Lately ....

We've been enjoying the lovely summer just pottering around.

Picking home grown sweet peas 

 Enjoying the sunshine

 There's plenty of time for those niggling jobs ..... no excuses

 Playing with watercolours in my shed

 Stopping off for the afternoon in York on our way up to Newcastle to see our daughter, we took a tour round the wonderful minster

 Some Tour de France bunting still lingering in the narrow streets

 Fish and chips at Tynemouth with this fabulous view

 A walk along Newcastle quayside at night

 The Tyne bridge all lit up

 Joining in with Lights Out to remember the start of the Great War of 1914

 Saying goodbyes as our son and his girlfriend head back to uni after a short break at home

 Giving the bird table a make over with a few coats of paint

Amused by this sunflower which has flourished even though it was never planted

I blame the birdseed.

We don't feel retired yet. 

We're used to having a long summer holiday in teaching, although we don't often spend it at home. 

I don't think we'll feel any different until the new term starts in September - and we don't go back!