A Weekend in Hatfield....

Just got home after a couple of days in Hatfield. DS2 is starting University there , this will be his first year. DH and I helped him move in, we stayed with family who live nearby. The parting was so sad, I had promised myself I would not cry. Well, you can imagine that all went by the wayside, I cried...... and cried......

A Trip to Sheffield.....

I have just got home after spending a couple of days in Sheffield, DS1 has gone back to University and I had to help him move his stuff into his new pad. It is in a nice area of the town, quite near the Uni and shops. The flat is ok, a little basic, but for 4 boys sharing it will be fine.

A Bumper Crop of Beetroot......

Seems we can grow something at our allotment after all, despite the rabbits, birds, slugs etc. DH has been up there and picked a load of beetroot, sorry no photos. So, I did manage to make a few jars of Beetroot Chutney...

Reactions from the family, "yummy". Somehow, I don't think it will last very long.

New book from Amazon.....

The photography in these books is great, quite inspiring......

First day of High School.....

Here is my youngest son aged 13, his fist day of high school today. I cannot believe how grown up he is.

Enjoying a bit of a stroll......

Our chickens have been well looked after by a friend and her children whilst we were away. I have missed them and here they are enjoying a good old scratch in the garden .

New York New York.....

It's a wonderful town, I just love it here. We arrived in a really heavy thunderstorm, even
hailstones as we hit upper Manhattan. DH was singing my navigational skills, as we left Boston and got to NY without one wrong turn. I think it was more like good luck.

First night and the weather was great, saying with family and friends in Greenwich Village.

A trip on the Hudson River via Pier 17

As you can see the weather has changed and it was a glorious day, we took a sea ferry to see some off the art installations on display along the Hudson River, waterfalls under the the bridges, apparently it cost millions of dollars to install.

A trip would not be complete without a stop off at Barnes and Noble and Borders Books.

Saturday, a picnic lunch in Central Park.....