Wightwick

 Sunday. Dan decided to take us on a jolly to a National Trust property he had been reading about. At short notice, I decided that I would take my old camera, the 550d which has served me well for 5 whole years now! Paired with the 50mm prime, it is nice and light (without the battery grip) so it was nice to just snap away without the extra weight.

For some reason, I just felt like getting some moody, low key photos of the flowers. They weren't quite going over yet, but they were well on their way. I really enjoyed using both of the pieces of equipment that I don't really reach for these days. It definitely made a positive change!!

Weekend

Farmers Market

Photography walk at Calke with Louie and Emily

 And then it was my turn...

 Cooked breakfast and playing with the horsey hooks.

 Hot Chocolates

This weekend has been fairly hectic. Friday afternoon we celebrated Harry turning 12.

Saturday morning we busied around stopping off for our favourite Pick's breakfast sandwiches from the Farmers Market, and of course, the fab viennese biscuits from 19 Gates. Our afternoon was spent at Calke. We were supposed to go on a children's photography walk but it was a bit of a shambles so we did our own thing instead. 

Sunday we were up early. We had a little cooked breakfast before heading over to Lichfield to pick up my engagement ring. My prototype wedding ring was perfect (after a little tweaking...!) and we put the deposit down on two wedding bands. Another thing to strike off the list. We restocked the cupboards for the week ahead before getting the amazing chili on and organising lunches for the coming week before flaking out on the sofa with some catch up TV.

Above the Clouds

This morning Mr Bee and I drove over to Beacon Hill for a brisk early morning walk. The whole of the countryside was covered with a blanket of fog and the views from the top of the hill were spectacular, as if we were above the clouds. We had to keep moving to keep warm, as the early temperatures weren't much above freezing but it was well worth the trip.

Sudbury Hall

Aah, a welcome return to outings with our dear friends Anna and Isaac! 

Today our adventures lead us to Sudbury Hall, a National Trust property in Derbyshire. Boasting a beautiful house, Childhood Museum and a fab little woodland play park, we had plenty to be getting on with, even though the weather took a turn for the worse.

Inside the courtyard, there was a large diamond structure, but I will tell you more about that later!