A Wet Wednesday Out!…

Well…the boys went back to school on Monday…reluctantly I might add…after a week of extremes…from Breakfast to bedtime they couldn’t stand the sight of each other & then once they were upstairs Nathan insisted on camping down on Alex’s bedroom floor…there’s just no rhyme or reason!!! We actually woke up to a white world on Monday & it snowed all morning…both boys were hoping that school would be closed..but they were out of luck!!

I actually spent Monday on the sofa, between school runs, with a hot water bottle clamped to my left shoulder! It was feeling exactly like my right one did before it froze & needed surgery, so I decided to rest & not aggravate it!! It felt very decadent to watch back to back episodes of ‘Larkrise to Candleford’ through the middle of the day!!!

I did get to weigh in yesterday morning after missing group last Tuesday… I was expecting very bad news after what I can only describe as a ‘flexible week’!! I am still resisting chocolate (7 days & counting) but during half term, while making considered choices, had not been keeping a record of my intake…so…what was the outcome…well 1 1/2lb ON!! It could have been so much worse, but I have to get back in the zone!  More of that later!!!

Today has been a wonderful day…I met up with my good friends Karen & Hilary & we set off to a gorgeous Tea Room in Walkern, where we indulged in Elevenses…in style!   

   …Don’t think I’m quite back in the zone just yet!!!!

 

After that we set off to Benington to visit Lordship Gardens & see the snowdrops. 

The morning was damp & just as we arrived the heavens opened!!  Unperturbed we paid our admission fee & set off into the gardens with hats, brollies & camera’s at the ready!

All I can say is……



Thank goodness for wellington boots!! 

The pathways which weren’t paved were like a quagmire!.. but in spite of that it was such a pleasant walk..after a while the sun broke through & immediately it felt warmer!


There were so many opportunities to snap & I could fill this post with dozens of shots but I’ve narrowed it down to my few favourites!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The current house is early twentieth century but is built around an eighteenth century core…there are still many Norman parts with amazing gargoyles & decoration.

 

 

 

 

 

The snowdrops are just beautiful & the formal gardens & landscaping are simply gorgeous…I can’t wait to make a return visit in finer weather!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a perfect day…despite the weather…good friends, a treat & time spent in uplifting surroundings! Blessings indeed!!

Tomorrow is Nathans eleventh birthday…my baby boy is growing up! He is excited about going to see ‘Avatar’…at last…& has asked for Kentucky Fried Chicken for tea…

…KFC AND cake!!!…is there no end to the temptation!!!!! Maybe if I do an extra hour at the gym tomorrow I won’t have to resist!!!! Oh! if it were only that simple!!

Anyhow…thanks for stopping by…catch you later!!