Month: August 2012

  • This month brought the Summer visit by son Paul and family up from Battle. 

    Lots of activities including Skiing at Xscape at nearby Glasshoughton, and an afternoon at local Farmer Copley’s Farm Shop and Corn Maze where various meats were purchased for a weekend barbecue.
    This was held at daughter Sara’s house in Wakefield at the weekend, and was preceded by a morning out at Pugney’s, a local water sports complex, to indulge in a spot of canoe and kayak fun on the lake.

    The forecast for the day was showers and sun, but the showers came midday and cleared in time for the barbecue later in the afternoon, so apart from catching us on the last few minutes at Pugney’s, we were lucky with the weather overall.

    Pics below show some of the family outside Reception at Pugney’s, Sara and son Sam canoeing, fun on Sara’s lawn, preparing the barbecue, and a picture of Paul and Silvia’s gorgeous little Schnauser, Finlay.


  • Had a terrific short break at the seaside last weekend. At our Golden Wedding last March, our family treated us to a Spa break at Raithwaite Hall, just North of Whitby on the East coast, so we waited until the August weather to take this up.

    We arrived on the morning of Thursday August 2nd to have our Spa treatment, after whch we drove up to Sandsend, a seaside village five minutes away up the coast. There we just chilled out on the beach and enjoyed the warm sunny weather until it was time to return for a sumptuous Dinner at the hotel.

    After a lovely breakfast the following morning we were joined by daughter Sara and family for a meal and a day out in Whitby , followed by another trip up to Sandsend before making the journey home. Again, the weather was warm and mostly sunny making it a most enjoyable break. It can be a great treat to be a wrinkly at times !

    Pics below show Madge and I on the hotel balcony, one of the treatment rooms, a view of Whitby and a view of Sandsend.

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