Monthly Archives: July 2023

Coco’s Spa Day & Our Garden.

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Miss Coco has returned from her Spa Day and looks so much better, good job too as it is 27°C here today!  She has had her summer Airecut.  I know we are supposed to leave the Airedale legs long and fluffy but in this heat, no way!

Coco loves showing off for the camera.

I haven’t had chance to show you our garden and the summer pots.  Here they are.  I went for white and blue this year, although it is so sunny it has washed out the colours a little bit, will have to get some better pictures when the sun is setting.

Above is my little vegetable bed with tomato plants and carrots growing.

Even the blue of the sky is very pale as it is so warm

I have all the curtains closed, windows open and fans going at the moment.  Tomorrow it is going to be warm again but thunderstorms are forecast.  We are at the pool all day so that will be interesting.  The last time we were at the pool and there was a thunderstorm it knocked all the power out for an hour! 

Have a wonderful weekend you lovely lot. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx

#TBT.

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As it is Wimbledon Fortnight I thought I would show you some #TBT pictures from when DH and I were in London during the Tournament in July 2021.

Ralph Lauren, who provides the Wimbledon clothes, this was their store in Chelsea.  Stunning flowers.

Wimbledon Champagne Cocktail, yummy.

Our wonderful Treacle with her LARGE tennis ball.  I will have to get Coco one of these!!!  Tennis Balls were Treacle’s favourite toy out of everything and Coco is the same.

I have been watching the tennis on and off and avoiding the commentary by picking the games I want to watch which is SO much better! 

Today has not gone as planned, having spent the whole day at my desk!  Tomorrow is going to be busy now with Coco’s spa day and then trying to get home jobs done, hey ho!  I hope your Thursday is going well. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx

Busy Business Day.

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It has been a busy old day with work and with Eldest at his business too!  Tomorrow I have home jobs to do and grocery shopping because Friday I am ferrying Miss Coco to her spa day and running some other errands.  Saturday is all day at the swimming pool for our Open which will be late and then Sunday is a day off although the swimming club is having a picnic fun day so we may call in to see them.

Our weather has gone back to being cloudy and although still relatively warm we have got quite a few rain showers too.  Must be because it is Wimbledon.  This weekend it is also the British Grand Prix so again rain!  My strawbery plants are quite a bit behind with the cooler weather but hopefully we will get some before we go away in August.

I did buy this bed for Coco for the sewing room and it is in there.  I have not had chance to get in there yet but I did find her asleep in it at 3.00am this morning!  Obviously she likes it.

I hope your Wednesday is going well, almost the weekend.

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx

Wimbledon, but not as we know it!

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Today is the start of Wimbledon 2023 but sadly without Sue Barker commentating.  The BBC who televise the event has put Clare Balding in charge and I know you are not supposed to say this of people but I really, really don’t like her!  I can’t even stand her voice!  So I am spending all my time muting the sound whenever she is on.  Sue Barker used to be at the studio in Wimbledon all day from the start of transmission to the end but Ms Balding did not pole up until 3.00pm!  Says a lot for how our National broadcaster is doing things these days!

Anyway in celebration of it being Wimbledon Coco has a new tennis ball to play with, although I suspect she will lose it!

The weekend was manic with the Carnival but DH, Eldest, Youngest and Girlfriends all helped and although it was a long day they had fun too.  I spent my time ferrying people around which was fine and the rain held off, so another bonus.  DH was out at a swimming event yesterday but it finished early which again was a bonus.  We have our own swimming open next Saturday and it is supposed to be hot again, just when we have to spend several hours in a hot swimming pool!!!

Coco has her spa day on Friday and I am having my hair cut on Thursday!!!!!

I hope you have a wonderful week you lovely lot. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx