A walk in the park....

we will start with last weekend, I went to see my mum.

Toffee, not liking being kept on her leash

It was a grey dull day but we decided to take her dog for a walk in the park.

I have played with the photos as they really were a little dull.

Victoria Park was opened to the public in 1900 as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

As the sign above said-
During the Great War many Widnes sons had given their lives in defence of their country and on 28th September 1921 the war memorial was unveiled.

The fountain in the foreground was dedicated in 1903 to the former Prime Minister, William Gladstone. Beyond it can be seen the war memorial which lists 818 men from the town who died in the First World War, the youngest a boy aged only 15. A further 289 names were added after the Second World War. The plinth on which the column stands is 7ft high and the obelisk is 42ft with a sculpted eternal flame at the top.

This milestone was moved here from Bold. The plaque next to it explains about the bomb damage. On the 12th April 1916 five German Naval Zeppelins bombed the area, leaving just minor damage to the road and some buildings and the milestone, thankfully with no casualties.

The park has a beautiful band stand which is still used in the Summer months.

On Thursday evening Hubby and I went to see 'The Artist' and we both really enjoyed it. It helped that we went to our local one screen cinema which suited the picture perfectly.
Uggie deserved an Oscar!

Manchester Town Hall

Then on Friday evening we went to see this.
Ok, so we were in the Grand Tier (value for money seats!) but it was a great production and we loved it, Hubby isn't a big musical fan but he will sit and watch this one on TV so it's the only musical I would get him to see at the theatre.

Then on Saturday, with a lovely blue sky, Hubby and I went to Halifax.

More of those gorgeous buildings

inside the market hall, Halifax

I needed a few things from my favourite haberdashery stall and we had a look at the latest exhibition at the Art Gallery in the Piece Hall.

I had cuddles with Lucy in the sunshine in the afternoon.
We watched a DVD on Saturday night and  while we were sat watching it we saw the largest shooting star fly right down our valley, it was so close we could see the large white glow of the ball and the perfect orange tail. We were so excited! (I know we should get out more!)

Then today I played in my workroom.
I did a little sewing....I can't show you yet as it is part of the giveaway prize for Isisjem.
I had planned to tidy the garden but most of the day we had sleet and rain.
Then at about 4pm the sun came out.

Then it rained again!

February Scavenger Hunt

Here are my photos for the February Scavenger Hunt.

black and white

We had snow at the beginning of the month.

Crowded

cupid

Ceiling at Cliffe Castle Museum

Empty

The lounge at the Midland Hotel

Five

The Stone Jetty, Morecambe


food

Class Three made fruit smoothies at school

Heritage

In the sky

Leap Year

Love

Music

The school put on a Musical Extravaganza

train

Toy at Cliffe Castle Museum.

It's the weekend

It has been a long week!

I just thought I'd catch up with reading a few blogs and share some moments from the past week.

Last Sunday morning Hubby and I went for a walk locally.

It was such a beautiful day.

Blue sky

and sunshine

for a walk in the woods.

Along the path that use to be a railway track many years ago

down the cobbles we went passed the cricket ground at Triangle.

these railings are all that is left to show there was once a church on this road.

And then we were home...home for lunch.

Then of course it was Shrove Tuesday

action shot!

We have had some lovely skies this week too.

Today Hubby and I went to Retro Race at Stoneleigh, just outside Coventry.

I imagined myself looking like this poster

In one of these

Do you recognise the bloke in the photo above?
it was Jamiroquai.....he is into his motor racing in a big way.

This guy was doing a painting....I'd hate to see the state of his studio!

and I took some photos of the sky as we drove home tired.

There was a little package waiting for me when I got home.

I had ordered some postcards from here.

and they were beautifully wrapped (Lucy liked the string)