Honey Galore

The variety of honey on sale at the Conwy Honey Fair was amazing. So many different  types,colours and  textures, it was hard to choose. Consequently I came home laden with jars of honey from different stalls

 Just look at the different colours and textures

This honey has the honey comb included. I 'm looking forward to trying this

Looks so good with the sun shining throught the honey and  honey comb

I had to restrict my self to 3 plants as I couldn't carry anymore! All I need to do now is dig my new front borders so I can plant them

Conwy Honey Fair September 13th 2013

 This is always such a popular event when the main street of the walled town of Conwy is closed off so local honey producers can set up their stalls to sell honey. A 700 year old Royal Charter permits this event........so it's been going on for quite a while!!

Stalls on the main street

 Honey producers from many  local areas came to sell their honey.

Honey and beeswax products

 Hand made toiletries using bees wax from Trees and Bees company www.treesandbees.me.uk. I bought some of their Beeswax moisturiser with essential oils.....smells divine.

As well as the honey stalls there were also hand made soaps, craft work, home bakes and plants.

 Hand made soaps

Even had musicians playing all sorts of recorders.      

The Garden at Lymehurst B & B, Llandudno

The garden at Lymehurst is as ever evolving (is this another way of saying I keep changing things around!!) As a trial and error gardener I often find that I plant things too close together never imagining just how much plants can spread or how tall they can grow.
As we had a long wet and cold spring I made these mistakes when creating a new front border. Suddenly when the  longed for  summer weather arrived the plants  almost exploded into growth and suddenly I had to remove some plants as they were being covered up by the others.

The front border when we moved in...

..........the next phase of the border

 This year the poppies popped had self seeded and were so beautifull i didn't move them till they'd finished flowering. The yellow flowers grew much taller than I thought so they will be moved but they all provided a lovely burst of colour in the front garden.

This year I bought a new bistro set in a lovely turquoise colour so that helps to brighten up the front sitting area. My next plan is to create a circular lawn that will then enable me to have 2 pull in places at the front for 2 small cars.

In the back garden it's just as well that I like the "unruly country Garden" look. Although it probably is rather crowded I just love all the different colours, textures and structures of the plants.

This year I had so many different kinds of poppies

Where Has The Time Gone?

I can't believe that it was way back in June that I last wrote a blogg but that can only be a good thing as it suggests that I've been too busy to write.
 According to other people who have been in the hospitality business for a lot longer than me, last year was their worst year ever. A combination of the financial situation  and terrible weather conditions doomed many businesses and i must say things got a bit scary. So to have had an absolutely glorious summer with several weeks of good weather has certainly boosted trade. It has been said that this has been the best summer for 7 years. Let's hope it's not another 7 years till the next sunny summer.

A very traditional scene

Colouful roundabout in Llandudno

Warm enough to swim but we were plagued by jelly fish!!

Plenty of visitors watching an air sea rescue diplay off the Llandudno Bay

A Meal with a View

Last week when it was such lovely weather I was able to have a picnic tea down on the beach after I'd got all the day's chores done.What a way to finish off  the day (anybody would think it's summer!!) Only a 5 minute cycleride from Lymehurst. and to have such a view....... definitely a benefit of living here

so close to the beach

Llandudno Air Show 2013

One of the RAF Falcons

View of the parachutists from Lymehurst's garden

The weather just couldn't have been better for the Air Show held on the 25th of May. The day before it had been windy and miserable.The whole of the Promenade and pier was crowded with people enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend sunshine while being entertained by the various air displays and air sea rescue demonstrations

Coming in to land on the beach

A very traditional scene

You could even experience flying

A male voice choir on hand to entertain

Watching the incoming helicopter

In conjunction with the RNLI various recues were made

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The whole prom was filled with specators

Parachutist heading for the target area on the beach

The Earth Moved for Me!

Well the earth moved for me on the 29th of May!! We had an 3.8 earthquake further down the coast but it still managed to make itself felt up here in Llandudno, waking me up at 4.19 am and making the pictures on the walls vibrate....not what you want when you really need a good night's sleep!
A very strange sensation so goodness knows what it must be like in a really strong earthquake..........not something Id like to exprience.