A Trip, a Random Act of Kindness and a Gift....

 On Wednesday, the day before our wedding anniversary, we fancied a day out and decided to visit Bantock Park in Wolverhampton.  It's not too far from home and has free parking, which is always a bonus.  Although the house wasn't open to the public on that day, we had a lovely brisk walk around the gardens and then treated ourselves to a pot of tea in the cafe.  The upper level of the cafe was obviously part of the original house and it has a wonderful fireplace.  Possibly Art Nouveau?  I always get confused between Art Deco and Art Nouveau!

The day was quite mild and pleasant so we took another short walk before heading home and found these Rhododendrons still in full flower, albeit in a sheltered spot.....

On a bench by the cafe Graham spotted this tiny crocheted doll with a handwritten note to say to take her home if we wanted to and to share on Random Acts of Crochet Kindness,  Facebook? Insta ? I'm not sure 😄She certainly made us smile so we left her there for someone else to find....

When we got home our daughter had pushed a card and some chocolate through the door and also left some flowers on my car.  It was a shame we missed her but she said she wasn't feeling at all well and didn't want to pass the bugs to us......

I placed a single bloom in the bathroom for a bit of cheery colour during these dark days....

It turns out that our daughter either has a really bad cold or possibly Covid  😰so she was wise not to pass it on.  She is feeling quite rough, even today, three days later...

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We had a bit of sad news on Thursday.  My brother-in-law passed away on Wednesday afternoon.  He had been ill for some time and, in fact, the prognosis back in May was 4 - 6 weeks when he was sent home from hospital.  I'm fairly sure I mentioned it at the time so he has had extra time to be with his family.  It's still sad because my sister lives so far away that I can't help her 😢

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Thanks for popping in.  Do stay safe and well wherever you happen to be,

Angie 💗