Good evening Wednesday.

A beautiful day here, the sun shone and we had a lovely, and lively, day on the river with DD1, DSiL, two energetic DGDs, one grumpy old spaniel and one lively spaniel pup! Picnicked, walked, fed the ducks and bought ice cream from the ice cream boat.

Lovely day here, spent some time in the garden. DS is taking children on holiday and leaving DIL at home, we are roped in to lighten the load. I have exactly one week to get organised but five of those days I am working at my other home. I thought I would get a rest when school starts but no, first day back is inset day.

Very nervous for some reason. DD arriving unexpectedly but without the DGCs. It's been beautiful here but the garden is past it's best.

Warm but overcast day here in Colchester. Spent a nice day with baby grandson.

Gorgeous warm, sunny day in the NE. Met an old friend for lunch, which lasted all afternoon, it was great to catch up.

No canals, but we enjoyed an afternoon in the sunshine at Totnes, ending up by the river watching the boats while we had a cuppa in the lovely riverside cafe on Steamer Quay.
It's been beautiful all day - just hope it continues for a while. We shall be going blackberrying soon as I want to make some more jam. Last year I made some from the cultivated berries in my DS's garden - won't be bothering again, as the flavour is nothing like the wild ones.

It's lovely along the canal at the moment and there are lots of blackberries to pick. Was walking there yesterday with my dog and a man on a boat waved to me, picked up his dog and put her on the roof; she was identical to mine [even the same age]. Tonight I have several butterflies on the outside of my house...I've never seen that before. Maybe one of them is the one that hibernates in my utility room. I so want to make the most of summer; it's been such a good one.

Lovely day here with 2 year old GD in our care - splashing in paddling pool, playing in pop-up tent (if only I could work out how to pop it down!) and making cakes. Very tiring but lots of fun.

Narrow boats here too - at the back of my garden Lovely day here in the West Midlands. Went to lunch with two lovely friends today and DH and I will be wandering down to our local in a short while to make the most of the evening sunshine. Hope Mick is OK.