chocko1
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Morning/Afternoon ladies. Hope everyone has a lovely Sunday. 
Yes, Linda - Amy did her first degree about 25 minutes drive from us at Keele University. Even though it was close by, on the advice of a tutor, she stayed there so she could be a part of the whole Uni experience. On the day Pete and I left her there, I was determined I wasn't going to cry and I held it together until the last moment then, when I hugged her for the final time, I started blubbing! Amy said, 'Mother! I'll see you next weekend!' There we were, amidst lots of foreign students and some of their parents, from as far away as China!! It was just that I thought, even though I knew I'd see her every weekend (it sometimes worked out more often than that, especially when she was running out of food!), that things would never be quite the same again and that she'd never be moving back home. That was about six years ago and she's lived with us ever since, before her move up to Aberdeen last September!
Yes, I would have been interested in horse riding and used to go on hacks with Amy and Pete but I have rheumatoid arthritis throughout my body, which began when I was 37, so since then I've only been a few times. The last hack was one I went on with Amy, a few years ago and we rode through Cannock Chase, a beautiful area in Staffordshire. It was a glorious sunny day and everywhere looked fantastic. It was only an hour's hack but, by the time we returned to the yard, my knees felt achy and stiff so I had to ask for a mounting block to get off!! I'm sure no-one else really thought anything but, as they all just slid down, I felt really conspicuous, embarrassed and very achy! Since then, I've never really fancied it.
I knew I'd spell Tal y Llyn wrong!! The Rectory on the Lake was, I think, across the lake from where we stayed but I've seen it on the website and it looks lovely! We just stumbled across the little B+B that we stayed in. Long story short - we'd booked in to a place that turned out to be horrible, somewhere in South Wales and, after trying to get in elsewhere, unsuccessfully, had decided to go home. It was a beautiful, sunny day and we were both feeling really fed up when, having driven just past the lake, we noticed a sign for Afternoon Tea so decided we may as well stop off for some refreshment. It was while we were being served that we told the lady whose place it was, what had happened and she said she had a room we could take a look at. Well, it was absolutely gorgeous and, after unpacking, I strolled into the small courtyard overlooking the lake and looked up into the lovely blue sky, with the sun beaming down on me and Cader Idris dominating the skyline and just felt wonderful! It truly was like a little piece of heaven on earth. Perfect! The couple who ran it were such lovely people too. There were only two bedrooms so it was all very personable. We also went the following year and would have gone several years later but, unfortunately, it had closed. I think it was a short time after the floods had affected part of Wales, so whether they had also been affected or maybe they'd just had enough, I don't know. Jeff, her husband, is a cameraman for the BBC, so was away quite a lot. Don't know if this played a part towards it shutting down. We still look out for his name, whenever we watch Songs of Praise, as he often films for them. Whenever I think back to those two holidays, it always gives me a lovely, warm feeling. Loved it!
Wow! Poppy is even braver than I thought! Funnily enough, the B+B couple I've been raving about, also join in the Eisteddford, as Rhiann plays the harp. In fact, they used to give Welsh Afternoons in their converted cow barn, where she would play the harp beautifully, whilst Jeff handed round the Bara Brith!
You obviously needed that rest, yesterday afternoon, Linda. It's surprising how an illness can really take it out of you, isn't it? At least you got some of your gardening done. A bit cloudy here today but dry, at the moment. It was a nice sunny day yesterday though and got lots of washing dry. Hope Doreen is enjoying her break away with her sister. Very quiet without her though! Take that however you like!
Right, I'd better get off here now. I only popped on to check on a recipes, then started responding to various comments on different threads! That was about 40 minutes ago!! No doubt 'speak' later. Enjoy your day. xx
Yes, Linda - Amy did her first degree about 25 minutes drive from us at Keele University. Even though it was close by, on the advice of a tutor, she stayed there so she could be a part of the whole Uni experience. On the day Pete and I left her there, I was determined I wasn't going to cry and I held it together until the last moment then, when I hugged her for the final time, I started blubbing! Amy said, 'Mother! I'll see you next weekend!'
There we were, amidst lots of foreign students and some of their parents, from as far away as China!! It was just that I thought, even though I knew I'd see her every weekend (it sometimes worked out more often than that, especially when she was running out of food!), that things would never be quite the same again and that she'd never be moving back home. That was about six years ago and she's lived with us ever since, before her move up to Aberdeen last September! Yes, I would have been interested in horse riding and used to go on hacks with Amy and Pete but I have rheumatoid arthritis throughout my body, which began when I was 37, so since then I've only been a few times. The last hack was one I went on with Amy, a few years ago and we rode through Cannock Chase, a beautiful area in Staffordshire. It was a glorious sunny day and everywhere looked fantastic. It was only an hour's hack but, by the time we returned to the yard, my knees felt achy and stiff so I had to ask for a mounting block to get off!! I'm sure no-one else really thought anything but, as they all just slid down, I felt really conspicuous, embarrassed and very achy! Since then, I've never really fancied it.
I knew I'd spell Tal y Llyn wrong!!
The Rectory on the Lake was, I think, across the lake from where we stayed but I've seen it on the website and it looks lovely! We just stumbled across the little B+B that we stayed in. Long story short - we'd booked in to a place that turned out to be horrible, somewhere in South Wales and, after trying to get in elsewhere, unsuccessfully, had decided to go home. It was a beautiful, sunny day and we were both feeling really fed up when, having driven just past the lake, we noticed a sign for Afternoon Tea so decided we may as well stop off for some refreshment. It was while we were being served that we told the lady whose place it was, what had happened and she said she had a room we could take a look at. Well, it was absolutely gorgeous and, after unpacking, I strolled into the small courtyard overlooking the lake and looked up into the lovely blue sky, with the sun beaming down on me and Cader Idris dominating the skyline and just felt wonderful! It truly was like a little piece of heaven on earth. Perfect! The couple who ran it were such lovely people too. There were only two bedrooms so it was all very personable. We also went the following year and would have gone several years later but, unfortunately, it had closed. I think it was a short time after the floods had affected part of Wales, so whether they had also been affected or maybe they'd just had enough, I don't know. Jeff, her husband, is a cameraman for the BBC, so was away quite a lot. Don't know if this played a part towards it shutting down. We still look out for his name, whenever we watch Songs of Praise, as he often films for them. Whenever I think back to those two holidays, it always gives me a lovely, warm feeling. Loved it! Wow! Poppy is even braver than I thought! Funnily enough, the B+B couple I've been raving about, also join in the Eisteddford, as Rhiann plays the harp. In fact, they used to give Welsh Afternoons in their converted cow barn, where she would play the harp beautifully, whilst Jeff handed round the Bara Brith!
You obviously needed that rest, yesterday afternoon, Linda. It's surprising how an illness can really take it out of you, isn't it? At least you got some of your gardening done. A bit cloudy here today but dry, at the moment. It was a nice sunny day yesterday though and got lots of washing dry. Hope Doreen is enjoying her break away with her sister. Very quiet without her though! Take that however you like!
Right, I'd better get off here now. I only popped on to check on a recipes, then started responding to various comments on different threads! That was about 40 minutes ago!! No doubt 'speak' later. Enjoy your day. xx
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as you'll read 2moro - Kathy and I missed you and your thread didn't feel quite the same either!!
