It's been a wonderful week - first the fun in Glasgow at the SECC - it's always good to see my friends again even if we don't get much time to talk! The show was busy and we only just managed to make it to the end with the yarn. It wasn't really a show for knitters more of a craft show with some very tempting items for sale and I will confess to collecting a few business cards - just in case I win the lottery!
Matt joined me on Saturday and on Monday, to celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary, we set off to explore the West Coast of Scotland - I won't bore you with all of my holiday snaps - just a selection of my favourites.
Matt discovered these Timber Ponds when he was working in Greenock a few years ago - he'd told me how beautiful they were and I had to go and see for myself - the place was magical
We spent a night in Dunoon opposite the Ferry Terminal where Matt was able to watch the boats to his heart's content and then we drove to my choice for a few days - Loch Melfort. The hotel gave us an upgraded room to celebrate our anniversary - the bedroom was larger than our entire flat and the view from the window was stunning - I watched it for hours, when I wasn't eating gourmet food and knitting by the log fire
We explored up and down the coast, ventured into lots of little roads, found some wonderful hideaways, small breweries, gourmet cafes and found very little wool! (Though I did manage to by some Jamieson's in Oban). One afternoon we got windblown onto the Isle of Seil and spent time watching the Atlantic crash over the rocks
A trip to seal sanctury found this fella - very inquisitive over what was happening in the next pool where the staff were trying to catch 5 babies for release back into the wild
A slow journey home via Ripon and another great hotel room - this time a four poster bed and then it was back to reality.
Not a huge amount of knitting done - I cast on for the Wedding Ring Shawl and managed about 6 rows of garter stitch and that's it!
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Posted by: uoyfxzgf at January 26, 2010 11:55 AMHappy, happy anniversary. And at your current rate, the WRS should be finished in time for your 50th!
Posted by: susoolu at November 6, 2006 03:12 AMit's just beautiful..... happy anniversary with many, many more to come
Posted by: atu at November 5, 2006 12:07 PMIt all looks spectacular, hope you had a wonderful time
Posted by: nic at November 4, 2006 08:03 PMSounds absolutely wonderful. Congratulations on your silver anniversary. The timber ponds are stunning, as is that view from the hotel.
Posted by: Mary at November 4, 2006 09:05 AMIt sounds an ideal break, hope you managed to relax completely and feel all the better for it. Though I usually come back from holidays with a cold!
Back to the grindstone....
Posted by: Jill at November 4, 2006 08:12 AMHope you had a fabulous anniversary, your photos are great. It is strange we share a wedding anniversary as I don't suppose many people choose to get married on Halloween!!
Did you buy anything at Glasgow??
Welcome Home!
Posted by: Secret Pal (9) at November 4, 2006 02:13 AMHappy Anniversary! I like the sound of gourmet food and knitting by a log fire.... Perfect!
Posted by: Wibbo at November 3, 2006 10:33 PMFabulous photos! Did you take your car? I love that timber lake, haven't seen anything like that before.
Happy silver wedding anniversary, doesn't time fly when you're having fun?
Happy Silver Wedding Anniversary. Sounds like you had a fantastic break.
Posted by: Emma at November 3, 2006 10:20 PMThought you would like that hotel - sounds like it hasn't changed much - we went to see the seals as well !!
Glad you had a good break and managed to do a little bit of knitting ;-)
What lovely places you've seen!
Posted by: Mary-Lou at November 3, 2006 08:43 PMGorgeous photos Yvonne! The Timber Ponds are amazing - did you manage to see the stained glass pieces?
Posted by: Gill at November 3, 2006 08:36 PM