It was glorious out on the moor. In the photo above, on the hillside, you can see a circle of stones that would have surrounded a settlement: some of the remains of huts within the village are still standing. There's not a lot on Dartmoor when you get up out of the wooded hillsides, just peace. But there's always a pub! (See biggest white dot in the picture below.)
Younger Son made this very groovy scarecrow for Daughter for her allotment. They've named him Rocky but fear his smiling face may attract birds rather than scare them.
And I made a cake. Daughter is a big fan of The Good Life - both the television sitcom and living it, so I decided I'd make a cake like the daisy that is part of the title sequence. Of course I didn't check what the daisy looked like before I made it; I didn't have to because I knew what it looked like. It had large white petals and a small middle. Turns out it has medium-sized pink petals and a large middle. Ah well.
We had a lovely weekend. Oh, yes, and Wales beat Scotland. xx
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Who's the honey in the lower pic?
Darling Daughter of course!
The rugby result must ahve been the second laer of icing on the cakes!
So that's what Dartmoor looks like...it's beautiful!
I love the look of that cake. Who cares about the size of the petals and the middle...it's great. And congratulations to Wales on beating the opposition...woohoo!
So glad you had a lovely weekend walking, watching telly, and eating cake! So how many petals are left now? I'm not sure who I should root for when Wales plays Scotland (or England). My Nana Jones was born in Lladnudno and her husband in Liverpool. On my Mom's side, her Dad was born in Ayre and her Mom's ancestry is around Cambridge area. What do you think? If in Wales, root for Wales. If in Scotland, root for Scotland and if in England root for England??? ;D
What a family - the mum's not too bad either. Pity she's married.
That is a beautiful cake and not the usual round shape. It looks too good to eat. I'm sure it was yummy. The scarecrow looks like he's lying down on the job.
I think it's a great looking cake too. I'll bet she loved it. Great photos from the walk Liz.
What fantastic gifts, both of them.
The cake was basically delicious but I am not sure you should have used anchovies in the middle portion...
Glad you had such a wonderful family weekend - it is a lovely stage in life, spending time with grown-up children and their own loves, isn't it?
"But there's always a pub! "
I'm liking your neck of the woods more and more!
Jams, Robyn and leslie, the rugby result, as Jams said, was the second layer of icing on the cake!
Why, thank you, James!
Avcr8teur, jmb and Maria, I was pleased with cake in the end and Daughter was too!
Actually, mutley, the anchovies only added to it.
Shirl and Lola, it is lovely spending time with our children, yes.
mdm, now if it's pubs you want, this is the place to be. Daughter lives in a small village and it has three pubs.
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