A Cornish garden . . . plus beaches

That was lovely, great pictures of Peneen. Thank you I enjoyed that.

Yes! Enjoyed that little jaunt, what a coastline and love the south african garden. Thanks for sharing.

Nice blog Sheila. Some smashing photos. That one with the really blue sea - looks somewhere abroad doesn't it?

oooh that is fantastic sheila! you mean your garden doesnt look like that?? tell OH its the cornish weather! the garden looks really lovely, especially the tea room but it was the blue sea that stole my heart! utterly beautiful!!

well caught Steve ~ he is a good man!!

Many thanks for commenting, Cinders, Lulu, Sheilar and Sticki. Yes, the colour of the sea was amazing . . . could be the Med, but without the crowds! Steve has picked a great place to live. :))

he certainly has!! and you will have a great place to visit!!

Beautiful blog, where actually is this place Sheila, don't recognise the name at all,

Thankyou for showing some lovely photos and nice blog.

Simply gorgeous!

Whoa! Seriously blue sky! Looks like the Caribbean! I am very jealous! :)) South African Garden looks amazing!

Thanks Yorks, Clarice, Lil and Karen! Several places in Cornwall, Yorks: the garden was near Helston on the Lizard Peninsular; we stayed in St Ives on the north coast, then drove north-west to the tiny villages Zennor and Peneen. Steve actually lives in Falmouth, and his girlfriend Claire in St Ives.

Happy to answer any further questions!

thank you, we are off to Ilfracombe in three weeks time, hope its as pretty as this place you have put on,

beautiful pics Sheila, lovely part of the world, we went to Helston when my children were little..many moons ago now, the colour of the sea is amazing..how good is Steve to get his feet wet for the fish..that was kind of him. :o))

stunning pics sheila, lovely place

I hope so too Yorks. Thanks Joanella . . . he's a good chap, very patient! Thanks Sanbaz - we were so lucky.

Lovely blog, Sheila, and you can see why so many artists paint in and around St.Ives ..... the light there is something special, isn't it? :o)

Lovely photos! Ah! The Memories! Camping at the age of 14 with my parents all round the south coast from Devon, on to St.Ives and the Lizard and back along the north coast. Later, a honeymoon in St.Ives; later still, further holidays in St. Ives taking my very young daughter and an even younger 'bump' that was to become my second daughter. Is there still a seagull on every chimney and a cat on every doorstep?

Wonderful coastline there Sheila, beautifully captured, so glad you had a nice break.

Thanks for your kind comments, Shirley, Nariz and Grandma . . . yes the light in Cornwall is indeed something special, and the air too - breathing in all that ozone does me good!

Still seagulls and cats everywhere - and tourists! Luckily it's OH who is the photographer, with his mobile. :))

Must be a good mobile Sheila, they are brillaint pics.

Thanks . . . he seems to have "a good eye" (inherited by Steve, btw, who won a prize in his local paper for one of his photographs). Sorry, proud Mum!

Dont be sorry, 'proud mum' as you say!

Yeah ... rightly so! I know kids hate it when we 'talk them up' but then that's what Mums are for. :o)

:)))

Fantastic pics Sheila and what a fantastic place...I did see it in Gardens Illustrated too. I think my subscription period has ended though, may try a different mag now, ring the changes lol:-)

Thanks Ba. :))