I'm trying to craft but the pull of the road is too strong.

 

Our home for the week, converted corn mill on the Isle of Skye, beautiful location next to a stream, fields of sheep. What more do you need as a base to explore Skye?

Unfortunately a cracked windscreen put an end to our explorations, every pothole made the crack travel further but I still managed a few photos which I will leave you with, before I start to tidy up my workroom and get on with some crafting before we go away again.

Just to prove that I am tidying the workroom ready for the next project.....

speak soon xx

Not quite Skeggy

 Yep, not quite Skegness, just the other side of the golf course on Skegness Sands Caravan Park. The touring part of the site is affiliated to the caravan club and £23.00 per night at this time of year is a tempting deal.

Part of the site is open and a smaller area is laid out with traditional pitches, we have camped in both, I prefer the pitches with the strips of grass to separate the vans.

Turning right from the camp you have a spar shop and a general small bits and bobs store ( during the season) turning left you have a couple of cafes and an amusement arcade (  open weekends and during the season) and that is it apart from the surrounding houses and the large Derbyshire Miners Convalescence Home which is currently closed awaiting redevelopment.

I may have spent time in the cafe :-)

and walking down the beach.

Last time we stayed on this site, we heard the foghorn but couldn't work out where it was coming from. This time I grabbed a coffee and walked down to the front. This confirmed that my fog horn is actually out to sea on the wind farm ( which on that morning I couldn't see at all)

Skegness has a small museum, Church Farm museum, and this time we managed to visit (previous attempt sabotaged by a covid outbreak amongst the volunteers)

I spotted three spinning wheels although only grabbed photos of two.

The bobbins were in disarray  as usual and a local volunteer makes rag rugs to sell at the museum.

The wooden frame of this cottage was discovered inside another one on demolition, saved , then moved to the museum and restored.

Out buildings contained old farm implements, vintage vehicles, smithy and much, much more. One shed contained a display of corn dollies and a model railway.

We ended our visit with tea and biscuits in the cafe whilst talking to the volunteers.

This sign was spotted outside a bar about half a mile from the campsite, I 'm not sure whether to be worried ??

Anyway, that's about it for now, we are back home booking campsite for the next trip.

Speak soon. x