Lakeside

Couple of days in the Lake District this weekend, catching up with old schoolfriends.

First stop Sizergh Castle in the (very hot) sunshine - the gardens were looking lovely - before moving on to Milnthorpe to meet up with everybody.

Barbecue on the beach at Silverdale that evening - good to catch up with folk, and in such a lovely location.  All those years living in the Lakes and I never made it to this bit of coast!

 
Great sunset too:

Next day, sun still shining (although not quite as hot) and we headed for Windermere and a visit to Wray Castle.

Although it's been National Trust since 1929 they've only just opened it to the public.  Lovely building, in a fantastic setting, although it doesn't have quite as much 'history' as most NT properties.



Had a bit of a walk and a picnic by the lake as well, before returning to Milnthorpe for a very nice dinner in a local restaurant, and to toast our hosts' 20th Wedding Anniversary (how the time flies).

A good weekend.

Winging It . .

The latest from Bird-Cam . . .

 

Or is that Butterfly-Cam?

Bunny On The Drive

Aww . . .

On with the Next Job . . .

Here we go again . . .  final job (hopefully) - replacing the somewhat manky downstairs carpets (particularly in the living room), with an oak-engineered floor.

We've been living in a shell of a room for a while now, will be good to get it all finished, and all the furniture currently scattered round the rest of the house repatriated!