Sabrina-Belle ⋅ 78 ⋅
I live with my husband, John, younger son, Tony & 2 cats in a village in South Herefordshire UK. Our elder son, Chris, is in Hereford and our daughter, Cat, in Cardiff. I love writing short stories and poetry, am working on my autobiography. Also love music, play guitar and sing, enjoy gardening, family history and travel when I can. We bought our cottage for the view 36 years ago. It's in a terrace of five, part way up a hill overlooking the village, the Black Mountains & the Golden Valley.
Tout comprendre, c’est tout pardonner. - To understand all is to forgive all.
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Storms of November in The View from the Terrace
It’s so quiet here. We have had almost non stop rain this week and the whole area is flooded. There have been no trains today on the railway at the bottom of our garden and now the main road beh...
Remembrance Day in The View from the Terrace
A rather poignant thing happened today. Many years ago my mother told me about her Aunt Clara’s son. She said that Aunt Clara was unable to have children and her sister, who had 12 already had a...
A trip to the coast and a sad event in The View from the Terrace
I’m still not writing here often. I want to but it’s hard to get down to it. It’s often hard nowadays to do anything other than day to day things like looking after myself and doing basic house ...
Old film on TV brought back memories in The View from the Terrace
I turned on the TV this morning and found they were showing an old film, The Tommy Steele Story. That brought back memories, Tommy Steele was my very first crush. I was 10 at the time! His were ...
VE Day and a visit to Shrewsbury in The View from the Terrace
Yesterday morning I watched the VE Day parade on TV. It was very moving and brought back memories of things my mother told me about the war. My father wanted to join the RAF but he found he was ...
Easter Sunday in The View from the Terrace
After a week of unsettled weather I enjoyed a beautiful, warm, sunny Easter Sunday. Hubby is in Cardiff with Louise. He will be coming home tomorrow evening and we will have an Easter meal toge...
A new year and cold weather in The View from the Terrace
We had a lovely time at a New Year’s Eve party held by two members of our folk club. After some delicious food we all sat in a circle and listened to various poems and songs by different members...
Christmas Day in The View from the Terrace
I had a lovely Christmas Day. I had dinner with Chris and Andrea. I had thought Andrea would be doing the cooking but I was surprised that Chris did it all. He and Andrea had steak and he made a...
Christmas in The View from the Terrace
It’s Christmas Day tomorrow. Sadly Hubby and I won’t be able to spend it together. He will be in Cardiff with Louise ; we couldn’t leave her alone at Christmas. She still doesn’t see this thing ...
A special visitor in The View from the Terrace
Today something rather magical happened. I’d had a disturbed night worrying about various problems both financial ones and family disagreements. After I woke I lay there for a while feeling rath...
Roslyn and MAMA in The View from the Terrace
A little while ago I heard that an old friend of mine had died. We met when we were both new mums in the early 80s. After Chris, our eldest, was born I had a bout of post natal depression. The h...
A flower filled birthday in The View from the Terrace
Things have been a little easier here lately. A long awaited spell of spring sunshine has helped and Billie the dog seems to have made a complete recovery from her vestibular problem and is back ...
Family history research & St George's Day in The View from the Terrace
I recently did the Ancestry dna test and I got the results back last week. Nothing very exciting turned up; no half siblings or cousins that I hadn’t known about, no dna links to someone famous...
Judith Durham in The View from the Terrace
This morning I heard on the radio that Judith Durham had died. Judith was the lead singer with The Seekers. They were my favourite band throughout the 60s. My mother and I used to watch them on T...
Meeting Dakota in The View from the Terrace
On August bank holiday Monday Hubby and I got to meet our new granddaughter for the first time. She had spent 5 weeks in the Special Care unit so it has been a long wait. My response on seeing he...
Doctor's appointment and some great news in The View from the Terrace
Last week I went home again for another GP appointment. I don’t like the present system. You have to speak to them first on the telephone and then go in if they need to see you. How I long for t...
Queen's speech in The View from the Terrace
I watched the state opening of parliament yesterday. I was really impressed by the queen when she gave her speech. She was so clear and focused. She is 95 and it’s only a month since she lost her...
Day of reflection in The View from the Terrace
Yesterday was designated a national day of reflection; it was the anniversary of the beginning of lockdown and we were asked to remember those who lost their lives to Coronavirus. Well known buil...
Spring has arrived in The View from the Terrace
Saturday was officially the first day of spring and this has certainly been reflected in the weather. It has been warm and sunny enough to have coffee in the garden. It’s amazing how just that ca...
The passing of time in The View from the Terrace
I keep seeing people on TV talking about how they are filling in all of their spare time during lockdown. Some are taking up new hobbies, some are redecorating the house, some are just bored. I d...
Del Boy? in The View from the Terrace
I saw such a funny thing this morning. I looked out of the living room window and a small white van went by, on the side it read - Carpet fitting London Paris New York Llanederyn Llanederyn is...
Ravens, sofas and the Land rover in The View from the Terrace
I heard on the radio on Friday that one of the ravens has flown away from the Tower of London and not returned. It is feared that she may have died. There is a legend that if the ravens leave the...
Christmas in The View from the Terrace
Christmas day was quiet but pleasant. Louise cooked a wonderful dinner. She has been cooking since she was a child. She used to make the family a three course meal when she was ten. Nobody taugh...
Remembrance Day in The View from the Terrace
I was watching the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph yesterday morning and it seemed so strange with everyone socially distancing and, of course, the parade of the veterans cancelled. In th...
Shops in The View from the Terrace
The pandemic is starting to take its toll on shops. The little decorators across the road has a closing down sale sign in the window. This is the man who stayed open all through lockdown. It look...
