Working from Home.

Currently I have a christening commission.......

 

 

 

I had to produce 40 of these......

I decided to work on the kitchen table - knowing that everything would have to packed away.
I wanted to get the order finished too,
 otherwise it could have extended into today and I had plans for today.

Distractions........
I like background music/sounds.
Chose Absolute 60's.....
perfect.

 

 

I knew there was a pasty in the fridge.
I am now 10 weeks on target weight so I didn't want to spoil the progress....


 

so I ate the meat and fed the pastry to Freida and Bing.

 



Bing was a soothing influence, asleep by me feet, thanks to a long active morning frolic on the beach.

 



Then the hens kept strolling by!

 

 

Distractions observed and averted I can happily say the job was completed.

Zest.

 I have quite enjoyed reflecting on the joys of raising a puppy in the Nesbitt household and seeing it through the alphabet has helped me pick out the elements which would be of interest....and so we arrive at Z. Yes I could have used a photograph of Bing happily snoozing away ie Zzzzzzzzzzzz but one thing which is so evident is his Zest for anything of interest around him.

This photograph was taken last night as we sat in the garden together after a full day of activities. Bing LOVES the beach and had a full session jumping over the rocks, fetching his ball, playing with his new friends the whippet and Labrador exploring the sea - he still is rightly wary and enjoys paddling in the shallow area - then more running up and down the beach.

We are still aware of his interest in the hens - so when he is sitting in the garden, by my side we attach his collar to a chain. Bing loves to have a chew which keeps him occupied but his ears are ever alert and poised.

Zest by ee Cummings....

I thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
(i who have died am alive again today
and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)
how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any–lifted from no
of all nothing–human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

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The Lakes...why not.

Sunday was a scorcher so we packed a picnic and headed over to the Lake District. Taking just 2 hours to get there the tranquil Lake Ulswater was the perfect place to have a break and our picnic.



 

 

We then continued to Windermere which was much busier. After an ice cream we head off home via the Yorkshire Dales.

 

 

On our arrival home we were greeted by a major incident right outside our house. It would seem whilst we were out having fun a car had crashed into the telegraph pole opposite our house. The post had been cracked and had to be replaced. The driver was unharmed. There was no electricity for a few hours so we had a BBQ of a couple of steaks and a bottle of champagne from our silver wedding celebrations which we put in the freezer to chill....and from our patio watched the post being replaced!
What an ending to a good day eh?