Seventy-something mother of 3, grandmother of 5 and great-grandmother of 1 (so far.) I like gardening, photography, writing, reading and life in general. I’m also into genealogy and scrapbooking.
I was born in London, England and moved to the USA in 1973. I still miss home but will probably never go back. Past interests included dancing, theater, fencing, painting and floral arranging. 
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Love the picture! I wish I had the knack of gardening. Maybe someday it will click for me. Generally things die in my care (only plants, thank the Lord). What an interesting life you’ve had! I look forward to reading more!
Thank you, and thanks for stopping by!
My pleasure…
Hi Sue, thanks for stopping by my blog http://reflectionsofchina.wordpress.com/ and for the like, it is appreciated 🙂 You have some fantastic images here on your site..the floral garden shots make me miss the UK, we have no garden here in China just a balcony in our apartment. The greenery and lanscape of England is what i miss sometimes. Thanks and Regards Mark
Thanks, Mark! I miss the English countryside too, along with English pubs and cricket. Life must be very different in China. Your pictures are most interesting and I look forward to following your blog.
Thanks for visiting my blog “Eyes to Heart” and liking my post “Rainbow’s End.” … I appreciate the feedback … Be well, Dorothy 🙂
My pleasure, Dorothy.
Thank you for the like. I love your photos – gardens are special places.
Thank you for the like. I love your photos – gardens are special places full of inspiration.
Thank you, sheila, and thanks for visiting!
Hello there, and thank you for finding my blog http://www.mummydrinkstea.com, and for becoming a follower! I love how you still think of yourself as English, despite such a long time away. I’m sure the topic of cricket will come up over the summer! The bluebells send their love across the pond!
Hello! I’m so glad I found your blog and look forward to reading more.
Sue – as a transplant to Florida from New England, I always yearn for spring gardens this time of year. I want to smell lilacs, force forsythia, and see tulips and iris and daffodils . . . . it’s all tradoffs, isn’t it. And thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for visiting and commenting, Moe!
Thanks for visiting my blog. 🙂 I love the flower garden pictured on this page. Mine is finally starting to fill in. Maybe I’ll post this picture outside and hope they take the hint!
Thank you and thanks for stopping by! Good luck with the garden!
It was my pleasure! Thanks.
Love the header picture. What/where is it?
It’s just one of the WordPress themes. I liked it so much I decided to leave it as is instead of putting one of my pictures there.
Good choice. Perhaps it can be added to your wish list for your fantasy home.
I stopped by your blog today to see your polar bear photo and looked around. I enjoyed what I saw. You have a nice blog 🙂
Thank you for your kind comment. I’m so glad you stopped by!
Thanks for liking my post of the Iris Gardens. I really like your blog and will become a follower
Thank you, Steve, and thanks for visiting!
hi Sue,
thanks for joining my A-Z challenges!
And thank you for the challenge!
Hi! I really enjoy your blog, and I loved todays post! I am nominating you for The Inspiring Blogger Award 🙂 Please visit my recent award post to accept your award and see the rules for playing along!
Thank you so much, Lynda! Your kind thought was much appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. My inlaws came here from England and considered going back but never quite made it 🙂
Thank you for visiting! People tell me I should go back there for a visit to cure me of my homesickness but I think it’s a bit too late now. Still I would like to have seen it one more time.
Nice to meet you Sue. I see we have some of the same interests. Thank you for stopping by and liking my picture blog.
Nice to meet you too! Thanks for visiting.
G’day Sue, We have a few things in common you and I, age, birth place, I am a Yorkshire lass, but I went to the southern hemisphere, and many similar interests. Not many of our “vintage years” in the blogosphere…
So nice to meet you! Thanks for stopping by!
My partner and traveling companion is pommepal, it is no wonder i love your garden photos. Actually she is my probation officer, she keeps me from wandering too far off the path.
Nice to meet you, Jack! Thanks for stopping by!
Hello! You’re “It” in a game of blog tag – if you’d like to participate, please click here:
I think I’ll take a pass on this one, but thanks anyway.
Thank you for stopping in at my blog and for the ‘Like”. I’m looking forward to reading more of yours!
Thank you for visiting!
Thanks for visiting my blog. You have a great site here…!
Cheers,
EC
http://www.macrocritters.wordpress.com
Thanks for stopping by and for commenting!
I really like the pix above. Especially after enlarging them. NICE! Thanks for stopping by my blog, giving me the opportunity to see yours. 🙂
Thanks for visiting, Gemma!
Americans gain is our loss. There is still nothing to beat England in springtime, or in Autumn. ”Seasons of mists….” I can see you still hanker for the English perrenial bourder a la Gertrude Jeychle.take your imagination to the US.
Thank you for visiting and for your comment!
Sue, thank you for stopping and liking today’s post. I look forward to following your blog with its diversity and richness of images and topics.
Take care,
Ivon
Thank you, Ivon, and thank you for visiting!
G’day Sue I really enjoy reading your posts we seem to have a lot in common, as well as our generation, so I would like to send you the “reader appreciation award” you can find out more about it here…http://pommepal.wordpress.com/
Thank you so much, Pommepal!
Looks like we’re doubling up here, because I too have nominated you for the Reader Appreciation Award. I hope you feel doubly appreciated! 😉
Thank you so much, Gill! I always enjoy reading your blog.
Your pictures are lovely. I think we share all the same hobbies! I’ll look forward to checking out some of your photos!
Thank you so much! And thanks for stopping by. I shall enjoy visiting your blog and seeing future posts.
I love your cottage garden, it is very English! Thanks for visiting my blog.
Thank you! I enjoyed visiting and particularly liked the pictures of the spider webs after the rain.
thanks for stopping by and liking one of our flower posts
My pleasure! I love the morning glories. I’ve tried to grow them but never seem to have much luck.
Hello Sue! Thanks for taking a look at Modes of Flight.
My pleasure, Allan.
Sue, we live so near each other (I know you are in the Chicago area), we’re about the same age and we have similar interests! I really enjoy reading your blog.
Thank you! It’s nice to meet someone on here that’s from the same area and has similar interests.