Kew Gardens

Dear Geethani and Sonali, I'm so glad you enjoyed our day out at Kew Gardens yesterday.

Geethani listens to the different calls of a bee

Oh look Lynne, we have this in our garden.
And what about those, we have those in Sri Lanka too.
And this! And these! We have all of these in our
garden back at home.

 

Amazonian Lily pads

For those who might be interested, look out for a possible trip to 'Christmas at Kew'.

Pray for Italy

Over the past few days I've been thinking A LOT about all the lovely Italian students I've had the privilege of meeting. 

My heart goes out to the people of Italy following the devastating earthquake in the early hours of Wednesday, August 24th. As the death toll continues to increase and the hope of finding survivors fades, I pray for comfort for all those who have lost loved ones and those still waiting for news.

On a personal note ...

August is by far the quietest month of the year for me and right now I'm trying to make it last as looooooooonng as possible.



                                Have just had two lovely days in Stubbington, Hampshire visiting Richard & Kathryn, Emily and Johanna. Even got to swim at Lee on Solent :-)

On a less sunny day, Emily, Richard & Johanna
enjoy the wild sea ...

whilst Kathryn and I take refuge in the car!

Thank you Sonali

A BIG THANK YOU to Sonali and her mum who hosted a group of us for a most scrumptious meal and a fun evening. 

Chi, so sorry to throw you out of the house before
you'd finished the jigsaw puzzle  ...  you need to
come back because it still isn't finished!!

BBQ @ the Prankards

A BIG BIG THANK YOU to Luke, Martha and children for inviting us all to your lovely home for a marvellous summer BBQ :-) 









The sun was shining ...






the food was scrumptious ...

 

the game was hysterical ...

... and the company truly outstanding!!!

A thought for today