Back Again!

Those of your who are familiar with my posting patterns may have realised that I've been a little quiet for the last eight days.  This is because Mark and I have been on holidays.

However, before I post some pictures from our lovely break, the winner of my Giveaway is Jo from Through the Keyhole.  Congratulations!  Also a warm welcome to everyone who has stopped by and decided to become a follower recently.

Mark and I have just come back from a weeks walking in our beloved Brecon Beacons.  It's really only 'down the road' from Worcester but the area is seriously gorgeous.  This time we rented a little cottage halfway up a hillside.  The cottage was so tucked away from the real world that you had to drive the final 400 metres in a golf buggy! 

The view from every window was superb.  We stopped watching TV because it was far more interesting watching the clouds and sunlight on the hills!  This was the view from the loo....

The cottage was surrounded by lanes and tracks, while the Brecon and Monmouth canal passed below the cottage if we fancied some 'flatter' walks.  Whenever we climbed up onto the hill behind the cottage the views were superb.  It was worth the effort...

When we took a break from all this exercise I discovered a fantastic little wool shop in the arcade that leads to Brecon's Covered Market. The owner very kindly let me take a couple of pictures. The wool really was stacked to the roof on three sides of this tiny unit!

Mark and I have come home seriously chilled and feeling much fitter after all that walking.  My "new term's resolution" is to keep the walking going in the evenings after work.  Hopefully it should be easier to achieve now that the days are getting longer. 

Giveaway....

This is a little giveaway to celebrate the sunny spring weather and to 'spread a little happiness' in the blogging world..  I've called it "A Little Bit of Me Time" and I hope that you decide to enter.

First of all there's a pretty box that I've filled with a selection of eight tea-lights.  Three are Lavender-scented from the Yankee Candle Company.  The rest are a mixture of scents from Party-Lite.  All of the candles are on the blue/purple/white spectrum.

Next there's a 'crackle glass' tealight holder.   This has a pretty bead string so that you could hang it somewhere out of the way of small people..  Finally there's a 75ml hand cream.  It's La Maison de Senteurs from M&S, described on the pot as "A nourishing hand cream blended with essential oil of lemon and a green floral fragrance to uplift and rejuvenate".   I hope that it will be perfect for 'post gardening' hands

For 3 chances to enter all you have to do is

1. Leave me a comment on my blog asking to be entered into the draw.

2.Become a follower (people who already follow my blog will be entered twice if they leave me a comment!)

3. Link back to my post on your blog about my giveaway!

I am more than happy to post worldwide but obviously wouldnt be able to say how long it's going to take to reach you!

I will make the draw on Friday 20th April at 6.00 pm.

Good luck!

Planning a Giveaway

Tomorrow is finally the last day of school before the Easter holidays.  My cat can't wait for a more civilised wake up time... neither can I!!!

In the meanwhile I'm in the process of planning a Giveaway to mark the 80th Post on this blog.  This is my first one and I thought that I'd share what I wanted to do before it goes 'live' in the week after Easter...

Firstly, I've decided to have a theme.  This Giveaway is called "A Little bit of Me Time".  I hope that the person who wins it will feel rested and relaxed as she (or he!) enjoys the contents of my parcel.

Secondly, I'm going to follow Anne at Marmalade and Catmint's example and double enter anyone who follows my blog before the Giveaway starts.  If you are just calling by and like the idea of pampering treats.. become a follower NOW!

I will post the details of my Giveaway properly on Thursday 12th April.  The lucky name will be pulled out of a hat on Friday 20th April.

I also owe a huge thanks to Anne for posting about Picnik.  I've had hours of fun creating collages for my blog.  If you haven't had a play on it yet, the site is live (and free to use) until 19th April.