Lake District Family Get Together.

Every year my cousin holds a bonfire party. She invites lots of my cousins and their children up to her house in the Lake District which is just beautiful and big enough to accommodate all of us. The week before last we all went up there - cousins, children, brothers, sisters - and yet again we had a lovely time.

The weekend is spent between eating and drinking well, chatting around the kitchen table or on comfy sofas, and walking in the gorgeous Cumbrian countryside. Last year we walked up to one of the lakes that lies in farm land near her house ...

This year we went to the coast, an estuary just below Morecambe Bay. The light was eerily beautiful and I took these photos ...

Our weekends up in the Lake District remind me of my childhood and I know that they store up good memories for all our children. They have space to play and run, they collect eggs from the chickens and walk the dog.

In the evenings we gather together after dinner and play games and the house rings with laughter. I am so grateful that as a family we are so close and have the opportunity to get together like this still.

Thank you lovely cousin. x

Visit to the Lakes.

Last weekend I went up to the Lake District to visit my cousin.We had just the loveliest time and I thought you might like to see some of my photos.I have been rather remiss about posting recently as life seems to be rather hectic at the moment.I seem to be split between home, work, study,allotment and sport. All of these things I enjoy, but they do take up a lot of time and at the moment I don't seem to be doing any of them well...

I need to write myself a list so at least I can tick things off when I do them. Right now I have so much to do that it all seems overwhelming and subsequently nothing gets done at all...

Anyway... I am pretty happy at the moment despite the busy - ness. And the Lake District was an ideal opportunity to catch up with family in a beautiful setting.