Keeping it local for Easter Sunday

I had a shocked today while out walking.  I have lived in my current home for 21 year's having left my parents home age 21 and lived in Cheltenham for 35 year's!

I have never fully settled here.  For me the town has everything I need and it is very handy for getting to many places for day trips and going on holiday.  

But it doesn't have a "community feel" like places like Skipton and Hay on Wye have when I have visited.

That being said I am very lucky to live in my lovely home and today instead of getting in my van I decided to stay local and had a lovely five mile walk with my trusty companion Luna.

Initially it looks like she wouldn't want to move!  But she loves her trips out

Something I really miss about living in the Cotswolds is being able to get to the coast, as it's a minimum of an hour plus drive.  So my walk by the River Chelt has to do. 

I do love to see people's gardens some are so pretty. 

On this particular walk I pass the first ever place I rented a room when leaving home, a very grand house.

There is the sweetest thatch cottage within feet of this property which is currently for sale, perfect if you have a spare £300k +

I headed out on a country road where you have the backdrop of Cleeve Hill and the company of many birds singing.

So all in all a nice relaxed way to just chill and enjoy my day. 

I hope you have all had a lovely day too. 

Good Friday

Today has most definitely been a "Good Friday!"

Started with a trip to meet a friend at a Garden Centre which is always great.

We then moved on to have a look and pick what out of the gorgeous selection of goodies we wanted.

I was very reserved and stuck to my budget and came away with these goodies. 

I'm looking forward to growing my own Tomato's.

Then home for some lunch and a read of Knitting magazine.  Then on to finally finishing jet washing the patio and conservatory roof! 

The patio will look so lovely when all dry and I finally feel I can sit out and be proud of my little garden oasis I've built over many years. 

Then as I had time to spare it was only right to take bear for a trip out!

It was only couple of weeks ago when many many thousands of people where here at the races.

Now we almost had it all to ourselves and were blessed to see the magic of a double rainbow over the hill and bear had her first taste of getting wet! 

Nature weekend

Had a lovely weekend involving woods and autumn colours.

Tree hugging was involved.

Then a trip to Cleeve Hill today which was a little more damp than the weather app said!

But that did not distract from the stunning scenery.

Nice 8 mile walk

Today I decided to walk to town in with the aim of getting fitter.

It was a colourful walk that I thought I'd share with you all.

The walk takes me through Cheltenham town and then along the old train track which has some incredible street art.  

Every year we are so lucky to have very talented artist come to the town.  The artists go around all different areas of the town and spray there unique artwork.

 

I came across the perfect images to photograph my knitting too. 

Finally I couldn't resist photographing the cats in the window. 

Until next time.....