BELLA'S 9TH BIRTHDAY

9 years old today.

As much fun as ever.

Ball crazy..

..stick crazy,

food crazy.

Totally crazy.

SHAKING AND BAKING

The last of the winter veg has been lifted.

A batch of leeks.

Turned in to a leek, potato and

4 cheese pie with parmesan crust.

SADLY DEPARTED

Today is the final journey of friend and shipmate

Den Jarrett.

2 great years on HMS Invincible with Den.

Will be remembered with great fondness.

We are both so glad he came out here with Gill and

spent a few days with us last year.

Took a drop of rum down to the village lake,

and toasted his life. RIP. 

FIRST VISITORS GONE

Chrissy and Eamonn have been over for

a fortnight.

A few meals out and a

general relaxing time.