A week away

 Amazingly I was away last week at a Littles Meet Up in the Lake District, North west England  for several days and this post is about that.

For me the journey began not with a taxi or featuring a train but rather with lift as Jennifer was passing this way enroute so coming off the motorway at one point to rejoin at the next junction which is literally minutes away was very possible.

Given conditions, as well rather being at an agreed meeting point this time it was a direct lift from the house which probably turned a few heads as I went out the front door wearing a Tartan mini kilt skirt and white tights just at the point the gardener arrived to start work!

You just get to the point of not bothering that much about who in the street saw you and it's not as if I hadn't been out before.

Journey continued on taking in a more scenic route with a a couple of stops until all three of us arrived at Ribchester, Lancashire, stepping out in style.

We ate a pasty here while admiring the view although I declined to walk through mud and even had an ice cream.

Upon arrival we sorted the room out as the cat basket needed to go in and Katie joined the Curry consumers  and Jennifer and I prepared and cooked a cooked meal.

Jigsaws were completed.

The legendary GHS sports day got moved forward to Sunday as the weather wasn't too great so beanbag event, egg and spoon, water relay and so on took place in the morning.

It's really more about the taking part and good natured humour than deadly serious sports.

There was a painting session and competition of which this was my rather impressionistic entry.

We also decorated a lot of cakes such as fairy cakes and sponge cakes apart from making scones which I rather enjoyed and turned out well.

There was a Devon Cream Tea and some farming related games which included milking an artificial cow.

Also scarecrows were made.

Boo!

Jillian ran a music quiz of which our team did come a respectable second even if the Cat did get a bit over excited over The Knack and Boston when the musical clues were played.

We came back Wednesday after hailstones and rain overnight that for two of us meant a walk to the local cafe didn't happen as my feet were under three inches of water along the route, opting for a later start after packing cases by which most of rain had cleared.

Thanks for everyone for what you did and bought to this event, for various people for the meals not least the amazing Shepherd's Pie and for Jennifer and Katie for being good company.