Tuesday 10 April 2012

Llansteffan and St Anthony's Well etc ...

Today we went to Llansteffan a quaint village overlooking Carmarthen Bay.
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We walked along part of the Wales Coast Path, by the estuary.
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It was a beautiful day, plenty of sun, but cold winds and a couple of showers.
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We turned inland and immediately came across this fascinating sculpture alongside a pretty waterfall.
I have not been able to find out anything about it and guess it had been put there by the owners of the house which was nearby.
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Further up along the path we came to St Anthony's Well.
A very tranquil place.
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If you click on the above photo you can read all about St Anthony.
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There is only a small trickle of water in to the well, but we should have brought
up a shell from the beach to leave.
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I love this most attractive Celtic-looking gate.
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We passed a couple of friends along the way!
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We thought they were Shetland ponies, but weren't sure.
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At home, the Coriander is sprouting
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Tomatoes are sprouting, Gardener's Delight and Tigerella.
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The Sunflowers are going mad! They seem to double in size every day!
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Its all go!
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Ann x

Sunday 1 April 2012

I've Not Been Idle .....

Recently at Foreveryoung Towers, we have been quite industrious.
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Sprouting alfalfa and tomato seeds planted (Moneymaker, Gardener's Delight and Tigerella - as recommended by Monty Don. I have grown Tigerella before, but could not remember what they were called. I do remember that they were very tasty though!
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Planted out the 21 giant sunflower seeds from a children's pack of seeds. As you can see they have all germinated very well, so we will have a sunflower forest - I hope!
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Set the potatoes to chit in the garage.
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Planted some Mixed Leaves, salad in the greenhouse. Some will go directly to the garden too!
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Uncovered the rhubarb after having two pickings of forced rhubarb, which was fabulous!
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Checked out the garlic, which is growing furiously and looking good.
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Given one coat of wood stain to the garden seats. They are already looking good, but need a couple more coats, according to the paint tin!
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Other Half has been repainting the fencing and enlarging our sunbathing area.
He is going to tidy it all up with some more slates and plants too.
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With the recent fantastic weather and our garden gauge showing over 100 degrees (in the sun) we have already had two days sunbathing and topped up the tans from our winter holiday.
We are now ready for the snow and rain forecast to be arriving next!
I just hope they are wrong!
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Ann x