Rocking Your World Friday - 28th of 2019

Good morning lovely people, I hope I find you well, tis Friday time for

So first up a picture from the end of last week, sometimes it is nice to acknowledge when you've had a good weekend and we definitely did.  So I posted this to my instagram account in acknowledgement.  I captured the photo just to clock the positive blue skies.

So first up a lovely evening sat out in the garden on Friday, enjoying the warm summers evening and an al fresco tea. 

After all the work we did on the garden the year before last, we really didn't make the most of it last year, but we are trying to make up for that this year.

Hubby surprised me with these, which were a lovely surprise

Saturday and me and hubby headed off back to the county town of Stafford, where we both lived for 14 years.  I'd booked us tickets to the play at the castle and a hotel for the night as well as a booking at the first restaurant he ever took me to. 

We headed off just after 9am and trundled down, we don't bother with the motorway, pointless as you end up stuck in traffic.  So we go the scenic route.  We arrived and parked up with time to spare.  Got the key to the room (even though we were very early) and headed off to the castle in what appeared plenty of time. 

Unfortunately in my infinite wisdom we followed a 'walking route' on google maps and I promptly got us lost.  So lost that at one point we did wonder if we would actually make it on time. 

Anyway after finding the path with the tallest nastiest nettles you can imagine and getting lost in the farmer's field we did actually make it on time. 

This was the beer tent, hubby was definitely ready for a drink when we got there.

this was the set of the play. 

This year opting for one set of seating, meaning the set was much closer.  They set the play in 1950's New York.  It was the main play I studied at school so remember the play intimately.  Hubby however didn't know the play particularly and we've never seen it live together, although I remember if from year's ago at school and we have both seen the trial scene in a 'pocket' version.  He needn't have worried as they did an awesome job of putting the play together and making it truly engaging. 

This is the logo for the Shakespeare festival in Stafford which I love

The second half started like this and the famous casket scene

In the evening we went for a meal, as part of the dessert they provided us with this as they knew it was an anniversary celebration (which I thought was really lovely of them).

Hubby caught this photo of me

And I returned the favour

After the meal we went for a wander, it really has some pretty places in the town

And then we chased the sunset which was stunning

Sunday we headed back, passing Chartley Castle, I did a temping job for the owners way back when, they lived in the hall in the same area.

We decided to have a Chatsworth stop off

I loved the summery flowers

It is looking seriously lush and they are expanding the walkway in the central part as part of a garden development plan.

We found a new sculpture which made me giddy

Grabbed a selfie

Enjoyed the grotto pond

Got up close to the Barry Flanagan hare

I loved the astilbe plant

We also found Britannia in the grotto, another new sculpture

We had a lovely day and we both really enjoyed it. 

And then we got home and enjoyed some more sunshine

So overall a fabulous weekend was had. 

This week the house has been unusually quiet, said 18 year old has been away wish his girlfriend and her family in Cornwall.  It has been lovely to see glimpses of their week and I'm looking forward to catching up with them when they get back.

I managed to clear down the annual accounts and I wrote the financial procedures in their entirety in a single day, so as you can imagine I've had a productive week. 

I hope you've all had a fabulous week, if you fancy joining in pop a post together, come back and link up so we can come and visit.