September celebrations

 We had such a lovely warm September......do you remember?

 I started to make poppies for the local church....more of that in another post.

 We had low water in the local reservoirs, this one exposing the old bridge which is usually below the water.

We attended a spectacular tightrope walk in the Piece Hall....

 

We also attended the Elland Vintage Fair....it was such a wet and grey day and it was sad because attendance was down after a sunny and busy one last year.

 Our niece and her boyfriend left for an adventure in New Zealand for a year and I baked cakes for their Bon Voyage party.

I will be back very soon with another instalment of September sunshine to light up a grey November day.

A mini break (Easter part 3)

So over the Easter break, Hubby and I managed a night away.

We decided on Whitby. After a recommendation from our friends we booked somewhere to stay and an evening meal and set off early one morning.

 You can't go to Whitby and not have fish and chips!

It was a drizzly mizzle sort of day......and cold!

 We had a walk around Whitby after our fish and chips.

 Our friends had suggested we pop into the La Rosa Tea Room but it was closed.

 so we decided to drive up the coast a little to Staithes

 We have been many times to Staithes, such a quaint, artistic fishing village.

 They have such imaginative signage around the village.

 and a gallery cat!

 It was mid afternoon and time for a coffee......we popped into Dotty's Tearoom

 

 

The hot chocolate was delicious!

 Back in Whitby we found our hotel for the night.

 The White horse and Griffin....a very old inn built in 1681

 That evening after a cocktail......or two, we ate at the inn.....delicious food!

 after dinner a stroll around the now quiet town

 The next morning after a hearty breakfast we packed up and said goodbye to Whitby ( not until I had a sneaky peak at the back of the hotel!)

and I can't believe it but I must have a part four to finish my Easter holiday posts!!