Sisterhood Stories - New Year

Firstly I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!!

As a new year begins we can't help but think about what this year is going to bring.  Some of it will be completely out of our control for good or for bad and some of it is what we produce through our own planning.  It's the planning and following it through we have control over.

Wigwamming in Northumberland

At the end of March I had another opportunity to meet up with the ladies of The Click Collective, this time wigwamming in Northumberland.  We had a bit of a heatwave the week before but alas that did not last. Although it had got cold, the rain held off to give us glorious blue skies the whole weekend.  There was much buzz and excitement meeting up for a second time (for some the first time) and of course we all had our cameras with us to capture the weekend.

Many thanks to Pam of Pam Hordon Photography for organising the weekend.  You did a great job!!

Here are some of my images from the weekend....

London's Calling

I celebrated a great milestone in my life last week....the big four oh!. What better way to celebrate than a fab family weekend in London.

We visited The Natural History Museum, The Science Museum, Brick Lane Market, Petticoat Lane and Spitalfields Market.

Here are some pics....

Crabbing

I remember going to Portmarnock beach as a child, picking periwinkles off the rocks, collecting shells and trying to catch the crabs as they scurried along sideways.

When we visited Mersea Island in June and my husband suggested we bring the boys crabbing it brought back memories of those days on Portmarnock beach and how easily kids could be entertained for the price of some petrol and an icecream.  In this case it was for the price of a few slices of bacon, a couple of buckets, a bit of fishing line and a couple of nets (all of which (minus the bacon) can be used again and again).

Here are some images

The crabs just loved the bacon and between the boys they caught 111.  Paul and I then had the task of throwing the angry crabs back in the water.  I gave up after a few (they were vicious!), so Paul bravely continued until they were all back in the water.  Thankfully he didn't lose any fingers but he did get a couple of nips.....ouch!!!

Mersea Island

Mersea Island is the most easterly inhabited island in the UK. It is joined to the UK by a causeway known as The Strood.  The island is cut off from the mainland during high tide.  Mersea Island is famous for it's seafood, most notably it's oysters.

We visited my husband's family on Mersea Island last week.  The weather was what you would expect during Autumn, wet, cloudy, cold and miserable.  However, we managed to get a couple of dry days and I managed to get out one evening to take some pics down at West Mersea harbour.  Here they are....