Star

Star
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

A couple of days were needed to recover from Noels "Lets dance for Comic Relief " performance. It gets better every time you watch it.... and yes I have watched it quite a few times.

Slow worm and permanent marker

Sophie and Mauri came over for lunch on Saturday... and stayed to watch the Wales v Italy game. Mauri is Italian so he enjoyed the match and my special cheesecake with the amaretti biscuit base.
Teo and Albi were very cute .... we played a bit of bat and ball.... hide and seek..... and discovered an early slow worm in the garden. There was a bit of an incident with a red permanent marker... little hands, rug and toilet seat were all involved. Oops!!!
Sophie is expecting baby number 3 in July. We wish them well. x

Grey outside.... pink and yellow inside

Grey outside.... pink and yellow inside
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

When we moved into the house.... we thought that this room was enormous. Now I would say it is cosy and I love it when we put the tv in there and we can put the woodburner on.

Snowdrops

Snowdrops
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

Noel Fielding NME Awards 2011 interview

Noel looking happy.... he ll be dancing for Comic Relief tomorrow night.

Matthew Cusick. Collages with maps.

Matthew Cusick. Collages with maps.
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

Today...

...there was terrible news from Christchurch.... my phone didnt stop ringing.... I left my handbag at a participants house ... and I spoke to someone who feels they are an unknown quantity and that they fall into a grey area in life.

The wonderful trees on The Hayes.

The wonderful trees on The Hayes.
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

Bunting in Cardiff

Bunting in Cardiff
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

Squirrel nutkins

Squirrel nutkins
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

Adele - Hometown Glory

"You d know how the time flies
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised in a summery haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days"

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Ang.
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

Its the big four zero for Ang today.
lots of love. x

Suspicious or superstitious?

Toms funeral

Toms funeral on Friday afternoon was a very moving occasion. The church was full with Toms family and lots of people from the village. Tom was 93 when he died. His coffin entered the church to "Dont worry be happy". His Grandaughter read a lovely tribute and explained that she thought Tom would live forever.
The vicar said that Tom was a kind and big hearted man, and he would have allowed plenty of room at his funeral for us to remember those we had all lost in our lives.

The Magic Habit Weekend

The Magic Habit Weekend
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

Ros Roy and Jane arrived on Friday for a weekend of rugby, rain, food, drink and habits.
We enjoyed a tasty chilli con carne, a chocolate mousse (that had set into a solid lump of chocolate), a roast chicken dinner and jam roly poly and custard.
Ros Jane and I went to the rugby extravaganza at the Millennium Stadium.... and watched Wigan throw away a 16 point lead and draw their big game against St Helens 16-16. I loved seeing Wigan again. Tel and Roy stayed here and watched lots of 6 Nations and football action in the pub.
On Sunday we drove out to a castle in the pouring rain... but decided against going in and went to the pub instead and played pool.
It was lovely to have them all here.... Wilson loved pestering Roy.
Roy introduced us to 2 of his latest habits.... banging his head and closing one eye when he is reading the paper. Tel said that excited crowds were gathering in the village to witness the Magic Habit Weekend. Obviously Ros Jane and I are perfect and do not have any annoying habits. Fortunately Tel, Roy and Wilson have a big repertoire to keep us entertained. x

Wilson loves Roy

Wilson loves Roy
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

We ve run out of oil.

We ve run out of oil.
Originally uploaded by Jillian DIxon

Attention

I felt about 139 today.... not just 39.
It was a bad hair day. I had a pain in my arm/shoulder. And dark circles under my eyes.
I said to Tel..."I think I need some attention..." ie flowers and chocolates and a big hug.
Tel said..."You mean medical attention?"

Wedding anniversaries

For your first wedding anniversary the traditional gift is paper.
2nd is cotton
3rd is leather
4th is fruit or flowers
5th is wood
6th is candy or iron!!!
7th is wool or copper
8th is bronze or pottery
9th is pottery or willow
10th is tin

Claude Monet. The Bodmer Oak. 1865

Claude Monet. The Bodmer Oak. 1865
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

Big river

Big river
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

"Picturesque"

"William Gilpin has become synonymous with the Wye Tour and famous for laying out the complex principles of foreground, background and colour which have so influenced appreciation of what makes a beautiful riverscape."
Today we walked for about 5 miles through woodland, along cliff edges and riverside paths... and even visited a group of caves and stopped at a pub for a drink. Even with grey skies and strong winds it was definitely picturesque out there.

Ancient trees

Ancient trees
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

High up

High up
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

Squirrel of the day

Squirrel of the day
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

The gale force winds caused a power cut this morning. Tel checked on the summerhouse and pieces of wood had been thrown about but luckily the windows we have moved up there hadnt been broken.
This windswept squirrel came out to eat some old muesli we had put on the step... lucky boy.

Pyramids

Pyramids
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

Shadows

Shadows
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

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