Saturday Stuff.

My Dad phoned me this morning which was a lovely surprise as normally I phone him.  We had a nice long chat.

A lovely near neighbour from down the road called by with a large sheet of paper with her number and email address on as she hadn't seen me out for a week or so wanted to make sure I was okay and said to let her know if I need anything as she knew I wasn't allowed to go shopping etc due to being on the vulnerable list.  That was so sweet of her. 

I decided to finally put some pictures up this morning.  I got the drill out and started the holes with that which worked much better than just trying to hammer the nails in straight.  The walls are so hard!

I put the photo I took a few years ago of special memories and toys up above the fire place.  I eventually hope to put a lovely old wooden mantel up above the fireplace.

My husband's childhood teddy, my Nan's teddy, my son's very first violin and some vintage wooden dolls and a box brownie.

I put one of our wedding photos up in the main bedroom.  This one has always been up in a bedroom, so figured it should stay in a bedroom.

I put my lovely mirror up in my back bedroom.  I must be a creature of habit, as it has gone on the 'same' wall as it was in the previous house.

I put three of my photos up in the kitchen.  The robin taken in my garden in Hertfordshire, the bridge at one of my favourite National Trust properties and the Tui was taken in my Dad's garden a few years ago.

My Mum and Dad walking along the beach when Mum was quite bad with Alzheimer's but still mobile.

I still have a few other pictures and photos to put up yet, but haven't decided where they are to go yet.  I want to put some up in the entrance hall, but the colour it is painted just doesn't look right with any of the pictures I want to put up.  It will have to stay that colour for a while, so I guess I will just have to make a decision to put them up or not.

Little Dennis, who is not so little munching on his dinner.  He was so funny to watch this evening as he went sprinting and 'popcorning' around his cage like a little demented thing.  He obviously had a lot of energy to expend.  I wish I'd caught it on video.

From and in the garden today....

Front lawn mowed, and one round green bin full of weeds.  

On my walk....

It was mid afternoon - definitely not a good time to go walking, especially in the weekend as too many people about.  But I felt I needed to do a short walk to stop myself stiffening up.  Ha ha it didn't work, I could hardly move in the evening as per usual, but it was nice to get some sea air.