Bonfire night in Birdlip

Birdlip is a tiny village. They had the Bonfire on the school fields. Lots of Parents and kids!
Yummy Mulled wine kept us warm while we wandered around the field in the dark waiting for the Fireworks and watching the Bonfire.

The Fireworks were pretty great!

It rained earlier but on the way it stopped and it also waited for us to get home before starting again!!

Day out in Dummer and Micheldever Forest

Drove to Dummer to meet up with Heather and Karyn.

Had a lovely walk with Heather getting us a wee bit lost in the forest...
Then Lunch at the Northbrook Arms where we met up with Candice and James.

Beer

This is a little Seaside town. Very Pretty!
We went for a walk along the cliffs in the wind - it was howling but otherwise really great!

Forest of Dean - Puzzlewood

Puzzlewood is a magical place! A great place to wander and get lost...

Forest of Dean - Family day out to Little Dean

We had the family join us at Abbey Hotel for Friday evening.
Saturday we headed out to see the cats in the forest. Then to Little Dean to wander around some lakes.
It was really quiet and there were lots of great things to photograph!! Like Slime Mould!

and Hairy worms...

Wimbledon Common

Phil and I went to London and stayed with Karyn and Heather for the night. On Sunday morning we went for a walk on Wimbledon Common - NO WOMBLES!! I was very disappointed! Then made a lovely lunch for Candice's birthday.

Gloucester - Eastgate Food Emporium...

There are the Friendliest people from the Fishmonger to the Spice and Tapas guy who always throws in a couple of extra goodies for me (including marinated cloves of garlic he wants me to eat whole followed by chewing on a cardamon pod... The taste of it(the cardamon pod - haven't attempted the garlic yet!) eaten whole is not entirely pleasant - though Phil says my breath smells ok... )

This is Black pudding in case you didn't recognise it...

Gloucester Farmer's Market

This guy looked like he was posing for me!!
The yummiest food! This Gloucester Dripper is very bad but also really yum! More than a bite or two is too much though!

In and Around Gloucester

Gloucester is interesting - sometimes pretty, sometimes quite rough around the edges...

Gloucester Cathedral - 27 August 2009

This is where some of the Harry Potter scenes were shot!
It is an amazing building - parts of it are about 900 years old and older!!

I loved the gargoyles and had to get photo's of them just for Fiona!!

Winchcombe Country Show - 31 August 2009

What a great day out!
Got the Steam train form Cheltenham Race Course to Winchcombe, then Toddington and them back again.

The Show was great - Lots of Tractors!!!

But also good beer and Funny dog races!!

Week end in Knysna... - 01 May 2009

what a fun week end! Thanks Mike, Cordia, Teia and Alwyn!!

Lion's Head - 28 June 2009

I haven't been up there for a really long time an it was worth it!!

Phil's birthday in Kirstenbosch - 27 July 2009

What a fun bubble filled day!

Farewells to Friends and Family

Hermanus weekend away - 31 July 2009
An amazing week end atHigh Season Farm in Hermanus! Thank you everyone for coming and enjoying a really chilled Week end!

Contact details for those who want to return!
(Quentin: qfmitchell@telkomsa.net / +27 28 314 1507 / +27 76 4811 994)

Family Braai - 9th August 2009
Craig and Brenda came down for the long week end!! So great to see them!

And to spend time with the rest of the Family!!