The days between

What do you do with those odd days between Christmas and New Year?

For the past few years Hubby and I have visited his mum in Shropshire, along with his brother and his family and we have a bit of a family get together.

View from our bedroom window in Church Stretton

 We did the same this year.

We were lucky enough to have some fantastic weather while we were there.
We went for a walk up to see the Linley Beeches.
I took LOTS and LOTS of photos!

My brother in law is a keen amateur photographer and he had plenty of opportunity to take photos of his young son who loved the snow in the fields either side of the avenue of trees.

The Beeches lead up from Linley Hall, up Linley Hill. 

 The hall was built in the 1740's (not open to the public) and around 1800 two avenues of Beech trees leading up from the hall were planted. The one going up to Beech farm is no longer there but the one going up Linley Hill remains....if in rather a bad state.

In the early 1990's a programme of replacing the dead beeches was begun.

 We watched a buzzard (above and below)

and this is a photo taken by my brother in law of me taking a photo of the buzzard!

 Then it was back to Church Stretton to pick up some lunch from the Deli

And the next day a walk around Wenlock Edge,

And after we popped into Much Wenlock

We came home that evening and the next day we went for a walk in the grey slightly depressing weather over in Saddleworth.

( I seem to of lost some photos from that day...If I find them I will add them on!)

So that is some of the things we got up to in those day in between.

Hello 2015

Yes we have arrived in 2015...it is going to be a big year for us.

I started to take down the decorations today.
Trying to get the house into some sort of order.
Ready for work on Monday for us both....

I just need to 'tidy up' here first, a few unfinished blog posts to do....
from last year!

*I was lucky enough to do quite a few workshops at Hope and Elvis toward the end of last year one was a Quilting workshop with Gilly Meeks.

 Of course quilting was done in between nattering to my lovely friend Diane from Heartshaped.

 *We found some lost bottles of port when we cleared out under the stairs!

*A November walk in the woods opposite our house.

*And in December, my last workshop of 2014, to  make an angel

 These are Louise's creations above.

 I took some home made spiced orange biscuits along

 I always love the workshops at Hope and Elvis, so much inspiration!

 And Louise put on a rather splendid spread for lunch!

 and here is Anna....before she earned her wings

 And after on top of our tree.

*Before Christmas there was a trip to Manchester with my mum.

 *and a trip to Hebden Bridge with Hubby for lunch at the Blitz Cafe

* Then the big day itself and Hubby and I were treated to lunch by the in-laws....very nice it was too!

 *and Boxing Day brought snow!

We have had some super walks in the days between Christmas and the New Year.....that is for the next post....warning they will be photo heavy!