Saturday 22 March 2014

Escape


It's been a long week and today's been a flurry of house-cleaning, clothes laundering and list-making. Tomorrow we're going on holiday!

Yes, I still have a fair bit of packing to do. But we're driving up to Scotland so we can fit plenty into the back of the car, and we're staying in a little town in the Borders so will be able to buy any bits and pieces we forget (although I've been busily decanting teabags, coffee, sugar and salt into little containers).

It will be our first holiday in two and a half years so is well-deserved. And it's our first ever with Joe. In other firsts, he'll be visiting Edinburgh Zoo, playing on the beach and sleeping away from home (gulp). 

It reminds me of those holidays we used to go on as a child: packing up the car, taking picnic baskets (optimistically) and waterproofs and snacks for the journey. No 5am start though. And we've got the essentials - a bottle of something sparkling for our first night, a radio, travel Scrabble, playing cards, wellies, umbrellas, the camera, books, bucket and spade, woolly socks, flask...

Here's to lonely windswept beaches, castles, shortbread and maybe a little souvenir or two!

I'll be back here next week, hopefully refreshed and rosy-cheeked.

12 comments:

  1. Have a wonderful time! Joe will do great. Bring things from home that comfort him and he'll be okay.

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  2. Have a wonderful time away - windswept beaches, castles and shortbread sounds pretty perfect. Xx

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  3. Have a wonderful time - and I love the sheep!

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  4. Hope you have a lovely time!! Sarah

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  5. hope the weather is kind and you have a great time

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  6. Enjoy your well deserved holiday! Cx

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  7. I'm a new follower of your blog and must say how much I love this sheep photo, have a wonderful holiday!!

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  8. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday Sarah ... Bee xx

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  9. greetings from the sun filled blue sky of glasgow!

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  10. Hope you're enjoying your break :-)
    xx

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  11. hope you had a lovely time. simple trips like that are always the best x

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