Good old Blighty!

We're back! We had a wonderful week in Cornwall *although no mobile or internet was a killer I can tell ya! I'll be looking forward to catching up with what all you guys have been up to over the next couple of days. In the meantime, let me show you around our temporary home...

This was the main house, which is used as a Bed and Breakfast.


To the right of this picture is the coach house also known as 'Sunday Cottage', which was were we stayed.
Let's take a look inside shall we?















Fancy some fresh air? Me too - lets take a walk in the garden...











Oh, this is Maisie...she is one of 4 pugs who will happily show you around the place!

What a butt shot!
Even I took a little swing in the afternoon sun...

Well, after that photo overload I'm off for a cup of tea. Pop back soon won't you?
We're planning a walk through the village, down to the sea...

Cheerio!

B x

Hoping for blue skies...

Well, Jess has been gone for a week and I've spoken to her and she's having a lovely time catching up with her old friends soaking up the Canadian sun.

Lucky her. We in the UK, on the other hand, are left with unpredictable, drizzly skies. Where has the sun gone? I really hope it comes back soon, as we're off to Cornwall tomorrow - yipee! We will be staying at "Sunday Cottage" which is a coach house attached to a larger country home. We are so excited to have our first UK holiday now that the children are old enough to really enjoy our little road trip. And we can even bring Cookie the dog with us to enjoy the fun!

My camera will be coming too so you can enjoy the trip with us - don't forget your sun screen!

B x

Photo from here

Good Morning Sunshine!

Sunshine. It's been so long since my bones drank that golden elixir!

So, when I woke up this morning and saw these gorgeous glistening rays through my window I was up in a flash.

It's funny, I always complain about our bedroom. It's so small compared to our old bedroom in Canada. And the fact that we insisted on bringing our huge North American bed with us doesn't help matters...

I have this little joke that I tell when people ask what it's like going from a large Canadian home to an English cottage...I always say; " Our bedroom's so small, I can draw the curtains with my bum on my way to bed" not hugely funny, but actually very true. Although, I'm not sure if that tells you more about the size of our room or the size of my bum!!!

Anyway, I woke up this morning with the light streaming through my window and I though; how lucky I am to live here. In this house. In this life.

I love my bed, my bedroom and my big bum!

See you tomorrow,

B x

Welcome...

...to Pear Tree Cottage.

Come around the back and have a look around...this is the old stable

and here are our gardens...








At the moment things inside are very...disorganised....



..and there's a lot to be done;
like getting rid of the pink wallpaper in the Living room...



But we love it and are looking forward to making it home.

Thanks so much for stopping by, next time I'll make a nice pot of tea...when I find the kettle....



B x

All the fun of the Fayre

One sunny Sunday in a lovely Hertfordshire village...

...lovely ladies were selling yummy cakes...

...which were devoured by little munchkins...

...and treasures were waiting around every corner...

David conquered Goliath...

...and princesses rode magical chariots...

...and they all lived happily ever after.

There's no place like home...

Phew, what a couple of weeks we've had! But I'm back and happier than even I'd thought I'd be to be home. We've been here for a week and although we are not in our new house yet (which I will be showing you around as soon as I get a chance to get in there) we feel pretty settled already.

At the moment we are staying in a converted barn in Hertfordshire a few miles from where we will soon be living. Let me show you around...

You get to it via this country lane...




Keep going, til you pass the tree in the middle of the field...



Stop and say "Hello" to the sheep...



Wonder why there's a door in a tree...



Look we're nearly there - can you see the house?





And here we are. I hope you like it. Next time I'll take you inside (I have to tidy up a bit first)






But before you go take a look at my view in the evening...

...it's so good to be home.

I hope you have all had a good couple of weeks - it's great to be back. B x