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| Paula, Daisy, and Jumble in the foreground |
I was lucky enough to stay with Paula (my cousin!) and her family for three days, mostly enjoying life and catching up -- getting to meet Daisy (her 2-year-old) and Jumble (puppy), and spending more time with her husband Chris, and boys Felix and Archie. So -- while highly entertaining for
me, probably not much of general interest. We did see several of the local sites (gardens, large houses, etc.), and the
village is absolutely lovely!
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| Daisy's favorite color is pink...can you tell? |
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| Big boy Archie...and Jumble, too! |
On Saturday, however, we went to
Lyme Regis -- a beach that is a mere 20 minutes away in the car, and Kitty & Dick (my uncle) joined us. Lyme Regis has some slopes that remind me of Todi...nice and steep! The kids took their bikes and had a wonderful time riding along the beachfront. It's paved, and must be absolutely packed in the summer; when we were in Lyme, there were enough people that it was lively, without so many that we were crowded.
It turns out that Lyme was given a royal charter in 1286, which allowed it to add the "Regis" to the name. It also features in Jane Austen's
Persuasion (which explains the Jane Austen gardens!) and
The French Lieutenant's Woman.
After wandering around watching the kids get some of their wiggles out on their bikes, we meandered into the town itself.
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| Felix, Dickie, and Paula |
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| Sitting down to tea |
There was rather a wide variety of interesting shops to enjoy, after which we had a delicious tea in a charming tea shop. The tea shop was outfitted to be a "mill" workmen's kitchen/breakroom. There were bags of flour on the floor, the plates were simple boards, mugs were hanging from hooks, and we all sat at plank tables with long benches. Jam & butter were in large crockery bowls on the table.
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| Archie, concentrating on his model |
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| Felix! |
All the treats were freshly made. Dickie threatened to send his back as "stale" because it had been out of the oven a full five minutes before we arrived! Paula's apple cake was being removed from the cake form as the rest of us were choosing our snack. I had never had an Eccles cake, so obviously that was the thing to do. It turns out to be a puff-pastry sort of thingy (think of an apple turnover) with a filling that was like you'd find in a mince pie. Scrumptious!
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| "Delish!" |
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| Kitty and Daisy -- showing off her new dolls! |
Such a thoroughly English afternoon
must be finished off with a dinner of sausages and mash, no? And so, it was.
Love,
Alexandra
I was lucky enough to stay with Paula (my cousin!) and her family for three days, mostly enjoying life and catching up -- getting to meet Daisy (her 2-year-old) and Jumble (puppy), and spending more time with her husband Chris, and boys Felix and Archie. So -- while highly entertaining for me, probably not much of general interest. We did see several of the local sites (gardens, large houses, etc.), and the village is absolutely lovely! 
On Saturday, however, we went to Lyme Regis -- a beach that is a mere 20 minutes away in the car, and Kitty & Dick (my uncle) joined us. Lyme Regis has some slopes that remind me of Todi...nice and steep! The kids took their bikes and had a wonderful time riding along the beachfront. It's paved, and must be absolutely packed in the summer; when we were in Lyme, there were enough people that it was lively, without so many that we were crowded.
It turns out that Lyme was given a royal charter in 1286, which allowed it to add the "Regis" to the name. It also features in Jane Austen's Persuasion (which explains the Jane Austen gardens!) and The French Lieutenant's Woman. 
After wandering around watching the kids get some of their wiggles out on their bikes, we meandered into the town itself. 
All the treats were freshly made. Dickie threatened to send his back as "stale" because it had been out of the oven a full five minutes before we arrived! Paula's apple cake was being removed from the cake form as the rest of us were choosing our snack. I had never had an Eccles cake, so obviously that was the thing to do. It turns out to be a puff-pastry sort of thingy (think of an apple turnover) with a filling that was like you'd find in a mince pie. Scrumptious!
So wonderful to see you.....missing you already! Xxxx
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