What a week – busy and extremely hot! Nicol is no longer Alice now she’s Daffne and
Katie is little Daffne, Colin is cycling likes there’s no tomorrow and me? Well mum’s taxi, head gardener, news
reporter......
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| Nicol as Alice in the new story telling area at Happy Valley |
Nicol’s reign as Llandudno’s Alice ended on Saturday 26th
May – she’s had an amazing year.
t’s
come at a good time though as she and Katie has both been asked to be young
ambassadors for the Llandudno- Daffodil Capital of Wales initiative. They are being officially crowned on
Wednesday at Llandudno’s Victoria Shopping Centre at 4:15 pm – there’ll be cake
if you can be there!
They already have a
number of official duties coming up including 2 for Marie Curie, one for the
Lions and the Olympic Torch Relay that comes to Llandudno on 29th
May and that’s just in the first 2 weeks!
We’ve spent a lot of time out in the gardens – both ours and the guests – well it is perfect garden and BBQ weather.
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| The Hilary's Award Winning Garden |
I attend an exercise class 3 times a week at
6:30 a.m. (sheer madness I know) but when I get back a take a warm drink into
the front garden and 9 time out of ten am joined by the nesting blackbirds who
come to have a bath! The dunnocks play
tag amongst the bushes, while the blue and great tits fight over the bird seed,
the collared doves serenade us with a mellow tune and the jackdaws try to lord
over us all. The robin and I well we
just sit and watch them all have fun in our award winning garden! Talking of which, the girls have entered Llandudno
in Bloom again this year – fingers crossed.
Katie’s competitive streak is at the forefront.
It must be peak holiday season as the shows have started in
the churches and town hall. Sunday and Tuesday
are Male voice choir nights, and the Town Hall has variety shows on Wednesday
and Thursday.
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| Bodysgallen |
Rowen Open Gardens day was quite spectacular last
weekend. Today we are going to an Open
Garden in Glan Conwy and we have trips to Plas Cadnant , Plas Brondanw and, of
course, Bodnant planned. I was very lucky to be invited to the North Wales launch of Marie Curie's Great Blooming Tea Party season at Bodysgallen and went on a guided tour of the gardens given by the head gardener. As you would expect they are quite stunning.
Katie who has spent the last 12
months being the Dormouse for Nicol’s Alice in Wonderland was a little concerned
to find a recipe for stuffed Dormouse on the menu but was quite happy to try
the Dormouse free burgers – they were delicious.
Well the sunshine and a nice paned (cuppa in welsh) are
calling.
Speak soon
Hwyl fawr
Deborah
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