Enjoying the Autumn Atmosphere

Sunday 23 October - Since we had the car we decided to head to Lacock. It was an excellent autumn day with sunny skies and a gentle breeze. We visited our favorite shops in the village then took a long walk around the outskirts of the village and the abbey. When we returned to the village we endeavoured to find a place to eat without much luck until we came to King John's hunting lodge. There was a large garden in the back full of tables. We enjoyed the garden atmosphere and excellent food before heading over to the notton garden centre to peruse all the christmas ornaments already on display. On our way home we stopped in Bradford-on-Avon and took a liesurely stroll along the water and canal before returning to Bristol.

Wandering through Wales

Saturday 22 October - We drove all the way to wooly Wales to visit a fabric and garden fair in Penpont, near Brecon. We had a lovely time wandering the grounds which boasted an impressive green man shaped hedge maze, an elephant shaped boxhedge and an organic walled garden. We saw a lot of fabrics from around the world and enjoyed some treats made from local ingredients. After we had fully enjoyed the fair we took a long drive around the Brecon park before stopping at Raglan castle on the way back to Bristol. We wandered through the ruins of the old castle enjoying the last of the days sunshine among the turrets and courtyards.

A Day of London Luxury for Our Anniversary

Tuesday 27 Septmber - To celebrate our second anniversary Ian and I took the train into London. We had scheduled tea at the Ritz which, as expected was a decadent affair. We had lots of finger sandwiches, scones and pastry's. We were also served a lemony compote and a selection of cakes. We each had our own lion topped silver tea pots with all the trimmings. After tea we took a stroll through Harrods before heading over to the west end. We saw a matinee performance of the long running Agatha Christie classic The Mousetrap. It was good fun and the theatre was very intimate. Then it was a drink at Brown's and a stroll through St. James's park. A quick light dinner at Scala and then on the bus back to Bristol.