Had a fantastic trip north but it was totally exhausting. Not a lot of sleep and 1300 business miles in a week. Drymen show was nice if a little showery.
The weather wasn't great so my plans of sitting in the sun didn't materialise but I did have a very nice trip to Dunoon, hadn't been there for years. Dunoon is where Dunoon pottery is originally from. Sadly I asked in the shop where the pottery was as I couldn't find it and it has moved fown to Staffordshire which is a real shame as it provided lots of local jobs and I feel it should have stayed where it started out but of course rising costs and economies of scale....
Enroute to Dunoon we stopped at Benmore, part of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. We had a look down the Sequoia Avenue but didn't have time for a proper visit.
Also had a nice week of socialising fitted around my work commitments. Saw Ros, Hazel, Abi and two German friends that I hadn't seen for 8 and 13 years!!! Also caught up with Ann and talked to Cath on the phone.
Had time to plan a little more of the Canada trip and the possibility of the Rocky Mountaineer trip. This would save a lot of driving and looks like an ideal way to see the Icefields and Maligne Lake. We will see....
Mike got on fantastically with the patio. We need to give the slabs another power-wash and get them cemented more firmly into place. Pretty good for recycled slabs though! I am looking forward to getting some plants in this weekend and getting pebbles or slate placed around the patio.
Today is painting the lounge (natural wicker) at the other house. It took me all day and Mike part of the evening just to scrape the border off the wall - so glad the whole wall wasn't papered. It means I am a little behind schedule though!
2 comments:
Just stumbled on to your blog and have enjoyed reading your entries. We are planning a trip and I would love to know about any quilt shops we might happen upon in our travels.
Hi Juliann - the quilt shop I have discovered is in Warwick. I don't know if that is somewhere you will be near to? Warwickshire is worth a visit though if you haven't been before - it's a really lovely place. I have been living in this area for around 10 years and there are loads of cute places to visit.
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