Weekend recap...

Our home internet has been temperamental for the past two days, so I haven't had the chance to blog until now.

To be honest I don't mind all that much... It's a little like the weather here, (specifically sunshine), the sporadic nature of these things, forces you to make the most of them while you can...

The weekend, from what I can remember of it, contained:

Friday night was a, (recently), rare treat with Steve coming home before 7pm...

It was a lovely night, so we headed to the park that runs alongside the river Dart, just over the bridge... Homemade babaganoush, hummus, and a baby spinach salad with organic loaf.

Oh, and organic strawberries bought at the market earlier in the day, (£1.50 wohoo!), with soy yoghurt. We tried scrabble, except I was having a most unscrabulous time,(poor Stevie was playing superbly!), so we switched to frisbee.
(Dad you were right) Steve trying to stab me with his fork

Saturday was a lovely and warm day with lots of sunshine spent at the farm.

Steve and I took a picnic to the farm. We picked up a terribly excited Bilbo enroute, and set up camp in a flat area by the little river that runs through the farm. Cute and unusual little berry I found

Fast part of the river

Bilbo was so happy, racing around, exploring every stem of grass and pebble. Often you would hear the far off tink, tink of his tags, and then see the swaying trajectory of some tall ferns, before finally he'd emerged- I could swear, grinning from ear to ear :)
Every time you'd throw a stick, no matter how treacherous it's resting position, Bilbo would race after it with single visioned determination. He charged in to the river, without a second thought.

It was actually very hot, so I decided to join Bilbo in the river for a swim. It was, as predicted, really cold, (too cold for Steve hah!), but it was lovely none the less. So lovely that I infact had another swim just before we left for home.

After my second swim

After lunch we followed the river to the far corner of the property, before trekking up an incline to a field of hay, (to be)...

We walked to a high point of the property, and had a great view of some of the farm, and the land around it.

If you look really hard to the far right, (centre frame) you can see the hay bales, which Stevie has been working so hard to make lately!

Bilbo and I then had to herd some sheep towards Steve... Later while Bilbo and Steve were herding some cows, I had to drive the, (manual) car, (arrhahaha) around the paddock and through the gate, to pick them up. No cows, sheep, dogs or humans were harmed in the process.

Bilbo was very happy but thoroughly tuckered out by the end of the day!

Once home Steve and I somehow ended up taking it in turns, surprising each other with old school (1980s) video clips, on u-tube. Me, with my 'special' new sports glasses, (so I could see the videos), had myself my very own dork dance party!
Embarrassing, but too funny not to include... I believe this was me dancing to 'You spin me round' :)

Sunday was ridiculously hot, (by English/Sally standards), so Steve and I, (and hordes of others), headed to the beach.

Steve somehow managed to garner some great wind breaks, (which are popular here), so we had a cosy little camp site on the beach. I had TWO swims again, (Steve ahem one short one). One swim was so long, even I considered the possibility that I may have lost my mind!
We ended up leaving at 6pm, after a picnic and apple cider icy poles, with red shoulders and salty skin... are blissfulness indeed.

Walking to get the icy poles

One of the local 'bums' who has seemingly taken a liking to me, (although I don't think she's too particular), saw me walking to the shops to get something for dinner and said :

"Arrr sweet-art, luk at you lukin so summ-ary n gorge-us"

Yes, it seems I am inadvertently developing a sun tan! hah