Thank you for your kind comments on my Photo Scavenger Hunt. As you could probably tell, I was in Northumberland till Tuesday, now I am back!
Easter Sunday, I had attended a joyful, packed Easter service at Hexham Abbey with my lovely Mother in law, J, and I was wearing the lovely birthday present, an Emily and Fin dress she had bought me (not shared on the birthday blog post as it hadn't arrived then). She commented on how nice it looked at which point, I cheekily said, "In which case, you had better be my official photographer!". She very gleefully (possibly tongue-in-cheek?) said she'd be delighted!
I was really glad that the Abbey backs onto the Sele, a beautiful park in the centre of Hexham that has a delightful quaint old-feel about it. We headed into there and she soon proved herself a great photographer, not impatient, suggesting different places and poses and we had a great laugh. I will definitely ask her again, she was very dilligent!
I should, at this point, say how much I liked the dress she chose for me. I like Emily and Fin because their dresses are 100% cotton,which I prefer SO much more to viscose and all those synthetic dresses around. I was delighted when she gave me this because I would never have chosen a tulip dress shape like this, being pear-shaped, I tend to favour looser skirt bottoms, so it was something different and since I'd given up shopping for Lent, was a welcome addition to my wardrobe! Incidentally, my Father-in-law, the famous WOMOTM, bought me an ASOS voucher which I have, post-Lent, bought another Emily and Fin dress with! Watch this space.
The Sele is lovely and the sun was beautiful. It made a fun diversion on the way home. We were even lucky enough to see a small patch of Bluebells too!
FYI, the jacket is thrifted Next, Cardie Primark, Shoes-Riedker, Umbrella- Tiger
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Today, I spent the day with my sister and my little Niece, K. CBC dropped me off on his way to his piano exam and a very lovely time I had too.
We went swimming and I was astounded to discover my 5-year old niece is able to already swim lengths. She swam 10 lengths all in all as well as numerous widths. I am amazed that she has done this with my sister alone. I couldn't swim at all until I was 10 and only a lenght when I was 11!
We went back and had lunch, watched a dance show on DVD and then I played Hide and Seek with her. Let me tell you something sad I discovered as an adult. You are BIG! So much bigger than you are in your mind. You are not the size of a child anymore. All the places you could once squeeze into are now totally out of the question, you cannot fit in them. You will put your back out if you try to contort yourself into position. You move rather like a bulldozer, not the svelte cat-burglar you once were. You run round in a panic trying to find somewhere to hide, SOMEWHERE you will fit, and end up behind doors. You look like a mountain hiding under the duvet and are instantly discoverable. The airing cupboard is no-go, behind the sofa is a joke, you feel like you're going to break your neck trying to get under the bed and move the speed of a snail, divans are your enemy.
The only advantage you have over the 5-year old is that you have learnt to breathe silently! Aha, one advantage!
Bye for now!
xx