This week’s Sunday Sevens, (devised by Natalie at Threads and bobbins), comes mostly from the Lake District where I’ve had a wonderful few days away with David.
B&B: Yet again we stayed at Hermiston Guesthouse in Braithwaite for our two night stay. We were given the very comfortable Latrigg double room!
Birthday: This third ‘Lakes holiday’ of 2017 was a birthday treat. Phil and Helen, the proprietors of the guest house, gifted me a bottle of bucks fizz to celebrate!
Wild Swimming: Of course I planned some wild swims alongside our many walks. I spent a wonderful impromptu 20 minute swim at Buttermere! The water temperature was about 12° but in the sunshine it felt much warmer. However the shakes on shore afterwards were some of the worst I’ve experienced. It was hard to drink my hot cup of coffee!
Buttermere
#walk1000miles: Even though I have completed the walk 1000 miles challenge, I am still counting my mileage. David and I walked a good seven miles around Haweswater where there are gates made for giants!
On returning home, among the post was my completers medal! Yay!! 😀
Derwent Water: Of course no visit to Keswick would have been complete without visiting the shores of Derwent Water. I think this picture of the Borrowdale end of the lake is among the best I’ve taken.
Derwent Water
Tux: Unfortunately on our arrival home, we were dismayed to have had yet another death in the aviary. Poor Tux, who was our eldest owl finch, was found at the bottom of the cage. We have buried her in the yarden with her partner Troy (who died earlier this year).
I’ll finish this post with a photo of the beautiful flowers David bought me for my birthday!
That was my week, how was yours?
Thanks for reading,
Christine x
Christine Lucas 
I was in Keswick all last week, drove back down on Friday evening after spending hours snapping away at the blue skies from Latrigg and the Derwent water shoreline. It was a good week
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Its one of my favourite places 😊
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Hi Christine I was up near Penrith and Haweswater this wknd staying with family. Just got back a couple of hours ago. Glad you enjoyed your trip. The B & B spoil you now, they know you so well. And Happy Birthday! Sorry to hear about your little bird. I suppose they do not live long lives anyway, the lives they have lived though are always happy with you.xx
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Hi Sharon, thanks for your lovely comment. Did you see the animal carnival in Penrith? I didn’t know about it until we were home. xx
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Hi no I had not heard about that. How did we miss that eh! X
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I’m sorry to hear you lost another bird 😦
But it looks like you had a lovely time. You took some gorgeous photos and congratulations on completing your 1000 miles way before the end of the year! Being so busy with house renovations this year I don’t think we’ve even managed 100 miles this year!
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Thanks Louise. At least all the work on the house will be worth it and it will become your home. xx
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