Day 0 trying to decide what to take for 5 weeks on the Wild Atlantic Way .
vanilla essence and pecans for making cakes and lovely assortment of China cups and plates …. Hope we get some punters who are willing to come and have a cup of tea with us .
(Colin is most excited about some sweets we bought with verses of scripture wrapped around each one) we were given a discount by a very sweet man in Oasis in Romsey when he found out what we were up to .
Packing the van …….
Preparation Table
I have always wanted to paint more fine art and this year I got going. First via a week away at at Nicholaston House on a painting retreat and then by going out monthly with a dear friend to paint outdoors! People tell me I have a talent so I will keep going. I’d appreciate some feedback 🙂
On a journey from Nottingham to Bristol Josh and I stopped over at the Malvern Hills for a walk. The weather was crisp and clear. Because the Malverns stand out over surrounding land for miles the view can be fab. Today was a great day for a view.
We had over 6 inches of snow in Lordswood on 02 Dec 2010. Quite unusual. Here’s a video showing it.
This was made on an iPhone and stitched together by the Autostitch iPhone App.
The walk from Beaulieu to Buckler’s Hard is a well known 4 mile stroll. It starts off in Beaulieu in the car park, wanders past shops and pub in the village and then sets off down well marked broad path through fields and woods. At one point you have the choice to stick to the wider path or go down to the river where a lot of the walk is along wooden planking. Views of the river are lovely. At Buckler’s hard walk up to the pub have a pint or coffee then set off back seeing the views from a different angle. A pleasant afternoon with Ben and Kathy.
The McQueen family ventured out on our traditional New Years Day walk in the New Forest with others from our housegroup. Dave C took us to Acres Down. Lovely views, lovely weather. Afterwards we had to readjust as The New Forest Inn was packed so we went to The Swan instead.
Had a great time at a family gathering in Cambridgeshire. it was my cousin Christine’s husband’s 65th Birthday. Mick was 65 last Saturday. born on D-Day he celebrated in with a do at Slepe Hall in St Ives followed by a BBQ around at their home in Woodwalton.
Had a great afternoon on Bank Holiday Monday walking around Mottisfont Abbey gardens. Having a NT membership helps ‘cos you don’t feel you have to rush around to see everything as you can always come back. Roses are pretty fab but may be better in mid-June.
I have just come back from a few days camping and canoeing on Purbeck. Weather was great and I had an amazing time canoeing round Studland including seeing Old Harry and his wife.
I also had a trip up the River Frome from Wareham and across Swanage Bay. Walking was less successful because I had intended to walk from Kimmeridge to Lulworth Cove but the range walks were shut. Instead I wandered around Kimmeridge.
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I quite enjoy painting. Here are scans of some of my efforts.
