A day out and other bits and pieces

Hi there! Hope you're having a good weekend. I'm not working today, which is very nice. Crafting seems to have been a bit thin on the ground this last week with the horrible weather, so I thought I would show you a few pics from half term when we all went for a trip to Salisbury Cathedral Close.

The one below is from a tiny front garden, in a lot of the gardens in The Close these pretty little flowers grow amongst the stones, but I thought the geranium was so pretty and striking as well. I could spend hours just looking at the gardens and houses.

For us it's less than a half hour walk so we should go more often really. It was pretty chilly so we didn't hang about outside for long but we did go the Salisbury Museum and took some shots in there as well.

There is a big statue outside the Cathedral of a man reclining, this doesn't show how huge it is and how realistic it looks from a distance.

Inside the museum there are all sorts of things but these caught my eye.

There's a lot that kids enjoy too like costumes to try on, little mice to spot amongst the exhibits and colouring in sheets at various strategic points so we all had a good time.

There was icecream in the cafe at the end too, mmmmmm. Unfortunately we ate it too fast to photograph :-S

On the home front we've been battening down the hatches against the rain and winds. I'm back addicted to Yankee Candles again so most evenings you will see one of these lit and making us feel warm and cosy.

I received a lovely giveaway runner up prize this week from Annie of Birdcages and Butterflies, love the baker's twine on the wrapping!

I got a gorgeous keyring plus some pretty earrings (which I'm really sorry have not photographed at all well on a red background). Thanks so much Annie, I love it all xxx

On the kitchen front there is not a lot more to report but after living here since January 2007 we finally have bar stools at the breakfast bar! Only £19.99 plus p&p from ebay and perfect after a scrub. That's my kind of bargain.

I'm going to do and do some more quilt square sewing now I think, seems a good idea as it's very grey outside. Take care all, love Mel xxx