A holiday with friends :o)

How wonderful you look as you known each other for years.

Great photos thank you for sharing.

My that was quick,Scotkat ! Thank you,we feel as though we have known each other ages..so lovely when you get on so well together ..Glad you enjoyed it :o)

You all seem to have had a wonderful time. My OH and I love Buxton and have been there often, but not to stay I hasten to add.
The photo's are great and the hotel looks super...might have to give it a whirl ourselves sometime so can you PM with details please? Also, which one is you on the pic?

Thanks Waddy,and I will PM you later..I'm sure you would like it..Me and OH,are the ones with the glasses ! Lol.

So this is what you have been up to while I have been on hands and knees cleaning out cupboards lol Good pictures Sandra shall I see if they have vacancies for next week ;0)) May jus put a few pictures on myself, especially the one of Bloomer outside her tea rooms ;0))

Careful Bloomer you are all in danger of becoming the Goys Gadabouts...
It looks a grand place, we`ve visited the area lots but sadly not this year, I love it around there, I do like your new friends in the grounds and glad to hear the geese were friendly, I`m always a bit wary of them, lol.
You do look comfy on the sofa and I don`t blame you, the ones near the fire do look a bit too straight-backed to relax on.
Lovely pics and glad you all enjoyed yourselves....

Lovely, so glad you all had a lovely time, it does look like a lovely place. Enjoyed the pics very much. I was away also, with friends or should I say relations, that I found last year on holiday. The ones that turned out to be related through our great grandparents. We went to Cumbria and the Lakes.

VERY FANTASTIC BLOG:-)))))))))

Wonderful Sandra :o) It's nice to hear of your friendship with Carole, and all because of GoY ...

felt quite emotional reading this, im a softy for friendships etc, so glad you all had sucha great time and hope the cruise is even better, wish you all many more years of friendship guys :o))) x

What lovely happy smiling faces you can tell you enjoy the company. I had to smile about the onions, do you do the crying when you see them or after you`ve fallen over the back of them.

How lovely.

So nice to have made such good friends through this site. The hotel looks lovely and the Buxton area is beautiful.

Lol.Carole..glad to hear you found something to do this afternoon,instead of playing on here,most of the afternoon,like me..but at least you didn't have to play hide and seek with Thomas tonight,and 'cushion fighting'!
I'm worn out :o)...and re my tearooms! feel free..no one will recognise me with my dark glasses on :o)))
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Thank you,Lincslass.I agree,a lovely part of the country..we will be back one day,I'm sure.. glad you enjoyed meeting our new little friends in the garden..Those chairs by the fireplace weren't too bad really,but a bit too 'sit up and beg' ! Lol.
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Hi Cinders.lovely to see you again,and thank you..hope you also had a lovely holiday with your new found family..and the weather was as good as ours :o)
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Thank you,Junna..I hope you are enjoying seeing different parts of Britain...I also enjoy seeing other countries where you and other members live....so interesting :o)
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Thank you,Hywel..this is why I enjoy this site so much..so many friendships and Acquaintances have been formed..long may it continue :o)
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Bless you,Sanbaz..you will have me getting a lump in my throat next :o)...and we are all so looking forward to the cruise together...we will have lots of pics,I'm sure:o)
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Lol,Stroller..and thank you.. I managed to avoid falling over the onions,but I shed a tear this afternoon,when peeling some.!..We all seemed to have a permanent smile all the time we were there :o))
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Thank you,Dawn..a lovely time was had by all :o)
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Thank you for likeing,Scottish and Paul :o)

Wonderful...You go girl...:>)

Cheers Moti..and making the most of our retirement was the plan :o)...so we are as they say,'living the dream 'but appreciate how lucky we are to be able to do these things..

A lovely place Bloomer and not that far from me really - glad you enjoyed it and we both had a good spell of weather - I fixed it you know ;) Sweet animals and love those onions :D

I,m pleased that you fixed the weather Paul as I was away that week too....now what can you do for the end of september into october.....I'm going to Kew gardens on the saturday and folkstone for the rest of the week. so dry would be lovely...... :0)

what a wonderful time you had, all thanks to meeting here where will you be cruising? Such fun for you all x

Ps Theres something amusing about piglets I can watch them for ages....old spots grow huge but are usually very friendly

Thanks Paul..nice to see you :o) We were lucky ,weren't we? :o))..A lovely place,and a lot to see in that area..we also went to Haddon Hall,which was lovely,and a few other beauty spots..so fitted plenty in to a short break..The onions are great aren't they? and those piglets were so funny to watch...:o)

Thanks Pam,hope it is nice for you too,and you had a nice time last week.:o) The Sow was absolutely huge..and this was her fourth litter..she wasn't very helpful,when we tried to take her pic..just walked away,so all we could see was her big bum! Lol not her best side :o)
We are going to The Canaries,Madeira,and calling at somewhere in Morocco,,can't remember where,off hand..just for a week,but at least it will be warm..and with good company :o)

Sounds brilliant Bloomer, a beautiful part of the world, I guess that the gardens there will be very different to here.....

It does sound good Pam,and Carole and I have already made plans to see the gardens in Madeira..the lads will just have to tag along,but I'm sure they won't mind :o)

I quite like madeira.....especially with a hunk of rich fruit cake.......

What,both at once ? now that is just plain greedy ,Pam ! Lol.

good that you all had such a good time together

Oops sorry Bloomer not madeira cake...but madeira wine its a bit like a sweet sherry but not so sweet and with a really raisiny fruity flavour thats wonderful as a treat with christmas cake.......

Hey Sandra fancy you not knowing what Maderia is and you a Connoisseur of Wine lol

Thank you Sticki..we had a lovely time..

Lol,Carole .you can go off people you know :o)....take no notice,Pam...I don't drink ! That being the reason I thought of the cake ..oops ...I'm going to start calling you 'Carafe Carole ! ..ha ha...oh well,at least I was able to walk straight,up the stairs! Lol....only joking guys..she remained sober and straight throughout the holiday...:o))
Everytime I see 'Madeira' now,It will make me smile .Duh !

It will when you get there and think of us in foggy november england........

Would I be so cruel,Pam ? ...yes! :o)

I've been to Madeira in November...

...are you doing a transatlantic crossing, by any chance???

Yay or nay...you have to take a "shoe allowance budget"!

I had a broken ankle at the time (seriously swollen and cast just off)...or I would have bought so many pairs of boots...!!!

Really! I mean it!!!

Anyway, I'm size 39...so...bear that in mind...

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What a lovely story,both of your pics have inspired me to go to Derbyshire,it's not so far away from me.

Transatlantic crossing,Karen ? we are all poor pensioners you know ! Lol..we are slumming it on a package with a well known travel company..flying from Tenerife and back...:o)..I will bear that in mind though..about the shoe allowance..I vary between 38/39 so if you meet me at Santa Cruz airport ?? I'll see what I can do ! :o))))

Thank you,T.babe...you would love it there,I'm sure..and I agree,you aren't too far away..only an hour for us,so very convenient :o)

Are you taking a big trunk on the cruise Bloomer? I wouldn't take up much room ...honest.... Lovely to see how much you all enjoyed yourselves, such a lovely place. I wonder who thought of the onions?:-)

If you put onions in Bloomers trunk she won't take you again....I know you get peckish Ba but really......biscuits would be better......

Now you're just being silly Pam, it just isn't logical for me to take those giant onions with me when I'm stowing away in Bloomers trunk. Are you coming too? it's a very big trunk:-)

I have invited you on Carole's blog,Ba..you and your onions..but please wrap them well,I don't want the Captain turning his nose up,as I waft past him in my finery! Lol.....Hopefully,they will be stuffed in your knitted Tankini..:o) ..I like your idea better Pam..I much prefer the smell of biscuits..you bringing some of your scones ? They have some lovely jam and clotted cream,for afternoon tea :o)

So pleased you enjoyed your short break with Harry and Carole ... funny how the comments towards the end of this blog include food and drink! ... :o)

Lol,Shirley..very strange,isn't it? glad you enjoyed it,thanks :o)

What a great write-up Bloomer and so good that you, Pansy Potter and your OH's have all become such good friends. You must all be really looking forward to your cruise. Hope you all have a good holiday and visit plenty of different places. So glad you called in to see 'Bloomer's shop' too in Bakewell...hope you called in for tea !

Thank you Richard,we are certainly looking forward to our next holiday together..and yes,we did call in 'my' shop..and luckily it was warm enough to sit in the tiny courtyard..very nice.:o)