I had such a wonderful break away, a truly relaxing time. Busy but relaxing. Well busy might be an exaggeration, let’s just say contentedly happy. I didn’t think about work or home or much to be honest beyond what was cooking that night, but I’ll fill you in on all that another time, you see I want to say my pleases and thank yous. And I want to say it loud and clear !
I want to say a monster, or should that be a JUMBO sized thank you to my guest bloggers. I can’t tell you what fun I’ve had hosting them on the promenade. From all walks of life. From different corners of the globe. From kitchens and gardens. So much to share and enjoy.
The guest blogging idea was one of those flash-in-the-pan bright ideas and I just went with it without really thinking it through. But you know what, I didn’t need to think it through as it’s all been so brilliant. Would I do it again? Definitely. It means I get to share some of my favourite blog writers with my friends, spreading a bit of blog love around is good isn’t it?
I hope my friends and regular readers enjoyed them, maybe you have found a new recipe, learnt something new or even better made a new connection and friend.
So today’s photo’s are for my guest bloggers, my friends, as my thank you to them for creating such wonderful posts, entertaining and informative, thoughtful and beautiful. For promenading 🙂 So how about coming on holiday with me, we can take a promenade…….
First up thanks to Shenandoah from Fleeting Architecture for her grilled, or should I say barbequed Brussel Sprouts and Salmon, I think you might have enjoyed a walk through the grounds of this beautiful house and gardens.
To Sawsan from Chef in Disguise for her spicy pumpkin seeds and giving us all a great tip on how to prepare them, I hope you’d enjoy a stroll down a typical Devon country lane, with the late autumn sunshine giving us light and shadows.
To Cathy from Words and Herbs for giving us a tasty classic German dish with a twist – rosti and apple sauce, maybe we could wander around the grounds and pluck an apple from a tree and cook up a delight
Stacy from Down To Earth Digs and her seasonal pumpkin Granola, which I can’t wait to try at home, I thought maybe we could walk around the grounds and enjoy the views and the planting, I’m sure we’d come up with some ideas
To Stewart from Putney Farm for giving us a fabulous Right Royal Cocktail I’m thinking James Bond here, and so timely as we are picking sloes from the bushes and making our own sloe gin, I thought we would enjoy a beer in a pub in a tiny fishing village after a walk along the Devon coastline
To Tandy from Lavender and Lime for taking us around her beautiful Fynbos Garden and showing us the benefits of growing Geraniums, and helping her to identify a plant! I think Tandy would enjoy a walk around some pretty Devon villages with a cream tea which would have to include clotted cream.
And lastly but certainly not least Uru from Go Bake Yourself for her jumbo sized oh so chocolately cookies, I think we’d need to walk off some of the sshhh calories and we could do that on a coastal walk along the Jurassic Coast on a bright sunny day and stare out to sea and plan what we’d eat that night!
And as I’m home now busy on catching up on my blog reading and all the comments on the Promenade I’d like to say thank you my friends!
A wonderful way to say thank you – your photos are so beautiful … wish you a pleasant weekend.
Thank you Vivi!
Claire …. you mind sending me an email … because I want to get in contact with about a little thing. big.girl@bredband2.com
Love the Devon lane photo — and the sea, of course. Welcome back.
Hi Sharyn we had some great walks around the area, lots of pretty lanes to wander down
It’s wonderful to have you back my friend and it was a pleasure reading your guest posts as well as the honour of being one 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
and now I’m back I NEED to make your cookies 🙂
Thanking people with photos is such a beautiful idea. Wow, the Devon village photo is just gorgeous. Really glad to have found your blog via Chop Chip Uru and Sawsan. Looking forward to having a good browse…
It’s been great to make some new connections and friends, so thank you !
Had a good giggle over the Beer Sign…
Wonderful way to say thanks to your guests!
He he Marie, I managed to take quite a few of those signs, thankfully there was a pub at our destination – the village of Beer 🙂
Lovely! Have a fantastic weekend.
🙂 Mandy xo
Thank you Mandy, I can’t believe how fast the days seem to be slipping by !!
This was a really lovely way to thank your guest bloggers, who made great reading. Welcome back.
it was an absolute pleasure! Devon would be my first choice of where to live were we to leave SA 🙂
This is wonderful post and nice of you too. Thanks and Have a nice weekend, love, nia
I enjoyed all of the guest posts very much…still, very glad to have you back, Claire. Wonderful photos, and such a great idea for a “thank you”!
Your guest bloggers were phenomenal…as were the photos you just shared! I particularly love the shot of the dogwalker in Devon. So incredibly quaint. 🙂
Welcome back!
It ‘s been great reading the posts from your guest bloggers, you picked a talented bunch to come over and visit!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Glad to have you back!
Welcome back 🙂
Thank YOU for having me on your wonderful blog.
It was fun to meet new people 🙂 but I am mostly glad I helped in a small part by giving you time to enjoy your vacation
Welcome back. Though the guest bloggers were great, I look forward to your return to your blog and hope to be able to participate more fully in all my subscribed blogs as I recover from my surgery.
Welcome back! Thanks again for the guest post opportunity…very fun!
Hi Claire! It was a pleasure, and thanks for the lovely photos today! (What a beautiful apple!) Thank you for having me – It was fun, and a great way to get to know some more fantastic people!
Glad you had a relaxing holiday, and I’m looking forward to hearing a little more about it soon. 😀
Welcome back Claire! Is very good to have you back. I enjoyed a lot your guest posts and now I’m looking forward to read all about your promenade 🙂
I loved following your guest’s posts Claire! I think the way that you’ve just offered up your thanks through some beautiful beautiful photos is perfect expression of gratitude…and how lucky for us that we got to read your Thank You card! Glad to have you back! Be gentle, Ease in…..:)
I missed you, Claire, but really did enjoy your guests! Each was very delightful and I always have an interest in reading what other favorite bloggers enjoy. It gives me an even broader glimpse into your passions and delights. I hope you can take a little time getting back into the deep end of life, but that seems hard to do once home! And I love the new look on your blog. It’s really great. You did spend some time in blogging creativity! 🙂 Have a very lovely weekend.
Glad, glad you are back! 🙂 I enjoyed reading the guest’s posts. Thanks to your guests!
Some beautiful photos, Claire, and a creative way of saying thanks. I hope there are more photos to come.
What a delightful way to say “thank you” to your guest bloggers. Enjoyed reading their blogs and meeting new faces..
It was a fun thing to do Norma, mind you it’s taken me a while to get round to responding and reading all the comments 🙂
Just simply: ‘thank you’!
a pleasure 🙂
Your wonderful presents of photos dedicated to your guest bloggers has sent me thinking down all sorts of paths, Claire. (So I got a gift too. Thank you.)
We missed you but we also enjoyed meeting all your guest bloggers – aren´t holidays fun!
You vacation was fun for us too with such wonderful bloggers, but so glad to see you back!
Welcome back and I enjoyed each and every one of your guest bloggers. Take care, BAM
What a gracious hostess you’ve been! I’ve enjoyed reading your guest posts and enjoyed your photos today! Welcome home!!
good to see you back, safe and sound. Beautiful pictures.
Lovely photos!
Such a nice way to thank your guest bloggers! Great pictures and really fun post – thanks.
Thank you John, it’s been great to meet to some new to me bloggers 🙂
How sweet this is…..welcome back! And a huge thank you for letting me guest blog!
I’m late in thanking you–a nasty cold has slowed me down and left me drained of energy. Feeling better today and will have to catch up with blogging. Thank you again Claire–you have the nicest friends. Stacey
And I’m even later in responding to your kind comment !!
Good Morning Claire! I just wanted to mention, since you don’t have Maple Syrup available to you, that you can just substitute another liquid for that amount–a little more honey, apple sauce or pumpkin will do the trick. Also, I just made a batch and I actually used Agave sweetener in place of the honey and added a bit more pumpkin puree’. The recipe is very forgiving! My kind of recipe….:) Have a wonderful day! Stacey
What a lovely thank you message! Welcome back!