Travel Tales 2

Playing catchup again.

 

Friday

Activity or relaxing

Our holidays are neither very active or too relaxing

We love to visit places and hate lying in the sun

Our days of rambling holidays are past us now although I have a friend who is a few years older than me walked the Nepal Trail last year. She came to see us yesterday and said she didn't know how she did it

This holiday was in Tenerife last year staying with friends

Very relaxing

 

 

Saturday

Childhood Trips

Mum and dad took us away every year of our childhood.

I'm not sure which holiday this is.

I'm the older one with my baby sister, Mary

I would have been about 4 years old and look very serious because (it was discovered when I started school) I needed glasses and squinted to see.

Sunday

Fantasy Holiday guest

 

Jim Rockford was my hero when I was younger

I loved watching him in Maverick and The Rockford Files

 

 

 



Travel Tales

Dream Destination

We were talking last night about our dream destination and Roland reminded me that we had said we would like to go to

Peru

This photo is of Machu Pichu which would be unmissable if we ever got to Peru.

Close to home

We stayed here in April this year at Wychnor Park near Lychfield in the Midlands.

 

 

Far Away

Big Bear Lake, California

Our holiday the year after we got married.A belated honeymoon.

It is in the hills above LA and was my first holiday abroad.

I had never flown to a holiday before.

We visited lots of places near us there, even the desert but we had to drive up and down mountains to get anywhere. We even visited Sunset Strip in LA but were very disappointed as the area was very rundown and dirty.

We have been again since and it had been transformed and was a much nicer place to visit.

Worst Trip Ever

The Californian holiday was fantastic but getting there was the worst trip ever.

After flying for about nine hours and changing planes twice, the first time in Chicago then in Dallas.

We arrived in an airport north of LA at about 7pm, collected our hire car and began our journey up to Big Bear Lake.

It was the first time Roland had driven on "the wrong side of the road", we were very tired and hadn't thought about the length of the journey.

It took us 3 hours to get to our Hotel, climbing all the time, round sharp bends, in the dark and passing through the clouds. It was a very scary ride. Can you imagine it?

It certainly taught us a lesson and if we have a long flight with a long journey after it we always stay at a hotel near the airport

 

 

 

 

Paper

This week we are looking at things containing Paper

Monday Newspapers

Two of my friends who are Coeliacs

Anna has started a CoelicUK Preston Group

Sharon has opened a Gluten Free Cafe 

 

Tuesday Cards

 

I chose these 2 cards as tomorrow we are going to a Christening and to the 70th birthday party of a friend.

 

Wednesday Bags or boxes

This was in Boots. I love the design. 

 

Thursday Tissue or crepe

Today my order from Cotton Traders arrived

 

Saoirse stayed with us last night while mummy and daddy had a night out.

She had never stayed with us before so I was worried she might miss mummy and daddy

but she was no problem and we all enjoyed the 24 hours she spent with us. 

 

I've been busy sewing this week and finished making this bag

 

I have started making a large patchwork tote bag and have completed sewing the patches

now I only have to line it and assemble it with a great deal of help from my friend Helen.



Sky Pictures

Another busy week this week including, unfortunately, a funeral today.

It was for my Uncle Brian, the last of mums siblings.

 He was 86, had Alzheimer's, asthma and a liver problem He ended up having a heart attack while he was in hospital. I think it was a blessed release for him in the end. His wife Dorothy looked very frail though. We spent the reception reminiscing about old times with Dorothy and the cousins who managed to get there. We are scattered all over the country so don't get together now except for funerals which is so sad.

 

The challenge this week is Skies

so far I have managed to take these photos

 

Blue Skies 

Grey Clouds

 

Cute clouds



 

Over the horizon

from the top of Blackpool Tower



Sea and Sky

 

 Another cute clouds

 

 

 



Centenary

We've got the grandchildren all week so I can't do justice to the challenge but I thought I would post some photos from our visit to the local museum.

They had their first trip on the top deck of a bus to get there.

 

Summer Children and Water

Like Lynne I have combined

Summer Water and Children Playing

Amber and Leo with mummy and daddy