Brownsea Island

Saturday, DH, the girls and I took Mum and Dad to Brownsea Island. This is a 1 1/2 mile long island owned by The National Trust in Poole Harbour, Dorset. It is the birthplace of scouting and guiding. This year is the centenary of scouting, being 100 years since Lord Baden Powell held his first experientary scout camp on the island.















How the other half live:

I had been oogling a yummy looking chap in one of these back gardens far too much for the thought to occur to me that he might 'be someone' and take a photo. Afterwards I learned that he is/was a well known footballer. The name Jamie Redknapp meant nothing to me, not knowing anything about football. But sure enough this is he.

Weymouth And Portland

We went on another adventure on Saturday. This time was without Mum and Dad. We took one of DDJ11s friends with us.

Weymouth



Portland Bill





View of Chesil Beach

Weekend Get-Together.

I escaped this weekend to Derbyshire for a stitchers GTG. Sixteen stitchers from all over the UK in three cottages. We had a wonderful time and some great laughs.



Evidence that I made it to Wye Needlecrafts in Bakewell - at last! I am now an honourary member of the Bakewell Tarts! lol


Results of Sundays Dying class ran by Kate from Sparklies.


My fabby after rinsing, dried and ironed.


Hopefully, one day it will look something like this:


I bought some DMC rayon, one of which currently looks like this:


I spent the weekend stitching on this:


You will have to wait to see what I am doing with my solitaire thread from Sparklies. Heehee.

Three Cliffs Bay

Bank holiday Monday (26th May) we went on another daytrip with Mum and Dad. This time we went to Three Cliffs Bay on the Gower coast in Wales. (see also) The weather was forecast to be rainy but although we had a smattering early on (picture four adults and three children huddled under coats in a small beach tent willing it to go away) it soon turned out nice.




Pennard Castle.

The last picture was an unexpected bonus. The Waverley is the last sea faring paddle steamer in the world.