Sep15
A meaningful life
Sep7
Kew Gardens 15th Smile
This time in Kew Gardens I admired the flowers and learnt some Photography tips from my Photographer friend I went with.
I learnt to focus on the flower with a blurry background. This was even possible with my Mobile phone camera and I was so happy that this worked well.
Please click on the individual picture to enlarge it. I’m proud how the pictures came out.
This little fellow fell on my trousers while we had lunch under an Oak tree.
He was not even 1 cm long.
We passed a fascinating tree, a Maritime Pine which did not grow straight. The bark was smoother on one side and really rugged on the other.
We stayed so long we nearly needed a lantern home….
A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Proverbs 27:9
Sep1
My new adventure
Learn something new they say.
It is never too late to learn something new.
Since I was younger I was always fascinated by the Double Bass.
When I saw it in an orchestra or just in a small Jazz band I wanted to have a try myself on picking.
This dream has finally come true with the help of my sister.
I have a Double Bass on hire for a while at home and I am learning the notes and scales.
Learn something new. Try something different. Convince yourself that you have no limits. Brian Tracy
What would you like to learn?
Aug24
Every leaf is unique
Looking closer at an Agave at Kew Gardens, you can see clearly that every leaf has a unique pattern of the way it has grown from the inside.
The leaves have similar patterns but evey one is unique to its’ unfolding.
We are unique creatures, every one of us.
Be YOU. Don't be someone else. YOU are a unique individual. Be proud... rock it loud. Apolo Ohno
Aug17
Kew Gardens 14th Smile
A new day – a new visit to my favourite Kew Gardens
A walk with a friend through Kew, drinking in the many beautiful colours of plants, I don’t remember the names of.
Here a collage of the beautiful mix.
There are some Eucalytus trees, it fascinated me that there are blooms, fruits and unripe fruits on the same tree at the same time.
blooms 
fruits 
unripe fruits
Sometimes …. just spending some quality time with good friends is the only therapy you need.
Aug10
Coving nightmare – Don’t give up
A bit of DIY turned out more complicated than I thought.
I wanted to add coving in my dining room and bought enough for it.
Yes, I have already run out as I cut so many angles the wrong way round. 😦
The long stretches were fine, now round the chimney breast – it is so difficult.
Inside angles, outside angles – wrong angles….. nothing fits….
Thomas knows what to do!
Following his example,
I chill,
I source some more coving,
think really hard before cutting,
I know I can do it!
Even if you stumble you are still going forward! Victor Kiam
Even with setbacks
we can go on and achieve the impossible.
Don’t give up whatever you do.
Go for it!
Aug3
Washing is fun
Found this picture in a toilet near a nature beauty spot.
Enjoy your wash day
whatever you are washing 🙂
Jul28
Norwich Break – back in the cyber world
Norwich is a very old city in Norfolk with a beautiful Cathedral, a castle and a lovely towncentre with a market.
We had a house close to the citycentre to our disposal and discovered Norwich by foot daily.
We found a beautiful little garden ‘Plantation Garden‘ also called the Secret garden which was built at the site of a Chalk Quarry. Henry Trevor shaped the garden in 1855. It is an oasis for tranquility, we loved it every day!
Norwich Cathedral
In the Cathedral there was Dippy, the famous skeleton of the Diplodocus which is usually in London in the Natural History Museum. He is on tour and currently in Norwich.
It was very impressive.
Norwich has plenty of churches, we discovered though that many are not for worship. We found an art centre in a church, a bookshop with coffee shop and one was full of antiques for sale.
Norwich is a University city too, the – some cobbled- streets a lovely, the market beautiful and the little narrow lanes in between have old houses with quirky shops.
We have been in Norwich before (2017) and saw the Castle , blog post here
We bought some plants as a souvenir for the garden.
Let us find magic in all the little things in life.
Jul21
A Quick Break
….. a break with no internet …
That is what is on the agenda, after having worked rather hard lately.
Unfortunately I won’t be able to look at all posts, I will try on my phone though.
I will be back in the cyber world soon 🙂
with a report of how much nothing I have done.
In the meantime I am hugging you all!
Jul19
Outing in nature – part four – Rye
Our next stop was Rye a small English town by the coast in East Sussex. In the centre, cobbled lanes like Mermaid Street are lined with medieval, half-timbered houses. Mermaid Street is most famous where the Mermaid Inn is located which was used by smugglers. The historic houses date back from 15th century – many are 500 and 600 years old. You find also a Castle and the Ypres Tower.
Many of the old houses in the centre have lovely names above the door:
The house with two doors
The house with the seat
The house oppsite
The house opposite 
Mermaid Street 
The Mermaid Inn, rebuilt 1420 
The house with two front doors 
Every house is made up beautifully with flowers in the front. I can imagine they are rather quirky inside.
Outer beauty is what the eyes can see,
inner beauty can only be seen through the heart.
~ Cagla Bicer ~
