Current Events: The Great Petrol Shortage

Post by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've never seen anything like this before</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIDBK253d5vS8yV96AKYqNE-wa1rgfLucqIH8std6kS-U65wnwON5HZ2-M8Gm3Zhyd9jZz7SMObSnfiAfh0wLElmP10pgnqUUNDLqGzWIxTB7L_2zFN5KgsMcYFzCIOSEkhCVnFWO3Mc/s1600/DSCN7097-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIDBK253d5vS8yV96AKYqNE-wa1rgfLucqIH8std6kS-U65wnwON5HZ2-M8Gm3Zhyd9jZz7SMObSnfiAfh0wLElmP10pgnqUUNDLqGzWIxTB7L_2zFN5KgsMcYFzCIOSEkhCVnFWO3Mc/s640/DSCN7097-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With talks of a possible fuel tanker strike,</div><div style="text-align: center;">people are queuing at gas stations to fill up their cars</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This petrol station has completely run out of gas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahNDlB50ZuEItgV8Sc5ZznVjuGl-oYHW0US1cyxng5K8uuZO10wrbuYHzmSI1sqL6AOI2kAU_tuTzY__fZMaPQqGPywcggoepefx43sv68aEGenGNApx0V8Ljyk27LZZptAJZ8YdqDTs/s1600/DSCN7098-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahNDlB50ZuEItgV8Sc5ZznVjuGl-oYHW0US1cyxng5K8uuZO10wrbuYHzmSI1sqL6AOI2kAU_tuTzY__fZMaPQqGPywcggoepefx43sv68aEGenGNApx0V8Ljyk27LZZptAJZ8YdqDTs/s400/DSCN7098-001.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yikes! Life continues to be an adventure here :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can read more in the Telegraph newspaper <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fuel/9174755/David-Cameron-accused-of-presiding-over-shambles-on-fuel-as-panic-buying-gets-worse.html">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Current Events: The Great Petrol Shortage

Post by Happy Homemaker UKI've never seen anything like this beforeWith talks of a possible fuel tanker strike,people are queuing at gas stations to fill up their carsThis petrol station has completely run out of gasYikes! Life continues to be an adventure here :)You can read more in the Telegraph n…

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The 'New' Post Of The Month Club

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmd-BISxEGjhqPmfvMs7DVniGu1ZkzIJVoldJR6g15SxxD9RKGRnwcQGD2r1xcZ2nZTvP9qw2XVqBwMOoQd86CBsMPEtMgSKVK-Efh77B45dnviYC9ffi_I4qLgpcsI5uP9BM-9Sicww/s1600/Post+Of+The+Month+Club+Button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmd-BISxEGjhqPmfvMs7DVniGu1ZkzIJVoldJR6g15SxxD9RKGRnwcQGD2r1xcZ2nZTvP9qw2XVqBwMOoQd86CBsMPEtMgSKVK-Efh77B45dnviYC9ffi_I4qLgpcsI5uP9BM-9Sicww/s320/Post+Of+The+Month+Club+Button.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Surprise!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not only did I<b> </b>move (locally),</div><div style="text-align: center;">but Post Of The Month Club has moved to Australia!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Needing to spend less time on the computer,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided my beloved POTMC needed a new home<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKGJZkc4Nhxuq7TTUfJ9i25Q12sv6OM_1IGnX5DZxVQ4De6Hamb2ICvGkVjFMoIjKgi24pbnnAEm-Z1935iFvBBxXqGbRbRxuogSk3M6BmmUBNwykHoie2K1HKuvXdYOgWL4apNb4X1U/s1600/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKGJZkc4Nhxuq7TTUfJ9i25Q12sv6OM_1IGnX5DZxVQ4De6Hamb2ICvGkVjFMoIjKgi24pbnnAEm-Z1935iFvBBxXqGbRbRxuogSk3M6BmmUBNwykHoie2K1HKuvXdYOgWL4apNb4X1U/s640/Capture.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Should I say 'serendipitously', </div><div style="text-align: center;">when I asked Felicity of <a href="http://www.giftsofserendipity.com/">Gifts of Serendipity</a> if she'd like to be the new hostess,<br />she had just been thinking what a wonderful concept the monthly linky party was</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So meant to be!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her lovely, gracious outlook on life will provide the perfect nest for<br />Post Of The Month Club to grow<br /><br />I just know you will love it there<br /><br />Plus, I think the club should live on the beach :)<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UJ_HIHkwBX4vCfvlRChsVxhbTOJZRPBmLmUtfiptubOTEe3RrhTRKK6rPc9f89mhgxuWgoaKaE11ExlG5xykSGmz_-oxe6Hfr-z4R882te_QeHQSqVMKHCswszCh0vxgl2IPRpKxlUQ/s1600/Noosa+Main+Beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UJ_HIHkwBX4vCfvlRChsVxhbTOJZRPBmLmUtfiptubOTEe3RrhTRKK6rPc9f89mhgxuWgoaKaE11ExlG5xykSGmz_-oxe6Hfr-z4R882te_QeHQSqVMKHCswszCh0vxgl2IPRpKxlUQ/s640/Noosa+Main+Beach.jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach in Felicity's town of Noosa, Australia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Felicity hosts an <span style="background-color: white;">online book club,</span><br />Word Of The Week to enhance your 'smartability' (my word),<br />and shares other wonderful delights throughout the week<br /><br />She is one of those positive people you just want to rub up against<br />You must run over to say hello if you don't know her already :)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstElRfZOhgljSrqVWfBpeV1uVtdBh2C2Y6zJWc7Ytjohc2SjR8KshQBxi76b4Xf1zjoBYC87Xz8Ok628WIxGf1bMLMGwJ3mknzgDWHj6WCodMPmwWiATmjvN8XRuy-aq5UWrwCm7aGcQ/s1600/Felicity+B+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstElRfZOhgljSrqVWfBpeV1uVtdBh2C2Y6zJWc7Ytjohc2SjR8KshQBxi76b4Xf1zjoBYC87Xz8Ok628WIxGf1bMLMGwJ3mknzgDWHj6WCodMPmwWiATmjvN8XRuy-aq5UWrwCm7aGcQ/s320/Felicity+B+photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Isn't she adorable? <br /><br />Please pop over to link up your best post of the month,<br />starting March 31st<br /><br />It is such a great way to introduce your blog<br />and connect with amazing bloggers in a matter of minutes<br /><br />Thank you so much for linking up over the last 9 months to Post Of The Month Club<br />It has been a real treat to get to know so many of you through it<br /><br />I'll see you at <a href="http://www.giftsofserendipity.com/">Gifts Of Serendipity</a> for POTM Club :)<br /><br /><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">And a big thank you to Felicity :)</span></i><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

The 'New' Post Of The Month Club

Posted by Happy Homemaker UKSurprise!Not only did I move (locally),but Post Of The Month Club has moved to Australia!Needing to spend less time on the computer,I decided my beloved POTMC needed a new homeShould I say 'serendipitously', when I asked Felicity of Gifts of Serendipity if she'd like to b…

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Spring Lambs

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In England, the 'lambing season' is synonymous with Spring</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLISFF3XmcjzAoM4FBJ6wvUv7Pv-RorgsUNiNHTwtwYPJEt-QpWngLsduVa7K9lXiA_WtjKzghVxMnMEebouB0Wi-CJMzVF2GanLeXJQUJqMW2W10W91IZKrC6ebLtA60YnTMNvuppJ8/s1600/DSC_0068-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLISFF3XmcjzAoM4FBJ6wvUv7Pv-RorgsUNiNHTwtwYPJEt-QpWngLsduVa7K9lXiA_WtjKzghVxMnMEebouB0Wi-CJMzVF2GanLeXJQUJqMW2W10W91IZKrC6ebLtA60YnTMNvuppJ8/s640/DSC_0068-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The countryside is dotted with sheep and their newborn lambs right now</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I never met Mary, but their fleece IS as white as snow</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26YFMkl3ILROjo4P6nWKn6zyLZPlfWmjikZ9SinbQx8FL2KAQthLZuq3P-Bc5EQexiNqmhkJrMWUA87xW7-t1GwSSv7Xdj7-5M-3keU0VGeUc5oGe0U6DYVu5ZWDUhIghpDN1OEg6Eds/s1600/DSC_0091-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26YFMkl3ILROjo4P6nWKn6zyLZPlfWmjikZ9SinbQx8FL2KAQthLZuq3P-Bc5EQexiNqmhkJrMWUA87xW7-t1GwSSv7Xdj7-5M-3keU0VGeUc5oGe0U6DYVu5ZWDUhIghpDN1OEg6Eds/s640/DSC_0091-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since last spring, I added 'see lamb being born' </div><div style="text-align: center;">to my long list of 'Must Do's' in England</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and I was able to check it off my list </div><div style="text-align: center;">when I saw this little cherub being born a few weeks ago</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocTLKZGqeRteIcDRKev8ZjsMGBVXZybZ6GpL5f5PAAipjn74anKZ530qim0iKQrjzmZRJYkkYFpcrYiDZvQ85Rjfz1RcCoWTzOZQA691qS1yYWHNUgzCzahqwG4SEjwhYZf6vE1D6R0Q/s1600/DSC_0149-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocTLKZGqeRteIcDRKev8ZjsMGBVXZybZ6GpL5f5PAAipjn74anKZ530qim0iKQrjzmZRJYkkYFpcrYiDZvQ85Rjfz1RcCoWTzOZQA691qS1yYWHNUgzCzahqwG4SEjwhYZf6vE1D6R0Q/s640/DSC_0149-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This cutie is only minutes old</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">* Sigh *  </span></i>I love Spring in England :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you to <a href="http://prestwickfarm.co.uk/">Prestwick Farm</a></span><br /><br /><i style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">- photos by me -</span></i> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's a sneak peek of my next post...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf68kVHnTkVkRnwMjVp36V3OxS7iDpyATsCyQ0quLgbnz0I-A_S-OE2vFIp12SLqYGli9xLNWUr7GQNgbuhLrw4qJH-dKtBzevxiD3nAileea9ed1ctsSVj_z7ZXUyLXiF2VBpS3iHoCk/s1600/Post+Of+The+Month+Club+Button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf68kVHnTkVkRnwMjVp36V3OxS7iDpyATsCyQ0quLgbnz0I-A_S-OE2vFIp12SLqYGli9xLNWUr7GQNgbuhLrw4qJH-dKtBzevxiD3nAileea9ed1ctsSVj_z7ZXUyLXiF2VBpS3iHoCk/s320/Post+Of+The+Month+Club+Button.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Spring Lambs

Posted by Happy Homemaker UKIn England, the 'lambing season' is synonymous with SpringThe countryside is dotted with sheep and their newborn lambs right nowI never met Mary, but their fleece IS as white as snowSince last spring, I added 'see lamb being born' to my long list of 'Must Do's' in England…

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Spellbound By Spring

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Spring is here!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been waiting a year to make a trip to the royal <a href="http://www.theroyallandscape.co.uk/landscape/savillgarden/">Savill Garden</a> in Windsor</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy its deliciousness...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2c_h9csSwjO4ik1LTzjAYTl_k43FUrj6g7d1kQmIcz-_c5hyphenhyphenwoF_l8IJKK48weY0YQgZoBA5oHimDVJmgZsWdASvymsvprkyNPSpLWnDCqQj7gc0tqGMSOoe9U8csSmEM8FGIs3qw-8/s1600/DSC_0026-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2c_h9csSwjO4ik1LTzjAYTl_k43FUrj6g7d1kQmIcz-_c5hyphenhyphenwoF_l8IJKK48weY0YQgZoBA5oHimDVJmgZsWdASvymsvprkyNPSpLWnDCqQj7gc0tqGMSOoe9U8csSmEM8FGIs3qw-8/s640/DSC_0026-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv03M6WEz9mkOFAZzxH7vxHaxPdhdVyZEl6yNC_EQNY_mm68CpGHG55nKNPxj1buQ-_euChrSpkrjMUT4uW8EZs74yQ5Ut-yqujLZixm9D3Jln6v2CIspNOSUl1couJPmbVVRmdNUZORE/s1600/DSC_0254-015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv03M6WEz9mkOFAZzxH7vxHaxPdhdVyZEl6yNC_EQNY_mm68CpGHG55nKNPxj1buQ-_euChrSpkrjMUT4uW8EZs74yQ5Ut-yqujLZixm9D3Jln6v2CIspNOSUl1couJPmbVVRmdNUZORE/s640/DSC_0254-015.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring Magnolia (many Champion varieties) </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The daffodil is the Welsh national flower</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and may have been brought to Britain by the Romans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYLug1-a9ptblXJOTDYlyCbVY5AbDoNsLg-oC2u0cX2GPQTgAH5FvbfNZWdIAawgTDIDYpgIky45LS1-f-qlIGRHAY1fNqH0M9bMCyOlbWvUtYC4Bu7XxH-_jsBJC1Eb3CVJlk7M8tfw/s1600/DSC_0197-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYLug1-a9ptblXJOTDYlyCbVY5AbDoNsLg-oC2u0cX2GPQTgAH5FvbfNZWdIAawgTDIDYpgIky45LS1-f-qlIGRHAY1fNqH0M9bMCyOlbWvUtYC4Bu7XxH-_jsBJC1Eb3CVJlk7M8tfw/s640/DSC_0197-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In The Valley Gardens</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tiZoxAExwxAPPQVPA7W3HqZAQp_ctrnv6uh-xYM_ZSBPg6AH8bs_WwPDLAPFFPO8HB4yiiLd48olCWpq5ItPZkI66DxE7p-JdkdhiIYYW7sCQm-fVdIgiqqmAPctskJ8fK9LGDtHt7M/s1600/DSC_0155-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tiZoxAExwxAPPQVPA7W3HqZAQp_ctrnv6uh-xYM_ZSBPg6AH8bs_WwPDLAPFFPO8HB4yiiLd48olCWpq5ItPZkI66DxE7p-JdkdhiIYYW7sCQm-fVdIgiqqmAPctskJ8fK9LGDtHt7M/s640/DSC_0155-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils as far as the eye can see</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUG1J3nOo-84pu5AX7iUfl7PNQaZV04UzRG6_RH9n5EuHvo3Gty4y9AeNFjySzlKpnK-ve8TMlOK9xMn09BOhtH61hfDlMoqJSPaXvcT3m2z4RsbUXviiNIw3UFuXtlszU2lh5eTVHmA/s1600/DSC_0102-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUG1J3nOo-84pu5AX7iUfl7PNQaZV04UzRG6_RH9n5EuHvo3Gty4y9AeNFjySzlKpnK-ve8TMlOK9xMn09BOhtH61hfDlMoqJSPaXvcT3m2z4RsbUXviiNIw3UFuXtlszU2lh5eTVHmA/s640/DSC_0102-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the crocuses planted with daffodils</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">...I wandered lonely as a Cloud</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">That floats on high o'er Vales and Hills,</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">When all at once I saw a crowd</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">A host of dancing Daffodils;</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Along the Lake, beneath the trees,</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ten thousand dancing in the breeze...<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">-William Wordsworth</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXp77bkeE_coUi9GEICWDg3xbaRGS8LC3jgMmE-0b1IYSncaYua8ohDx93SZnR_x9l-rsEF84oLwQc7WnBD5f2h84RdcxsMB08saFVkvAVVYedX8Bm7YZL71ByTNmG3IZbEHvVw6MhF0/s1600/DSC_0164-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXp77bkeE_coUi9GEICWDg3xbaRGS8LC3jgMmE-0b1IYSncaYua8ohDx93SZnR_x9l-rsEF84oLwQc7WnBD5f2h84RdcxsMB08saFVkvAVVYedX8Bm7YZL71ByTNmG3IZbEHvVw6MhF0/s640/DSC_0164-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delightful winding paths</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is nothing like a warm clear day in England</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Spring to you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Poem: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wandered_Lonely_as_a_Cloud">here</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">History: '100 Flowers and How They Got Their Name' by Diana Wells</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Garden: <a href="http://www.theroyallandscape.co.uk/">Savill Garden and The Valley Gardens</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Another daffodil post <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/daffodils-yellow-drops-of-sunshine.html">here</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background-attachment: initial; 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Spellbound By Spring

Posted by Happy Homemaker UKSpring is here!I've been waiting a year to make a trip to the royal Savill Garden in WindsorEnjoy its deliciousness...Spring Magnolia (many Champion varieties) The daffodil is the Welsh national flowerand may have been brought to Britain by the RomansIn The Valley Gardens…

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We're The Flintstones

<div style="text-align: left;">Posted by Happy Homemaker UK</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heeelllloooo! I'm back :)</div>How I've missed our conversations this month!<br />I feel we have so much to catch up on...<br /><br />We've moved </div><div style="text-align: center;">and not without at few stories to pack up along the way...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMMf6z6SbUyEMpZo_dxCcpd_JgKEilTgRFgpe7z8-LF0yjcCpKRCSPWdmmBwCa-T_I_jMTOD6EL_SuLZDv6EtSwAT2GEEkkdx3ZOTGQKc2WacRBgsyoZaOaKq21dzTtNVMfp7Ldrt6XE/s1600/DSC_0054-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMMf6z6SbUyEMpZo_dxCcpd_JgKEilTgRFgpe7z8-LF0yjcCpKRCSPWdmmBwCa-T_I_jMTOD6EL_SuLZDv6EtSwAT2GEEkkdx3ZOTGQKc2WacRBgsyoZaOaKq21dzTtNVMfp7Ldrt6XE/s400/DSC_0054-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I must admit to being a little nervous about our second English move<br /><br />Our initial move to this country was <i>bizarre</i><br />with movers living in the back of their truck,<br />asking to use our loo and shower<br />and needing us to buy them cigarettes as their moving truck was too big<br />to maneuver through the streets to the local store (and too far to walk)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqXDoG9XumPIsTJbfiKorWlg4HrobpI9lPL73Xx6upne8MHK-ZZQxTBL8OadQdg-eRfB1Df8iMuGpR8CbokVrJSxhzTVt1SwhMlVLH_PqfiNsSbX8KQzFbQC1A1uaCV2gcdUU5QYMMD0/s1600/DSC_0003-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqXDoG9XumPIsTJbfiKorWlg4HrobpI9lPL73Xx6upne8MHK-ZZQxTBL8OadQdg-eRfB1Df8iMuGpR8CbokVrJSxhzTVt1SwhMlVLH_PqfiNsSbX8KQzFbQC1A1uaCV2gcdUU5QYMMD0/s400/DSC_0003-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness I knew to have tea warm and ready when the movers arrived this time,</div><div style="text-align: center;">for where else but England would movers want to start their day with tea</div><div style="text-align: center;">just 30 minutes into their work day?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But let me tell you, it was complicated :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some wanted milk, some wanted sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">- lumped sugar, not granulated sugar -</div><div style="text-align: center;">and biscuits</div><div style="text-align: center;">(thanks to a good friend who delivered lumps and cookies to solve my predicament)<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRfuQZPaKmJq-4K94U0uYQ8g906GutcBpB0ABttTHNM_dgNQPjy1Vc_In1bIuv-qVj6Cp16cLiNURcps9_-tNMBHzMLQ5cTTgbTtXrDZKjVj_gETeR1dh8I-L93VAtn_mMzMZwKenL8s/s1600/DSC_0048-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRfuQZPaKmJq-4K94U0uYQ8g906GutcBpB0ABttTHNM_dgNQPjy1Vc_In1bIuv-qVj6Cp16cLiNURcps9_-tNMBHzMLQ5cTTgbTtXrDZKjVj_gETeR1dh8I-L93VAtn_mMzMZwKenL8s/s400/DSC_0048-2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Kitty Boy' loved playing in the paper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aside from not having the proper ingredients for tea, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I woke up that morning to the dilemma of no power steering in my car,</div><div style="text-align: center;">thus making corners and roundabouts impossible to complete</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So while I was in the middle of the move,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to negotiate the garage to see me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They don't have the part in, but guess what, I'm coming in anyway</div><div style="text-align: center;">because I don't know what else to do.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm about to move to Wits End Lane!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So Mr Nice Car Guy got out his <i>duct tape</i> to repair the hole in my </div><div style="text-align: center;">power steering hose</div><div style="text-align: center;">Definitely not MOT approved, but it worked like a charm;</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was grateful and on my way - yea!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After teary eyed goodbyes with neighbors,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was off to my new village in a duct taped car</div><div style="text-align: center;">and opened the front door to see...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> { <i>as harps played }</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">American goodies (Oreos, M&Ms, Tootsie Rolls), champagne,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a lawn bowling game, and a giant bouquet of flowers from my new landlord</div><div style="text-align: center;">to welcome us to our new home</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like an episode from The Price Is Right,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I then knew I had picked the right door (house).</div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I was going to faint with delight!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW30LYMtUpv0AbtWapj4WWOazQ91MHnP72F-pC_BE9U8DpLPjDjzi6UExLCplNVzSKDRSiecoRFdJxs_ETwlHu_izg9Z7Brr0N84F_G2w-LT_yz-FdfSiQdxqzAmPeMBDISXqcNtJdg0/s1600/DSC_0263-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW30LYMtUpv0AbtWapj4WWOazQ91MHnP72F-pC_BE9U8DpLPjDjzi6UExLCplNVzSKDRSiecoRFdJxs_ETwlHu_izg9Z7Brr0N84F_G2w-LT_yz-FdfSiQdxqzAmPeMBDISXqcNtJdg0/s400/DSC_0263-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our street</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As we unpacked over the last 2 weeks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">our friendly new neighbors have dropped by (one has chickens & Shetland ponies)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and someone mysteriously left her famous Lemon Drizzle Cake at our front door</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe our luck?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are completely settled in</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we LOVE our new house, neighbors, and setting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just the other day</div><div style="text-align: center;">my son was followed by a friendly pheasant while riding his bike,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and my husband had to use a torch (flashlight) to find is way to the train station </div><div style="text-align: center;">because there are no street lights in this semi-rural area<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQENmzBsxvIIvu7IXxkc56Pb9Acg8Pdx1lurqLAn3mcSa2RjxY-oLInUEJfY65B_h7kQ3q2nLudNpwRPnjXVDgD3kt4f13Bz5bc31fSRYcf2I6fFy0S0tyKSO4EBG00qETJSryHWV-SnE/s1600/DSC_0265-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQENmzBsxvIIvu7IXxkc56Pb9Acg8Pdx1lurqLAn3mcSa2RjxY-oLInUEJfY65B_h7kQ3q2nLudNpwRPnjXVDgD3kt4f13Bz5bc31fSRYcf2I6fFy0S0tyKSO4EBG00qETJSryHWV-SnE/s400/DSC_0265-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Houses in this area are covered in<b> 'flint stones'</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yep, we're going to love it here</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're bringing the 'Yee-Haw' to Surrey :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i>- all photos by moi -</i></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

We're The Flintstones

Posted by Happy Homemaker UKHeeelllloooo! I'm back :)How I've missed our conversations this month!I feel we have so much to catch up on...We've moved and not without at few stories to pack up along the way...I must admit to being a little nervous about our second English moveOur initial move to this…

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