IM BACK

Glad you had not too bad a time..looks lovely and sunny anyway :) and hey you look fine in your shorts!

Welcome back Sandra :o) x I'm glad to hear you enjoyed. It looks a nice place in the photos ...
There had to be cacti didn't there lol. Love the lizard too :o)
Nice to have the spring here, and hope you enjoy your garden this coming year ...

I know what you mean ,San..sun and warmth is lovely,but we like to be able to see something of interest too...glad you enjoyed it,and you got the break you needed..nice to get back home though..your garden needs you :o)

Nice pics San, glad you enjoyed the weather. Always nice to come home, and now the fun begins....

thankyou pixi, hywel, sandra and cinders for you nice comments, was lovely to see the sunshine today, a little cool but still nice to start the garden, must get busy to lose the weight lol.
cacti especially for you hywel haha :o)))xx

Nice to have you back San....they say a change is as good as a rest!
At least you had some sun, we,ve had a bit today but also heavy showers......been threatened with a hosepipe ban so I,d better not complain.....

Hi Pam lovely here today just chilly, hope you dont get a ban, we have had plenty of rain here since last summer,i need to go anf find a pic to inspire a painting now :o))

Nice to have you back Sandra - maybe you just missed the garden and Goy too much then :)))) Know what you mean about dust! Hate it and it collects so fast in the sun !!!

Excellent photos - looked nice and warm - bliss:)))))))))) cute little head poking out from the rocks ;))) You look great Sandra !!!

Good to see you home San, nice to have some time just to a chill a bit though, especially early spring when the sun seems to be so far away. You look great in your shorts! Happy 50th....it's my big one this year, but it starts with a 6 ......:(((((.

Lovely photos San and the second one is very picturesque. I agree with you, it's not exactly a scenic or cultural haven is it? However, for a week of rest and long walks it's fine. I'm looking forward to going on Saturday to Gran Canaria...see if it is any different to Tenerife. Where abouts were you staying San? You would like Cyprus I think....lovely sunshine and a lot more cultural interest! :)

You don't look anywhere near 50 to me!

wow to the cacti Sandra...id love to see them...

Nice to have you back Sandra. Did you take my advice while on holidays ;)
Regarding the weight, were you a twig before?? Looking good girl, and oh yes, nice pics as well :))

Lovely pics San, I like no.2 especially, glad you had a sort of break and that you feel rested, now no excuse get out in the garden, Lol. lots to do!! ps. love the shorts.

The pics you have shown are nice San, at least it was a break for you and you didn`t have to rush around to cram it all in, that on its own will set you up for a while.
Rain here for most of today, mustn`t grumble though as we are in desperate need around these parts, the gardens looking quite springlike now which is just the boost we need to draw us outside,
I guess you`ll be doing your pond soon, good job you don`t live around here as it would take a chain gang with buckets to fill it, thinking about that is funny in a cynical kind of way...

Well, I have been working very, very hard getting all the March jobs done in my garden. I am off to Sharm el Sheikh a week tomorrow and the idea of eating, drinking and swimming in a warm climate has kept me going. I think I will cope with the luxury for a week and come back to the April jobs in the garden. :o) Like you Sandra, I find maybe two weeks away from the garden would be too much unless there is a lot to see and places to visit.

Yes, two weeks away from home is too long for me Linda :)

wondered where you had been hiding..lol.... glad you had an enjoyable break, hope you get good weather to tackle the garden.. :))

thankyou paul your a sweetie :o))
janey im 52 now just sounded better putting over 50 haha, funny i felt quite young till i got into the 50`s lol
you dont look anyway near that number either janey :o))
thanx homebird ;o))
karen iv been to gran canaries, stayed in porta rico there, nice beach and small area with quite a few things to do, but very similar to tenerife, love cyprus been 3 times to fig tree bay, love it, this time stayed at Golf De Sur to far from anything but a rest, hope you enjoy your trip :o))
cheers sticki your so kind :o))
sandra its all cacti there, you would be in cacti heaven lol :o))
Lil haha yes i did lol, i was a twig for many years even though iv always loved eating, started putting it on when 50 and now the cigs have gone put even more on, but far from obese i guess :o)))
Granmage thanxs, that pic was view to left of balcony, to the right was spare land with lots of rubble lol :o))
hi sue thankyou and yes almost time to do my new pond, when a bit warmer for the fishies ;o)) lol chain gang, can picture that.
hi Linda we went to sharm for my 50th and loved it, lovely people, lovely weather and the sea was great, enjoy yourself, they do fuss you over there ;o))Two weeks is to long away for me to Linda.
thanx Holly lol, not hiding haha, cant wait to start tidying garden at weekend i think, been busy since back, feel like i havent been now haha :o))

Nice to see you back Sandra, nice pictures, but no place like home for our beautiful countryside and Historical sights, Happy Gardening;0)

Ah, Golf del Sur. We visited there in October...looking for possible holiday homes...absolutely hated it. I'm not surprised you didn't like it. It blows a gale down there as well.....nope, not surprised. That's a pity because you probably saw the worst part of the Island. All that development up by the main road is awful too isn't it? Oh well San....back to Cyprus eh? I fancy Corfu actually, never been there, just a bit tricky going when it's not too hot! :)

Nice you`re back at least you`ve got your batteries recharged ready to tackle all the springtime jobs in the garden. Loved the pic of the cheeky lizard poking his head out of the cave.

I think your pics are gorgeous San, my kind of plants lol, Those Cycads in the first pic are to die for..
Sorry you didnt enjoy your hols, me and hub went to Turkey a while ago and hated it, hotel in the mountains, buses everywhere! hated it... At least i hope you have your Mojo back and your weather has changed enough to get stuck into the garden :)

PS, your slim woman, wish i had your legs hahaha

Well, the hotel and the weather were good so it could have been worse, San! ... I have no desire to ever return to the Canaries ... places like Playa de las Americas with far too much commercial development going on now ... love the pic of the lizard and you look absolutely fine in your shorts! ... :o)

your so right carole :o))
karen you would love corfu full of history, loved it there :o))
stroller i waited ages to catch that lizard, so quick lol :o))
lol Dee, im not use to carrying any weight but i cant really complain, at least its not a constant battle like my sister, and i loved all the palmy trees etc, though some there had been battered with the high winds, needed care ;o)
cheers shirley my last time to canaries to, i think myself lucky really to be able to travel and see places as some cant, shorts packed away now unless we have a heatwave lol :o))

Nice pictures Sandra and love the one with the lizard poking his snout out. Glad you had a nice break but how come four loads of washing. You must have paid excess luggage .

Lol,Tommy...easy peasy about the washing...whites,coloured,towels and miscellaneous ! :o)

lol Tommy, 4 loads as i came back to a washer thats on the blink i think, so small loads to keep it going haha, cute lizard isnt it :o))

Welcome home!

thanx Meanie, nice to be back and back to lovely spring weather, wonderfull :o)))

Phew still trying to catch up. Love the legs still, don't know what you're moaning about lol. I take it that these pics cover all that was interesting on your holiday? Still you had the weather and each other and there were some pretty plants:-) I suppose these places have just been built for tourists and have no other history:-(

lol BA, iv put more weight on since im sure but trying to not eat between meals now haha
and yes these were about it on the picture front, like you say its for tourists to sunbath more or less, not like mainland spain where you get places of interest and history.
but at least we had a break and time out together ;o))

Pics look great Sandra. I love the Mediterranean but there's nowhere like home. Enjoy your painting. I will be entering a few of my drawings in our local art exhibition again in June.

i agree with you JB, good luck with the exhibition to, wish i could draw, can sketch for guidance before i paint if i have to haha :o))