wenderholm and wendy’s home

after the girl’s orchestra practice we drove to wenderholm national park. it’s only about 30 minutes away and is really very nice

here are the girls in the obligatory department of conservation picture frames

it had a certain old world charm to it. you could almost imagine you were at a national trust landscaped garden in some places

here were a couple of oyster catchers having a wander

there were plenty of shells

and the sand was a funny texture in some places. slightly crispy on top, but then really fluffy for a few centimetres underneath which made walking a funny experience

we found a geocache which was well disguised

and then we stopped by a fallen tree for some jumping

kezia got particularly sandy

you probably can’t make it out, but this tree is covered in red flowers proving spring is on its way despite the cold wind today

after our walk round the little peninsular we had a look at the historic house

we went through the big door to avoid the charge

again, for a historic house things didn’t seem that old.

it had the kind of things your grandparents might have had in their house. perhaps that says more about our age than the age of the house

there wer plenty of harmoniums

and some old pictures of london to make us feel at home

even even had a nice crochet’s stand for the fire extinguisher

and dressed dolls from the old country

on the way back home we stopped for movenpick ice creams and i had brownie and ice-cream.

jane then went out for coffee with debbie whilst the girls and i watched the first three quarters of Coraline which is lovely

then it was off to see Buzz, Wendy and family for tenpin bowling

these lanes were much more modern than our local ones, but broke down more often. esther got some shoes which matched her jumper and my shows fitted like a glove. or like shoes at least.