Sunday, 7 August 2011

Simple Sunday

A bit of ice cream:


whilst looking at some quirky roofs


Some playfulness in the park


some homemade popcorn and a game of monopoly


and they made the mistake of making the Swiss student the banker!

A little bit of mending



 and some crochet



and even Scary and the Tall Boyfriend seemed to have got the gaming bug


even if they were playing for Maltesers!

Saturday, 6 August 2011

She's Got Legs!

Today has been a bit of a blur. 

Saturdays are always a bit of a rush with student changeovers.  We usually have two at a time but lately we seem to have been out of sync and only changing one each week.  This leads to all sorts of problems with lots of things being left behind and disagreements about who should go on the top bunk!

Our Italian left this morning and I hope she managed to get to Gatwick Airport with no problems after all the traffic problems they had yesterday!  We still have our little girl from Taiwan and now also a Swiss girl, whose English is very good so no need for so much sign language!  It really is lovely getting to know our students but it is always a bit of worry when they first arrive!  You never quite know what you're going to get.  We did get compensation one year when a Spanish student decided to carve her name into the bannister!

Scary and Starfish are getting quite good at changing the sheets on the bed now but Starfish always has to do the top bunk because Scary and I are so short we have to stand on a chair to reach!

Anyway, that's enough rambling for today.  Just a quick picture of Scary in her new skirt that she got at the Sidmouth Festival.


Wouldn't you just kill for that figure?

Friday, 5 August 2011

A Chip Trip


We went to Lyme Regis this evening to eat fish and chips on the beach.  We took the students to give them a typically English experience!


I know I've shown you the beach huts before but I can't resist their cuteness.


The sign reads "Welcome Friends.  Relatives by appointment"!





Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!

Thursday, 4 August 2011

Lily

Have you noticed the new header?  I was reading A Thrifty Mrs and found this really easy to understand tutorial.  I thought I'd have a go and it seems to have worked.  What do you think of Scary's photo?  I reckon I'm going to have a bit of a play with this!!

See you soon.

PS  I was at Sidmouth Folk Festival yesterday and it was hot, hot, hot!

Wednesday, 3 August 2011