I'm a happy girl in St Mawes!!

I'm already saving my pennies to come back to St Mawes....

I'm a happy camper here! A good way to get to St Mawes from Mylor Bridge

is to hop on the King Harry Ferry..

about a 10 minute ride that makes it a beautiful short cut

to St-Just-in-Roseland and St Mawes and the castle.

So much fun!

We made new friends everywhere we went...

Then on to tiny Cornwall roads to our destination...

All over Cornwall are these tiny passages

that two cars (or buses!!! yikes!) must pass through

Dick did an amazing job of driving on the wrong side of the road...
on the wrong side of the car

After all the hard work of getting there, we arrive ...

Getting ready to go in and get a cup of coffee and take in the view

The tide was in here...

Old Watch House Restaurant

Inside The Watch House it's warm and cozy

We had the best tea and scones here...
We accidentally called a scone a biscuit, our Italian waitress exclaimed,

"No biscuit! No biscuit!

"Fine, fine" we said, "just give us more of what we just had!"

Delicious!!

It's at a bakery in St Mawes we found out the words for carry out were

"Take away"

The tide was out here... but quickly coming back in

I could move right in....

Beyond love it....

We were in St Mawes two days, some of the pictures were taken in the rain

Rain did not bother us in the least...

The restaurants, bakeries, pubs, hotels,

shops and homes all come together here...perfect!

You can follow this road right up to the St Mawes Castle

So.... off to the Castle and St Just we go!...see you tomorrow!!

Made it all the way to Lands End...

Lands End is the extreme westerly point of the mainland of England.

It is beyond beautiful....

Breathtaking it was...

we could have stayed the rest of the day.

This is called the Longships Lighthouse.

Close up of the Lighthouse

Me and the Lands End sign...

people have to pay around $12 dollars to have their picture taken...
we skipped that part ;-)

Magnificent...

Lands End became somewhat commercial when a rich guy bought the point
You see things like the picture below...easy to look past it though
and see the cliffs and ocean views.

We looked past the commercialism...

These waters are called the "Boiling Seas" at Lands End

After we left Lands End we traveled on to Marazion where

St Michael's Mount is located out on an rock island

This is the only shot of Dick and me together on the whole trip

we were standing in front of St Michael's Mount

a really nice English couple we met took this shot for us....

they didn't want their photo taken together...shy I believe.

We took this picture around 4 in the afternoon (tea time!!!)
The tide was in, so you take a boat to shore after visiting the Mount

Before the tide comes in, you can walk to the Mount

St Michael's Mount is still owned by the St Aubyn family,

but visitor access is controlled by the National Trust.

Dick and I took dozens of photographs of houses and gardens...

we especially liked this pink patio above

We loved this oddly shaped ice cream parlor

Ice Cream in Cornwall was to die for, btw

The Marazion Hotel

Dick was waiting for his barbecue rib dinner

at the hotel restaurant above

The Marazion Hotel

I had the fish and chips

Fish and chips were different at every place we ate

and always served with peas, plain, mashed or mashed and minted.

Off to the next town!!

Trelissick Garden Cornwall England

A dream of mine was to visit a garden in England some day.....

these are photo's of a dream that came true...
Trelissick Garden

Thanks baby...

Paula Deen..eating healthy??!!

Bobby Lightens It Up Intro from Paula Deen on Vimeo.

Oh man...maybe I'm the last to know, 

 I AM THRILLED!

Paula's got Bobbie cooking healthy and sharing with us!!

Bobby’s Lighter Iced Double Chocolate Iced Mocha

Ingredients

1/2 cup boiling water

1 (.55-ounce) packet fat-free hot cocoa mix (Swiss Miss Fat-Free Sensible Sweets)

4 teaspoons instant coffee

1/4 cup fat-free chocolate syrup

3 tablespoons fat-free half-and-half

2 cups ice cubes

Directions

Whisk together the water, cocoa mix, and coffee in a small bowl until the cocoa and coffee are completely dissolved. Whisk in the chocolate syrup and half-and-half. Let the mocha mixture cool 5 minutes.

Place the ice cubes in a blender. Add the mocha mixture and blend until the mixture is smooth and the ice is finely crushed. Serve immediately.

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Love Paula's new website!

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Bobby’s Lighter Watermelon Salad with Feta and Mint

This is an awesome recipe...watermelon and feta...delish!

Ingredients:



Grated zest and juice from 1 lemon


1 tablespoon olive oil


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 (4-pound) seedless watermelon, rind removed and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks


1 shallot, thinly sliced


2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint


2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil


3 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese (did not use lowfat)


Directions


To make the dressing, whisk together the lemon zest, juice, olive oil, and salt in a small bowl. Combine the watermelon, shallot, mint, and basil in a large bowl. Lightly toss with the dressing. Sprinkle with the feta; serve immediately or chill up to 1 hour before serving.