Hi Everyone,
Nature is giving its all and the veggies, especially the spinach and lettuce, are growing faster than I can harvest, in spite of late frosts! We are all keeping well and enjoying the sunshine. It is not yet warm enough in the sea for all but very hardy folks (and that does NOT include yours truly!) The beach is still good though.
It has been quite a busy time. All the families have now been here for their first year and I have been in this house for that long too. The time has absolutely flown by. Olive has celebrated her first birthday at the beach with a picnic and she enjoyed a lovely visit from her Grandad and Grannyma, who were here for 3 weeks. Sadly they have gone back to the UK and it is back to keeping in touch with emails, photos and Skype.
Halloween came with a visit from (in order of age to give you a clue) a Ninja accompanied by a Bat, the Grim Reaper and a Spider - all pretty scary(!) but happily sent on their way with some lollies! Firework night came and went with a big bang. The organised display down at Brighton takes place at 9pm - they have to wait until dark, and I missed it this year. Fireworks are only available in the shops for 4 days, so we are spared bangs nightly for weeks on end. I really am a bit of a spoilsport! Bah, humbug!! The shops are gearing up for Christmas but it doesn't have the same feel when the sun is shining. I'm not really trying to make you jealous - much! Most of my shopping is now done so I won't have to fight the crowds in the malls. That doesn't mean that the cards are written and I have a funny feeling ........ Happy Christmas anyway in case I don't get around to it before January.
I hope that you are all keeping well - lots of love to you and yours. It may well be 2009 before I write again; so, A happy new year to you!
