....the parched gardens and fields certainly needed it! Saturday morning in Barrow had a nautical theme this week, with the Royal Navy parade, and the chance to go on board HMS Ramsey, a minesweeper that put into the docks at Morrisons for the weekend...
....we were on board when we spied our crafty old pal and gave him a wave!!
Carrying on the nautical theme, we headed over to the Dock Museum to avoid the torrential rain...
...and spent a pleasant hour looking at all things 'vintage' with some of my colleagues and the soothing voice of Andy from The Sidecars!
Some great Sinatra numbers...I'd forgotten how much I liked him (did name my son in his honour, after all!).
Vintage canvas for us this summer!!
So...Sunday arrived, and after packing up the Landrover for a fun week of 'forest' activities, we gave
my little Fiesta a final run out (new one arrives this week!) to Furness Abbey.....
...looking lovely and green, despite this week's heat...
...some lovely rhododendrons in Abbot's Wood at the moment..
The tee-pees that were never going to be allowed in Abbey House's grounds again, have reappeared!!
And thanks to the tireless work of GJ and the Abbey Crusader/ FAF groups, this view will be preserved for future generations...the building planning appeal was rejected...hooray!!!
Happy Birthday for tomorrow to Grandad Raymond...80+ tomorrow and still full of cheek!
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