SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Tori has passed her driving test!

Many congratulations Sweetheart, we are so proud of you.

xxx

Trick or Treat!

Living where we live my girls have never been trick or treating and have never had any trick or treaters knocking at the door.
T went up to Worcester to K's Halloween party at the weekend, they got back yesterday with a camera full of pictures and some lovely stories of people trick or treating. It appears that the calling trick or treaters and parents where impressed with the girls Halloween outfits!!



We have a Gothic witch, daughter number 2, a cat, daughter number 1 and a suicidal Alice, adopted daughter number 3, the lovely S who shares the house with K!



Striking a pose!



Cough! cough!



A Sassy cat!

T came back having had a marvelous time, I know K enjoyed having her. I am extremely lucky having two daughters who get on so well!!

I Love My Girls!

What do you do, when you don't know what to do??

You phone Mum!!!!!

I have some amazing phonecalls with my girls.......

From K

Ring, ring, ring, ring
M: Hello
K: What do you do when the toilet won't flush away mum??
M: Call a plumber!!!!

From T, a while ago

Ring, ring, ring, ring
M: Hello
T: I got on the wrong bus, I'm lost
M: Do you not know where you are?
T: No
M: Well how can I find you?

Its nice to be needed!

By the way I forgot to mention Tori is fine and has an appointment to see a specialist in December!

All the T's....... Tori and Tango!

We have had a bit of a hectic end to the week, T has been in hospital!!! She got severe abdominal pains on Thursday and they where so bad one of her friends phoned hubby (he was closest)as all the college would offer was a taxi!!! So he took her to A & E. By the time I got there they had got her in, to be examined and given her pain killers.
Anyway to cut a long story short, they thought it was either an ovarian cyst or twisted ovary!
Admitted her for a scan
continued to feed her pain killers on an empty stomach
she wanted her teddy!
Started being ill, due to pain killer on empty stomach, even though I had told them she was sensitive to this!
K came home.
T was scanned, nothing urgent found.
Discharged, even though still being ill and couldn't even keep water down!
Slept for 17 hours
Got up feeling lots better drank alot ate a little and went back to bed again, where she still is!
We are glad she is home and it was nothing urgent, although this is being followed up by a deeper scan to make sure everything is OK!

Then of course Tango does not like one person being the centre of attention unless its him!

So sitting on T with her wrist band on his head and he doesn't give a hoot!



we had the front fire lit but clearly it was too hot for T!!!



His passionate face!



I apologise for hubbies legs, but I just loved this pic, it sums Tango up, relaxed!



All of the pics of Tango where taken today, as I said he likes to be the centre of attention!

Lots of Interesting Things

It always amazes me how much is going on in the garden as the nights draw in and get chilly!
I have a passion as you know for the tropical type plants and lo and behold I have quite a few in flower.
I adore white flowers and would have lots more around if allowed. When a white Brugmansia flowers it is an amazing sight



this one has the most beautiful evening scent



The cup and saucer plant is flowering like there is no tomorrow




I hope I can collect some seed from this as its such an amazing plant!

I also found this sweet little fuschia, how its survived I've no idea as it is so neglected, but up it comes year after year. Quite unfair really as my mum faithfully lifts hers in each winter and pots them out again the next year!!!




This is a bizarre pic. I'm trying to show you my 'Zebra Grass' it has grown so much this year and has the most amazing colourings on the leaves!




Should be quite a clump next year!

Due to the large amounts of rain we have had we have a large amount of these!!



T has been embelishing her jeans





I love what she does when she does these bizarre things, I wish I could photograph her everyday to show you what she wears as she has such an individual look about her. She is blossoming and it is so lovely to watch!

Jake has been feeling the cold




so decided to get into bed! It was a sad day yesterday as Jakes 'Mummy and Daddy' moved out. I shall miss them alot as they have been such wonderful neighbours! Prior to them, on both sides, we have had some horrendous neighbours, so I wait in trepidation of what is to come! But shall greet them with a smile and keep an open mind!

The trap was set for the first time last night



thats Sassy you can see the other side! Baited with scrummy pilchards. Alas nothing caught. I shall reset it tonight as he rarely visits during the day!
The good news is I managed to contact the lady at Cats Protection who has arranged for me to get an RSPCA neutering voucher, so I can get the feral cat neutered, then once he is done I think we will re;ease him somewhere far away and if I have to go through the same process next year I will!

plus


Happy Birthday 'ickle' sister!

In, Out, In, Out!!

Spent the day yesterday driving round the country! We left at 0700 to travel too Warwick Uni to take T on an open day! Which was very good, its currently her favourite. We then went over to Worcester Uni to visit K as she had left a few things behind, which she needed. We then came back home quite tired out after 2000!

Anyway today was a lovely day, hubby said he would help me sort out the greenhouse as I wanted to relay the slabs again, giving me a bit more space, (hopefully)



We have made a path around the central area to allow me to bring in some bigger plants!



I have had to dig up and pot some of my more tender bananas



The only worrying thing is, I'm not sure I have enough room????? I still have 3 large Ensetes, plus another 3 smaller ones plus my brugmansias??? Mmmmmmmmm!



Just look at that face. They love being out in the garden with us!



Meanwhile Jake has found K's 'moon chair' in her bedroom. We have a cage now, a big one, the plan is to introduce the cats to one another whilst keeping Jake safe in the cage! The only problem is, my two are never in at a set time and I can't keep Jake in a cage all day! This is turning out to be more difficult than I expected. I have even shut him in K's room and left the room he sleeps in open, in the hope that mine will come in sometime and have a sniff around, mine have yet to come in whilst he's not in the room!!!

We measured K's sunflower its 10ft 11/2inches



Love the colour of this one!



Right off to pop Jake back into his room!!!

Daughter & Great Niece

Some pics of T opening her pressies at an ungodly hour on her birthday













then as you know I popped up to see mum and managed to see my Great Niece as well, she will be 2 this December and she is just like her mum was when she was this age!





She is such a character.

I am really busy from now till the middle of October, as we have at least 2 Uni visits a week, plus hubby has an op, K returns to Uni.
I have started to clear out the greenhouse so will try and get some picks of the goings on in the garden.
Plus
the weather forecast say 4 days of sunshine.... shock

Eighteen!

My Baby will be Eighteen tomorrow



I have made her a very scrummy cake



She has one big present and 18 smaller ones to open.



and she has grown into one beautiful young lady

then I shall be away visiting my mum for a few days leaving the family to cope!

Never too Old!

To have a paddling pool!



fill it with water



get in and think mmmmmmmmm! bit cold!



after awhile its actually quite cool



obviously a bit too cool for 'T'!



Oh look K is out warming up and T is in??? But the pool looks fuller??



My girls aren't so soft, as the hose heated up it warmed the water inside it so they topped up the pool with the Hot, yes hot water from the hose!



Sassy thought it a bit hot too but likes to be close to the girls!



The chickens have been moved again, but they found it hot as well so took themselves to bed early!



When ever we go to see to the chickens, Tango always walks with us.