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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Celebrating today as it's my Grandson's first birthday and mine too!! Looking forward to seeing him this afternoon. Cake baked and iced in the shape of a '1' as per Samantha's instructions . . . . Presents wrapped and card made!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last night we went out for a curry with friends which was lovely as Joe and I don't go out for curries too often so it makes it extra special when we do. Although it was bitter last night and quite icy on the pavements and road. So when we were walking to the the car park </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">restaurant</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I was a little apprehensive as I didn't want to slip and fall, so I was holding Joe's arm to keep me steady. But all was fine so I needn't have worried!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's warmed up today with frost gone this morning - the weather is so strange of late and very changeable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Daughter and son in law's Christmas card this year made at a workshop back in October. We did some embossing on acetate which was the first time for me and very effective. </span></div>
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-87988692330633317882017-01-03T11:13:00.000+00:002017-01-03T11:14:47.593+00:00Tuesday's twitter . . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was the card I gave to my husband this Christmas, created at a crafting day at Spondon, back in October. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The last few days have been spent in the craft room creating as I've got a few cards to make for January birthdays and I've a workshop to prepare for at the end of this month .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yesterday for the first time in ages I put washing on the line. I hung the towels out on the washing line as it proved to be cold but a sunny day, and by jove they dried. I just had to put them in the tumble dryer for a few moments to air them . Today I will not be so lucky as it's overcast and miserable :( </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pam took me out yesterday afternoon for a couple of hours to a friends for a crafty make and take with crafting chat, coffee and cake!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well of to the shops in a bit and then back to bake a cake for Friday, finish of my grandson's first birthday card and then to start on another card for my daughter.</span></div>
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-81974967969938016432017-01-02T06:00:00.000+00:002017-01-03T11:13:25.537+00:00just a few hand crafted Christmas cards I received this Christmas (2016)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well the New Year is upon us and the sun shine might be with us in March . . . . hopefully :) Lets hope this cold weather goes soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've got an exiting year ahead, these of a few of the things I've got to look forward too . . . . my grandson will celebrate his first birthday on the 6th January and I will be celebrating my birthday on that day too!!! He has bought such joy to us over the last 12 months :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Joe and I will be celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary in August with special holiday with friends who will be celebrating their 40th anniversary on the exact day too . . . </span></div>
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-3394757001768365542016-12-31T23:59:00.000+00:002016-12-31T23:59:03.642+00:00HAPPY NEW YEAR<div style="text-align: center;">
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-11299977440111115022016-12-25T00:30:00.000+00:002016-12-25T00:30:19.202+00:00Happy Christmas . . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-75891258644494629932016-12-22T09:16:00.002+00:002016-12-22T09:16:33.080+00:00now for something different . . . . <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jack Frost has visited us over night and its very cold outside, so I think I will stay in the warm today. I also started with a cold a few days ago so I've had several dates with blackcurrent lemsip!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Emily came yesterday and stayed over night. She wants to bake today. She wants to bake a cake to decorate with Christmas cake decoration and take home to her Mum, Dad and brothers for Christmas Day. She had great fun last night looking through the cake decorations that I've kept for such a time from when her Dad and Auntie Samantha was small and we used to bake in the days leading up to Christmas. We used to bake Mince pies, sausage rolls, Christmas cakes, maids of honour, millionaires shortbread(one of my favourites) and all manner of festive goodies. Now days lots of people no longer like fruit cakes and mince pies, so I I rarely bake them (I have to watch my weight these days). Joe the hubster has never been a fan of them either!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now for something a little bit different today, no card but a hand crafted decoration . . . . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made this for Oscar's 1st Christmas, he loved it because there is a bell on it and it made a noise. His mummy loved it because it was traditional & especially for Oscar . . .</span> </div>
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-65303319866809880202016-12-20T10:54:00.000+00:002016-12-20T10:55:02.510+00:00after a bit of a rest I'm back . . . . . <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've not blogged for a while as life has been quite busy and you can only do so much . . . . and sometimes you need to take a little bit of time out which is exactly what I have done!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have however still been crafting and holding crafting sessions with a group of lovely ladies who live in the Long Eaton area . . . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here are some of the cards we've made at theses sessions over the past few months & some that I've made just on my own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-48970859797193165132016-10-29T11:12:00.000+01:002016-10-29T11:12:26.861+01:00Thursday's Long Eaton crafters<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last Thursday the Long Eaton ladies net for their craft day, and this was one of the cards we made, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">very CAS. Our next get together is planned for the end of November and I need to get my thinking cap on as the theme is cards for Men. I think most crafters' struggle with ideas for men's cards!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've taken advantage of the Crafter's Companion birthday week as there is free p & p and I've ordered a few things from them, hopefully they should be here by the end of the week</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently we went to the National Aboretum for the dedications of a memorial to the RN Medical Service.</span></div>
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<br />Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-47561658980610717032016-10-19T07:00:00.000+01:002016-10-19T07:00:23.110+01:00Gap card . . . . <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was Emily's 8th birthday last weekend and this was the card I made for her. I made a few 'gap' Christmas cards last year so I thought it was about time I made another one and thought the style would be just right for this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The sun shone for the majority of the weekend except for the Friday morning when it rained . . a lot. These weekend a lots of fun but very tiring, these days it takes me a week to get over them!! lol. They only happen ever 2 years and the last one was the 11th. So we've been going for the last 22 years, so perhaps that's why? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Saturday we had a mooch round the Hoe and took the ferry over to Mountbatten</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday Cameron came for the day and after lunch although dark clouds were looming and I could hear thunder in the distance I thought we could beat the rain and take a trip to the park. Well I was wrong! On arriving at the park it started to rain and after a brave attempt on Cameron's part to play in the rain we eventually had to abandon the trip and return home. Now I should have listened to my son who said make the trip in the morning as it's going to rain in the afternoon. But I thought I knew best :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday I went out with a crafty friend to PDA where I bought some new card suitable for Christmas card a lovely red suitable to make poinsettias and a pine colour suitable for holly leaves. But whilst getting ready to post a new make I realised I should have also bought some blue similar to dark blue I used in the card below. Looking on the bright side though I'll have to make another trip at a later date!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">We did 2 new things today a faux silk technique and made a shaker card. There was lots of concentration interspersed with crafty chatter, tea/coffee and many laughs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">both cards made with a freebie embossing folder and stamp set that I bought last year and not used til now!!! But also using some Creative Expressions gilding wax to give a bit of a shimmer :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday I was up with the lark as I had a study day the other side of the city and it takes me quite a bit of time to get my joints into line in the morning!! It was chilly both mornings but it's has warmed up in the afternoons. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been for my first session of hydrotherapy, so I have a session every Wednesday until mid November!! Joe dropped me off as it's so expensive to park & he went off to a nearby shopping outlet to have a wander. I now have a 30 minute regime to do every week and although I was tired afterwards, I'm I am sure it will help to protect my joints. I've had quite severe backache since our return from London, that's the price for over doing the walking. But I won't let this 'arthur' beat me!! I need to keep mobile, but take regular rests!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe that last weekend I was in London, where has this week gone!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday we visited the Royal Mews and the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, both were extremely interesting. I just can't believe we never been until now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and lastly the Coronation Coach, weighs 4 tons covered in gold leaf as you can see It was amazing, It's so heavy that it take 25 yard to stop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the state rooms were magnificent the decoration outstanding. There was an exhibition of the Queens dresses through her reign including her wedding dress and her Coronation robes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the end of the tour we went to have a drink the the Garden Tea room, which was lovely as it over looked the garden where the Garden Parties are held, but also the cakes are made by the same caterers that cater for the garden parties. So it would have been rude to not have one and I have to say they were delicious but not slimming world friendly. I had a Frazier and Joe a Miellefleur.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our Royal Day Out tickets last for a year so we are already planning another trip to London!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've just returned from 4 night in London and apart from Saturday the weather was superb. Despite trying to pace myself I did do a lot of walking and I'm paying for it today :( </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thursday we walked round the Serpentine and it was lovely and although I was brought up not far from London everything we did this weekend I'd not done before!! It was great to see people using the Lido and swimming.</span></div>
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-19095397387036443802016-09-07T19:14:00.000+01:002016-09-07T19:16:43.075+01:00Blog candy . . . . <br />
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-25610428038415804852016-09-06T18:21:00.000+01:002016-09-06T18:21:21.834+01:00Boy's never grow out of their toys . . . . . . . . . <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">all I can say this evening is my feet are killing me and are screeming out for a rest!! I've registered over 10,000 steps on my fit bit today!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Emily and I have been shopping today for school shoes and a school bag. I discovered that I could book an appointment slot at our local Clark's shoe shop. It was wonderful saved all the waiting around and although Emily is an H width we managed to buy shoes without a hitch!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So apart from all morning in town, she has crafted backed cookies, made a rice crispies tray bake from one of my old Mary Berry Books and we've also been down our local park!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now for a rest of my tired tootsies!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now to show you my latest creation for a family members 30th birthday</span></div>
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<br />Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-81078705480171424492016-08-30T19:00:00.004+01:002016-08-30T19:00:46.373+01:00faux silk Christmas card . . . <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My 2nd Christmas card of the year!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've seen faux silk cards on several blogs etc over many years & thought I'd like to have a try, but never go round to having a play. This my first attempt and thought the technique would lend itself to Christmas and snow flakes . . . . voila!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a lovely day again today. This afternoon I had to visit a wind screen replacement company as my windscreen spontaneously cracked whilst I was away. It was only replace last year and it has spent 4 months of this year on the drive. I was just about to phone the Insurance Co when Joe went on to web site of the company who replaced it last year, On further reading they guarantee the windscreen for the life of the car as long as there is not chip marks, So I took it for them to see it and they are coming tomorrow to replace it as there was nothing to cause the crack. So I am one very</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">happy lady!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've just returned from 2 amazing weeks away with the family in 2 static caravans at a quiet little gem of a traditional seaside town on the East coast. The weather has been fabulous apart from 2 days when it was a bit overcast, and only rain twice overnight. So we were able to sit out in the warm evenings and have plenty of BBQ's and just relax taking in the surroundings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">what a lovely week we have had, last Sunday I went to a charity cricket match at Spondon as funds were being raised for Holbrook School for Autism. There was a chocolate tombola, so there was plenty of chocolate to be had!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can't believe it's taken me so long to make my first shaker card. I've always shied away as I thought them so difficult. I watched a few U tube tutorials and then deciided to go ahead with one. So I made one for my grandson's 9th birthday with his favourite characters on & who is Pokemon mad . . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Only a short post today, as I'v been swimming this morning with my gorgeous 6 month old grandson!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A very good friend recently celebrated her birthday at the weekend and I thought that a tea cup card would be just the ticket!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've had a wonderful weekend, Friday we went to a BBQ st my sons and then Saturday there was an inpromtu family BBQ at our house. Yesterday was a bit of gardening in the morning, a brief snooze after lunch as I was tired. Then a crafting afternoon. I did however manage to create a couple of cards which I will post in the future. I just can't get to grips with the fatigue associated with inflammatory artheritis!! I'm sure I will adapt eventually. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I must admit the hot weather we;ve experience of the last few days has been a bit much, thank goodness it's a bit cooler today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a wonderful weekend at Woodhall Spa, it was quite busy Saturday and Sunday. On the Saturday we listened to the Military wives choir from Connigsby sing twice, it was lovley listening to the WW2 wartime songs and wandering through the village. Many people that visited dressed up in clothing for the era, lovely to see people participating in the event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday it was back to reality a physio appointment first thing and the having my youngest grandson from 11 on wards!! He is now 6 months old and a little treasure. He seems to be happy all the time smiling and laughing and making cooing type speech. I missed all the grandchildren whilst away on my extended holiday, but he was the one who had changed so much though. So it was lovely to have him to ourselves!! He's following baby led weaning which is fascinating to watch and he really has got the hang of it!! It takes a bit of time though & is a bit messy so with the weather being so good he was able to eat out side!!. </span></div>
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Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457207717890898928.post-40936471587212285082016-07-15T14:07:00.001+01:002016-07-15T14:14:18.868+01:00Wood hall Spa 1940's weekend .. .. .. ... <div><br></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana">Well having not been back in the UK for long but having caught up with the family and celebrated Joe's birthday we've travelled to Lincolnshire for a 1940's weekend. We are staying on a CL not far from Woodhall with an IPA rally. We have been coming to Woodhall on and off for over 20 years with the children when they were younger as they used to used the open air pool in Jubilee park. </font></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana">Yesterday we went to Conningsby followed by Tattershall as I'd been told there was a craft shop there! Well you can miss an opportunity of having a look round and I did purchase a few items!!</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana"><br></font><div><font size="4" face="Verdana">It's a lovely warm day today, so after a cooked breakfast SW style we've popped into Woodhall to have a wander about & to buy a gas kettle as we've no electrics and can't find our very expensive gas kettle anywhere. Woodhall is a hive of activity today with everyone getting ready for Saturday and Sunday's events. There are even a few people walking round decked out in 1940's clothes. </font></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana">In Woodhall there is one may be the old reel to reel cinema (Kinema in the Woods) left in the UK that still is open to all to watch films! Near the Kinema</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana">Is a quaint little tea room, in fact there are several tea rooms around and about. </font></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_6bab_3115_e0ac_c327" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yPsqoRcuq10/V4jf3LIDpGI/AAAAAAAAMPA/Y3NuGrMqZss/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 399px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4" face="Verdana">We've been several times before but we've popped into the Petwood House Hotel to sit on the terrace to have a coffee. For those of you who aren't history buffs, the Petwood was used as the officers mess by the (Dambusters) 613 Squadron during WW II. There is a room there with lost of memorabilia in it of the squadron. Well worth a visit if your in the area!!</font></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_dd3a_807c_db51_96e2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T6LE7WElh-s/V4jf9VvqtWI/AAAAAAAAMPE/FXGe3E4qat4/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 405px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_b62e_46cc_ba0_9d8f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5CJT0mh-sLo/V4jhqb2GvKI/AAAAAAAAMPQ/JjteXljyp_I/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 406px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="5"><i>Lesley X </i></font></div>Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323237195759098134noreply@blogger.com1