Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Saturday, 7 June 2014

Attingham Park



With Pappy busy at home fixing the clutch on my brothers new car, Mr Bee, Nana and I went on a spontaneous excursion for the afternoon. We decided on Attingham Park, Shropshire, a huge mansion with an abundance of outdoor walks and things to do indoor and out. 

Thunderstorms followed us for the entire journey but it eased off after we had eaten our lunch and spent a good hour exploring the expansive mansion. The sun really had his hat on for the rest of the day, it was beautifully warm leaving us thankful of taking the chance! 






















Monday, 16 September 2013

Saltram House












Our autumn holiday started with a trip to the splendid Saltram House, near Plymouth. We stopped here on our way home last year for lunch, but keen to get home, we didn't explore any more than the restaurant!
A beautiful georgian house which had an overwhelming amount of rooms to explore. The kitchen was full of copper pans, jelly moulds and two HUGE copper sinks. The pleasure grounds would be lovely to explore if only my legs would have carried me a little further!
It was the perfect way to split up our long journey.

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

What a Weekend!

On Thursday,  Mr Bee, Nana Bee and I packed our things ready for a weekend in the Big Smoke. Unfortunately, it wasn't all fun, as I was down working at the Baby Show.

Very sadly, Mr Bee was very poorly, which after a trip to A&E was diagnosed as a bad ear infection in both ears. The poor little bee. But it didn't put him off enjoying the sights.

On Thursday, we all had a very special treat, dinner at The Rainforest Cafe! I have wanted to go there since I was small, and I knew that Louie would adore it, so although it was late, we went anyway. Louie was memorized by all of the animals around the cafe, the noises and the rain. Even though he was not himself, he really did love it. Especially the gorillas and the hiding 'tiger' (which was actually a cheetah).




And of course, travelling around London is very exciting when you are a small, as you get to go on lots of Choo Choos, of which we never heard the end of all weekend!!

Whilst I was working long days at the Baby Show, Mr Bee was out schmoozing all over the place, going to the Tate Britain, the V&A, Hamleys and to Buckingham Palace, and of course a good wander around the show.

Poorly Louie watching X-Factor with Nana in the hotel room
It was fun meeting our Gurus, some for the first time, some for the second. We all had a good time and I am sure that we converted a lot of people to cloth nappies!

But possibly the highlight of my weekend was my end of show bargain that I picked up for Louie, a ladybird Trunki! When I took it back to the hotel, my poorly boy lit up and was just so pleased and excited, it was worth every penny!!

Monday, 13 June 2011

Crafty Treasures

Whilst I was on my travels in the North East, I stumbled upon loads of craft shops and stalls! I was very impressed :)
This was my favourite, The Sewing Box in Morpeth. An absolute treasure trove of everything sewing! I was in heaven! They have a website, you can find it here.




Durham has a wonderful indoor market that is full of surprises, like 'The Quilters Cupboard'. I managed to get some felt and ricrac to make strawberries for Louie, and some polka dot fabric ready for Summer's birthday party!
Buttons from the 'Oxfam Boutique'
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