Sunday Sevens #20

I thought I would participate in another Sunday Sevens, devised by Natalie at Threads and bobbins.

Christmas decorations

David and I have just come back from a visit to Grosvenor Garden Centre. While buying some bird ornaments for my little three foot Christmas tree! (I am so excited for the season!) David and I had fun making a wish and ‘drinking’ from a huge coffee cup!

Make a wish

Whose for coffee?

I also bought a bird feeder in the shape of a poppy (a 50p donation went to the Royal British Legion) and placed it in the yarden!

Poppy Feeder

Golden pavement

I am still looking for signs of Autumn, and while walking to get the bus to work, I snapped this picture of a leafy coloured pathway.

While grocery shopping yesterday I tried on some winter hats. I liked this cow hat and scarf!

The week began in celebratory mode. I dressed up as the devil for Halloween and I turned 40! (:o) I got lots of lovely cards, presents and well wishes.

David kindly gave me money to buy a new phone. (My old one is three years old and so slow!) So, I opted for a Samsung Galaxy S6 due to the camera quality! I can’t wait to use it!

David and I had the Monday off work. So we spent the day shopping, eating gingerbread and going to the cinema. We went to see Inferno, the third Prof. Langdon film in the series of Dan Brown adaptations. It wasn’t as strong a story as The Da Vinci Code but we enjoyed it none the less. Later back home, even Artie seemed to enjoy the left over popcorn! :p

Popcorn Eater!

Overall it hasn’t been a bad week. With the turning back of the clocks last Sunday it seems that the weather has grown colder too. 😦

Have you been to the cinema recently? Have you started shopping for Christmas?

Thanks for reading,

Christine x

Wild October – Week Four + Three Days!

It’s the finale of my Wild October!

Though the weather did not play ball towards the end of the week, I packed as much autumn into the days as I could! This dramatic sunrise was a precursor to what was planned!

Phew, what a week it’s been!

Since our membership for Chester Zoo ran out on the 29th of this month, David and I headed back to say farewell to the red pandas! I snapped the colours of autumn as we took the lazyboat ride in Islands and even some painted dogs got in on the action!

Lazy boat ride

Painted Dogs

This week the garden was visited by this gorgeous looking robin. Also while walking to get the bus to work, I captured some lovely autumnal sunlight through the trees.

Robin

Thursday and Friday was our much awaited short break to the Lake District! For months I have been dreaming and planning two jam packed days! Thursday dawned oppressive and overcast yet we made the most of the day and visited Grizedale Forest.

Friday turned out to be a perfect day! We took in a white dawn at the shores of Derwentwater and later on the sun put in a show bringing all the autumnal colours to life!

Derwentwater

Golden Derwentwater

In the evening we headed towards Loweswater in the hope of chatching a sunset and ended up playing with more leaves!

There will be subsequent blog posts with more detailed information and pictures re: the lakes holiday coming soon!

Our last day in the lakes was spent around Aira Force and Ullswater!

Ullswater

Aira Falls

Rather aptly, I have an autumn birthday, clebrated on the 30th. This year I turned 40! (I still don’t know whether I am happy about that fact or not!) I shared the day with all the people I hold dear in this world, and celebrated by making a video, screaming and splashing about in Derwentwater (as you do)!

Diwali, the Hindu ‘festival of light’, this year was also on the 30th, so I lit a candle or two in honour of the festival.

And finally, the 31st October, renowned throughout the western world as being All Hallows Eve, or Halloween! It is the day when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest.

I celebrated it by dressing up as the devil!

So, that was my Wild October. How did you celebrate yours?

Thanks for reading,

Christine x

One Door Closes.

Oh well…

That was my last day in work at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. I really enjoyed my five months working there and time has simply flown. I am feeling pretty numb right now. I think I am still in party mode from my birthday yesterday and this ‘yet another’ glass of wine in my hand isn’t helping! I must sober up and crack on finding my next ‘challenge!’

I shall just have to be patient and wait for another door to open…

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Being Halloween today I was looking to dress up, but I couldn’t find anywhere my blonde ‘Kylie Minogue’ wig. I have searched high and low for it and just can’t find it! So I will just have to put up with being ‘ole dower me and share with you all a picture taken in 2007 of me sporting the wig! lol 😀

Happy Halloween!!

Halloween Capers.

Getting into the spirit of All Hallows Eve, David and I dressed up, echoing years past when I used to have halloween, slash birthday parties. Oh, those were the days! 😀 David I don’t think really tried with his costume lol 😛

For my birthday the day before, David did indeed surprise me and took me to the Indian restaurant that has recently opened just around the corner from us, ‘Landmark‘. I ordered the Vegetable Dupiaza and David the Chicken Shahi. The meals had depth in flavours and the vegetables were really fresh. I haven’t tasted such fresh vegetables for years, I take it the chef doesn’t shop at a supermarket then! The food tasted different from Saffron’s recipes, the naan tasted more like a cake mix, but we could definitely visit the restaurant again for family get togethers and special occasions. the lighting effects and water bubbling art work was lovely to look at. 🙂