Sunday, May 30, 2010
Gentle Sunday and our gentle barn
Turned out nice again!
Having been up quite late with the Eurovision Song Contest, we opted for a bit of lie - in.
I thought the songs this year were on the whole very pleasing on the ear, with creativity and imagination and talent to the fore......and then there was the UK entry!
The attractive lad did the best he could with it - but it sounded very much like the sort of thing that had been culled from a 1980s rubbish bin, and thought of then as not worth bothering with.
I love my home and my country, but I also love feeling united with peoples all round the world and this contest unites millions from 39 different countries for a couple of hours or so.
The lie in didn't mean we didn't go to a boot sale - just that we chose the same one as last week, which starts at 9 o'clock.
We didn't buy a great deal, but we are pleased with a pile of T shirts and sweaters to fit Bill and Ashley.
Apparently the seller's daughter's husband had abandoned her and left his clothes behind. She decided to get rid of them!
Bill has relaxed in front of the Grand Prix, whilst I got up to date with the ironing.
As dinner cooks I must sort out some things for the shop.
The shop will not be open tomorrow - and we had planned to call in on Tuesday.
But as we will go to Epsom tomorrow morning for a big Bank Holiday boot sale we might as well do what we need to do in the shop on the way home.
And now for a wistful look back to our barn - our home for 2 nights.
We could look out over the meadows.
Our little bit of barn is attached to a much bigger barn conversion.
We were enchanted to see a white squirrel on the post outside.
Bill went out to get some more photographs of him (or her).
Squirrels are pests of course - vermin! But somehow one can't help but love them because they look so cute and appealing.
We had our breakfast outdoors on our last morning.
Fruit on that morning was strawberries and grapes.
A last look back to our barn.
Having been up quite late with the Eurovision Song Contest, we opted for a bit of lie - in.
I thought the songs this year were on the whole very pleasing on the ear, with creativity and imagination and talent to the fore......and then there was the UK entry!
The attractive lad did the best he could with it - but it sounded very much like the sort of thing that had been culled from a 1980s rubbish bin, and thought of then as not worth bothering with.
I love my home and my country, but I also love feeling united with peoples all round the world and this contest unites millions from 39 different countries for a couple of hours or so.
The lie in didn't mean we didn't go to a boot sale - just that we chose the same one as last week, which starts at 9 o'clock.
We didn't buy a great deal, but we are pleased with a pile of T shirts and sweaters to fit Bill and Ashley.
Apparently the seller's daughter's husband had abandoned her and left his clothes behind. She decided to get rid of them!
Bill has relaxed in front of the Grand Prix, whilst I got up to date with the ironing.
As dinner cooks I must sort out some things for the shop.
The shop will not be open tomorrow - and we had planned to call in on Tuesday.
But as we will go to Epsom tomorrow morning for a big Bank Holiday boot sale we might as well do what we need to do in the shop on the way home.
And now for a wistful look back to our barn - our home for 2 nights.
This was our first view.
What a lovely bed and breakfast venue.
We could look out over the meadows.
Our little bit of barn is attached to a much bigger barn conversion.
We were enchanted to see a white squirrel on the post outside.
Bill went out to get some more photographs of him (or her).
Squirrels are pests of course - vermin! But somehow one can't help but love them because they look so cute and appealing.
We had our breakfast outdoors on our last morning.
We were supplied with cereal, milk, fruit juices, yoghurts, bread, butter, jam and marmalade, croissant, cake, fresh eggs and fruit.
There was enough to make our breakfast and then create a picnic with the rest.
Fruit on that morning was strawberries and grapes.
After breakfast it was time to go.
But we had all day to get back to Crawley - so another day of holiday.
A last look back to our barn.
The track is part of the 1066 Way and we saw an occasional walker passing by.
Next time we will be back in Hastings - to finally get up to the East Cliff.
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