A week off work, so a good way to summarise it, would be to join in with Sunday Sevens I think. Its been a pretty great week, despite the very unpredictable weather! Here are 7 pictures of what I have got up to over the last 7 days. 🙂
1. We took Hugo on a walk from Cleveleys to Blackpool. Here he is on the wonderful Comedy Carpet , in front of Blackpool Tower. Wonder which joke or catchphrase has caught his eye? Boom, Boom ! maybe. 🙂
2. Wil treated me to lunch at a new eaterie in Skipton called Alexander’s. It was a rare dry sunny afternoon and we shared this delicious platter outside on their lovely sun terrace. He definitely did treat me as it cost him £32. Yikes!
3. Last weekend we were camping with friends in Ingleton , in the Yorkshire Dales. We walked the Ingleton Falls trail and got our hands muddy knocking ten pence pieces into this money tree. 🙂
4. Yesterday we went a walk round Ribblehead Viaduct ….and it was bloomin freezing! Felt more like November than mid August. Seen in the black comedy film ‘Sightseers’, Ribblehead has 24 arches and is the longest viaduct in Europe.
5. You may have heard the story of how Ribblehead was built in the 1800s. One Hundred railway workers ( Navvies) lost their lives building the iconic structure, which carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway over Blea Moor. The Navvies also built shanty towns on the moors , where they lived whilst constructing the viaduct. I quite like this shot of a train journeying accross.
6. We visited Northern England’s Book Town ‘Sedbergh’ which is also in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. There are 7 or 8 book shops here, most selling other products too ,such as outdoor gear or gifts and toys. I picked up some pretty postcards, an Observer’s book of Wild Animals from the fifties and a couple more RSPB pins for my collection. As I flip through my Observer’s guide, I am definitely picking up clues to the demise of some of our beloved wildlife. Badger Hams were apparently a ‘thing’ back in the day. What!!
7. This week has been National Afternoon Tea week in the UK, the perfect excuse for booking a sublime afternoon tea at The Cake’Ole in Skipton. My friends Arwen, Gill and I tucked into the treats. I will blog about it very soon!
Natalie at Threads and Bobbins organizes Sunday Sevens. Anyone can join in on a Sunday with 7 ( or more ) pics of their week.
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Sounds a fab week! Ohh that afternoon tea looks nice, I look forward to you blogging about it. 🙂 x
Thanks it was yummy. Even more so as I have decided to give up chocolate bars, cake, cookies, crisps, bread and pastry until my next week off end of september. Hope I can resist!
Good luck! I’m sure you will be fine. It’ll be a challenge to blog about. x
Hugo doesn’t look as if he’s laughing. Not heard of badger hams, maybe you should have asked for one on that platter 😉
Eurgh no thanks! Its wierd to think badger was a delicacy once. I have never seen a badger alive. Would be amazing to see one that hasn’t been squashed by the side of the road…
The carpet that Hugo is on – what is it made of? it looks brilliant, probably would spend ages reading all the phrases and words. The Ribblehead viaduct is one of our favourite places to walk around – such an interesting history and if you know where to look you can see the merest hints of the village of Jericho and other relics of the past.
Hi the carpet is actually concrete with granite letters. Its a pretty amazing piece of Art Work. We didn’t stay long on it as it started raining and we didn’t bring our coats. Think we were feeling optimistic! We had passed Ribblehead viaduct a few times, on the way to Hawes. This was the first time we had stopped to have a wander round. Fascinating place.
It looks like you had a great week and made the most of your time off 🙂