A weekend with Eeyore & Friends

Good morning

A quick nip into blogland whilst waiting for yet another load of weekend washing to finish!

Yep, we've been away again in Bertie - this time really not that far from home. Just 12 miles up the road to the village of Wenhaston and a lovely little campsite I found online. 

When we arrived the first thing we heard was these lovelies in their field next to the camping one;

I have a soft spot for donkeys - so it was lovely to have them nearby. Rather funny that the 2 pugs in one of the tents on site though they could take them on and kept barking when the donkeys wandered past their camp - the donkeys failed to even acknowledge them - so laid back.

We were so lucky with the weather one downpour overnight and another we managed to miss as we were just a few miles away on a day out in Southwold. I know we often visit there but this time we went in tourist mode - time for a lovely lunch from the deli and sitting eating it on the prom in front of a couple of unoccupied beach huts;

There were loads of people in the sea - I think the boys wished they'd brought their swimming things with them - how was I to know the forecast was going to be so wrong!

I could happily watch the kite surfers for hours.

Of course a trip to the seaside would be complete without ice creams;

We also spent time playing in the arcades and having silly photos taken. There were also gallopers - little son & I went on and we left big son with the camera - this was the only picture he managed to get of sort of both of us!!

A lovely weekend and a campsite we shall be going back to again I'm sure.

This week sees manic washing, tidying, cleaning and packing as the plan - big son is away for 9 days from Saturday - camping as a Young Leader at a big scout camp in Derbyshire and we're planning another trip away in Bertie to Yorkshire- just 3 of us this time.

Oh and of course there are more Olympics to be watched as well - well done TeamGB for all the medals so far - 3rd place in the medal table - amazing.

See you soon

xxx Vicki xxx

End of month stuff

Good evening (just)

The end of the month is upon us again almost. Month 8 starts of Wednesday - 2/3 of 2012 gone by already!!

Now normally at the end of the month there are 3 lots of mosaics to share - however this month, there is only one :(

There wasn't a Photo Scavenger Hunt this month - am guessing Kathy has been rather snowed under at work :( Seems strange not consulting a list and happily ticking them off.

I've also no entry into the Monthly Makes club - until yesterday afternoon I'd not picked up a crochet hook for over a month!! Hoping with forthcoming Bertie trips I might get my current blanket finished!

So here it it - one mosaic for the end of July - these mosaics hopefully will make up a calendar for our household next year - I just need to make 2 more - one for August and one for September.

For July we have - Big Sons Prom, The Olympic Torch Relay, Little Son in the flood, Sweetpeas from the garden, cherries on the tree, buddleia in bloom, a full moon (at the beginning of the month), end of term sweets and a trip to Southwold.

We're into the 2nd week of the school hols now - settling into the no-school routine. Late nights and late mornings are popular with the boys - along with lots of screen time and the occasion venture out of their rooms for food and chores!!

We're watching lots from London 2012 too. I managed to stay awake for the entire Opening Ceremony - MrVV had a little doze whilst the athletes came in - between C and U - waking in time to see TeamGB. We loved it all - so quirky and British (hoping the rest of the world understood some of the more obscure references). However we all agreed - time for Macca to retire - he really seemed to be struggling.

I'm getting into all sorts of random sports - I'd never seen Handball before but that is my current favourite. I might have to stop cheering on our boys & girls though as it seems that is not helping!!

See you soon.

xxx Vicki xxx