Another Year – 7th Blogiversary

My blog is 7 years old and I am sort of archiving my old posts

onto another wordpress site as I don’t really want to lose any.

(not sure though if that is really necessary)

I just cut and paste so I don’t need space for pictures on that.

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Looking through old posts and bloggers who followed is nice but also makes me sad.

Some have gone to heaven, may they rest in peace, they are not forgotten.

Some have just stopped blogging for an unknown reason,

some closed their blog, it does not even exist at all,

some made their blog private.

 

I enjoy blogging very much,

it makes me happy,

and if I can reach even one person who likes a bit of my posts,

I am happy.

I don’t always have time to read all blog posts I like .

I have made amazing friends all over the world, met some of you

and I will try to meet more of you personally.

To all my blogging friends

a super BIG THANK YOU

 

 

You don’t know how much you mean to me.

You have enriched my world in those last 7 years,

you have made me laugh, cry, think.

I learnt from you, you inspired me, you supported me

and showed me what a wonderful world it is

with you in it.

 

There is so much love and kindness out there

and we need to spread it as much as possible.

People need love, hugs, appreciation, kindness, peace, praise,

understanding and self esteem.

Let’s keep it going.

I feel truly blessed with all of you around me.

 

Love you all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you and Happy 2019

The year is going to an end

however quick it went.

All my friends close to my heart

even being far apart,

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart,

That you are still with me after all those years

Wishing you the very best with a big ‘Cheers’!

 

You mean so much to me!

Love you all!

 

Have a wonderful, amazing

New Year 2019!

May it bring Peace, good Health,

Joy, Happiness, lots of Love and Kindness

to everyone!

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More of Danny’s Summer Travels

Hi all, here is Danny again.

After Bavaria,

we traveled to the Black Forest.

Wow, there are many trees…….

I didn’t meet any bears though,

well not in the forest but in my mum’s friend’s house,

I met lovely German Teddies.

We saw the biggest marketplace of Germany  in Freudenstadt

It has a church which is built round the corner.

 

 

We drove along the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse, had a picnic with a wonderful view.

then continued to the Mummelsee which is very cold but beautiful.

It is about 1060m high.

While playing around I nearly fell but a helpful arm helped me up again.

I love all these adventures and everyone makes me feel so welcome.

Our planet is such a beautiful place and we do need to look after it.

Everyone needs to do their bit.

Even a small act helps!

Please do your bit for the environment where ever you are!

Memories

Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories.

Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As it is holiday time, sunny weather, time to spend with the family or friends we will make memories.

We all take our cameras with us, take pictures and look at them later, remembering a wonderful time.

We should not just go somewhere take pictures and leave.

No, we should take the view in consciously, enjoy the very moment, then take a picture.

Like that when we look at the picture later, we have more emotions and really remember how it was then.

 

 

Therefore, to have great memories we need to walk around with our eyes open and brain working……to keep those amazing images alive in our memory.

Be conscious about what you see, what you feel and what you smell and firstly it makes you feel really alive and you have a whole lot more fantastic memories.

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”

Enjoy the world and the moments consciously and you can enjoy life much more!

 

 

We make memories every day in our lives, not only on holidays.

So make sure you make and give wonderful memories , not only for yourself but also for others, your children, your parents, your friends.

 

Have a memorable day!

Holiday Time

Finally August and for most it is holiday time.

For me it also means time do to things around the house.

Here an update:

My wooden kitchen worktop needed a little tender loving care.

So I started to sand it down.

Now nice and smooth, I can varnish it.

Another day I made bracelets. .

I love making jewellery, make presents or sell some at markets occasionally.

I made all these with different seed beads.

 

I have in my garden an ‘elephant ear’ plant, it grows amazingly big.

 

 

As you know I love my plants and flowers.

Therefore I became a ‘friend of Kew Gardens’.

Kew Gardens is a wonderful huge botanical garden offering unique landscapes and iconic architecture from every stage of the Garden’s history.

It has a collection of living plants which is the largest and most diverse in the world growing in the gardens and in glass houses.

It is in West London and I can go by train.

I can’t wait to go, out for a day lost in the gardens……

There will be updates on this with more pictures of the gardens.

Wishing all a wonderful Summer 2018!

Another Birthday

As it is Wednesday and I usually post on a Wednesday

I will put my favourite pictures up as it is also my Birthday today.

It is the 13th, so

13 things I love:

1. smile

2. make people happy

3. peace

4. sunsets

5. flowers

6. beauty visible and from the inside

7.  love

8. dancing

9. sunshine

10. happiness

11. a good cup of tea

12. good friends

13. and my blogging community for the last 6 years!

 

 

Thank you for being here-  Big Hugs

For a good start of this wonderful day

have a bowl of Sunshine and Love

and celebrate with me!

 

A civilized cup of tea!

 

I am busy getting my front room in order,

painting ,

changing furniture,

removing shelves,

pictures,

moving things about.

I have made myself a small “coffee table”

out of Pallet Wood (with wheels).

 

 

I am christening it with

my first civilized cup of tea in my front room

 

 

In style of course.

Come and enjoy it with me.

 

An Award

In August I have been nominated  for an Award and I had it in my drafts since.

I just realised that and I am very grateful to Binky  who gave the award to me.

Thank you so much and sorry it took so long.

I have known Binky for years

and as Binky,

I saw bloggers come and go in the nearly 6 years I am blogging.

Some bloggers stopped blogging,

some went to heaven,

and also I met some bloggers personally.

It is wonderful to meet Bloggers on line and face to face.

You get connected and become friends.

There is a wonderful community out in the blogging world and

I can only express my sincere thanks to everyone of my friends, readers and commenters.

You make me happy.

 

 

Danny and Struppi

Danny travelled again for the weekend.

On the plane with a snack

in the car to the house.

In Stuttgart Airport Danny saw a many bears and talked to some.

He made friends with one, called Struppi.

Struppi then joined us on the flight back to London.

The bears had a lovely flight home and Danny is busy introducing

Struppi to everybody and the English life here.

Our bear family has grown!

Welcome Struppi!

 

 

Sunshine on a cloudy day

We all need it sometimes.

Bringing you Sunshine on a cloudy day.

 

 

Wishing you an amazingly wonderful day!