
Hi its Sunday yet again so time for a quick round up of the last 7 days via a Sunday Sevens post. This last week I’ve read two really good books ! I sound surprised because I’ve read a few meh ones recently , so it’s great to find a couple of cracking reads. Firstly The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware is a modern day Agatha Christie set on a boutique cruise with plenty of twists and turns. ‘Lo Blacklock’ is a journalist who thinks she’s witnessed a murder , a woman thrown overboard in the dead of night. But nobody seems to have heard of the victim. Paranoia and suspicion engulf Lo and make this’ Who Done It’ an absorbing and scary thriller. Secondly, a just as absorbing but true life tale is The Yorkshire Shepherdess by Amanda Owen. This is Amanda’s own story about how as a youngster she read the James Herriot country vet books and dreamed of working on a hill farm with her own flock of sheep. And amazingly through a lot of hard work and determination she has ended up doing just that. As well as a flock of sheep she has a husband, 8 children and lives and works on a remote farm in the Yorkshire Dales. An inspirational and often funny read, I loved it. 🙂
As well as having my nose in a book this week, I have been using up some holidays and had a couple of days off work. On Thursday my friend Lisa and I had a fun afternoon hanging out in the Northern Quarter in Manchester. She showed me some great independent shops in this creative area of the city and we also had a really tasty lunch at Oak Street Cafe Bar in the Craft & Design Centre. And I got to cross something off my 25 Before 45 Bucket List ! I had booked us a slot in Manchester’s only Cat Cafe, very originally called Cat Cafe which is situated on High Street in the Northern Quarter. Imagine coffee, cake and cats all in one spacious area , adorned with comfy sofas, cushions and cat toys. I will blog about it sooooon. 🙂
On Friday Wil, Hugo and I went to visit family in The Lake District. My family live not far from Ullswater so for some reason Wil , my brother and I thought it would be a good idea to go and check out Aira Force , a waterfall not far from the lake. The problem was, it was an incredibly rainy and windy day , which always annoys me as I can’t take any photos with the rain blowing in my face. We had to agree though that the force looked amazing in the weather and we will definitely have to go back on a much drier day.
Last Sunday it was raining too but not as badly ( Hurrah ! ) so we were tourists in our own town and took The Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail around Brungerley Park. Just in case you missed my post , you can check it out here 🙂
All in all a pretty good week. What did you get up to ?
I LOVE the cat paw on the coffee! So appropriate 🙂
Yes its a cute idea. 🙂 ^^
I’ll try and scrape a sunday sevens together later. I didn’t do photo an hour it would have beem boring with just me cleaning windows. Look forward to your review of the Cat Cafe. I thought I recognised Aira Falls. Your week sounded puuurfect 😊 x
Aw thanks Christine. Not a bad one at all. 🙂 I will check out your post soon.x
Lovely post!! ❤ 🙂 I must have a paw on my coffee next … 😀
Wishing you a fabulous Sunday,
The Fab Four of Cley,
Dina
Hi please do. So cute. 🙂 x
What a lovely week you’ve had!
Sounds like you’ve had a lovely week! I really love the idea of a cat cafe. I’ve seen those before in other countries. The little paw print on the latte is adorable! I really look forward to reading your full review of it.
Also, I know what you mean about reading a few duds and then getting excited when you find a good book. The mystery you mentioned certainly sounds good!
Hi hope to write a full review this coming week about the Cat Cafe. 🙂 It certainly puts me off reading when I read a few not so good books. Luckilly I’m back on a reading roll after the last couple. 🙂
I need a new book, and that cabin 10 book sounds right up my street – cheers.
Hi hope you like it. I need some recommended myself now. 🙂
Cabin 10 sounds just what I’m looking for! Thanks! I admire your perseverance if it’s wet I rarely go far! Nice pic of you!
I was lucky enough to find that book in my local pub.It has a free book swapping shelf. Always good. And its quite a new one too! I really liked the waterfall walk…apart from the grotty weather! X
Love the idea of a cat cafe! Looks like you’ve had a great week. 😀 Aira Force must have been spectacular in the windy weather.