Sew Today in Wales

Sew Today was outta London.

 

There was a friend that I hadn’t seen for ages and he invited me down to Wales to spend a few days. He was my Manager for 5 years and became the person that I phoned from work on a Friday afternoon. We’d talk about work and personal stuff, it was such a nice way to end the week. He became ill a little while ago, so when we finally were able to contact each other again, I jumped at the chance as I knew he was on the mend.

I got the Coach down there so I could chill out and have a snooze; the journey was only 3 hours long. He met me from the coach and we gave each other the biggest hug.

We chatted for hours and he tried to fatten me up on homemade welsh cakes. I met his daughter and Grandson who has the most plump cheeks I have seen on a child for so long. I had to stop myself squeezing them like I do to my Nephews.

On the first day he cooked a fabulous meal and I slept in a big bed with an en-suite.

The following day we went to meet another of my ex managers who now runs a coffee shop (The Coffee Post) in Fairford, which in the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire.

It is picturesque little town.

Welcome to Fairford
Welcome to Fairford
The Coffee Post
The Coffee Post

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soy milkshake and green tea
Soy milkshake and green tea 
The local Parish Church
The local Parish Church

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The local Church, beautiful
The local Church, beautiful
Graveyard, not spooky at all
Graveyard, not spooky at all
Like an old Bonsai Tree
Like an old Bonsai Tree
Looking at the old watermill, which is now a private residence
Looking at the old watermill, which is now a private residence

Lavender Fields

Sew today, as we were both off for the summer holidays my Mum and I decided to do stuff.

I’d heard that there was a lavender field near us last year during the winter, not so good to see in the cold (plus it’s closed). I told my Mum that we should go but she thought it was too far away. I’d heard that in my area, back in the day, it was full of lavender fields; there are a couple of streets named Lavender Road and Lavender Gardens, so knew this too be true. Make a long story short, we went. It’s a 30 minute drive from where we live and it was a beautiful sunny day.

 

It was only £1 to enter, which helps them to maintain the gardens from  April to October. The smell was amazing. A huge field of lavender bushes that had a heap of bees in them. When we were away from the crowds we could hear the faint buzz of the bees. I tried to get a photo and almost succeeded.  Tell me if you see them or not…

 

Lavender Fields forever
Lavender Fields forever
Me and the Mumka
Me and the Mumka
Now can you see them?
Now can you see them?
See any bees?
See any bees?