stitching and Wells

today was meant to be a stitching day at out hotel Ston Eastern. This in teory was a really good idea for today except that the kits the nice lady (claire something) where a bit much for me but mum got one. A sat I did the little scotty across stitch I got at Liberty of London. After lunch Mum and I and Louise, a lady from the tour, have waged and escaped to Wells. I was really keen to see the cathedral and also the really ancienct row of houses that are here. (I am in apub I wells writing this now) the street of houses wasn't as old as I was expediting but it was really interesting away. Still many hundreds of ears old!! The cathedral was a bit expensive for me. Its good to have a bit of 'normal' time.
There is another formal dinner tonight. I hope its yummy

Bath

today was the day if swaning arround Bath. We had a bit of a coach tour first, then a walking tour with David, who is a tour leader with us who's interest is in archtiecture, then on to the costume mueseum. I remebered the costume place being better the last time. Lastly was free time. There was meant to be anthoer formal dinner after than, but mum and I skipped that. We had turkish at the same place Neil and I went to last time, it was great! After that we met up with the group again and went on the Bizarre Bath tour, which was really great fun. I acciently bought a bunny, you had to be there

rain and travel

today we did a lot of driving, in the rain, it was a bit sucky, cos rain and my hip and mums isn't a great combination, it tends to hurt. We had a stop in a town called Travistock, which I'm sure would have been nicer in better weather. Bit boring as it was. We are staying for the next few days at Stone Easten, outside Bath, it is very flash. Last thing before arriving here, we went tot he American Museum, which this was interesting, it did seem a bit wrong to be learning about American history in the UK. They have dogs here at the hotel and a crochet course, please excuse me, I have to go and play around. bye-e

Fowey

Today we went on a trip to a little seaside town called Fowey, which is pronounced (more or less) 'Foy'. It is a town steeped in all sorts of literary history and stuff that neither mum of I are really interested in. We all wandered around for a while. I bought a pretty rain coat. I really don't have a lot more to say about this day, it didn't really do a lot for me.
This was our last night at Luchenchard, so even though it was really late when I got back, I did a quick run around and took photos. It really is quite a pretty place.

Wet traveling day

Today we had to get going fairly early to go to firstly Travistock then on to Lutrenchard for the night. Travistock is well known market town, unfortunately it was extremely wet today and not much fun to be wondering around a market town. Still it was a very pretty town. I was good and only bought one £5 scarf with shawn sheep on it.
I was expecting a bit from dinner, as the restaurant at Lewtrenchard, where we are staying is a mitchelen star restaurant and to be honest, I wasn't that impressed. It was nice enough, but other places we have eaten have been nicer. Sleep is still eluding the both of us, which is annoying.

Stitching day with Jenny

Today was our first stitching day. Both mum and I were fairly sure we wouldn't be able to sew for a whole day, but Jenny, our most excellent tutor, made it easy. I usually only cross stitch and was determined to try something new. I picked one on the needle work kits which had all sorts of stitches, most of which I still don't know the names of. I was really amazed how much I achieved in the day and how quickly the time few. My kit makes a little vista with three castle towers, some bushes, water, a hill and the sun. I got the hill and all three castle towers sew up. Now the question will be what to do at the next stitching day, as I am keen to keeping going on this kit, but there might be some thing else new and exciting I might need to try.

After sewing all day mum and I headed off with four other ladies on the tour into Hook, the nearest town, to find a pub for dinner. I mean posh is all very we and good, but it gets to be a bit much after a while. I had a small dinner, with much cider.

Tilney Hall Dinner

Well dinner was defiantly a pretty shoe occasion. We even had palette cleansers, which more than one person in our group were thinking were fairly poxey entres. I ate far too much, but it was all very nice, all three courses.