Time for another Sunday Sevens as organized by Nat over at Threads & Bobbins – seven(ish!) photos of your week outside the blog.
Well, I haven’t even turned the computer on this week and have a lot of blog reading to catch up on. Here’s my (very busy) week in pictures.
- Pancake day was celebrated the traditional way with lemon and sugar pancakes.
2. The Hens have started laying again after the Winter. They give us an abundance of different coloured eggs which get very dirty this time of year!
3. A lovely reader very kindly sent me a photo of her wearing the bobble hat that her mother knitted after seeing it on the blog. Hi Claire – love the cream Toft pompom!
4. No.1 Son agreed to pose for a photo in his hat (which he has actually worn a lot already!).
5. I made a pair of wristwarmers to match the bobble hat that I made for a friend’s birthday at the weekend.
6. Here is said friend – we took her out for a meal at Summer Lodge in Evershot.
7. The selection of 27 local cheeses was incredible!
8. Went to Wells farmer’s market with Mr H-L who is off work at the moment with stress. Days out were prescribed by the doctor, so this was our first one.
9. The hot mulled cider helped a lot as we wandered around!
10. A lovely few hours were spent in the Bishop’s Palace afterwards.
11. This is the Long Gallery inside.
12. We stopped in at Wells Reclamation on the way home.
13. Bad Hair Day at school in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
14. We stayed overnight at Holbrook House Hotel just a mile away for Valentine’s weekend while No.1 Son looked after The Boys.
15. 5 course meal with champagne!
16. This was our suite of rooms – very nice (but not quite Summer Lodge!).
17. Breakfast Sunday morning before going back home to spend the day with The Boys.
Sorry it’s a bit of a rushed post but I was due somewhere else five minutes ago!
February 15, 2016 at 6:39 pm
I really enjoy reading your Sunday Sevens. It sounds like you have had a very busy, and varied week.
Debbie
http://www.sewnfromtheheart.com
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February 16, 2016 at 8:48 am
Thank you very much, I’m glad you like the blog:)
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February 15, 2016 at 7:02 pm
This all sounds like a perfect way to beat stress. Is it working yet or will you have to keep going to lovely restaurants and cosy hotels? 😉
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February 16, 2016 at 8:47 am
It’s definitely working but I feel we have to make sure – we’re going out for lunch again today!
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February 15, 2016 at 7:08 pm
What a nice weekend. Sorry to read about stress. Having suffered myself he has my sympathy. I had an excellent councillor, who helped me turn things around and get out of the situation at the root of it.
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February 16, 2016 at 8:46 am
Thanks, I think it’s pretty obvious what the cause is – my Cancer scare, his dad dying and tough times at work. He just needs to step away for a couple of weeks and clear his head which is already starting to reap benefits.
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February 15, 2016 at 7:39 pm
Your Sundays Sevens revolve a lot around food like mine! But this week in much nicer surroundings. Hope Mr HL is sooner feeling less stressed. Now this might sound daft, but how about him doing a bit of crochet? I find it really therapeutic and takes my mind off all sorts. Did you manage to find anything worth buying in the reclamation yard? 🙂
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February 16, 2016 at 8:44 am
Do you really want me to repeat what he said about the crochet suggestion?! I’m going to take him breakfast in bed in a minute and we’re going out for lunch again so no doubt food will feature heavily again next week. Doc prescribed days out of the house, relaxing music and breathing exercises but I’m sure eating out helps too!
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February 16, 2016 at 8:53 am
Mmmm, you’re right, probably not a good idea to repeat! It’s a beautiful crisp sunny morning here, perfect for getting out there, hope you’ve got some down your way too 🌞
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February 16, 2016 at 8:54 am
Yep, a very hard frost last night which is still beautiful this morning. I do love a frosty morning!
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February 15, 2016 at 9:49 pm
Lovely photos as usual. Wow another busy week. Looks like you all had fun K xXx
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February 16, 2016 at 8:41 am
Thanks – yes, it was busy and I have lots of blog/FB/IG/Twitter to catch up on. I feel a sofa day coming on…..
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February 15, 2016 at 10:24 pm
Wow!! So much! Love #1 son’s hat and the picture of you is just beautiful!! BTW…I’m back on WordPress! Yay!
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February 16, 2016 at 8:31 am
Brilliant! I read all your posts but it was sometimes impossible to leave any comment which was so frustrating as I like to connect. Thanks for your lovely comments:)
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February 16, 2016 at 10:39 am
I found that blogger made it difficult for a lot of people to comment…solution? Come back to wordpress. I missed you guys!
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February 15, 2016 at 10:53 pm
Wow, 17 photos! Laughed at the picture of bad hair day. You should start selling these hats!
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February 16, 2016 at 8:33 am
Thanks Abi, but they take 10-12 hours each to make and I wouldn’t make any money unless people are prepared to pay upwards of £100 for one!
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February 16, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Oh, wow! That’s a lot of time.
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February 15, 2016 at 11:48 pm
A great hotel escape and good therapy for stress I should think? Hope this week is another good one 😉
PS…never knew hens stopped laying for the winter 😉 !
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February 16, 2016 at 8:36 am
Hotels and meals out are the best way to combat stress so we made good headway this week! He’s having a lie-in at the moment so breakfast in bed might help, too, before we go out for lunch:) Our hens are hybrids that are bred for prolific egg production, but they still have a couple of months off from laying each Winter.
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February 16, 2016 at 7:08 am
What a lovely week and weekend. Awesome. Love the hotel, and gallery, so beautiful. Not to mention the Farmers Market, those are my favourites as well.
The cheeses would have been my favourite for the week. It looks extra good. Hope you tried a few. 🙂
Enjoy the new week. Happy knitting (love the blue set) and crafting.
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February 16, 2016 at 8:37 am
Yes, we did a few nice things which should help the stress levels. The farmer’s market was just amazing and, yes, I tried six out of the twenty-seven cheeses!
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February 16, 2016 at 8:15 am
Your Valentines celebrations sound perfect! What a gorgeous setting! Lemon + sugar are the ultimate pancake topping as far as I am concerned, and anything mulled – wine or cider – is delicious! No idea how you managed to choose from 27 cheeses!
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February 16, 2016 at 8:40 am
We’re lucky that this hotel is just a mile down the road so meals there feature a lot in my posts! I chose six out of the cheese selection and matched them with a twenty pound glass of vintage port! Spoiled indeed:)
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February 16, 2016 at 10:56 am
Looks like you had a good week. I hope the mr’s stress levels decline. Days out of the house will be good. I did cbt for a while for anxiety and that was great and my doc always recommends mindfulness.
The hats do look lovely 🙂 I might have to have a good at one, one day.
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February 17, 2016 at 2:09 pm
It’s the first time he’s suffered from stress so acknowledging it and taking time off was a good step. He refuses to take up crochet though, even though it’s proven therapy!
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February 16, 2016 at 3:24 pm
Fab week and, as always, lovely more than seven photos. Are you sure you don’t have more than seven days in your weeks? Sorry to hear Mr H-L is off work with stress. Hope he’s tickety boo very soon. It looks like you’re working hard on getting him there. Great hat pics – If there weren’t so many other photos, I’d have said it looks like a very hatty week 😉
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February 17, 2016 at 2:12 pm
He’s never suffered from stress before so dealing with it effectively is a new experience, although we’re doing so much to try and relax him that we’re in danger of going bankrupt, lol!
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February 17, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Let’s hope it’s the first and last time. Although bankruptcy’s not going to help the stress. Don’t suppose he wants to do nice calming cross stitch 😉
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February 17, 2016 at 3:08 pm
Just joking about the money – we wouldn’t do anything we couldn’t afford. It just seems like we’re doing so much at the moment and we’re eating into the kids’ inheritance! Cross stitch would be quite funny with his big fat man fingers:)
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February 17, 2016 at 3:19 pm
Having fun with hubby sounds like priority right now and anyway, those kids of yours are so talented they won’t need an inheritance 🙂
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February 16, 2016 at 4:03 pm
Take care of Mr Sewchet. It takes a lot for these men of ours to admit to stress. A wonderful prescription though. I shall suggest it next time I’m suffering!
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February 17, 2016 at 2:14 pm
I think I cope with stress pretty well because I have so many creative outlets whereas Mr H-L has none. He refuses to take up crochet although it’s therapeutic qualities are proven!
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February 16, 2016 at 4:44 pm
What a delightful week! Stress is a terrible thing but acknowledging it is a great start sending you both warm wishes and long may the day trips continue!
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February 17, 2016 at 2:16 pm
Thank you for your kind thoughts and you’re right, acknowledging it is an essential first step to recovery. No going out today though as the weather is foul!
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February 16, 2016 at 5:50 pm
Always enjoy seeing your images, even when you’re in a rush. Hope your husband’s feeling better soon. Your night away looked lovely 🙂
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February 17, 2016 at 2:03 pm
Thank you you managed as many photos as me this week I see! Mr H-L is doing all the right things to de-stress and I’m enjoying helping him!
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February 18, 2016 at 6:32 pm
There were indeed. I’m much more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it 🙂
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February 17, 2016 at 4:41 pm
Beautiful sites, delicious cheese and the company of your love sounds like the perfect getaway. I hope the stress reduces with time. That’s a tough one. I enjoyed seeing the photos of you out and about.
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February 18, 2016 at 10:53 am
I enjoy reading your Sunday Sevens, you are always up to something fun and interesting! The hotel you stayed at looks gorgeous, and how lovely to sip champagne by the fireside 🙂 I like the matching bobble hat and wristwarmers too.
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February 18, 2016 at 3:37 pm
Oh yes, the hotel was lovely and we know it well as we eat there quite a lot, although we don’t stay overnight very often as it’s only a mile away. Glad you enjoy the Sunday Sevens and seeing what we’re up to:)
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February 18, 2016 at 10:26 pm
Yay, thanks for showing my hat picture !
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February 21, 2016 at 5:44 pm
You’re welcome – I love it when people send photos of things they make inspired by something on my blog:)
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February 29, 2016 at 5:45 pm
What a great week! I haven’t been to Wells, but the market in your lovely photo looked really familiar – then I realised, it’s in the film Hot Fuzz!
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February 29, 2016 at 5:47 pm
It certainly is – my sister was in a shop there whilst it was being filmed:)
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