down to the beach with our lovely daughter who is down with us for a week., its been such an emotional ride for us both with her coming to terms with her own problems as well and mum going it has been horrible. BUT i think we are turning a corner, all be it a small one, it was a glorious day today so we all headed for the beach just sat and talked a lot did us both good i think, sun was shining not many people ,a lovely ice cream and to finish off a glass of wine overlooking the beach, ah a little bit of sanity at last , small steps seem big ones at the moment, but we will get there.
Love you lots little daught!

TWO GLASSES OF WINE

When things in your life seem too much to handle, when 24 hrs in a day are not enough, remember the mayonaise jar and two glasses of wine.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty jar of mayonaise and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. "yes " they replied. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls. He asked the students again is the jar full "yes" He then picked up a box of sand and poured that into the jar. Of course the sand filled up everything else. Is it now full a unanimous "yes" The professor then produced two glasses of wine from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty spaces between the sand.
The students laughed , the professor said"NOW I want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things, your family, children, your health, friends, and your favourite passions; things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would be still full". The pebbles represent the other things your job, car, your house. The sand is everything else; the small stuff. "If you put the sand in first there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you" Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children, take your partner out to dinner, play another round of 18. There will always be time to clean the house and take out the rubbish. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter.Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the wine represented. The professor smiled " I'm glad you asked . It just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of glasses of wine with a good friend"

THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Go to the sea the ebb and flow are like your own unrest

The stillnes that follows laughter is like having a great
weight removed from your shoulders