Down By The Seaside

A day down at the sandy shores of Cleethorpes. 

This was late January, brisk but bright. We got there just in time to see the bridled donkeys being led away, and then wandered up the pier & along the tide marks gathering tiny pink shells.

We walked towards the rusting rollercoaster & Ferris wheel, unshackled from its summer cargo of seating cages...

Walking back towards the station, the evening was closing in...

Books, Glorious Books!

A warm walk in the winter sun, along the river and into town to put back some library books... of course I came home with another lovely big batch. Lots of inspiration to get my green fingers twitching, a couple of life-centric thought provoking tomes and a couple of novels I'd seen recommended in various places. An eclectic collection that should keep me going for a while.

It's turning sleety and brisk again this afternoon, the bread maker is on and a cup of coffee has been poured, so I'll dive into one of these beauties before returning to the fray of organising & continued house decluttering - all part of returning to a simpler and more relaxed lifestyle.

Mistletoe & Wine

Oops, life well and truly got in the way for a while there, and probably will do yet for a fair while yet, so I'm thought I'd put together a collection of of nice Christmas memories before attempting to kick things back into some serious action.

     

     Gifts & biscuit tins!

     

      Books, wonderful books!

      

      Our very jolly tree.

      

      Poor Santa, he didn't last long after this!