NO.1 SON WINS GOLD SONY RADIO ACADEMY AWARD NO. 2 .......

The Gold, Silver and Bronze winners of the 30th Sony Radio Academy Awards, the UK's most prestigious radio accolades, were announced on the evening of Monday 14th May 2012 at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, hosted by Chris Evans, with 3 live performances by Gary Barlow, Jesse J and Alexandra Burke.  Among the award presenters were Stephen Fry, Ronnie Wood, Jools Holland, Mel C, John Suchet, Martin Bell, and The Voice judges, Sir Tom Jones, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue ......... AND .......... our son, Daniel, Executive Producer, won gold for the second time !!!!

That's him in the photo above, a little worse for wear from the copious amounts of alcohol consumed, with Mica Paris, English soul singer and radio presenter.

Many congratulations Daniel ..... we are so very proud of you.



image : via Sony Radio Academy Awards

Ooooooops !!!!

I spotted this in Blogtopia and thought you might like it. I love the way the others all rush to the edge to see what happens to them, apart from the one who can't be bothered, but is interested enough to crane his neck !!

Here's hoping that the pair that were fighting, ended up here !!

This is the sort of weather that we have been experiencing for too many days now ..... Oh well .....

HA HA !!!!!

Have a great week and don't forget to wet your plants !!

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DREAM DAY FOR YOU ..........BY INVITATION..........

What a subject for our 'By Invitaion' post this month and what is a dream day ?  ........ my dream day could be so many things but, I'm easily pleased and at this time of year ..........

.......... after a little bit of this , we could jump in the .....

..... open top Morgan .....

..... in search of some Springtime English countryside.

Thatched cottages .....

..... open countryside .....

Cotswold stone .....

Long walks, passing pretty houses and cottages ....

Taking some time to commune with nature ....

Back in the car  .....

..... to the pub .....

..... for some of this .....

..... then, a little window shopping .....

..... after which, it is time to head for home .....

..... and so to bed , tired, happy and ready to dream up another perfect day.

If you would like to see other By Invitation participants Dream Days, please go over to Marsha @ Splenderosa

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CANALS and CANNABIS .......... and, A WHOLE LOT MORE ..........

We are off to Amsterdam ...... see you all soon .

Try to have a great week without me !!!! haha !!

image via night tattoo

AMAZING LACE ..........

                                                                         

 'The invention of a Goddess and the occupation of a Queen'

Vingola

 'Lace is as much about the space between the threads themselves'

Lori Howe

'A grandmother's love is like beautiful lace .... a precious gift of time and love'

unknown

 'I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature, lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs which the branches and leaves of trees embroider across the sky, and I do not think that any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin'

CoCo Chanel - April 29th, 1939

 'Whatever improves the lace and makes it more beautiful is right'

Sister Judith

 'It is difficult to see why lace should be so expensive, it is mostly holes'

Mary Wilson Little

.......... to which an English costumier responded ..........

'Yes, but have you any idea how hard it is to get those holes to stick together ?'

.......... and,  finally,

Lace makers do it on pillows and usually in pairs !!!!

HA HA !!!!

Have a great week everyone.

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THE GARDEN .... A METAPHOR FOR LIFE .... by invitation ..........

The garden is an eloquent metaphor for how we move through life ..........

Life can be seen as a garden maze, sometimes the hedges are too tall to see over or, too thick to see through, with no way of knowing what lies ahead or around the corner. There is a beginning and an end but, there is also a whole lot of middle !

We need to remove the weeds from our lives .....

..... to allow the beautiful blooms space to breathe and grow. The beauty of life can be lost amongst the mundane 'weeds' of life. Stress and negativity can sometimes take over and the beauty of life can get lost.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, be it in life or in the garden. Some people like their gardens simple, as they do their lives, others like to take risks and try to grow the difficult, non-hardy plants.

As plants need support, so do we and life is always easier when there are people in our life who are there to support and help us.

When things are dark and difficult, we must try to persevere and push through.

Giving our time and hard work, will bring it's rewards .... we reap what we sow.

Put your heart and soul into everything that you do.

Take the time to smell the roses.

Each new day brings a little sunshine ....

but, we also need the rain to flourish and grow.

LLH Designs

We cultivate our relationships like we grow flowers and vegetables ..... flowering, growing and producing.

Both bring new life into the world .....

We find pleasure and relaxation in both .....

'To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves'.

MOHANDAS K. GANDHI

Please pop over to Marsha @ Splenderosa to see the other participants take on our subject this month.

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