After breakfast we said adieu but not goodbye to the Cotford Hotel. We will be back.
We headed off to Croft Castle stopping briefly at the Hop Pocket for me to purchase the other colour cardi that I loved from the day before. Mr C and mum stayrd in the car. As I was purchasing the [...]
We were a little bit late setting off and picking mum up for her holiday adventure. This led us to have lunch at Stokesay Castle tearoom before continuing our journey to Hampton Court Castle. We enjoyed lunch sitting outside with views over the fields and the occasional train passing by.
In addition to the gardens, the [...]
… followed by fine dining on the patio
The weather was hot and humid so I waited until the late afternoon for my walk, choosing a route with plenty of shade.
Today was a scorcher with the temperature reaching 84F as I arrived home after an afternoon four miler.
I walked to Leegomery Pool where I sat and lingered for a while watching the fish just under the surface of the pool. Occasionally as the fish swam a fin emerged above the water level reminding me of [...]
… some things just have to be done
And much later the bats graced us with their presence
We spent our day with long overdue gardening tasks followed taking the pruned clippings to the recycling centre.
As evening approached the weather was perfect to test out our new Kadai Bowl for en evening dinner. It didn’t disappoint and we were amazed that the coals were still burning after four hours. By this time we [...]