It’s been somewhat of a ‘bake in’ day today. A request to help cater an ‘afternoon tea’ birthday party for a 10 year old saw us baking scones, fairy cakes and chocolate brownies. Makes a change from buying ready-made cakes…
6.20am today. Came down for my morning cuppa and saw a patch of colour in an otherwise grey sky. Pulled some shoes on, grabbed my phone and popped outside – this spot is just a few yards from home. It lasted just long enough for a photo before it clouded over completely and all the colour was gone. 
I hate the fact that the garden is usually so dreary during the winter months, with all the herbaceous plants dying back, and few shrubs keeping their leaves. So this year I planted up some pots and containers with plants and bulbs to show colour all through the winter. I’ve arranged these such that they can then be replanted for the summer… What’s not to like!
… since I last played chess. Can’t say I was brilliant at it, but did enjoy the challenge. Came across this set while we were tidying up, and decided to set it up on the coffee table. But will I play again?
It may still be a little chilly in the mornings (just 5°C this morning), and the wind is ‘fresh’ to say the least, but Spring is definitely on the way. Daffodils everywhere, and lots of white and pink blossom on the trees. Beautiful…
Daffodils at home – iPhone XR
Today’s plan was to get some jobs done in the garden, but the weather had other ideas… Several times I went outside, got set up with tools etc, only to have to beat a hasty retreat when the heavens opened. The changeable weather did however yield an interesting sky. This was the view from the top of our garden. 
Our first BBQ brunch of the year – sadly the unseasonably warm and dry weather we’ve seen for the last couple of weeks has given way to usual March weather – cold and rainy… Still, good fun anyway and a taste of what’s to come.
The rather cooler weather now we are back in England came as a bit of a shock after our glorious week in Gran Canaria ☀️☀️. However, the crocuses in the garden obviously reckon that Spring is on the way… A chance too to try the new 58mm lens converter for my phone. 
… by the sunshine. It’s a lot colder here than it looks – barely above freezing today. In the summer we’ll have the doors open and be sitting outside our little ‘gin palace’ at the top of the garden, enjoying the views and a G&T, but for now it’s all closed up against the elements. 
… it must be Cocktail Night! Whereas our early evening drink at home is usually a gin & tonic, Fridays are special, and that means cocktails! So what’s it to be tonight I wonder? – a champagne or prosecco cocktail, or maybe something exotic like a Porn Star Martini, a Whisky Sour or Long Island Iced Tea. Well, voting is over (I don’t have a vote, I just get to make the cocktails….) and it’s going to be a Gin Fizz tonight – gin, cherry brandy, lime juice and ginger beer, shaken not stirred of course. What’s not to like…
Cocktails at home – iPhone XR
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