Good Friday Day Trip

We decided to be brave and visit a National Trust property on their busiest day of the year, Good Friday. So we chose Canons Ashby to visit as it is usually quite a peaceful place. Though there were LOTS of cars (and creative parking!) it didn't feel as busy as some of the places we have visited on busy days.

We enjoyed the sunshine, saw some bumblebees and had a long mooch around the house - bliss.

Calke Gardens

 Whilst Pappy spent the day fixing an Astra (not his, phew!), the bee and I had a lovely and relaxing day. A morning spent laying in and playing train set followed by an afternoon stroll around the gardens at Calke. It was such a dull, grey day, but we saw a surprising amount of colour throughout the gardens!

(Louie's coat not included!)

This is Louie's meerkat impression. He is convinced that the fern house used to house meerkats, I have no idea where he got that from, any suggestions welcome!!

How beautiful is this nectarine tree housed in the Orangery? I wanted to take it and its beautiful pink blossoms home with me! What a stunning little tree!

 Mr Bee insisted on having this photo taken so that we can compare it with one taken two or three years ago, I must dig that one out!

Hopefully it will warm up a little bit more so that we can have lots of adventures and find lots and lots more colour!

Home

I've missed this. Wednesdays with my boy.
School really does get in the way of having fun sometimes. This gorgeous boost of weather has perked us both up so we planned a lovely picnic and a daytrip with no set destination.
A bad nights sleep for me, meant lots of pain in the chest area so no driving for us today, Mr Bee was very upset that we couldn't adventure, but after a slow, recovering morning, we had a picnic at home then popped to the garden centre to stock up on goodies.

And so the rest of our afternoon was spent deep in compost, repotting some more succulents, sowing some seeds and getting some plants out in the fresh air. It was lovely to get out in the garden for the first time, who knows what will happen. I am not a green fingered lady, but I can but try!

After a light dinner, we nipped out for our first evening stroll of the year. It wasn't cold and it was still light so off we trotted to the fields around the corner for a little explore of our village footpaths. I love this countryside lark.

It was so lovely to enjoy a day during the holidays with my boy.