Blenheim

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We had a great trip to Blenheim Palace in Woodstock. I really wanted to go here before the baby comes so am delighted we actually did it.
The day was beautiful. We looked round the house, enjoyed the Winston Churchill exhibition particularly. I'd like to go back when I'm back to normal and don't need to keep sitting down with my bump.
We had a lovely lunch in the restaurant sitting overlooking the water gardens.
The tickets were expensive but they allow us in for a year so hopefully we will go back and see more of the gardens during the year.

Easter

My parents came to stay for Easter after their holiday.
We had a good time.
On Easter Monday we went to the coffee morning and chatted to people, my dad did some painting then we all had lunch together before going for a walk near the castle.
I didn't get far before heading back home and doing some gardening
but it was a lovely sunny holiday.

Visits from the aunts

My aunt came to stay with us before Easter so it was nice to catch up with her and have lunch and sit outside and chat and walk (slowly for me!) in town. She stayed one night with us as she was mainly staying with my cousin in Nottingham.
Mike's aunt also came up last week from Oxford just for the day. I hadn't seen her since we told people we were expecting so it was a lot of catching up for us.

For little feet....

This is the first purchase that I bought for our baby,
little trainers with ribbons to lace up.
My husband thinks I'm mad :)
All girls need pretty shoes, even little girls.

"A pair of shoes can change your life"
~ Cinderella

Garden days

More lovely sunshine and the chance to sit outside and have lunch
while being visited by the cat next door.
Complete bliss....we hope it continues.

This weekend we have managed to have lunch in the garden at the new house - just rolls and tea - while the sun was out and in between jobs and then on Sunday we had cooked lunch - our new favourite, spaghetti pie, with salad because again it was a lovely day.
It feels like an early summer although when the sun goes in it does get cold quickly. It's just so nice to have this great weather so we have to make the most of it while it's here.
I had an early breakfast and so now it's time for coffee in the garden...I can see the garden chair beckoning me.

A kind gesture

Friends of ours, J&T, are having an extension and were going to demolish their summer house to make room for it...instead they very kindly offered it to us so we jumped at the chance and Mike hired a box van and went to collect it on Friday from Oxford.
I really thought it would lie in pieces for months but Mike and his dad dug out the base, ordered ballast for it and then got the whole summer house up on Saturday at our new house.
I was amazed.
It needs a good clean and a paint but apart from that it's fantastic!

Thanks J&T!

Then on Sunday late afternoon they had a bonfire to clear all the garden rubbish after the work was finished.