Happy birthday Mum

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Friday 5th August 

Happy birthday Mum
You're ninety years young
💖 💕 ❤️ 💞 ❤️ 💕 💖


Love you both so much
Treasured sons
xxxxx
Husband, sister, self, Mum, brother, niece
Growing up in India
Teenage years in St Ives
Modelling days in London
Catalogue collections
Advertising strawberry jelly!

Zennor

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Thursday 4th August 

The Tinners Arms at Zennor
A fabulous place for lunch
Brother and wife hiked the coast path
A few miles they did crunch
My sister joined them too
Quite an energetic bunch

Love you both so much
Beloved sons
xxxxx
The Tinners Arms, Zennor
Pretty outdoor seating areas
Brother and sister-in-law, and sister in the background, ready for their walk back along the coast path
Myself, sister-in-law, husband, sister and brother
We drove back home!
Great views across the fields to the sea
Parched landscape
Looking towards St Ives Bay

Back home

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Wednesday 3rd August 

We're safely back home
A long and foggy drive
Just finished unloading
My brother did arrive
Flown over from Chicago
Togetherness we strive
Our mum's big birthday
On August number Five

Love you both so much
Precious sons
xxxxx

Beside the River Frome

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Tuesday 2nd August 

Beside the River Frome
For an afternoon stroll
Along the Redcliffe Towpath
Certainly good for the soul

Love you both so much
Precious sons
xxxxx
A little cloudy today
Motorboats and yachts along the river
Misty on the hills towards Swanage
The Old Granary
The Redcliffe Towpath
The towpath dates back to the 13th century
Grounds of the Priory
Bridge over the River Frome
Wareham flowers
A pretty display

Down to the river

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Monday 1st August 

Again, we walk down to the river
The pavement throwing off a warm glow
People come to sit, eat and drink
Ducks and swans paddling to and fro

Love you both so much
Beloved sons
xxxxx
Two adult swans with seven cygnets
A lovely family gathering
A fabulous AC Cobra drove in and parked right behind us
Serious automobile envy!!
The sun going down
Low tide

Whoops!

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Sunday 31st July 

A walk around the Blue Pool
Then the Cake House after that
Cheesecake and iced coffee
Whoops! I'll be getting fat!

Love you both so much
Treasured sons
xxxxx

The Blue Pool, Wareham, Dorset
A warm and humid walk around the lake
We stopped for coffee and cake
Looking through the trees
Gary pushed his mum all the way around
A 1km loop, across bumpy terrain
A peaceful vista
Then onto the Cake House, at East Creech Farm
Where I had to try the Baileys Cheesecake 😘

Smooth out that frown

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Saturday 30th July 

Having dinner
By the river

Warm sunset skies
Eating French fries

Smooth red merlot
A balmy glow

At the day's end
Can recommend

Time to slow down
Smooth out that frown

Love you both so much
Beloved sons
xxxxx
Sunset glow
Evening libations
Peaceful and calm
A busy Wareham Quay
Jolly boating weather
So many ducks!
Still so warm
Let’s have another!

Poole Park

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Friday 29th July 

An afternoon wandering
Around Poole Park in the sun
Quite a busy boating lake
With fun for everyone

Love you both so much
Precious sons
xxxxx
A sunny afternoon
Pretty plants and grasses
Looking towards the lake
Perfect blue skies
The view with ice creams
Memorial Garden
Gorgeous colours
Geese grazing on the grass
Well tended gardens
Boating Lake
Colourful canoes
Sailing dinghies

Dorset

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Thursday 28th July 

Driving up to Dorset
For a few days away
Sometimes it's quite good
Having somewhere else to stay

Love you both so much
Treasured sons
xxxxx
Leaving Cornwall
Parched fields across Dorset

Just trying

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Wednesday 27th July 

Just trying
To keep smiling

Shake off stress
Worry less

Having patience
Don't be complacent

Work through pain
Feel whole again

Love you both so much
Beloved sons
xxxxx