About Me

My name is Jules and I am a wife, mum and nanna. I have recently taken early retirement from Special Education which was a job that i really loved. I am loving life and fully intend to make the most of it making some fantastic memories along the way. Family and friends are very important to me and I enjoy spending time with them. I love socialising and having a laugh.

Sunday 15 July 2018

Read and Buried
Hello everyone, I hope you're all well and having a relaxing weekend.

Last night was a resounding success and hopefully the first of many such get togethers. The adults sat outside and chatted and the kids played on the field, all in the shadow of The Roaches in the Peak District. Hubby organised a game with a football and the dogs portable crate which had been turned on its end. The idea was to take turns to 'chip' the ball into the crate. It seemed to keep the kids and a couple of adults amused for ages.
Everyone brought food and drink and placed it onto a table to share. Mum was thrilled to have everyone together and said we should do it more often. It just shows that you don't have to spend a fortune on expensive meals out to have a good time. In fact I'd say we had a much more relaxed and enjoyable evening by default. Can't wait for the next one!

Today we went for our usual morning walk. As we were walking and chatted we remembered that a few years ago we had visited Brereton Country Park https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/ranger_service/countryside_sites/brereton_heath_nature_reserve/brereton_heath_nature_reserve.aspx which is about 12 miles away and thought it would be a nice idea to visit again. We had showers and brunch then headed off. It so long since we last went that we almost drove right past the turning causing Hubby to do a very dodgy manoeuvre that saw my phone launched from my knee. I'ts a good job it wasn't a tray of eggs!
They have built a visitor centre and toilets too which are a nice addition. With it being a sunny day, it was really busy. They also have installed a pay and display machine on the car park which is probably what is paying for the visitor centre.
Its a lovely place though and lots of families were walking around, having picnics, walking dogs and eating ice creams. We are so lucky to have so many lovely places to walk close to where we live. It's nice to see them being used by families too and kids out kicking a ball and laughing instead of stuck indoors on game stations or social media. Lets hope this spell of good weather lasts if only for that reason.



By the way, I took the advice of a couple of followers and downloaded Ziffit onto my phone. I scanned a huge pile of books and had lots that they didn't want which says a lot about my choice in reading material (haha!) but ended up with half  a box full for £14.97. I'm happy with that as its still almost £15 and it has made a very, very small dent in the mountain of books in the garage. I swear one day there will be a huge avalanche when I open that garage door!
It won't be so much a case of dead and buried but read and buried!
Thanks so much for reading my ramblings and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.
Jules x

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8 comments:

  1. It sounds like you had a lovely time yesterday. A great tradition to continue.
    The current weather really lends itself to some great days out doesn't it. We like to get out as often as possible. X

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    1. Hi Jules, yes it was really nice thanks. Its not always easy to get everyone together with such busy lives but if fell into place quite easily. We will definitely be doing it more often. x

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  2. Sounds like a great fun weekend.
    I regularly use ziffit, I even buy a few extra and sell on there for profit, then buy some more books.

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    1. That sounds like a good idea.I had thought of that but had so many rejected yesterday whilst scanning that I wondered if that would be worth it? Where do you buy from and do you scan before purchasing? x

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  3. Now I understand why you were so busy baking Saturday morning already haha. I didn't read your previous post properly. I am glad you had a wonderful time with your family and your mum enjoyed it so much.
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    1. I think we sometimes lose sight of the simple things in life Ivy and its all too easy to be too busy to make time for family and friends. Hopefully we will be trying harder to put this right. x

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  4. So glad your family outing went well. Buried by books? Well, there could be worse ways to go lol.

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    1. It was really lovely thank you. I'm blessed with a close family that all get along, well for the most part anyway ha ha! x

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