Hello again - Last June we went on a fabulous road trip with a couple
of our friends who are from the UK. Our friend Chris is from the West
Yorkshire area and we were meeting them there as he was celebrating his
Mum's 95th birthday. We were there last summer also and absolutely
loved the area, and more importantly his wonderful family and friends,
so we were really looking forward to returning.
I found a wonderful place to stay for a few days and was so excited
when we pulled up to Holdsworth House. I was hooked from that
moment and this was only the back of the hotel!
moment and this was only the back of the hotel!
After we were all checked in and unpacked, our friends along
with their friends all met us at our hotel and we had a few
drinks in the garden of the hotel before we were off to dinner.
We were pretty lucky weather-wise, as it only rained for a short time
the three days that we were there. Unfortunately it rained on the day,
a wedding reception was supposed to be in the garden, so they moved it
indoors. I don't think anyone in the wedding party minded one bit - as we
were chatting with several of the people in the wedding party before they
were off to the wedding. Later that evening while one of us was enjoying
a leisurely evening of relaxing in a tub of bubbles, the other one of us may or may not
have crashed the wedding reception - it was the highlight of the trip for one of us.
Thankfully everyone at the wedding was in
good spirits that night and it turned out just fine.
I could have just sat in this garden for days
gazing at all the beauty
But our friends had other plans
for the next few days we celebrated a 95th birthday
Went to many villages and enjoyed the rides thru
the rolling green hills, truly such a beautiful place
Not surprisingly we stopped at many a pub along the way
and sat outside near some lovely canals and rivers
It was such a lovely time visiting our friend Chris'
childhood friends, they were so wonderful to us
this year and last year on our visit there
my favorite part of traveling is meeting new people
and with these people
there was no shortage of laughter
I loved getting up early and going down for
some tea, just taking in all the beautiful objects
that were in each room
I felt like I was on a movie set - as it
didn't seem like real life to me
It was fun reading about all the exciting people that have stayed here
who also happen to be some of my favorites of all time
The Beatles
And Jamie Oliver - love him!!
It is also where one of my new favorite shows filmed a few
episodes - The Last Tango in Halifax. I read about it
at the hotel so when I got home - I started watching it from
the beginning and I am hooked!! Plus it was fun that I was
able to recognize a lot of the places that they filmed at.
This was my favorite breakfast seat
love the window and the view!!
We had a cozy room with a
lovely dormer window which we had open most of the time
it was so nice sleeping with the windows open and this
view from there wasn't bad either!
This beautiful door - I found myself pounding on it the first night we
arrived, as our friends kept us out too late and we were locked out
At one point I was thinking we would be sleeping on the garden lawn...haha..
But thankfully, the desk clerk heard my pounding and opened the door
A lot of fun memories were made there that we will never forget
After three days in the West Yorkshire area
we rented a mini van with our friends and
headed to Liverpool and Southport
to meet the family members of our friend Sandra
in her hometown
and to visit with our friends that had just moved back
to Manchester after living in Los Angeles for 25 years.
To be continued soon......
Aside from this fabulous trip, I was able to fly up each month this summer to
cuddle with my new little love, my granddaughter, Olivia....she definitely fills
my heart with so much joy and she is growing so quickly!! I can't wait to see her
again, but it most likely won't be for a few more months......thankfully her wonderful
parents keep me updated with lovely photos and videos.......and when she's a little
older we will become Face Time buddies....:)
Enjoy each moment, friends
xxoo
