postcard #5

Tif has put pressure on me to show you a few pics of where we have visited..she has told me that several readers have requested more than a view of a pesky gnome...

we had glorious sunshine today and so Tif, her mum, four kids and myself set off to two of her favorite places in Devon, now of course she is a little bias as these places hold childhood memories for her, in fact she told me that she is positive there are hundreds of other equally if not more beautiful places in the UK..but these are special to her...

first we headed to Lyme Regis, a classic British seaside town...we wandered the high street, dodged all the grannies and Tif even found a couple of vintage linens in the charity shop. i myself managed to unearth another rather natty looking tie, but sadly no 'love of my life' only a very old grumpy gnome in Woolworths, who wasn't looking for love and definitely wasn't my type (ie. male). let's check out the postcards...

beach at Lyme Regis

bunting at the bottom end of town

Tif and her mum with their French Market summer sacs which proved very handy for carrying around doughnuts and a sale rail bargain cardigan (Tif has just asked me to mention that she does wear other clothes it just seems like she doesn't, as in every photo she is wearing the same cardi!)

me by a lovely looking mini

and me posing in my new tie, outside the house that Tif says she should be living in...

after picnicking in the parking lot..oh yes we dine in style on this vacation, we drove down the coast to Branscombe..now Branscombe holds a special place in Tif's heart as her children are the fourth generation in her family to spend their summers on this beach. Sadly earlier in the year (as many of you Brits know) the Napoli was beached at Branscombe, causing all sorts of problems for the locals and the environment etc...anyhow yesterday was the big day when they got it up and floating again...the beach was very busy but the sun was shining and so it was a great way to pass the afternoon..

a view of me, look right behind me and on the horizon is the Napoli boat

me outside the beach huts overlooking Branscombe beach with not a chance of getting sunburn as Tif slapped factor 45 on me...(and i do mean "slapped")

me and my toadstool...

Tif says she hopes these pics might have helped any homesick Brits out there and also anyone else hoping for a glimpse of the UK (ie. her friend Laura), she is planning to do better next week but has mentioned that i get in the way of the shot quite often...

off to London on the train for the weekend, shall send another postcard soon ~ a pesky gnome