On Instagram in March

I can't quite believe that here we are in April!This year is flying by so fast! Here's a look at what I got up to in March through my Instagram photos...

Baking...Mr Writer had been asking me to make this Jaffa Cake from Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food book for ages, so when I had a week off from the day job at the beginning of the month I made it! I felt like I was in a Bake Off challenge because you had to grill layers of cake mixture! 

Getting out for local walks by the water

Lunch by the Loch

My Mum works with children and she asked me to knit a hat for this rubber duck to illustrate a story. I wanted to keep him as a mascot!

Sharing some of my jewellery work

Experiments with patching fabric and soluble film 

A sneak peek at some crochet I'm working on for my Small Project Challenge

Mr Writer and I got away for a short break in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham. This was the view from our wooden cabin in the forest, nothing but trees, birds and squirrels!

Walking in Clumber Park

Exploring Sherwood Forest

The friendly squirrelwe met in Clumber park, walking in Sherwood Forest and the grounds of Rufford Abbey   

Visiting The Bead Shop Nottingham, which was bead heaven! I'e been ordering Swarovski Crystals from them online for years now so it was lovely to get to visit the bricks and mortar shop!

I just had to snap a photo of this lovely doggy in the flower shop!

Sleepy Nelson cat in his favourite chair

Watching horse racing for the first time

A visit to the zoo! I especially like to see the Flamingos and Meerkats 

If you'dlike to follow me on Instagram you can find me here! I'd love to check out your pages too. What did you get up to in March?

A Little Holiday In Sherwood Forest, Nottingham!

Last week Mr Writer and I got the chance to go on a short break to Sherwood Forest in Nottingham at the last minute so we headed off to explore the countryside for a few days! Here are some pics of what we got up to in Robin Hood country...

Walking in Sherwood Forest, which was five minutes round the corner from where we stayed. Very peaceful at this time of year, just us, some dog walkers and horse riders

We came across all sorts of interesting tree formations! 

Visiting the ruins of Rufford Abbey and walking in the beautiful grounds

The huge lake in the grounds of Rufford Abbey

This was the view from our wooden cabin in the forest. It was great for spotting birds and squirrels

Visiting Clumber Park and exploring the vast grounds, cared for by The National Trust. There were brilliant views across the lake

We walked all the way around the huge lake in Clumber Park which took a couple of hours and spotted this little guy- the only squirrel who sat still just long enough for me to photograph!

So we're home now and feeling refreshed. There are so many places to visit in this country, we're going to try to get away more often to explore more of England and enjoy the benefits of having a break! Do you have any recommendations of places to visit?