Today I think we could almost believe spring had arrived. We set off from home at about 10.15am and headed to Calke Abbey, I wanted to go early cause I knew it would be busy there. We were there a little after half past, and decided to go and have a coffee while it was still quiet in the restaurant. After our coffee we headed to the stables to check out the Vintage Craft fair. I love these events, but do think a lot of the stuff is over priced. One of the stalls was selling silver jewellery and some of the items were in excess of £80....really.....at a craft fair!!? We walked on by, this was a looking expedition.
Once we finished there we headed to the gardens, it was a beautiful day - much too nice to be inside. We walked to the church and spent a few minutes enjoying the quiet and solitude. People came, looked and left. No one stayed to soak up the atmosphere or enjoy the moment. On leaving the church we followed the signs to the farm to check out the lambs. Its lambing season, and though we didn't see any lambs being born, we saw several newborn lambs, oh my god they were so cute. I wanted to sneak one into my pocket and bring it home. Think they would have noticed?? We spent quite a while at he farm, then carried on exploring. We actually found part of the grounds that we had not seen before. Not sure how we'd missed it! I love Calke Abbey and the fact its not far away. By the time we were ready to leave, the place was heaving, so many people there!! Very glad we went early!!
This evening has been an expensive one, having paid for my car tax I kind of decided to treat myself to tickets to the Good Food Show in June. Paul and I have been before and its a brilliant day out! And then I was on a roll....looking at Lastminute.com I found tickets for The Railway Children for only £12.50!! God bless flash sales! I guess we won't be anywhere near the stage....or should I say the train tracks. But a night out at the theatre in London for £12.50? Not to be missed!
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