Sunshine and showers (heavy rain)!

View from my bedroom window this morning! Indoor games today methinks!

This is in stark contrast to Friday when we had another wonderful September day. We took the car for its MOT and walked back into town along what used to be the railway line but is now a path which runs beneath the trees alongside the river.

Hard to believe that this is but minutes away from the town centre isn't it?

It was a lovely walk back to the garage to collect the car and so quiet we might have been in the middle of the countryside.

In the evening we decided to go to Ham Hill to see if we could find any elderberries - this is the view from the top - stunning eh? It was again absolutely peaceful with nothing but the scream of the swallows (or were they swifts - my ornithology leaves a lot to be desired!) swooping overhead in the evening light catching their supper no doubt.

We walked on round the summit and back down to the car park picking elderberries along the way.

I picked only about a pound and a half of elderberries but it was enough to make 2 small bottles of syrup - good for winter colds. As I tossed the stalks into the bowl having removed the berries I was struck with the lovely colour and shape they made against the base of the bowl - something one could use in a textile design of some sort maybe?

Pink Feather Paradise has chosen me along with many others for the above award. I now have to:

a) Thank the award giver - Thank you for thinking of me.

b) Post 7 interesting facts about myself - well this gave me cause for concern as I couldn't think of anything remotely interesting to tell you but this is what I came up with eventually:

1) My favourite flower is the primrose so you can imagine how delighted I was come Spring to discover that we had bought a house with a garden full of them! This is the bank alongside our drive.

2) I used to love skating - this is me with my instructor at Bournemouth Ice rink back in the distant past!!

3) I was "green" last time round and I even had an article published in this publication - the magazine relied on readers articles so it wasn't a big deal but I did get £20 for it and can now say I am a published writer - can't I?!!!

4) Lime/chartreuse green is a favourite colour of mine and last week I bought these shoes in the sale in Sherborne - Lovely aren't they even if not exactly what an OAP should wear and they probably won't go with anything!

5) I once had a piece of my weaving - this inkle woven belt - exhibited in the National Exhibition of the Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers of which I was a member. I can only think it was a small item which fitted a space they had since several of my friends also submitted stuff far better than this!

6) I can't stand Sudoko nor jigsaw puzzles - once my daughter got to the stage of more than 25 piece puzzles I used to say "Ask your father"!! I just don't seem to have the brain for such things! Can't do directions either and to hold a long list of "turn left at the next roundabout then....." is impossible for me I need to see it in diagram form to be able to remember anything!!

7) A couple of years ago I discovered I have a half sister! Maybe I'll tell you more on this later.

c) The last thing I should do is to pass this award on to 15 other bloggers but I think I'll pass on that and say that I follow so many lovely versatile blogs I will offer it to all of you wonderful bloggers.

I see the sun is peeking through now so it's "rain before 7 fine before 11" perhaps and I'd better stop faffing about here and go and get on with the day.