SUMMER in HARTLEY WINTNEY

WAITING FOR SPAIN TO PLAY ONE OF THEIR MATCHES A MONTH AGO. WATCHED IT OUTSIDE AT THE KAVANAGHS'.

LOOK AT LITTLE ARTHUR, SWEET.

OUR PRETTY FLOWERS

PRUNING

PERFECT BLOOMS

It is glorious in Hartley Wintney, with loads of places to eat outside as well as our garden of course.

Sitting in the garden of the pub is really good, super food and also we can take the dog.

We have a small market in the high street on a Wednesday where you can buy veggies (although mine are delivered from the organic shop weekly) and also plants and fresh fish.

Our butcher is the best, people come from all over to buy his organic meat and the deli is good too.

I support the local shops and only now and again get my stuff from Tesco on-line - I might pop into M & S with Hayley to pick up one of their meals (for under a tenner for two).

We have the best Indian for miles and a very good fish and chip shop too. All within walking distance, five minutes at most. It is the dark walk along the common on the way home that is a bit risky. Foxes might jump out.

OUR DOG AGASSI

YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR HIS TEN YEARS. HE WAS A WORKING DOG, THE LEADER UNTIL HE BECAME SLOW WITH ARTHRITIS (FRONT LEGS). HE WAS SAVED BY AN IRISH RESCUE PLACE AND THROUGH ENGLISH SETTER RESCUE HE CAME TO US.
HE IS THE SOFTEST,

CUDDLIEST DOG EVER AND OH SO GOOD.

HOW HE SPEPT IN BARNS AND HAD NO LOVING CONTACT? HE THRIVES ON IT. HE IS ALLOWED ON THE SOFA IF DRY AND THERE IS A COVER, I CAUGHT HIM HAVING THIS NAP AND COULDN'T HELP BUT TAKE A PHOTO OF HIM TO SEND TO JENNY OF ENGLISH SETTER RESCUE.

HIS NORMAL POSE. WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT? IS HE TO FOLLOW ME TO THE PC IN THE STUDIO OR HELP BRIAN IN THE GARDEN, OR CREEP BACK IN ONTO THE SOFA?

FREDDIE'S BEST FRIEND. SEEING IF HE DROPS THAT BREAD.

JOINING IN WITH GAMES. SO GOOD WITH CHILDREN.

AFTERNOON TEA AT BRAMSHILL

NICE ONE OF BRIAN, LOOKING VERY SMART

PARTY WITH NEIGHBOURS

DOWN THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN IN PATSY'S DEN, NEXT DOOR. BRIAN, GLEN AND SIMON WATCHING THE OTHER BRIAN PUT MUSIC ON.

THE BACK OF OUR CATTAGES AT DUSK, OURS IS THE SECOND ON THE LEFT

PATSY, DENISE AND ALLANA STILL IN THEIR DEN.

BRIAN WITH HIS APRON ON AND LOOKING FOR OLD 78S (RECORDS!)

SIMON STANDING IN THEIR GARDEN BUT OVERLOOKED BY OUR ROSES, COS WE ARE NEXT DOOR.

PATSY AND BRIAN ARE NUMBER ONE, WE ARE NUMBER TWO AND DENISE AND SIMON ARE NUMBER THREE.

DENISE AND SIMON ARE RIGHT NOW, IN FRANCE GETTING MARRIED.

ALLANA IS NUMER 8 AND GLEN IS NUMBER 5 SO NOW YOU KNOW.

SUNNY DAY AND A BBQ

A SUNNY DAY AND A BBQ AT OURS WITH DAMIEN, BECKY AND THE GIRLS.

WHAT A SURPRISE, LYNDA COMES TO JOIN IN AND MINUTES LATER

MATT AND ELLIE APPEAR.

LOVELY DAY, GOOD FOOD AND WHAT COMPANY!

L-R FREDDIE, GABRIELLA, MATT, ISABELLA, ELLIE, TABITHA AND BECKY

CATCHING UP WITH THE GOSSIP OR HOW WERE YOUR EXAMS?

PINK AND SWEET, THE STRAWBERRIES AS WELL AS TWO LOVELY GRANDDAUGHTERS.

IT WAS THIS BIG!

U3A BBQ LAST SUNDAY

JEANETTE AND KEN AT THE HATCHGATE

JACKIE AND BRIAN

RATHER LOVELY DAY, DECENT FOOD, LOUD MUSIC, AND EXPENSIVE, WON'T GO THERE AGAIN. RATHER LOVELY MEANING WEATHER. AND FRIENDS.

GABRIELLA'S PROM NIGHT

PROUD MUM AND DAD

VISITORS WATCHING - DAMIEN AND FAMILY

GARIELLA'S PROM NIGHT

SORRY THE LAST ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST - JUST GOT READY.

LOVELY PHOTOS ON A SUPER SUMMER EVENING.

SO TODAY SPAIN AND GERMANY PLAY!

ANNA AND MATT ON JO ANN'S 50TH

ANNA, MATT, GABRIELLA, JO ANN

ISABELLA DANCING TO LADY GA GA

HAYLEY, ANGELA AND ME IN PUB HAVING DINNER, SEEMS AGES AGO, PERHAPS IT WAS. THIS YEAR AT LEAST!

I HAVE HAD A BET BUT WILL ONLY TELL YOU IF I WIN... IF MY SCORE IS CORRECT AT 90 MINS I WIN £220. OK, PERHAPS IT IS SILLY.

SOME MORE PICS HERE.

FREDDIE'S 2nd BIRTHDAY

CHOCOLATE CAKE - NICE

HOLD ON, I KNOW WHAT TO DO

TOLD YOU!

LET ME DO IT MUM

Back in April a visit from Simon Carmen Charlie and Louise and the boys.

THREE GENERATIONS - SIMON, BRIAN, CHARLIE.

GRANDSON JOE RELAXING

MRS CARMEN TOTHILL, JOE AND EMILY.

BRIAN AND LOUISE

FAMILY MEAL AT OURS, LOVELY VISIT - OVER TOO SOON OF COURSE!

LOUISE STAYED WITH HAYLEY SO WE SAW A LITTLE MORE OF HER. NICE TIME HAD BY ALL.

LET'S DO IT AGAIN SOON.

A move afoot in Shoreham

Cristina, our granddaughter, me, Joanne, Jo Ann and Hayley in the garden on a very hot day.

Her sitting room.

The kitchen with Jo Annf

Joanne moved to a larger house. We went to visit and to give it the once over and it passed with flying colours. Loads of room for the boys and a big garden as well.

It doesn't take long for Jo to make it home.

Jo Ann was visiting us from Somerset so she came along too, as well as Hayley who provided the pleasant drive down.

NEW YEAR

LOTS OF DANCING GOING HERE. FUN HAD BY ALL.

NEW YEAR'S EVE

ALLISON WITH EMILY AND HER BEST FRIENDS VERITY AND HANNAH

FREDDIE WAITING TO WELCOME GUESTS.

HAYLEY AND DESSIE.

AND UHM DESSIE AND BECKY