2019 review

I have not quite finished telling you about 2019 yet but as is customary here on my blog I have spent a few hours making collages of my photos to show you some of the high lights from 2019.
It has been an up and down year for us but through out it all my hubby has been amazing. 

January

January saw us starting the year as we usually do....walking. We also had some snow and enjoyed the odd G&T!

February

February saw a mini trip to Whitby and Saltburn by the sea, more walking and a bit more snow!

March

More days out this time to the theatre with my mum, a workshop at Shed 76 and a half to make a diorama, baking and learning to do an etching print.

April

April and I spent my birthday with friends at the Take That concert, a garden tour with my mum, a few days away in North Wales and motor racing at Oulton Park. We started to spend some time in the garden.

May

May and a couple of trips to the theatre, more motor racing this time at Donnington and a get together to eat and talk wedding cakes. I made pizzas and drank prosecco with friends and had a day out in St Anne's with my mum.

June

June was very busy....a family wedding, 'Iron Man' with friends at Wentworth Woodhouse, a Cats Protection Tea Party in our garden, our school's village carnival, the Handmade parade in Hebden Bridge and friends visiting from the USA.

July

July saw us back at Wentworth Woodhouse this time for the WE Festival, a trip to the park with my mum and her dog, lots of time spent in the garden and the beginning of our holiday in Norfolk.

August

August was the end of our holiday in Somerset, The local Agricultural Show, I was busy painting a tree in school, more produce and time spent in the garden, a day trying out the wedding cake for a wedding in October, a few days away in North Yorkshire with my mum, the Industrial museum in Halifax and an exhibition at the Piece hall and finishing off with the Gold Cup at Oulton Park!

September

September was busy too with time spent in the garden, an afternoon tea at Davenports with my mum, Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show and a nice meal with family down there. we also had a day out in Manchester and the local Rushbearing.

October

Cornwall October 2019

Venice October 2019

October was so so busy.....

1940's weekend at Pickering, time spent with the cats in the garden, a few days away in Cornwall with good friends and a fantastic four nights five days in Venice with Hubby

November

Preparations were on for Christmas, we obtained a milkman, WE Festival Noir and a trip to see the new fashion exhibition at Bankfield Museum.

December

We arrived at December.....Christmas, trips to see the lights at The Albert Dock Liverpool, homemade Christmas gifts, and Christmas tree festivals.

Baking in 2019

Making in 2019

So we finished the end of this year......this decade with lots of winter walks. I will be back before the end of the year with a post about the last couple of months of 2019.

but until then-

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Venice in October

 Way back in October Hubby and I went to Venice for four nights. We had the most wonderful trip with delicious food, delightful walks, inspiring art and good company. Our lovely friend Michela met us for a drink on our first evening and took us to see some must see places then she continued to guide us around this magical city via WhatsApp for the rest of our stay. Here are just a few of the many many photos I took....and they don't seem to be in any correct chronological order, still they bring back lots of lovely memories.

 Michela took us to this fantastic book shop....books and cats....perfect!

 A trip to Murano....

 A Bellini at Harry's Bar....

 A trip to the colourful island of Burano.....

 one of our favourite places was the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Such a beautiful place, we were blessed with glorious weather but three weeks later this stunning city was hit by a terrible storm and the flood waters were the worst they had been for hundreds of years, we were saddened to see on the news the sight of it in such a terrible way.