Week Five - GCSE Results

Week five started out with lots of washing. Going away is great but the washing mountain when you get home can be quite a challenge!

So the early part of the week was filled with washing & work, all thoughts on Thursday.

GCSE Results day.

My Daughter worked really hard and she got the results she wanted. Hallelujah.

She even got a couple of the new grade 9's.

Whilst she went off to enrol at college, me and the smallish boy headed for the cake shop!

For lots of our family celebrations we have a Lathams cake, this time it was Mississippi Mud Pie.

On route we got my Daughter a couple of plants to add to her growing collection and the boy had two ice creams (he took advantage of my good mood)

In other, less exciting news, I bought some fabric.

The three on the right I already had and with the addition of the three on the left I plan to make a hexi blanket.

Bold clashing colours are not normally my thing, so well see how I go. . . . .

Week Four - Wales

Week four of the holidays started off pretty much like all the others. 

A combination of work, computer games, washing, ironing (very minimal) and on wednesday night some quick packing.

I booked us a few nights away in Wales.

Its years since we visited Wales.

On our last trip my small boy was in a pram, eating mushed up food.

Now he's twelve, he's eating more than me!

If you know north Wales you'll recognise the photos.

 We visited Bodnant Gardens on our way to Caernarfon.

 Its so beautiful.

We stayed in Caernarfon, so we obviously visited the Castle.

Its huge, lots of dark passage ways and loads of spiral staircases.

If you suffer from the same condition that me and my son have, jelly legs, you'll only manage to get so high.

But if you're part mountain goat, like my other half and my daughter, well its just up, up, up!

Can you see them below?

It doesn't look too high but it was.

I really enjoyed peeping out, looking at the town outside.

Also on my list of places to visit was the Janet Bell Gallery in Beaumaris.

She has so many lovely things in both the gallery and the shop, I couldn't leave empty handed!

We also visited Beaumaris castle.

Not quite as grand as Caernarfon but much more manageable for anyone suffering from ' Jelly legs'

We all made it to the top and whilst clutching the handrail I managed to take a photo or two!

Out on the pier we viewed the crabbing.

After Beaumaris we visited Moelfre to meet some friends who are holidaying on Anglesey.

Lots of chatting but not many photos!

Sunday morning we packed up and headed home.

We all looked forward to picking Penny up.

 (She was on a mini holiday, staying with my Mum & Dad)

So what to do in week four?

Week three - Keswick

Week three of the school holidays and we've left home!

After rummaging in the garage for most of Saturday and Sunday for our camping stuff, we headed to Keswick of Monday.

With both my sisters and there families, we made up a party of twelve

 

The campsite was just a short walk away from Thirlmere Reservoir.

Not a lot I can say about the photo above, they did a small dance routine, then we continued on our walk. 

If you visit the Lake District you have to love a good walk.

We did plenty, around the town, around the gardens and down to the lake.

But on our last day we took a boat trip across the lake.

  

We luckily got some seats inside as the rain clouds opened. 

Then a walk up the lakeside, under the trees, trying to stay dry.

The only way to motivate a group of twelve is with the promise of cake.

Luckily for us the Lingholm Kitchen was on our route to the ferry.

The beautiful walled veg gardens.

We managed to find enough seating and all had a well deserved piece of cake

We made our way to the ferry but after two full boats came and went, we realised we had a problem.

Twelve doesn't fit easily onto the ferry and no one was getting off at this stop.

We had to walk back to the Catbells ferry stop, with our fingers crossed we would fit on the ferry.

Much to my sons delight we sat at the front of the ferry and got lake water in our faces all the way back.

So not so much 'Mum Guilt' this week.

But lots of washing and packing away when we got home.