tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56905435320453566992024-03-05T08:03:15.135+00:00Needlecraft CornerPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-8222157432216797952023-06-27T18:32:00.001+01:002023-06-27T18:33:01.220+01:00Hawkshead and Brantwood<p> Yesterday was another busy day and by the time we got back I was ready to relax and read my book, hence no blogging.</p><p>Steve suggested we drive out to Hawkshead for a coffee stop and I am always up for coffee and cake so off we popped.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoDoVfzES2kX3GATbn-idYPWvD4dlWpNvJuM1thd43227npbrOnKHGQmZSRm0rZ9rc9-72zfGBDG6_Lxq4Yv8_wUaR3pZnD7GLhqmA_QsaOwElhWsSy7HMfNkhUe5uxbU-V8iUPN1vXH6kaJHCMxC-0iV8HbYIDuGmpNaknBnMxuCApY3YFO_CAeTLhcf/s4000/IMG20230626113359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoDoVfzES2kX3GATbn-idYPWvD4dlWpNvJuM1thd43227npbrOnKHGQmZSRm0rZ9rc9-72zfGBDG6_Lxq4Yv8_wUaR3pZnD7GLhqmA_QsaOwElhWsSy7HMfNkhUe5uxbU-V8iUPN1vXH6kaJHCMxC-0iV8HbYIDuGmpNaknBnMxuCApY3YFO_CAeTLhcf/s320/IMG20230626113359.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d34V3nEDFC2o9eT4x9dbUAWpb67DP6slGbWr3WxgDXt9ykL9APZ6vg09wtrXsi5gpPiMXHhLPdRnU1ptfC62T-YjbMXif5oQ2JmYUG1cxWjywoOuALm0c_BRtQ9eKKtXV0d-rJ6_gml62tnzucUJSHgSyKoT1_SXGS1-b8sdPx-l-FQNjXGQ1BK8eaU9/s4000/IMG20230626114030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d34V3nEDFC2o9eT4x9dbUAWpb67DP6slGbWr3WxgDXt9ykL9APZ6vg09wtrXsi5gpPiMXHhLPdRnU1ptfC62T-YjbMXif5oQ2JmYUG1cxWjywoOuALm0c_BRtQ9eKKtXV0d-rJ6_gml62tnzucUJSHgSyKoT1_SXGS1-b8sdPx-l-FQNjXGQ1BK8eaU9/s320/IMG20230626114030.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQKquPuPKE4F2bZLKIn9fqJdgpeUhBzFbxYqVGiWYe2_k5adm9xWPHH14ewe-4QCbPEjyaZkORBrpo9o9o_X8Y2mP88Uwqj3TSzBV8RQmwrxZ2kzk4O0pz4N-XtBOjLaLQpnLO5ePmxmsDEg-GJoX4mTHNo-_14x0APsZmfYTMDg8Ph-1eJIU0RmfZGKs/s4000/IMG20230626114726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQKquPuPKE4F2bZLKIn9fqJdgpeUhBzFbxYqVGiWYe2_k5adm9xWPHH14ewe-4QCbPEjyaZkORBrpo9o9o_X8Y2mP88Uwqj3TSzBV8RQmwrxZ2kzk4O0pz4N-XtBOjLaLQpnLO5ePmxmsDEg-GJoX4mTHNo-_14x0APsZmfYTMDg8Ph-1eJIU0RmfZGKs/s320/IMG20230626114726.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We stumbled across the Vegetarian Cafe which was beautiful and so me. I love a Cath Kidston vibe and this ticked all the boxes. It was just a pity that the staff were rather indifferent and pretty much ignored their customers. Steve tried to have a joke about the music which happened to be White Christmas but his words fell on deaf ears and smacked of sheer ignorance. It was a real shame but as I sat people watching it was obvious that it wasn't just us that received the cold shoulder.</p><p>The village itself didn't have much to offer however we had a stroll around the church yard which was so peaceful and had boards showing all the nature that had established itself there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdtt0cYIbyFJz66i5-l5VxIbxeClxu7D1TCm3v0CLjRy09-_kzoMvxf2ZydeJm9Ei44_x4GOAaoMFYyXJkQHmIiPuleL4L7pfx4s3V4AswnF4eKUpz7jO1RR2V-UCQR7pn8hcQcGqlrPCQ2Qg2Y7yGz6Yn-dJ5rPivS4Oi3TbSffDkxOchQjGcYAPKIpA/s4000/IMG20230626120350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdtt0cYIbyFJz66i5-l5VxIbxeClxu7D1TCm3v0CLjRy09-_kzoMvxf2ZydeJm9Ei44_x4GOAaoMFYyXJkQHmIiPuleL4L7pfx4s3V4AswnF4eKUpz7jO1RR2V-UCQR7pn8hcQcGqlrPCQ2Qg2Y7yGz6Yn-dJ5rPivS4Oi3TbSffDkxOchQjGcYAPKIpA/s320/IMG20230626120350.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YoPs52UgQSF1mPcaPWA1Eu009V6k71SvqT2i6Dg7W7Zfujx50wE35hnIKnNywo4Jm3W4-9MGzthZxkHqGdZBPoOKYqy9bZlzXwhgMQyymUmhBwAH7hLSz8rWn8B1q4R-l8eADXsJVF1G12rVMEDg0LqSey5Ws79yBb4wmAoCGFoadl_RDsQfiX3yeGnA/s4000/IMG20230626120517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YoPs52UgQSF1mPcaPWA1Eu009V6k71SvqT2i6Dg7W7Zfujx50wE35hnIKnNywo4Jm3W4-9MGzthZxkHqGdZBPoOKYqy9bZlzXwhgMQyymUmhBwAH7hLSz8rWn8B1q4R-l8eADXsJVF1G12rVMEDg0LqSey5Ws79yBb4wmAoCGFoadl_RDsQfiX3yeGnA/s320/IMG20230626120517.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTR2pfncge6H_lpI_rWEcLIVkbKMO9MScp9CRxtvYVLuYhqiRBD8YkchOd5ZtUez6tlnT03WmTX4SR0DJL-6nHuLylYJEPji-bW-jbfrmO-9XMv0GC99IHNuTMOFTUqYfdgREHDDSH2HA6dZK07Z5Dnf1APEGYdr3RWCJkoHIFQ0bjPbA9gUbkQK-YQOA/s4000/IMG20230626120636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTR2pfncge6H_lpI_rWEcLIVkbKMO9MScp9CRxtvYVLuYhqiRBD8YkchOd5ZtUez6tlnT03WmTX4SR0DJL-6nHuLylYJEPji-bW-jbfrmO-9XMv0GC99IHNuTMOFTUqYfdgREHDDSH2HA6dZK07Z5Dnf1APEGYdr3RWCJkoHIFQ0bjPbA9gUbkQK-YQOA/s320/IMG20230626120636.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was a wild flower called fox and cub which I've neither seen or heard of before.<div><br /></div><div>Next stop was a privately owned property called Brantwood which had been the home of John Ruskin who was famous for being perhaps the first person to show concern about the environment. He laid the foundations for many of the things that are still relevant today including free education for all, free access to museums and libraries, the protection and conservation of ancient buildings, access to open spaces, the National Trust, and the welfare state. 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There was lots to see and learn and the garden was spectacular. The admission charge was £14.00 each however that is an annual fee and we can return as many times as we like. There is also a terrace restaurant serving very nice food. It was busy when we arrived and they were having technical difficulties with the ordering system but I'm sure usually they're very efficient.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintge-c3Da3BYT73qDs0G85tseywBbCEOHduBw7Cryx0h0x902s36kbxwZ3hYHERNeX8Dw80kSNKz12z5_EoczUmFugUBBF9cb7FdLDLUYVn2p_diDhc6KERG6dL82q7sJBa3Aq-XRp4ONAt64WmR2nDX9fs1zjC2gAT02W0SvhauU1__U8iJSZPLWWnSK/s4000/IMG20230626162335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintge-c3Da3BYT73qDs0G85tseywBbCEOHduBw7Cryx0h0x902s36kbxwZ3hYHERNeX8Dw80kSNKz12z5_EoczUmFugUBBF9cb7FdLDLUYVn2p_diDhc6KERG6dL82q7sJBa3Aq-XRp4ONAt64WmR2nDX9fs1zjC2gAT02W0SvhauU1__U8iJSZPLWWnSK/s320/IMG20230626162335.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The water is full of yellow and white waterlilies and we were spellbound watching baby moorhens walking across the flat, circular leaves instead of swimming. </p><p>At the end there was another surprise in store as the canal ends and the beach begins.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnalB6kIk8TL_XNa9CwXXFR0qIX110vXYHarc9WHKULm_86jKH9aPMUrgmX3kRw1r50dEmjXN5Q_Wlal41c1TcRQLTiyRViQbOe_8Nj8OQqsX7d427lVWFM9SX3gSo0w8qhiYaXQNPyq_MyIbuGZquagzeAxL6ZBhKtY2xYGPhfidz9dHezl5JBwug7By/s4000/IMG20230625121643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnalB6kIk8TL_XNa9CwXXFR0qIX110vXYHarc9WHKULm_86jKH9aPMUrgmX3kRw1r50dEmjXN5Q_Wlal41c1TcRQLTiyRViQbOe_8Nj8OQqsX7d427lVWFM9SX3gSo0w8qhiYaXQNPyq_MyIbuGZquagzeAxL6ZBhKtY2xYGPhfidz9dHezl5JBwug7By/s320/IMG20230625121643.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxPC2_2oYvOivu4q89DwIfK-8ysNHKVXue8LuLYf7dwdiUhMmjLIUJcr4OtEryQqvtgLJd-_Kjksk3ZZge2SRLdwGe-aLHq_LVMz0oiSC-73Vfu_-qpCXEebPbgE6BpLokF4Ur3KY-XrOl2NxzLh-y4Kqdbo-kQD7wPs8CZlhLIF14z_nVmpww1OPbR54/s4000/IMG20230625123112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxPC2_2oYvOivu4q89DwIfK-8ysNHKVXue8LuLYf7dwdiUhMmjLIUJcr4OtEryQqvtgLJd-_Kjksk3ZZge2SRLdwGe-aLHq_LVMz0oiSC-73Vfu_-qpCXEebPbgE6BpLokF4Ur3KY-XrOl2NxzLh-y4Kqdbo-kQD7wPs8CZlhLIF14z_nVmpww1OPbR54/s320/IMG20230625123112.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHbUN2aBA6KF9aRNC51aPc-zqMoS0p90hp4zmYj9mZgXg1QI62N92Ey1EjIR5wmwlAx-J2fsQPTPtVpzoTk-GptVyDGWJjrkdTcFoGfppx5fPQrHjdu4lYf50BAQoS_atyj1TdcwPyjfhsRqaWMmsc12FoIscXxa_EVf1g75qiek9uZryNSjbGkl457NF/s4000/IMG20230625123314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHbUN2aBA6KF9aRNC51aPc-zqMoS0p90hp4zmYj9mZgXg1QI62N92Ey1EjIR5wmwlAx-J2fsQPTPtVpzoTk-GptVyDGWJjrkdTcFoGfppx5fPQrHjdu4lYf50BAQoS_atyj1TdcwPyjfhsRqaWMmsc12FoIscXxa_EVf1g75qiek9uZryNSjbGkl457NF/s320/IMG20230625123314.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is where we stumbled upon the river Crake estuary as it flows down to the sea. It was so lovely and we sat on a bench watching gulls and oyster catchers scurrying across the sand searching for food. It was amazing. And this only feet away from the canal which was behind us. Totally unique.</p><p>As you have probably noticed, the clouds were gathering for what the weather forecast said was going to be thundery showers so we made a hasty retreat, did some grocery shopping and headed back to the cottage for a nice relaxing hour or two.</p><p>Steve checked the forecast and we grabbed an hour around six in the evening to go out for a drive to have a very brief look at Lake Coniston where Donald Campbell broke the water speed record and also lost his life.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMiCZ5fihJNDFbTO6U20ACRCVqfvYSzutnFHYS2XgyT-8Zx_b3fQkPxeWQereC7-ZavfjtbN29t-QL3wYvYDEPIvuTYegaruw2MNINs_6gOyfq32DZI3IJgpAABhSDuQbMcINpASYjznQ__kBEkdHBpeuqm3ohhYCHGQonxkVuLJOnd976Vg_iERQ7nxc/s4000/IMG20230625181256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMiCZ5fihJNDFbTO6U20ACRCVqfvYSzutnFHYS2XgyT-8Zx_b3fQkPxeWQereC7-ZavfjtbN29t-QL3wYvYDEPIvuTYegaruw2MNINs_6gOyfq32DZI3IJgpAABhSDuQbMcINpASYjznQ__kBEkdHBpeuqm3ohhYCHGQonxkVuLJOnd976Vg_iERQ7nxc/s320/IMG20230625181256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCfvPwRPbVSPV-bjH9XfthfPbP-P9-CLQYR2JdOGAMUJZNLy_b1qfBHWHmAuVETk-EDn3WGzOyaQnW9g81qI7J32Xde3EAj6QHRXmGhnqxTgbixeGZ4-MhI6ZLUC43iPUhjM12HhwC45XCZ-E5Xo8NSc5R61ZDeirRevjfZ2-k7M7WsWxdWWLJUzTNJuV/s4000/IMG20230625181501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCfvPwRPbVSPV-bjH9XfthfPbP-P9-CLQYR2JdOGAMUJZNLy_b1qfBHWHmAuVETk-EDn3WGzOyaQnW9g81qI7J32Xde3EAj6QHRXmGhnqxTgbixeGZ4-MhI6ZLUC43iPUhjM12HhwC45XCZ-E5Xo8NSc5R61ZDeirRevjfZ2-k7M7WsWxdWWLJUzTNJuV/s320/IMG20230625181501.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The views were breathtaking. We only stayed a short while as the breeze was chilly and more rain was threatening. No doubt we'll be back later on in the week. </p><p>This holiday is turning out to be an absolute joy and I can't wait to find out what other gems we'll discover.</p>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-26268882773069236432023-06-24T21:40:00.001+01:002023-06-24T21:40:53.606+01:00Ulverston and the Bobbin Mill Museum <p> We woke early and went for a 3 mile walk exploring the surrounding countryside. We followed the tarmac road up the hill at the back of our cottage. The weather was cloudy and quite muggy which we didn't expect so early in the day.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFNUqVbQPIzoi363VMQnvBnA3zsQr_0F82vLljqs3dNU_NAs1ln438bFJWWc-0OxW8FxNda3VcX9LQB3Sd26ZDQPf5qnz9E3hQdVYw-94Pc-8FlW-9nFVIBlzFb8Wg6fevidMYeOesgXQ5QdvAoQQL7iRInUEPNtfWENCn8CSCo1maa_SzSaoNld3wX7v/s4000/IMG20230624101140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFNUqVbQPIzoi363VMQnvBnA3zsQr_0F82vLljqs3dNU_NAs1ln438bFJWWc-0OxW8FxNda3VcX9LQB3Sd26ZDQPf5qnz9E3hQdVYw-94Pc-8FlW-9nFVIBlzFb8Wg6fevidMYeOesgXQ5QdvAoQQL7iRInUEPNtfWENCn8CSCo1maa_SzSaoNld3wX7v/s320/IMG20230624101140.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>We had decided to drive into Ulverston for a look around the shops. We stopped at Gillian's vegetarian cafe for a well earned coffee. I had a piece of coffee cake and Steve had banana and date cake.<p></p><p>I was thrilled to find Style craft Life double knit wool in the market hall and bought a couple of balls of grey to finish off my current project. I couldn't resist the fuchsia shade for me and a few balls of navy to make Steve another jumper. That should keep me busy for the next 6 months or so. </p><p>We came back to the cottage to drop off all of our purchases and then out again and this time it was to the Stott Park Bobbin Mill Museum at Windermere.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhh7ULptMWxrAB-sRkCNmKLuSKRQfYhwOvtXq4EVvbDgWZoE-lvFNJzGJWsR2uNW-wBc77haKOmJztK_rYRcKZF0d8KN2ri_Lb1eTajsq6Z6xr-sQywCzUauhNsEj_-Dr-fbmi4kOcnjPaY_rc15kR1GHgnvUwprixi9j_RbBt8nXnrIscNL4NjD4Ccjy/s4000/IMG20230624135242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhh7ULptMWxrAB-sRkCNmKLuSKRQfYhwOvtXq4EVvbDgWZoE-lvFNJzGJWsR2uNW-wBc77haKOmJztK_rYRcKZF0d8KN2ri_Lb1eTajsq6Z6xr-sQywCzUauhNsEj_-Dr-fbmi4kOcnjPaY_rc15kR1GHgnvUwprixi9j_RbBt8nXnrIscNL4NjD4Ccjy/s320/IMG20230624135242.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudOJhk1P5FVneDzigahCWtEwG6qIbh8RrajEkLqdB-klY8FmSwXsHG4ubXR-VOgQ1kxUfZGRDW6SBIdVu6xgFP4af07xkXYvwvoh1RnSNOhvmgC5lGqNWRE96jc40zT_VBR7tp5Zaj9Ie3s36gg04dHpWVmX04q3LNS7O9HXPE0ZpKLVUdqq1rI4NcDQl/s4000/IMG20230624140852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudOJhk1P5FVneDzigahCWtEwG6qIbh8RrajEkLqdB-klY8FmSwXsHG4ubXR-VOgQ1kxUfZGRDW6SBIdVu6xgFP4af07xkXYvwvoh1RnSNOhvmgC5lGqNWRE96jc40zT_VBR7tp5Zaj9Ie3s36gg04dHpWVmX04q3LNS7O9HXPE0ZpKLVUdqq1rI4NcDQl/s320/IMG20230624140852.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is an English Heritage site with nice grounds to walk round. We killed a bit of time whilst we waited for the tour to begin by eating ice-cream. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and we learnt lots of information about bobbins and how they were made. The lady gave us several demonstrations as we moved through the building. It was a very long and dangerous occupation. The majority of the employees started as children and stayed long after what we would consider normal retirement age. The mill closed in 1971 having manufactured bobbins for a hundred years or more. It was a fascinating subject.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2tfc4wvrSyRjl3ZFf_Dl3i9q0u0jR6eoJED88ot1-v2rPaLids7cLPb7xOd6Qa4-r8OueSH6yzL4-x5i7ENK8cvouvME8K5kQkc-P_oKlfxvFjm9EnRx8ms7Ue-IyP6PvY-ozAYY9YwBX4IWx865sx4vwJp_Lhl1g4bkUEU8gpY8G9sa_hpd23Npq9o6/s4000/IMG20230624141413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2tfc4wvrSyRjl3ZFf_Dl3i9q0u0jR6eoJED88ot1-v2rPaLids7cLPb7xOd6Qa4-r8OueSH6yzL4-x5i7ENK8cvouvME8K5kQkc-P_oKlfxvFjm9EnRx8ms7Ue-IyP6PvY-ozAYY9YwBX4IWx865sx4vwJp_Lhl1g4bkUEU8gpY8G9sa_hpd23Npq9o6/s320/IMG20230624141413.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPzgHk2BwfIA2v8ySeV2kK6LR2pYt7iwxiaJkf4F2-nSKHmaHCzU3SDe6AEKvRjJuGmRNK-inPLGu0-3ZKok1xHq-zaOS9d9-LhKVdUZ97dW1PFmLlDE0AKzQG9O3b5KZFcPs9Ss0GI9rwgw8xHyS-kGF582LO58DNToL8mZISz7AxGLGjHH-bBu4XTYf/s4000/IMG20230624144520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPzgHk2BwfIA2v8ySeV2kK6LR2pYt7iwxiaJkf4F2-nSKHmaHCzU3SDe6AEKvRjJuGmRNK-inPLGu0-3ZKok1xHq-zaOS9d9-LhKVdUZ97dW1PFmLlDE0AKzQG9O3b5KZFcPs9Ss0GI9rwgw8xHyS-kGF582LO58DNToL8mZISz7AxGLGjHH-bBu4XTYf/s320/IMG20230624144520.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaYw1IDjuj4I8iDw744T4-MLjhfFfC5UbJCg_OY6_C3iMNyWDGWswT54BRabKzgqr5jRfhsu6RzfIqJ5yaEXaNNn85ZEjli4WtMwjwoBjDFtYafNhZAcGTLHvwwqAI2NCo-CyA_noU4pzRbCBFDS8CsJFKmkVH2BhSScFxwq6whedonknheo_jt73sye2/s4000/IMG20230624144528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaYw1IDjuj4I8iDw744T4-MLjhfFfC5UbJCg_OY6_C3iMNyWDGWswT54BRabKzgqr5jRfhsu6RzfIqJ5yaEXaNNn85ZEjli4WtMwjwoBjDFtYafNhZAcGTLHvwwqAI2NCo-CyA_noU4pzRbCBFDS8CsJFKmkVH2BhSScFxwq6whedonknheo_jt73sye2/s320/IMG20230624144528.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once back at the cottage Steve went out for a bike ride whilst I had a pamper session. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd00TJgShKHCngKJL4c2gqAoCmMPenUrhiq1HAk-RAplx_8HQJKiNToB-exPfMtZr_d0h9AT6mdIpYvtVx5z5BoMmmp9ajcex9QxQwtK1hSjmBlPKLXXkgHRDguCHmEOhTiIOv23N1qHUIGDXoumErft7qvh0iTPyu7Kz2swX5HMAerBH2SHb0X6itf0O/s4000/IMG20230624162848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd00TJgShKHCngKJL4c2gqAoCmMPenUrhiq1HAk-RAplx_8HQJKiNToB-exPfMtZr_d0h9AT6mdIpYvtVx5z5BoMmmp9ajcex9QxQwtK1hSjmBlPKLXXkgHRDguCHmEOhTiIOv23N1qHUIGDXoumErft7qvh0iTPyu7Kz2swX5HMAerBH2SHb0X6itf0O/s320/IMG20230624162848.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Tea was salmon, new potatoes, broccoli and salad then a quick walk down by the river where we saw a beautiful Kingfisher. Unfortunately it didn't hang around for a photo shoot. The cows did though.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJL71CA49sWQyHPmIJ5xK_6ZZ-fZwW69Rk8faeAuHu6SLU2dmm8l924WKu27ueBSZgzCelIPNpIpg6kM5rtVXJYsV-keC_Y6Zt4MilPgfhVNhJCszGiYNl9bdFmstdb40FoEdwNT4j3VCu00U_XPSMkd7lEEIRprERud3Li7WK2-PV1VJ1U9wogoDy8xZ/s4000/IMG20230624203648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJL71CA49sWQyHPmIJ5xK_6ZZ-fZwW69Rk8faeAuHu6SLU2dmm8l924WKu27ueBSZgzCelIPNpIpg6kM5rtVXJYsV-keC_Y6Zt4MilPgfhVNhJCszGiYNl9bdFmstdb40FoEdwNT4j3VCu00U_XPSMkd7lEEIRprERud3Li7WK2-PV1VJ1U9wogoDy8xZ/s320/IMG20230624203648.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW9H_JtoEAC8220SsvOoVjkvT590NOLsCi-L_2Jyijb9SLNnS2xgEk1vDDDLG7cN5XHF_RNsmfsBrspZoAq7b1uTDAOQYzIemoCJk9-Gzyuwpr9XGDgkmP2Rh0qNcIJteHy3lenXB5rbQc9Pv0a0dqn7VoRB_AwrYSh6GmLfZhPGDWlL9m5NVaKDTkGnz/s4000/IMG20230624203853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW9H_JtoEAC8220SsvOoVjkvT590NOLsCi-L_2Jyijb9SLNnS2xgEk1vDDDLG7cN5XHF_RNsmfsBrspZoAq7b1uTDAOQYzIemoCJk9-Gzyuwpr9XGDgkmP2Rh0qNcIJteHy3lenXB5rbQc9Pv0a0dqn7VoRB_AwrYSh6GmLfZhPGDWlL9m5NVaKDTkGnz/s320/IMG20230624203853.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>We've had a lovely day. It's been so relaxing and different. I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings. We always pack so much in to our days and I'm sure we will create lots of wonderful memories to take home with us.<br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-76516821146122975682023-06-24T09:03:00.000+01:002023-06-24T09:03:33.336+01:00A holiday in the Lake District <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoMbASo_a2OqpEaDoNR-5igmYefCrzTN_oj5kDTkBFfgMrv4aMO93RIf4E8F3HqD8gNHSntXqDHP6DW1_FTH43HR-V3bHTQkcGgzlSHjvJ55Bp8m93jnm13gHQ0NVg8hMvp1VEdhKkgTfiRz8vdgABCImUqT7A6vo-3tYzq9hMgPPxyOeQeq0HSro257m/s4000/IMG20230623173118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoMbASo_a2OqpEaDoNR-5igmYefCrzTN_oj5kDTkBFfgMrv4aMO93RIf4E8F3HqD8gNHSntXqDHP6DW1_FTH43HR-V3bHTQkcGgzlSHjvJ55Bp8m93jnm13gHQ0NVg8hMvp1VEdhKkgTfiRz8vdgABCImUqT7A6vo-3tYzq9hMgPPxyOeQeq0HSro257m/s320/IMG20230623173118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A map of Ulverston</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Living in Barnard Castle has spoilt us and for the last 3 years we haven't been on holiday. Obviously COVID got in the way too but it was mainly due to the fact that we have everything we could possibly need right on our doorstep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p></p><p>If we want a coffee we can pop up the road and we have countryside all around us. It's a beautiful place and we are so grateful for having such a wonderful opportunity to live here.</p><p>Anyway recently we decided that perhaps we actually needed to get away for a week to recharge the batteries and to have time together away from the jobs and house where there are always things to do.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWeG6wdibO0GVfcP2a6irF30H9_2RSxO9YmnqXem7UKHREChZhd5Ub3CvC4tzfOgPzS2520Da42vNik5PK1VL3F9ZAppJ4jmR7nQrSCPa4m78Mq9kCIPsf4ATvUOr8qfbjwEMkKiSdn--7a0IceW9dxg-8in2TJ70B6HbOjD7GwlMjHm1algnQI7yIwcJ/s4000/IMG20230623175155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWeG6wdibO0GVfcP2a6irF30H9_2RSxO9YmnqXem7UKHREChZhd5Ub3CvC4tzfOgPzS2520Da42vNik5PK1VL3F9ZAppJ4jmR7nQrSCPa4m78Mq9kCIPsf4ATvUOr8qfbjwEMkKiSdn--7a0IceW9dxg-8in2TJ70B6HbOjD7GwlMjHm1algnQI7yIwcJ/s320/IMG20230623175155.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Flowers my friend gave me brought from home<p></p><p><br />To cut a long story short we decided to visit the Lake District which is only an hour's car journey away from us. We settled on a village near Ulverston and we are very excited to explore this gorgeous place.</p><p><br style="text-align: left;" /></p></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-60596564574596266072023-06-12T20:09:00.002+01:002023-06-21T22:45:44.940+01:00Busy but not really.<p>Crikey it is so hot here in Barnard Castle. I've had 2 days off work but the weather has meant that we just couldn't be bothered to go anywhere. It's funny really as even though we feel that, we still managed to go out for coffee and had a stroll round the castle in town. I even bought a bottle of cherry brandy in the gift shop which was half price, maybe a few days past it's self by date but hey who cares?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t14GEnmKrSmUrg85sjf1Pv6fMYvPbi_eOLVRhcDGSgNEHcAUq9vUqybdEFIH7bJ-uEx4blrHEyytiK0RDyTBAqneqnMyxi43DXRlWGLG-kl4FVcU3xzoPeR_Xd875NBpEPVNl8TYi7tMiwKxay9_dRa_0hEveXUCClSGYIRrrM8miobC4I0J0U3A0A/s4000/IMG20230611114928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t14GEnmKrSmUrg85sjf1Pv6fMYvPbi_eOLVRhcDGSgNEHcAUq9vUqybdEFIH7bJ-uEx4blrHEyytiK0RDyTBAqneqnMyxi43DXRlWGLG-kl4FVcU3xzoPeR_Xd875NBpEPVNl8TYi7tMiwKxay9_dRa_0hEveXUCClSGYIRrrM8miobC4I0J0U3A0A/s320/IMG20230611114928.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUGFZ0lCRKuaiZd3LkW8necsMEbXRCNFVN5iGh-p41eZaIQnuDBdt1E9YyYRmMaZm4fMafJWxpLBKsgYDzvMKHfFvUnSfRTjUBgBZDZPb127WIavCXl-jY42fePQ70VWW9WO27Hal5U99A-tanv6MT7-uMmPCI6pEVHiLNRz49AiUznsEugEKPkV8-w/s4000/IMG20230611120909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUGFZ0lCRKuaiZd3LkW8necsMEbXRCNFVN5iGh-p41eZaIQnuDBdt1E9YyYRmMaZm4fMafJWxpLBKsgYDzvMKHfFvUnSfRTjUBgBZDZPb127WIavCXl-jY42fePQ70VWW9WO27Hal5U99A-tanv6MT7-uMmPCI6pEVHiLNRz49AiUznsEugEKPkV8-w/s320/IMG20230611120909.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hb-hRpFwVw_10mXSepzzRHs8yoAlonF3CqVT0CAYsOy-zl0oFYs_lZuHfOoFD6NcPB-KJu5FTgs9sp02sv3Wp_Wbl4Tk3jUR0YzRf16NXm7UPbyC7XTjOh0nCkIzvJlFdgjonCx7xNEIm4OS1TMDy_AB2QBSLVQsMHIx0QGsoHkiXSoNzLhLiWFlJQ/s4000/IMG20230605121157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hb-hRpFwVw_10mXSepzzRHs8yoAlonF3CqVT0CAYsOy-zl0oFYs_lZuHfOoFD6NcPB-KJu5FTgs9sp02sv3Wp_Wbl4Tk3jUR0YzRf16NXm7UPbyC7XTjOh0nCkIzvJlFdgjonCx7xNEIm4OS1TMDy_AB2QBSLVQsMHIx0QGsoHkiXSoNzLhLiWFlJQ/s320/IMG20230605121157.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We did a little bit of gardening and I am so happy to show you my cyan printing masterpiece. This was so easy to do using a Love to Print kit which had the special chemicals and full instructions as to what to do. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ac7lqTdtHV1vZYrZEcXFpZsNj7UXEKeYfHntmJdw7gJ2aYaHrJql68QZzddjspIf8IjjvZvZrMtsTMU9LNIG_kTB7DifxCBsLJBJuZpmSNqAaCOq01QnMc0HNV8ItM4w6WPIYKXNQrOuSQ4APwZuOZXLLgy67106jeKTDSE9DuxG0vAJsnEPJXR8fUil/s2742/IMG_20230612_153325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="2742" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ac7lqTdtHV1vZYrZEcXFpZsNj7UXEKeYfHntmJdw7gJ2aYaHrJql68QZzddjspIf8IjjvZvZrMtsTMU9LNIG_kTB7DifxCBsLJBJuZpmSNqAaCOq01QnMc0HNV8ItM4w6WPIYKXNQrOuSQ4APwZuOZXLLgy67106jeKTDSE9DuxG0vAJsnEPJXR8fUil/s320/IMG_20230612_153325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFK6iR87K4e-tYGSk22AqETCCJvqg34ezBxV8iVyZkvlSGFjzgNGg-dE8bBqSyr6nBNGIkan4IU8JguEcmaED7T8EDeTRUU317WxGnBSIAPcVv5QLJGcqTP346-xu5jVxstXSDNfnwNYdz2mylf7QgWDAm-bfK9FgFe0-q5BWS7jzEUwXi7mj3eI8MWpc/s2921/IMG_20230612_153405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="2921" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFK6iR87K4e-tYGSk22AqETCCJvqg34ezBxV8iVyZkvlSGFjzgNGg-dE8bBqSyr6nBNGIkan4IU8JguEcmaED7T8EDeTRUU317WxGnBSIAPcVv5QLJGcqTP346-xu5jVxstXSDNfnwNYdz2mylf7QgWDAm-bfK9FgFe0-q5BWS7jzEUwXi7mj3eI8MWpc/s320/IMG_20230612_153405.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I picked interesting leaves, flowers and grasses out of the garden and hey presto. I love the detail it produced and will definitely be giving this another go, very soon.</p><p>I've also started painting again. This is very much an on off relationship but for the moment I'm in the zone and doing a lot of abstract pieces involving pretty colours and mark making. It's very relaxing which is exactly what I need after the stress of my job.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpg1gTl31WWH47vh9k4DQxRzb3Q09xTeH57s3Ei_HtXP2jWTg7-nr91OHf4_fhQi1J_BzC7JmxxEEj-K9URyTUe8Qdb2yb_BIPAE0iOi3lus7Ge3IhFFWpqpTc3J0HLh2-zu2ZigIZl5d1H1e-cShnfCTY06dutPGoWwPhC5HG1nqF5vFc4KpRLRbzATM/s4000/IMG20230612190001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpg1gTl31WWH47vh9k4DQxRzb3Q09xTeH57s3Ei_HtXP2jWTg7-nr91OHf4_fhQi1J_BzC7JmxxEEj-K9URyTUe8Qdb2yb_BIPAE0iOi3lus7Ge3IhFFWpqpTc3J0HLh2-zu2ZigIZl5d1H1e-cShnfCTY06dutPGoWwPhC5HG1nqF5vFc4KpRLRbzATM/s320/IMG20230612190001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXZDI8lpfeSHTAFOvQO-JeWzVh8iRJgrt-pdXIno_OhV9awEBaHg-RgCL6uB-a4f7e-82q8fiijGQoJkIUuTcbkjpIQTU1nTVj6EGKHdKjBtE2ZcCKcEYIq4X02D6mpBDjzvtUPn_znFqLCoSMK81zF6D0Ms29eoLVXPxVw5r6Vs-OmPRQLXqiFJtdvom/s4000/IMG20230612190015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXZDI8lpfeSHTAFOvQO-JeWzVh8iRJgrt-pdXIno_OhV9awEBaHg-RgCL6uB-a4f7e-82q8fiijGQoJkIUuTcbkjpIQTU1nTVj6EGKHdKjBtE2ZcCKcEYIq4X02D6mpBDjzvtUPn_znFqLCoSMK81zF6D0Ms29eoLVXPxVw5r6Vs-OmPRQLXqiFJtdvom/s320/IMG20230612190015.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I hope to show you lots more of what I'm getting up to in the next few weeks. We're on holiday soon so I'm looking forward to showing you some of the beautiful scenery in the Lake District. Bye for now x</p>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-69768074290168311272023-03-13T17:19:00.001+00:002023-03-13T17:23:47.193+00:00A few days off <p> I have been lucky enough to have 3 days off this week. Yesterday was taken up with a meeting at the Holgarth Hotel near Darlington. It's quite an impressive place, unfortunately I only saw the reception and the room we were in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMD1DCqek0H5NHamifDZ1wu5RoMRPrL9jR-0qgTXabDGPI2yxoh-B70InVdCoMB_P0uswNqQlq28WC905QlZrpXgPbcfBYHg16PxeCglM-qqQuUhpU4OkOFv7bFT4PchRJz1-UQD4X4PwSHDieKPhh13HkB4VGLGEScAoIcyjUWAl3FX7dz0d5gj4YQ/s4000/IMG20230312115016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMD1DCqek0H5NHamifDZ1wu5RoMRPrL9jR-0qgTXabDGPI2yxoh-B70InVdCoMB_P0uswNqQlq28WC905QlZrpXgPbcfBYHg16PxeCglM-qqQuUhpU4OkOFv7bFT4PchRJz1-UQD4X4PwSHDieKPhh13HkB4VGLGEScAoIcyjUWAl3FX7dz0d5gj4YQ/s320/IMG20230312115016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwz44GnZkQ1zDiajvR8jKj13BiIL9XqemDcSR_1NFCkztSI8UNL4GnCAGrFdDjX6UXPM5_jho8xSAc-e4Vom8qBMS7RlCXjeQtwYxS_58h2wx920cvwVauvwjCf9v1gkKdkpcrNtO9p-rR6VGWLYGy8AkynetUAMEUhiuoYDVWW3_aKnMpAgXcHVE_A/s4000/IMG20230312115158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwz44GnZkQ1zDiajvR8jKj13BiIL9XqemDcSR_1NFCkztSI8UNL4GnCAGrFdDjX6UXPM5_jho8xSAc-e4Vom8qBMS7RlCXjeQtwYxS_58h2wx920cvwVauvwjCf9v1gkKdkpcrNtO9p-rR6VGWLYGy8AkynetUAMEUhiuoYDVWW3_aKnMpAgXcHVE_A/s320/IMG20230312115158.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I've been a Slimming World consultant for 4 years, which I'm not sure if I have ever mentioned. I currently run 4 groups and love it. It's such a privilege to help so many people achieve their dreams. It can be quite full on particularly as I also work in a supermarket as a duty manager. </p><p>Today has been a bit more relaxed. I find when I have a busy day I don't recover as well as I used to so I need to accept that I need to take things easy. I decided to do some cutting and sticking. I've done this for a long time as a form of discovery journal. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rk94xGuWY4_NkoUdSUCfJeeYmh9W6Cpr7wt1MHqd085JJWoZBfOgMOY3oCBq8_tYLWfqRR908ObjI9MxsN844OGvxUZoUJrjD9z6hC-4LnZ-q3MbLsPv1I0B2qXRiNeEqbv2DVccGJbYE69Cfou6L9V8V0dm63Wkc8SjuiHTIFImZM9HLgAl16uYrQ/s4000/IMG20230313163850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rk94xGuWY4_NkoUdSUCfJeeYmh9W6Cpr7wt1MHqd085JJWoZBfOgMOY3oCBq8_tYLWfqRR908ObjI9MxsN844OGvxUZoUJrjD9z6hC-4LnZ-q3MbLsPv1I0B2qXRiNeEqbv2DVccGJbYE69Cfou6L9V8V0dm63Wkc8SjuiHTIFImZM9HLgAl16uYrQ/s320/IMG20230313163850.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I get out my old magizines and then flick through them cutting out any pictures that I love and that give me that fuzzy feeling. It can be anything from a recipe I'd like to try, a beautiful room, an item of clothing or book that I'd like to read. Absolutely anything that appeals to me. Then I get to sticking them in my scrapbook. I've got several full ones and I really enjoy looking through them. It's amazing how much inspiration I get and how often I use what I've discovered I like in my own home etc. It's a lovely way to fill an afternoon and I'm left with just my favourite pictures all kept safe and sound in one place for reference.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_PMnY2yNNPjj4tLrNWln1i0fQA5nXdHJFHUlL546tEugv0edVVRM_BsZbuascMjoRUtD-WXLJ2URTBn34VaFsaQYAeiSGP6f0BbDB7iV7OSfzqvS-UTjqfifXaZsS3WUDGlqglflhv8vFF4HWqMwTRpqOyNRRJMJ1ZdtWpoTYSBTtB69YjvVfCANHg/s4000/IMG20230313164011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_PMnY2yNNPjj4tLrNWln1i0fQA5nXdHJFHUlL546tEugv0edVVRM_BsZbuascMjoRUtD-WXLJ2URTBn34VaFsaQYAeiSGP6f0BbDB7iV7OSfzqvS-UTjqfifXaZsS3WUDGlqglflhv8vFF4HWqMwTRpqOyNRRJMJ1ZdtWpoTYSBTtB69YjvVfCANHg/s320/IMG20230313164011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pKuIMiZL0pTHCoDT8XMYwKjozmTnUZ7V9zPiJXhAsEeoqM0guQgKtUbbKA8f9k4Ct4jchaV48xfXXgAqObB1t4ej70M0tlSpBOSyitqZqeZe32q1GNyAi7RZBpEUkFKnXojo6MGYrROvMmHhOV9iCgGi6xsXSBXuLvXw2EKhPG-6IMea-liXRM1vKQ/s4000/IMG20230313164027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pKuIMiZL0pTHCoDT8XMYwKjozmTnUZ7V9zPiJXhAsEeoqM0guQgKtUbbKA8f9k4Ct4jchaV48xfXXgAqObB1t4ej70M0tlSpBOSyitqZqeZe32q1GNyAi7RZBpEUkFKnXojo6MGYrROvMmHhOV9iCgGi6xsXSBXuLvXw2EKhPG-6IMea-liXRM1vKQ/s320/IMG20230313164027.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Tomorrow I'm in my Slimming World groups, working for most of the day and then back to the shop on Wednesday. There's no rest for the wicked!</p>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-23292553638200725542023-03-09T17:35:00.000+00:002023-03-09T17:35:08.158+00:00Banana Bread<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today has been a steady one with plenty of down time. I decided to make a banana bread as the fruit bowl was over due a clear out. Is it just me or does everyone go through times where fruit just doesn't hit the spot? So in an attempt to use up the black bananas this recipe was a great idea.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywjuOW5Gc0bHJ-yQZxXaDZcBW4nApP-BMUGKiSgQ6ZoO6buTToWPFO6M-iRRt-jfWLwI5n51-S-1YKajcHhw_h0ETTS0kva54WDNgJP6B4vVZ55zeivZqLRxgvcBQJVEz5QFcH8ipJH7TPf7ZcQCHWPfk5xntu80H9wiawv6xYnGI9Y7cUWjxV_fMvQ/s3030/IMG_20230309_170417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3030" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywjuOW5Gc0bHJ-yQZxXaDZcBW4nApP-BMUGKiSgQ6ZoO6buTToWPFO6M-iRRt-jfWLwI5n51-S-1YKajcHhw_h0ETTS0kva54WDNgJP6B4vVZ55zeivZqLRxgvcBQJVEz5QFcH8ipJH7TPf7ZcQCHWPfk5xntu80H9wiawv6xYnGI9Y7cUWjxV_fMvQ/s320/IMG_20230309_170417.jpg" width="173" /></a></div><br /><p>I found the recipe on the Good Food website and it was so easy. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t_OdCO7nlix9j4wn2PIzoG-YDNkQfVGGd-_r57YrcT3wQv66y65m7pvt-NBdWFKZzZ5gjdGzgJ-np-DRnerCg4fmMj_VeyHBG2XxebUWh1ODdOqN2845LMReUaqQOEUor1JNuDiO09EGKcJxEkqt6v0GJt-kmfzEc2JvEKtSpLuobFUhKNkS2-xE3A/s3799/IMG_20230309_170336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t_OdCO7nlix9j4wn2PIzoG-YDNkQfVGGd-_r57YrcT3wQv66y65m7pvt-NBdWFKZzZ5gjdGzgJ-np-DRnerCg4fmMj_VeyHBG2XxebUWh1ODdOqN2845LMReUaqQOEUor1JNuDiO09EGKcJxEkqt6v0GJt-kmfzEc2JvEKtSpLuobFUhKNkS2-xE3A/s320/IMG_20230309_170336.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxNmQjgQdzb9uFXyJDBYEN8c9ogQrzP3fpRklqiH3ZfxhRGx1p08OuhgiclKNPMb_sn5x7JNgL1hw3gQ6g-RsSUIruEDADU1qkdwFDiPL-oKzHcmLbHIEcl1sX5Hslfn-iCLAy0DIkivxYa6EnVvBUKThK-bh9VFTUdmHvzbBSdykEH7OC4wl9YwGJQ/s4000/IMG20230309170201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxNmQjgQdzb9uFXyJDBYEN8c9ogQrzP3fpRklqiH3ZfxhRGx1p08OuhgiclKNPMb_sn5x7JNgL1hw3gQ6g-RsSUIruEDADU1qkdwFDiPL-oKzHcmLbHIEcl1sX5Hslfn-iCLAy0DIkivxYa6EnVvBUKThK-bh9VFTUdmHvzbBSdykEH7OC4wl9YwGJQ/s320/IMG20230309170201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Look how gorgeous it looks. I decided to cook it in a flat tin instead of a loaf tin. 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I don't know where to begin and rather than bore you with a long dragged out post I'm just going to start from where I am now, show you a few photos and begin again. It's ridiculous but it's so long since I've been on here I've had to relearn even how to log on. Anyway don't worry I'm trying so hard to get the work/pleasure balance back in my life and this is just the beginning. The past months have been so busy and I just couldn't fit blogging in but fingers crossed that is about to change x<p></p><p><br /></p>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-45471763052109853082021-01-09T19:55:00.000+00:002021-01-09T19:56:48.982+00:00A weeks holiday in Lockdown<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7tG8_vhOIaD3Vtb9tumaDNhG3Hsika7ve9TQ9MURhBh0EoRnoS01UzH7gAw8z2xPHBfJLonz65Bbxivji1WNTOS7P_V4UZRoIyiWlj_qT2w2aNdOT_kdCm2k4Cj0A6tik8Wy49yubVCN/s2048/20210106_160108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7tG8_vhOIaD3Vtb9tumaDNhG3Hsika7ve9TQ9MURhBh0EoRnoS01UzH7gAw8z2xPHBfJLonz65Bbxivji1WNTOS7P_V4UZRoIyiWlj_qT2w2aNdOT_kdCm2k4Cj0A6tik8Wy49yubVCN/s320/20210106_160108.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>We decided to pop off to Low Barns Nature Reserve a few days ago to make the most of a spell of good weather.</p><p>The reserve is in Witton-le-Wear in Bishop Auckland, County Durham and is a lovely place to walk and bird watch.</p><p>They have a really good cafe too and the food is excellent. Obviously at the moment they have closed the seating area but are still providing outdoor eating which was perfect for us.</p><p>We spent a happy couple of hours enjoying nature and felt totally recharged when we left.</p>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-85514646436490561912020-07-04T15:13:00.000+01:002020-07-04T15:13:55.023+01:00De-stressing with Art<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I’m in the throws of a period of stress in my life. This has been caused through a long bout of difficult working conditions. I work in a supermarket and also as a Slimming World consultant. So as you can imagine on the one hand I am a key worker with all that that entails plus fifteen weeks ago we had the carpet pulled from under us when our Slimming World groups were closed literally overnight due to the Corona epidemic. I then had to start running my groups virtually which was stress on a whole new level.<br />
I am just about to complete a forty two and a half hour working week at the shop and what with a lack of sleep, nausea and absolute exhaustion I thought I’d enjoy something very simple and a very gentle attempt at abstract art. This is as abstract as I go.<br />
All I did was paint a few lines and coloured blobs on to a piece of glass, being very careful not to cut myself and failing miserably. I then blotted the glass on to watercolour paper pressing down hard. Once the paint was transferred on to the paper the glass was removed and fine lines were painted to represent the stems. There you have it. A little watercolour meadow painting in about ten minutes.<br />
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I also couldn’t resist showing you the beautiful roses I treated myself to yesterday. They’re not quite red but not quite pink either. What I do know is that in these stressful times they have cheered me up no end as did the Barrett’s strawberry milkshake sweeties. I can’t stop eating them. Delicious.Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-22228023060827970062020-06-27T18:10:00.001+01:002020-06-27T18:11:26.859+01:00Chocolate MuffinsI was always convinced that my baking lacked a certain something and the only thing I could blame was that every time I admired someone else’s cupcakes and asked their secret it was the same reply. They had an electric oven and mine was gas. That was until today. My friend Kelly brought cakes to work and of course they were made using an electric oven. Even so I asked her for the recipe and discovered that they had Coca Cola in them and she said it was that that made them so delicious.<br />
So today I made the muffin/cupcake recipe and never again will I blame my poor gas oven. They were gorgeous.<br />
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I admit they are very simply decorated but that is down to personal taste and the fact that cake doesn’t <br />
last two minutes in our house so why worry about intricate decor. Slap melted chocolate and a cherry on top and we’re happy. So I bet you’re dying to know the recipe aren’t you? Well ok but keep it to yourself 😃<br />
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<u>Chocolate Cola Cake</u><br />
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250g butter<br />
200ml cola drink<br />
250gr self raising flour<br />
300gr caster sugar<br />
3 heaped tablespoons cocoa powder<br />
Generous pinch of bicarbonate of soda<br />
75ml milk<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract<br />
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Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Gently melt the butter and cola drink together in a pan, then add the dry ingredients together with the milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Mix gently but thoroughly, then tip into a cake tin. Bake for 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in to the centre of the cake comes out clean.<br />
Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.<br />
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Mix together 200gr icing sugar, 60gr butter, and 2 - 3 tablespoons of cocoa until blended. Add 2 tablespoons of cola drink and beat until smooth. Spread over the cake.<br />
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The recipe is for a full cake but I used paper cases and cooked for about 15 minutes until the top springs back when pressed gently.<br />
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I hope you try this recipe and if you do, let me know how it turns out xxPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-89208850093227406032020-06-13T22:24:00.000+01:002020-06-13T22:25:06.318+01:00Stang Top<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The weather hasn’t been great for the last couple of weeks but rather than stay in we decided to drive up to the top of the Stang. It’s about a 15 minute drive from where we live and a favourite place for the hubby to cycle. <br />
As you can see the clouds were heavy and it rained about 10 minutes after we left.<br />
The views are spectacular but unfortunately my iPad wasn’t up to the job. The bird song was beautiful with sky larks and curlews belting it out. We’ve never seen as many ground birds including grouse. It was fantastic.Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-45220228682740767942020-06-06T15:11:00.000+01:002020-06-06T15:11:14.136+01:00Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies<br />
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190g Self Raising Flour<br />
200g Caster Sugar<br />
145g Brown Sugar<br />
120g Rolled Oats<br />
50g Raisins<br />
180ml Rapeseed Oil<br />
2 Eggs<br />
5ml Vanilla Extract<br />
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Mix altogether, drop spoonfuls of mixture on to a prepared baking tray and bake for 15 minutes in the oven on 175 degrees celsius, gas mark 4.<br />
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Absolutely delicious xPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-44607819142641325922020-05-18T18:53:00.000+01:002020-05-18T18:56:25.766+01:00Wild FlowersOne of my favourite things in life are flowers. I love them all but when we’re out and about I find I’m especially drawn to the beautiful and delicate blooms of wild flowers.<br />
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The ones I’m noticing at the moment are the bluebells, poppies and wild garlic.<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-23734234819445235212020-05-07T10:50:00.003+01:002020-05-07T10:53:12.809+01:00Crochet, knitting and a whole lot moreWhether it’s the uncertain times we’re all living in or just general frustration I don’t know, but I don’t seem to be able to settle to one thing, so have a lot of different projects on the go.<br />
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This is a mandala mat I have now finished. I love how quick this made up and how easy the stitches were. Being able to almost finish it in one sitting was very satisfying. I found the pattern on<br />
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Another beautiful project is this <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Harmony Blanket</a> pattern from the same blog (once on the blog just scroll down the left hand side in the patterns section). It is quite a classic granny square pattern brought bang up to date using Stylecraft Special double knit acrylic yarn. I have always loved Stylecraft and this particular range has about 85 colours which makes it my favourite go to for just about everything. It is only around £2.00 a ball for 100 grams too. I made this blanket a couple of years ago but sold it to a customer when I had the shop. She asked if she could buy it and I quoted £80.00 thinking that was far too expensive and she snapped my hand off and bought it on the spot.<br />
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I fell in love with this little cardigan pattern as soon as I saw it but couldn’t find my bag of green Stylecraft Life DK which would have been perfect. Instead I started it in pure merino wool from Jenny Watson. It’s off white and the quality is gorgeous. Unfortunately I’m not “feeling” the colour. Casting on 262 stitches was a pain and after the first row the second one didn’t work out. I am an experienced knitter so I contacted Sirdar who assure me that it is fine and that it is probably me. I’m not convinced as when I use a calculator it definitely isn’t working out but I will give it another go and then make it up as I go along if necessary. I will endeavour to find the bag of green wool before I start again though.<br />
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Next up is my little <a href="https://yarnitph.wixsite.com/yarnitdarnit" target="_blank">Frontline Hero Bear</a>. A gorgeous free pattern that I discovered after reading a friend’s Facebook post. My niece is a Doctor and her partner used to be a paramedic and now works in a hospital as the person you see if the doctors are busy (I don’t know his full title). They have 2 little girls and I thought it would be nice to make Mummy and Daddy hero bears. If you can crochet, these are really easy to make and I’m so pleased at how the first one is looking so far.<br />
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So as you can see I’m very busy but a bit all over place. Hopefully out of all this chaos I will find a little calm!<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-47205165264886723922020-04-24T20:57:00.000+01:002020-04-24T20:58:34.931+01:00Home to Egglestone Abbey via Thornsgill WoodThe weather today was absolutely beautiful, so warm it felt like a summers day.<br />
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This was the wood we stumbled across yesterday and promised ourselves that we’d visit it again today.<br />
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The path led us through the woods whilst hugging the stream on the left.<br />
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It was so beautiful and the scenery was stunning. We walked for about 30 minutes.<br />
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We walked up to the abbey but unfortunately the gate was locked. It’s free to go in but obviously with the Covid epidemic they are discouraging visitors.<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-3767706207236982082020-04-23T19:55:00.000+01:002020-04-23T19:56:12.390+01:00Woodland Diversion Hubby was off work today and my shift finished at 10am so we decided to get the shopping over as quickly as possible and then go for a nice long walk.<br />
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We took a route that we’d never walked before which should have brought us out at the Abbey but unfortunately ended up in a farmers driveway so made a quick detour back the way we’d walked instead. On our way we had noticed another bridle way so had a quick look to see what we were missing.<br />
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It turned out to be a rather pretty woodland path with a little stream and lots of wild garlic and wood anemones lining the way. As we’d already had quite a strenuous walk we will go back tomorrow. I can’t wait to see what else we’ll see . Every time we go out we discover something amazing. It is so magical.<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-91286621512515677172020-04-21T14:10:00.002+01:002020-04-23T19:58:33.403+01:00Getting to grips with a little crochetI have knitted all my life . I literally cannot even remember learning and was reading patterns as soon as I could read, making clothes for my dolls.<br />
Crochet came a little later but was when my brother still lived at home and he left when I was about nine, so crochet has been a large part of who I am too although I didn’t really begin to love it until I started teaching it when I had my shop.<br />
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I started this pretty little mat a few days ago and it made up so quickly. The pattern is from the cute and easy flowers book by Nicki Trench and is one of my favourite go to books. It has some gorgeous patterns for mats, blankets, bunting and lots lots more.<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-91132845902006122342020-04-18T23:27:00.000+01:002020-04-21T14:16:46.975+01:00Garden catch up and crochet<br />
We both have the weekend off so we decided to make the most of the dry weather. We had another walk down to the river because yesterday we spotted a mink catching fish and darting around having a thoroughly good time. Unfortunately mink prey on water voles which isn’t good but they are very pretty creatures.<br />
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When we got back I went shopping and then we did a bit more gardening.<br />
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It’s looking even more tidy now, all ready for some pretty bedding plants if ever they arrive in the shops. Can you spot the bee in the middle of the flowers above? You might need to zoom in.<br />
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As I like to pack as much in to my day as possible I also did some crochet from Nicki Trench’s book Crochet with flowers. I’ve made a lot of these gorgeous mats. They are so useful. I will finish it tomorrow time permitting.<br />
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I made this rainbow for the window a few days ago to show our support for the wonderful work the NHS are doing during these awful times.<br />
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We sat on a fallen tree by the river Tees and ate crab spread sandwiches and drank coffee from our flask in tin mugs. It was beautiful.<br />
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The weather was like a warm summers day and we watched wagtails landing on the rocks and ducks swimming past. It was so quiet with hardly a sole around.<br />
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We are so lucky to have such stunning scenery literally 5 minutes walk from our front door particularly when travelling isn’t allowed. It makes me appreciate where we live even more than usual.<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-49928006288947507172020-04-14T10:52:00.001+01:002020-04-18T23:33:45.446+01:00Easter MondayIt’s not felt like Easter this year as we don’t seem to have had the same work/play divide. I worked Saturday and Sunday so had to make do with yesterday and tried to push as much as I could in to my only day off.<br />
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We decided to go for a lovely long walk to Lartington via the local woods and then walked back dropping in to Deerbolt wood on the way home. I even saw a lamb born in one of the fields which was the highlight of my day.<br />
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Once home I did a little bit of crafting. I crocheted these sweet little blossoms from a pattern on<br />
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I hope you were able to make your Easter special xx<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690543532045356699.post-25676732002490813462020-04-09T20:52:00.001+01:002020-04-15T23:03:00.749+01:00Garden TidyOver the last couple of days the weather has been glorious. We decided to take advantage and ventured in to the garden. Since we moved nearly eighteen months ago our neighbour has very kindly looked after both sides of the garden. He’s done so since the previous owner was ill so he just continued. Anyway when hubby decided to move here permanently this Christmas we said we would be able to do our own garden and this was our first opportunity of keeping to our promise.<br />
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The little row of plants are actually primroses. There were some shaggy looking clumps so I broke them up and made lots of small plants. If they survive they will look beautiful next year and eventually I will be able to split them again. Plants for nothing, brilliant.</div>
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Firstly I must apologise for being away for so long. So much has happened and I don’t really know where to begin. It’s probably best to carry on as normal and not worry too much about the passing of the last two years. Yes it has been that long and I’ve missed it so much in that time.</div>
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Unfortunately due to the lockdown we are only allowed out of the house to exercise once a day and only around our local area. That being said we live in a beautiful area and are lucky to have some wonderful countryside on our door step</div>
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We have been making the most of the lovely weather in between work. We both work in our local supermarket so as key workers we are working long hours which is great on pay day but not when the weather is so lovely. the other downside of course is trying to stay safe when we are in such close proximity to customers but we can’t help that unfortunately.<br />
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Well hello there and welcome. I'm back and with so much to tell you I hardly know where to begin. I noted that my last post was on the 15th May 2018 and who could have even tried to predict what has happened since then? Well the first thing is that on the 22nd May we viewed what has now become our new home. <br />
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We have holidayed many times in the last few years in a place called Winston in County Durham. We absolutely loved the area and as my family originate from that area and my Mum apparently paddled in the River Tees when she was in her teens, I have a certain affinity with the place. Anyway on our holiday in April we found quite by chance on a beautiful little cottage in Barnard Castle and decided to go to the estate agent to arrange a viewing. This was purely for research you understand and no way were we serious about buying. Anyway the house owners had already accepted an offer and it was at that moment that we decided that we definitely wanted to move to the area. It was a lightening bolt and at the time totally out of the question but something we couldn't get out of our minds.<br />
We went back to our home in Doncaster feeling totally disorientated and couldn't quite understand our emotions.<br />
In the weeks that following we investigated more and more and on the 22nd May we arranged to go back and view 4 different properties, the cottage being one of them as we had learnt that it was back on the market. After viewing the houses we decided on one which wasn't what we had expected but that we both fell in love with for different reasons.<br />
To cut a very long story short we are now the proud owners of a dilapidated 1960's house in Barnard Castle.<br />
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I live here and my hubby comes up for long weekends. He lives in the old house which is sold but is pending the exchange of contracts.<br />
The other massive change is the fact that I have now closed Needlecraft Corner, my shop, although the Website remains for the time being pending my next major decision which is to keep or wrap up that side of the business. That decision is for another day.<br />
So there you have it and there is the reason why I have been absent for so long even though on the 15th of May I promised that I was back in the land of blogging. Maybe now you will understand and hopefully forgive me for my long absence.<br />
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I can assure you that I have missed talking to you all and sending my messages to you. <br />
It feels so good to be back and although this time I make no promises I hope to get back in to the swing and let you in to my world once again.Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662237003321300723noreply@blogger.com0