Half Term Frolics

 This week was half term in Yorkshire, and in true half term style, the weather has left a lot to be desired. Nonetheless I had three days off work to spend with little Miss, which is always fun no matter the weather. We started the week off fairly chilled, spending much of Monday crafting and doing more of our sequin art. We popped out for a coffee in the afternoon, and came home to watch some films. All in all a chilled day. 

Tuesday we visited our friends, and I had a good old catch up with C while little Miss played with her son. They've been friends since they we're born, with only a couple of months between them. We only really get to meet up at the holidays and it's amazing to compare the photos of them on playdates when they were 2 or 3 with them now at approaching 7. Time goes so quickly. 

Wednesday, my last day off work, we decided it was time we did something. We took a trip to nearby Malton, which is a lovely little town between Scarborough and York, and home to my favourite bookshop, Kemps, where I bought little Miss one of her favourite books, Isadora Moon. 

We pottered around the shops, most of which are indies, before heading to Pizza on the Square for pizza and a beer. It was a lovely way to spend the day. 

A blurred photo taken by little miss

Thursday I was back in the office. It wasn't too bad a day and the office was quite bustling. I took a lunchtime wander and there was a Viking festival on in the centre of town which seemed to be drawing a good half term crowd. 

I was glad of only having two days working. Sometimes it's nice just to have a break. Friday night, I persuaded my Mum to come to the local pub with me where local personality Danny Wilde was playing. We've lived in Scarborough almost 11 years now, and never managed to get to see him before. It was an experience. We had fun though. 

We finished our week with a trip to Helmsley (which is quite possibly one of my favourite local towns) in yesterday's promising spring sunshine. 

I had a delicious farmhouse platter for lunch, and we wandered around the boutiques perusing all of the things we might buy. 

Some of the people in some of the shops know us already, so we were given a nice glass of Prosecco in one of my favourite shops, Fairfax and Favor, and we left with a gorgeous (posh) new collar . Little Miss is really disappointed now as she's the only person in the house without something from Fairfax and Favor. 

This evening, little Miss has a party to go to, then we'll be getting ready for back to school/work tomorrow.