One of the special bulbs on my photography lamp has blown so I can’t guarantee the quality of these photos. Today, I finally get to open my birthday cards! They’ve been arriving all week, and I’ve resisted the temptation to open them until this morning. DH offered me breakfast in bed to start the day, […]

This is a baking tin I bought a couple of years ago, but didn’t get round to actually trying it out till now! It’s a snazzy contraption divided into 16 compartments which take apart. My grandson is celebrating his 10th birthday, and my son needed a bit of help with the catering so I volunteered […]

We took our son and grandson on a family outing on Sunday. After a shaky start weather wise, we had glorious sunshine for the rest of the day. By the time we arrived at the Hop Farm, the light showers had all gone. The first thing that greeted us after walking through the Llama area […]

Okay, this is the last of the photos of our sojourn up North. Blessed with fantastic weather, we decided to visit the Royal Horticultural Society’s gardens at Harlow Carr. This is the entrance from the car park. We were thrilled to discover that there was a branch of Betty’s Tea Rooms here too and after […]

The picture above is the Royal Pump Room Museum. The actual entrance to the original pump rooms (not pictured) is now a Chinese restaurant! We’d never been to Harrogate before, and fell in love with the Victorian architecture and the wrought iron features on the buildings. It’s a spa town situated in North Yorkshire made […]

No visit to Harrogate is complete without dropping in at Betty’s Tea Rooms. The queues to get in were considerable. Had it not been for one of the hottest days of the year and most people staying away from the town to go to the seaside or bask in the sun, the queues would’ve been […]

This is Nidd Hall, one of the Warner Leisure Hotel chains for adults only, converted stately homes with meals and entertainment laid on plus gym/spa facilities and beauty treatments too, if you wished to take advantage of it. It was our “home” while we were away. This time last week, we were still there having […]

Introducing our new grandson – he’s almost two months old and just adorable! Most babies are, but when it’s yours, you can’t help but be biased! Share this… Facebook Twitter Pinterest