I came down to Caernarfon (Wales) last Friday and spent the entire weekend in the Kings Tower learning some techniques with Friendly Plastic with the wonderful Liz Welch. (See yesterdays posting for piccies) Met some old friends and made some new ones, ate a lot, laughed a lot (with my friend Wendy, we always do) and generally had a great time. Of course it is helped by having Liz as a tutor, she is such a lovely lady and so talented and then there is the added bonus for me in that I stay at a fabulous B&B with Jan (Victoria House) which is within the walls of Caernarfon, a walled city.
Monday I went to Plas Newydd with Chas and we were accompanied by Wendy and Peter and it was a lovely day. I can recommend a visit to the houses and the gardens for stunning views across the Menai Straits.
Grounds of Plas Newydd looking over Straits
This cheeky little chappy came right up to me
When I sat on a bench
Wendy trying to get another photo of him
he's in the corner of the hedge
Loved this Virginia Creeper at the top of some steps
Which led us to this view
Then yesterday Chas and I went to Portmeirion which has always been a favourite place of mine. The sand is white, the hydrangeas are the size of cabbages and it is just magical. (For those not in the know and old enough to remember it is where Patrick McGoohan filmed the series The Prisoner).
The Italianate village from the hotel
One of the many coloured houses
The Central Piazza
Better leave it there for today - more tomorrow - or I will get in trouble with Ms Julia of WOYWW fame who, because of the huge number of bloggers who now join in asks us to kindly keep our postings to a minimum. Sorry Julia.
Can I just say, I have had a lovely few days in Wales, yesterday I enjoyed Portmeirion and was so happy but became very saddened on my return to hear of the shooting and subsequent death of two female police officers in Manchester, Fiona and Nicola. My heart goes out to their families. friends an colleagues and I am holding them all in prayer. RIP.
