What a beautiful weekend

Saturday

We opened the bedroom curtains on Saturday to the most wonderful BLUE sky.

I am trying to finish a cloth book for our nephew so we can take it over later.

(Oh dear...Hubby's not happy...Wales lost the Rugby match)

The girls loved their cushions by the way.

I took them over last week

sunset on Friday

It was such a lovely day we decided to go for a walk.

In January this year we started off on a walk from here and you can read about it here.

and in July 2009 we walked around it here.

We went to Settle, one of our favourite places.

we had lunch at Ye Olde Naked Man Cafe.

and stocked up on Courting Cake (jam slice)

Then we drove to nearby Stainforth.

We set off from the village, over the stile and across the field to Cat Steps.

Up the limestone steps

Through the trees

to the top of the crag and go over the stile straddling the beautiful lime stone wall.

Over the tops

and a look back at the view
breath taking!

then on to Winskill Farm

towards Catrigg Force

Then down the track back towards Stainforth

Over the stepping stones over Stainforth Beck.

And back to the car park. It was a lovely day.

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Sunday

I have managed to finish the book

It started with a sketch and mock-up book

A bit of sewing

I hope he likes it.

bits and bobs

Arboretum at Tatton

Conversation with a 7 year old boy in my intervention group last week.
"Miss, do you know Asda in Shaw?"
"Yes"
"Well if you go down the first aisle, they have these things that are really nice"
"Oh really what are they called?"
" I don't know, they are like coconuts"
I think for a few moments.
" Are they small, about this size, do you mean kiwi fruits?"

"No.......I remember now they are called Scotch Eggs!"


The Fernery, Tatton

While I was at Grease yesterday, Hubby went to a school reunion, which meant we had two house guests staying last night.

Hubby forgot to show them how to work the shower and we giggled in bed as we heard one of them this morning taking a cold shower with water hardly dribbling out of the shower head!

We had a late night, and an early start (getting guests to the train station....oh and rugby on the TV) so we have had a very lazy afternoon. I have not made a magazine cover for a while, as you can see the price is still the same...well worth the money!

It has also not stopped raining ALL day and is quite miserable. I should be doing some crafting but can only manage a bit of crochet in front of the TV looking forward to Downton later on.
Lucy is not very lady-like when washing her tummy.......

and especially when she sits in her bowl to do it!

what a difference!

I can't believe it was a week ago I was wandering around in sandals and soaking up the sun!

the thunder lightning, hail and rain on Thursday made it feel like a distant memory!

We enjoyed a wonderful day with my mum at Tatton Hall Garden last Saturday.

It is a National trust house, garden and park in Cheshire.

With a beautifully restored Kitchen Garden

In the rose garden was a beautiful pool. The garden was made for Lady Egerton in 1913.

Next to the Rose Garden was the Tower garden,

Then we walked through the Arboretum

Past the award winning Japanese Garden

then we visited the Fernery

And the Italian Garden in front of the hall.

It was almost 5pm but still lovely and warm

We strolled back towards the car

past the carousel

That was last Saturday.......today was grey and miserable
but I had a lovely time in Manchseter

we went to see Grease the musical......it was Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong!

September scavenger hunt

I am a bit late again this month, getting these posted....better late than never I suppose.

A road sign

Football season

We don't do football in our house, Lucy does like a game of ball though.

Back to school



My workspace



A pile of things

A pile of ironing I had finished that had been hanging around for ages!

Harvest

Apples

Some windfalls in the orchard

Something taller than me

My Shadow!


A public telephone box

There are not many around these days as everyone has mobile phones.

A view from above

Whats in your bag?

My purse (no money!) lipstick (I never remember to put on!), hand cream, tiny tin of Vaseline, a wallet with cards in (store loyalty cards, national trust card etc) my phone, a pen, a handkerchief, some shopping vouchers, some shopping receipts, some paracetamol tablets, my camera case, and a little book of photos of Lucy and Bob (but none of hubby!!!)

Relaxation

I was going to put a photo of some lavender products as that is my favourite way to relax but I was so relaxed the other evening watching a bit of TV, a glass of red wine and my crochet I took this instead!