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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Day Thirteen: What is something you love to be gifted? in NojoMo
When people ask me what I would like for Christmas or birthday it usually seems to be something for the garden. Actually on my last birthday they didn’t ask and each of my 3 children and Hubby bo...
We went to a concert last night in The View from the Terrace
Hubby and I went to a concert last night. It was a friend of ours Chris Bannister from the John Denver club, he performs John Denver tributes, well not tributes exactly as he doesn’t try to emula...
Day Twelve: What are some traits and looks that you inherited from your mom? in NojoMo
Oh dear, I am falling really behind, will have to try to catch up. My mum’s cousin says I look like my mum but, when I look at individual features, I really can’t see it so I guess it must be the...
Day Eleven: What are some traits and looks that you inherited from your dad? in NojoMo
I inherited Dad’s eyebrows. They were thick and met in the middle. They looked quite dashing on him, but really didn’t work on a girl. I spent hours plucking them. Fortunately as I have grown old...
We don’t often eat out nowadays so I don’t have a current favourite restaurent, but there used to be one I really loved in Hereford, our nearest town. It was called The Marches and it was a whole...
Day Nine: What are some of your favorite hobbies? in NojoMo
Well writing, obviously, as well as the autobiography I am slowly working on, I enjoy writing short stories and poems. Another favourite hobby is family history. I have always been into this but ...
Day Eight: What’s the best memory you have before age 15? in NojoMo
Three entries in one day! that’s a record for me. I don’t think I have a best memory. I had a happy childhood and there are loads of good memories. My parents kept a pub in Shrewsbury and some of...
Remembrance Sunday in The View from the Terrace
Today is Remembrance Sunday and I am thinking of 2 people. I have no immediate relatives who died in any wars. My father was a year too old to be accepted for the RAF in World War 2. My paternal ...
Day Seven: What do you consider to be your strongest characteristics? in NojoMo
I am feeling a bit stuck on this one which is why I am a day late. It’s not that I don’t feel I have strong characteristics but it’s hard to talk about them, I’m not sure why. I think I am a posi...
Day Six: What do you consider to be your biggest character flaws? in NojoMo
I guess I have a tendency to be intolerant of other peoples character flaws if they are different from mine. I know I get impatient and critical with my hubby who has ADD and who is very disorgan...
Day Five: What are your favorite comfort foods? in NojoMo
Chocolate. I have to be really disciplined about how much I eat. I only buy it for special occasions like Christmas and Easter and people tend to buy it for me on my birthday and Mother’s Day. I ...
Day 4: What was the last vacation you took in NojoMo
Well the last one was our week in Cornwall in September, but I’ve already posted quite a lot about that, so I thought I might write some more about our trip to Amsterdam in May. We originally pla...
Day 3 Describe the last time you danced in NojoMo
Well if you are talking dancing in public at a party or a club it’s years. I’m not really that kind of person. I do go to the odd party but they are more the meet people, have some food and have ...
Day 2: What was the last thought you had before falling asleep last night? in NojoMo
I’m doing an online Future Learn course on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales. Last night I was reading one called The Travelling Companion which we are comparing to an original folk tale, so ...
Day 1: What are the top five things to do/places to visit on your bucket list? in NojoMo
I came across this and it looks interesting so I decided to give it a try. I’m a day late starting so I have to write 2 entries today. I’ve been doing quite well with my bucket list lately the la...
The Black Mountains in The View from the Terrace
When I looked through my window this morning I noticed that the larger trees in the distance have shed all of their leaves now and we can see the Black Mountains again. When we bought this place ...
Our holiday in Cornwall in The View from the Terrace
I haven’t written anything yet about our holiday in Cornwall so I thought I would do that today. It is just over a month now since we drove down on September 26 and arrived late afternoon in brig...
The view from my window in The View from the Terrace
It’s a beautiful sunny autumn day today and quite warm too. I woke with one of my migraines so I am still resting in bed. From the bedroom window the autumn colours are looking glorious. From my ...
Catching up in The View from the Terrace
I seem to have spent most of this week catching up with things after our holiday. We arrived back late afternoon Sunday. Tony was out and the dishwasher was half full of dirty plates and dishes a...
Goodbye to a good friend in The View from the Terrace
On Sunday we arrived home after a week’s holiday in Cornwall. We had a great time with glorious weather, the best week of the summer, sunshine every day. While I was there I received some sad new...
Cat and David's Tenerife Holiday in The View from the Terrace
Yesterday we drove down to Cardiff to take Billie Jean home. Cat and David have been in Tenerife for 2 weeks and we have really enjoyed having the dog here, even though the cats were wary at firs...
A rewarding and productive day in The View from the Terrace
After several days of bad weather and also 3 days running waking with a migraine, I was really happy to wake yesterday morning feeling well and pain free and to see that the sun was shining. I sp...
Steam train in The View from the Terrace
I was just outside getting the washing in when a steam train went by. I love living next to a railway and seeing the trains pass and wondering where they are going to and what the people on them ...
The long and winding road in The View from the Terrace
Tony and Hubby brought home Tony’s new car OK on Saturday. I’m not sure if they used the sat nav. It led us a merry dance in Cardiff last week. I thought it was odd when it told us to take the th...
More car problems in The View from the Terrace
I can’t believe it, we have had more car problems! Hubby brought home our new car on Wednesday. On Thursday we drove to Cardiff to collect Cat’s dog who we are having while they go to Tenerife. Y...
