Keeping the memories alive…
I’ve never been to Harewood House in Yorkshire despite it being only an hour or so away by car, so this month I booked us couple of nights’ stay in the charming Harewood Arms. I have to confess to an ulterior motive though, my plan was to also visit the church of All Saint’s Harewood where some of my ancestors were hatched, matched and despatched and then on our way home to Hull, to visit …
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Just snuck into June this one! Our annual visit to Thornwick Bay caravan park for my birthday weekend and as our usual caravan wasn’t available, in fact won’t be ever again as the owner has upgraded it for one in a different location, we decided to book through Haven. We went for a ‘silver’ grade of caravan with a wrap around verandah and patio doors but didn’t know where on the site it would be …
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Yes, I am aware that I’ve missed April. The weather was so wet and cold that we actually couldn’t really be bothered with much and there didn’t seem much point in spending money just for the sake of saying we’d been somewhere! We enjoyed a cosy month at home, I did a bit of sewing so all was well with our world. So we’re down to 11 in 12 but it doesn’t have the same …
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I promised you a blog about how I came to make my first self-drafted dress pattern for the above dress. Now, firstly I must say that the dress isn’t perfect by any means so don’t get all judgey on me haha! It is only made in the cheapest polycotton, as I wanted to make sure that I finally had the fit as good as I could get before using any of my nicer fabrics. That …
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Ciao! Continuing on with our 12 in 12 Challenge and March’s expedition was to Italy. Somewhere both of us have wanted to visit for ages but never got around to. After looking at various places, we decided on Rome and Pisa as a good start. As is usual, click on any gallery pictures to see full size. After a fairly straightforward journey to Manchester Airport, we had a couple of hours to spare before the …
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