A Lunch Date

Fresh flowers full of fragrance fiddled and faffed for a friend...

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Pretty posy placed in prime position by pleased pal!

Light luscious lunch lovingly lavished locally...

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Crumbly cake cut and consumed keenly!

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So many words were used today, chatting with friends over lunch, that the above few were all that were left! ;-))

Have a lovely weekend,

Niki x

Thank You, Rain!

The steady fall of rain this afternoon has surprised me with its focusing influence...
Too wet to venture out into my garden, or further afield...
But actually reassuringly calming and cocooning...

I've sat all afternoon in my small basement workroom, with the door propped open...

The rain amplified by the funnelling effect of being under the wooden balcony...

No breath of wind, has allowed the rain to fall in long vertical lines which smack the ground.
Small pools of water have intensified the damp aroma, and there’s an over powering sense of growth and renewal amongst the lush vegetation.

A cool, peaceful, soothing air; like soft background music with a comforting, romantic quality.

It's certainly woven its magic over me today to help channel my energy...

Thank you rain, you were just what I needed.

(Only, please don't fall tomorrow, as I have plans! ;-))

Niki x

One for the Nostalgia Photo Album

Yesterday was a special day for our family.
It began with us leaving home in the morning, at the start of a rather epic car journey to complete in one day...

We crossed The Severn...

and passed through the beautiful Welsh valleys,

enjoying the scenery in all its rugged glory.

To finally arrive here for the very special ceremony.

It was the day for our first-born to graduate!

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Smiles all round and a swelling of pride that she'd finally achieved her goal...

and was now about to embark on the next chapter of her life.

With the formalities over, we all walked down to the seafront for a few moments of fresh air and quiet.

We'd booked a celebratory evening meal at the Constitution Hill Restaurant, which is reached by taking the cliff railway up the steep terrain.

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The journey up allows for some of the best views over this old fashioned seaside town.

Then it was time for fun and laughter, and good food shared amongst friends.

After a wonderful evening, we took our daughter back to her new (very old!) flat, which we hadn't seen before, as she only moved in last Saturday. Thankfully I didn't need to go home and weep, as it really wasn't too bad!

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And just to refocus on what my blog is usually all about, have a look at what can be found a couple of doors down from her new residence, on the corner of the street...

This quirky little display shop has been set up by the town council, with the objects inside coming from an Aberystwyth clothes shop that closed down in 1923. Its tucked away down the side streets of Aber for tourists to chance upon.

Sorry for the quality of my photos - it was 9pm by this stage, the light was fading and I had to capture the images through the glass windows.

More details about the museum can be found on this information sheet below. (click to enlarge the photo)

Wouldn't you love to go shopping here?

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Later, our goodbyes were said and we left our dear daughter at her new home in Wales to begin the long drive back to ours...

Three and a half hours later we'd made it, and were more than ready for bed, but it had been a happy day and one we shall look back on with pride and fondness.

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I'm feeling rather tired this morning, but its been lovely to relive the day - looking through the hundreds of photos that I took, which include many new and precious memories.

Niki x

Painting with Petals!

Violet

Indigo

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Red

Have fun with colour - paint your world with petals!

Niki x