Pub stop!

After having a long day at work on Thursday, Friday saw us heading south on the M6 with DD, heading for Uttoxeter. The plan was to hand DD over to her boyfriend at a designated stop, then they could carry on to Leicester, and we could carry on to a pub stop that DH found. It all worked out quite well - we all found the designated stop, and the pub stop we were using was lovely - The Saracens Head at Weston. What a lovely place. The food was good and the carpark was level and quiet (things to look at when staying in the van). Oscar went to bed no problem......

.....so all in all a good night. 

Saturday morning we headed out to Cannock Chase for a walk. Having never been to this area before we didn't know what to expect. But the sun was shining, we made bacon butties for breakfast, and off we went.  

It was a lovely area to walk round, and we did a bit of geocaching on the way round, finding 4 caches!

Part way round we were amazed to see not one, not two or three, but four deer run across the path in front of us!!!! I was so shocked I didn't even think about taking a photo - it was so unexpected!!

The weather was beautiful - blue sky and lots of sun. We ended up sitting next to a stream for lunch which Oscar loved .....

And then back to the van for a brew before heading off to see DH's mum for her birthday, and then back home.........ready for another week!  

Half way there …..

I don't know how these Wednesday's keep coming round so quick - mid-week and it's June too! It'll soon be Christmas at this rate! It's been a lovely day today too - sunny for much of it. It was a beautiful evening for taking Oscar out for a walk tonight ...... 

......we took a slightly different route tonight and headed across a couple of fields. Poor Oscar was nearly hidden in the tall grass!  

I was Line Dancing on Monday after missing about 3 weeks, so crafting time is snatched whenever I can. I've managed to make another bracelet this week.......

.....something bright again. I love the rainbow coloured beads you can get, and am trying to think of all sorts of different ways of using them. And then I managed to wire up a few beads tonight to add to my stock. And here's a peek of what I was painting ........

I'm waiting for more bits to arrive so that I can put everything together, but aren't they cute?! 

We have the prospect of a night away in the van this weekend too. DD is going to Leicester to stay with her boyfriend - we're taking her part-way which will be too far for us to head home, so we'll be parking up somewhere for food and sleep. And then hopefully a nice walk on Saturday, weather permitting. 

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