Ruby, Ruby part ll

There was a fair with a big wheel...that is what my husband and I went on the first time we actually met!

A big slide...
A roller coaster ride...
...and a merry-go-round.
There were more stalls - some with food and others
selling their wares.
A hog roast...
On our way around the park...I met a new little friend.This ice rink was really quite large and I really wanted to skate on it ...for old time's sake, as my husband and I used to go ice skating when we were 15, so it was a very nostalgic day. I also had my long dress on - not really appropriate attire for ice skating!
We left the park to go for dinner...passing this black telephone kiosk en-route which is something I haven't seen before.
Ahhh... one of my favourite places to eat - The Hard Rock Cafe.
I chose a chargrilled chicken breast on Mac cheese with garlic bread.
I must say, I wasn't impressed with the 'rock' music. It sounded like a lot of noise...and I LOVE my music. I wasn't convinced it was because I am getting 'old'! Usually, there are bands like Queen, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springstein but ...hmm...peeps I had never heard of or seen before!

I asked the waitress if there were videos they use and she said the music was all 'piped' from US!

I said to my husband..."I wish they would change it to the Beatles or those we know". He replied..."The Beatles aren't rock!"

Huh! I was having none of it.....Yeahhhh....who came on just as he had finished speaking?...

Hahahaa....I was in my element! LOL. Now I enjoyed my dessert. Hot chocolate fudge brownie with walnuts, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and a cherry on the top. Yum.

A truly satisfied customer. I don't settle for 'no'!

We tootled off back to the park - making our way home slowly and seeing the sights of London.

The big wheel in the park looked pretty lit up...
...and Queen Bodaecea.
Travelling to Piccadilly and taking some photos of the lights...
Ending up in Trafalgar Square, listening to carolers singing by the HUGE Christmas tree.
A fun day was had by all and just to remind us of when we first met...we saw a # 53 bus which we used to get on to go to school.
Us - then...when we were 16...
and now...

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby!!

We made it! We celebrated our Ruby (40th) wedding anniversary on 11th December 2008. It was a beautiful, cold but sunny day and we drove to London where we had tea at the Ritz Hotel. It was very nice indeed. Here is the Christmas tree in the foyer, where we were only supposed to take photos. However...after I had had a little word with the manager of the Palm Bay Court (tea area), he did say, whilst he wouldn't be allowed to take photos himself, he would 'turn a blind eye' so to speak if we wanted to take photos ourselves! A very nice man! Well, I had my Sony with me so wasn't going to make it obvious, so my husband took video of us and I am hoping he will be able to take stills from them. Check here for more pics at a later date.

We strolled along to the tube and had a wander in Harrods.
Then, after a little chat with a lady in the 'boudoir', I got info that there was a German market and ice rink in Hyde Park....so off we trotted and it was FAB.

Yes, I know it's hard to tell which one is Santa! LOL.
It was just as well I was full from hot chocolate, chamomile tea, sandwiches, apple and raisin scones with clotted cream and strawberry conserve, little fancy cakes and Christmas cake....as I would have liked one of these....mmm.
That was no tiny pot of nutella ...it was HUGE...probably a 1kilo tub.

Guess who I got to meet....oh, he was soo cute. He let me 'jump' the queue! LOL. I felt like a little girl all over again....and he gave me chocolates!

Part ll tomorrow folks....check in then.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog.

Toots for now.

Crazy for Cadbury!

What time is it?........
Why.....it's Cadbury chocolate time! So, go on. Help yourself. There are plenty to go around.....and virtual chocolate is calorie free!! LOL.
Have a nice day everyone. Stay warm.

You'd Better Not Pout!!

My youngest grandchild - Little Miss Ashley has such an expressive face - just like her older sister Eden when she was that age. I took a number of photos of her in the summer this year and this one gave me the idea for a Christmas card.

I used a Basic Grey paper - Blitzen and Tesco had some lovely reindeer ribbon and 12 little wooden reindeer for 99p. I stitched around the photo.

The inside opens to read...

Here is her Christmas present - well one of them. I couldn't resist it. Ohhh...it's sooo cute. I'm not a 'teddy bear' lover but this daddy bear and baby were irresistable. The daddy bear reads the whole story - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' and the baby interupts with giggles and laughter.
He's already been wrapped and posted to open on Christmas Eve. We won't be seeing Ashley until 27th but I dare say, Daddy and Baby bear will come too!
Have fun with your Christmas preparations. Toots for now.

What a hOOt!

Now that Halloween is behind us, I can concentrate on the next event - Guy Fawkes Night. However, I needed to post this layout after all the fun I had dressing up with Boris!

I visited a house that was FANTASTICally dressed for Halloween and got some cool photos. I made this page for the family as a keepsake.

These are pumpkins from past years as I didn't carve one this year. I hope you all had a Frightfully Spooktacular Halloween.