Lands End today

Arrived safely in Cornwall. Rained yesterday but today is bright and sunny. We're off to Land's End today.

Got this cute chocolate fellow yesterday in St. Ives.

Not sure if I can bring myself to eat him lol.

Travel Journal

Today I thought I'd share a quick photo of my travel journey. Whenever I go on a trip I always save tickets and pamphlets and end up bringing them all back with me. Sometimes they just sit in small bags. Hanging my head in shame. This time I brought a little journal thing is picked up somewhere and some glue. I've been filling it in as I'm going along. I wish I'd done this year's ago! It's a great way of keeping all the pieces together and documenting what we've been doing each day. It should make organising photos and the story a lot better.

What's your best way of keeping track of holidays? Do you journal or organise photos?

Sun is Shining!

Let's hope it keeps shining as mum and I are off to Cornwall on Saturday. I've never been before so really excited. I'm sure there will be lots of photo opportunities. We went to Felixstowe again today. Although it was a little breezy we found an enclosed spot where it was quite warm. I think I added to the tan line on my feet.

Tomorrow we might pop over to Colchester. The castle had beautiful flower displays. It's really peaceful to walk around if the weather is nice though we always seem to end up with a full day when visiting.

This is an old photo of the castle. I do miss my computer as I can't look or transfer the photos from my camera. I'll fave so many to look at when I get home.

Thanks for all the lovely comments. I'm sure I'm behind on news from the blogs I usually visit. Have a great Wednesday!

Saturday/ Cross Stitch in Progress

It's been a little brighter the last couple of days. Thank goodness! We went to Felixstowe yesterday with oldest sister. It was beautiful there in the afternoon. We sat out in the afternoon down at the end of the prom and enjoyed the sunshine. My sister is of on her holiday next week so we won't be seeing her and then next Saturday mum and I are of to Cornwall. I'm really looking forward to it.

When it was raining this week I took the time to get started on some cross stitch that I brought with me. I'm not sure I'll get it finished in time for Mum's birthday so maybe just after.

I think it's another Belle and Boo design. It's from a magazine. It is coming along quite nicely even if I do say so myself! Hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

Rain Finally Finished!

It had stopped raining! Yesterday it ended up raining all day. We stayed in and relaxed. Thankfully it ended today. We had a day out booked to Southwold and Aldeburgh so glad it cleared up. This afternoon the sun came out and it was quite beautiful. If not for the wind it would have been quite hot. We had fish and chips again - delicious! Tomorrow we are off out with my oldest sister to Felixstowe. The weather is supposed to cooperate!

Daughter sent me a new photo of Shasta. She poses so nicely!  Apparently when they were out walking they got attacked by mosquitos. I do not miss those!

Rainy day

The weather has been a bit funny today so we had a day in. There was lots of rain forecast but more heavy showers and then sunshine. I can actually see some blue sky. It tends to do that a lot - clear up in the evening. If only it could be the other way round! It gave us a chance to read and for me to do some stitching. I've started a new piece I hope to share once I've got going a bit.

Had a lovely day at Bury St. Edmunds yesterday. The gardens at the Abbey were really beautiful. If anybody is close by I'd suggest a visit. It's really a wonderful place - one of my favourites. I always find a visit so peaceful. I took lots of photos I'll share later.

Charity Shop Cross Stitch Rescue

I love looking around the charity shops. At Felixstowe I found six craft magazines for a pound and several books. I like looking for crafty stuff but it isn't always easy to find. I came across this lovely cross stitch at a charity shop in Ipswich and just had to rescue it. The stitches are beautifully done.

As a cross stitcher myself I know just how long this must have taken. Does anyone else pick up crafty goodies out and about?