Forgive me for playing tricks on you. Yesterday's blogpost "Praise" was "scheduled" and so is this one. You see, we are not back home in Sheffield. Instead, we are staying in a cottage in the village of Alne - a few miles north of York.
The reason we chose Alne was because our friends Tony and Pauline have been staying there quite regularly. They have a large touring caravan (American: trailer) and it has been sited at the village's caravan park since the start of spring. Pauline is recovering from her second hip replacement operation. Having a bolthole in Alne seemed like a good means of getting away from home without travelling far.
Our end terrace cottage in Alne
Shirley and I have never been to Alne before. Co-incidentally, yesterday was the village's annual "Street Fayre" to raise money for play and recreational facilities. It is pretty much the highlight of Alne's social calendar with the streets being closed off and various events - including two musical stages.
I sincerely hope that we had a good time!
I will let you know more about our sojourn in Alne when I blog again on Wednesday night - assuming we make it home safely of course!
The street fair looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteThe cottage looks very pretty, and the fayre pleasantly busy. I am sure you're having a good time there, seeing your friends, listening to live music and walking on new grounds.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a pretty spot, love the cottage.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your stay!
Bolthole??? The meaning drowned in the attempt to cross the Atlantic.
ReplyDeleteA place to run to where you will be accepted and allowed to stay, or a hideaway, similar to the "hole-in-the-wall" places where gunslingers and bank robbers etc would gather and hide away from sherriffs etc back in the Wild West days as seen in movies.
DeleteWhere did you get these mysterious pictures of an event you haven't yet been to and a cottage where you have not yet stayed? Have you been time traveling?
ReplyDeleteHope you are having good weather and good fun!
ReplyDeleteWith fine weather, a village fair can't go wrong, can it?
ReplyDeleteMy knowledge of "Street Fayres" has mostly been derived from episodes of "Midsommer Murder" which, over the years, has rather over-used them as a plot device/means of drumming up extras.
ReplyDeletePosting this comment into the ether as a test message to see if you survived. I hope the best for Shirley, Tony and Pauline.
A time travel episode? It's an expert blogger that can blog before something happens. Do you have the lottery numbers for next week? I could use a boost. Hope you enjoy/are enjoying/enjoyed your break.
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