Harry Potter in York? What? We planned to go to York for a day trip for a while but never got round to it. As you may know Holly is a massive Harry Potter fan. She is OBSESSED. I thought she may enjoy a wander down the famous Shambles as it’s apparently the inspiration for Diagon Alley from the stories. After a quick Google, it turns out that York is…
Archive: August 2018
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My Garden in July & August
This is a bit of a combination of months. I feel I’ve let my garden get away from me this year. It’s been such a hot summer and the garden has really suffered! I’m sure a lot of other people are in the same boat. Our lawn has become really parched. We have clay soil, which is usually too wet and means the grass dies over winter. This summer it…
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Day Tripping – Family Day Out to Harewood House Seeds of Hope Exhibition
When we visited Harewood House last time, we didn’t get a chance to visit the Seeds of Hope Exhibition. Holly’s tooth had been hurting and she had just wanted to go home, so we did. No point making an unwell child do something they don’t want to do! We were at a loose end one day in the school holidays so we decided to go back again. I lured her…
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Victorian Hallway Makeover – Before and (partial) After!
Do you remember our grotty hallway? If not, here’s a shot of it in all its horrible glory. Think manky carpet, smoke damaged walls and a general layer of grubbiness built up over goodness knows how many years! This is it before our Victorian hallway makeover… This was the mood board for the hallway. I wanted to keep it light and airy while letting the period features shine, as they’re…
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Day Tripping – Day Trip to Harewood House
My gran has a friend who lives just next to Harewood House and she used to take us to visit her when we were young. I have never been to the actual Harewood House though, so a day trip to Harewood House was a great adventure for both Holly AND me! It’s also one of the gardens that you can get discounted entry to with the Gardeners World 2 for…
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Summer Walks (2)
Another summer walk! After our failed expedition to The House on the Hill a few nights ago (see post here), we decided to have another go. We actually looked on a map this time, rather than relying on some dodgy directions from next door. Last time we had gone too far up the lane, under the railway bridge, but we didn’t need to go as far. This walk was much…