Getting ready

 

So its the middle of September and I am no where near having a tick  for this month.

Its been a very difficult 16 days with two losses in a week and a very heavy heart.

I was trying to gee myself up to booking to get away in between Christmas and New Year, but at the moment, just getting through a day at work is my main aim.

Tonight I am going to be proactive and get the 'valise' out of the shed, and maybe pack some things for my ever nearing jaunt, in just under 3 weeks.

As of yet I have not disclosed the destination but you'll all know when I get there.

To be honest I cannot wait, just to get away and do holiday things, like drinking at 9am, I suppose I could do it at home, but my boss might complain.

I DO NOT  really drink at 9am on holiday, I try to wait until 10am!!!!!

I need sleep!, I need to just be on my own and process the last few weeks. I also need to make plans for  what I want to do next. This may see me packing up the house, rather than a suitcase, but we will have to wait and see.

This big birthday year has gone by very quickly, but not without its hitches. Its not panned out how I hoped it would.

That aside, it has been a great year doing some things that I haven't done before, and that's what it was all about.

I've had a little thought of what I want to do for my birthday next year and I will begin planning that soon.

It does look as if I will not have a tick for September, but c'est la vie.

Onwards to my next jolly.

Goodbye to August

 

Well that's August done and dusted and I managed to fit in a couple of ticks for the month.

Firstly , I NEARLY bought myself a little motorhome, just to help me on my wanderings, it was a little beauty but sadly the bed was not adequate for my 6ft+ frame, and after driving, I would need some comfort, so still keeping my eyes peeled.

First tick of the month  was a trip out to Piercebridge ( an historic Roman settlement), where I had Sunday lunch with my oldest girly friends. One of whom I met the day we moved to Newton Aycliffe, she was in her grans garden dressed as a present, it was carnival day, a tradition that has fallen by the wayside.

We headed to The Fox Hole , and had a fabulous meal along with a bottle of bubbly sent by one of the husbands ( very kind gesture). We are all entering 60 season so what better way to start it off.

A wonderful afternoon was had by all.

Fast forward to the last weekend in August and I gained another tick. For the million years that I have been going to Headingley, I have stayed in a variety of hotels ( good and bad) but I've never stayed at Hinsley Hall.

Situated on Headingley Road, a mere minutes from the cricket ground, it might as well be a million miles from anywhere. A grade II listed building, built in 1868, it is now a hotel, conference and pastoral centre.

With grounds that shelter you from any  busy road noise, surround you in peace and  tranquillity.

My room was a single, en suite. This is not a spa or boutique hotel, but it is perfect for an overnight stay and to be honest who needs a gym with beautiful grounds to walk in. Everything was perfect and exceptionally clean. There are no tea and coffee facilities in the rooms, but there is a lounge with free coffee and tea 24/7. 

Breakfast was included and was in a beautiful dining room with a vaulted ceiling, and the food? it was piping hot and plentiful with so much choice. Huge tick in my book, ( salad did not build this body!)

I can see me going again.

Another 'tick' involved me walking back to the hotel  and entering the driveway, I was trying to get my phone out to take a 'snap' when 'someone' tapped me on the arm. I turned round and froze. Those of you who know me well will know I am terrified of frogs and horses, and staring me straight in the eye was a horse, which was in a field just on the driveway. The cheeky boy had taken the opportunity to frighten the merde out of me.

I stepped back and headed up to the hotel, only for the horse to follow me along the fence to the end of its field.

When I stay again I will be walking on the right hand side of the drive!

Now lets see what September brings up.