Lake Vyrnwy, Father's Day and Flower Baby!
The second part of my annual leave was in Wales, visiting my dad and celebrating Father's Day!
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Starting bright and early, we packed up our suitcases, my presents and the car, then went over to my grandmas to say goodbye, before heading 2 hours in the car to Wales. We ended up getting there just after lunch, which was perfect timing and only 3 minutes later than I originally told everyone to expect us. Dad had been working on the canal in the morning and had actually got back 30 minutes before, so it worked out pretty great.
We got a little tour of the latest garden additions and as is usual for my father, even more of the grass has been taken over my raised flower beds. I personally love grass, and I am sure you'll have heard me say before but my ideal garden would be some pretty flowers bordering a "boring" grass filled garden. We caught up in the house, had a little afternoon snack and then headed out for a short canal walk. My dad's step son was in the house working so we thought it best to leave him in peace. We actually went along one of my favourite parts, with a gorgeous idyllic house of dreams.The next day, my dad's girlfriend had a half day at work. After a little bit of stress due to the lack of signal in Wales, we finally met at the Lake Vyrnwy Hotel for afternoon tea. It was quite a fancy version so I wanted to check I liked the sandwich selection before ordering, so after asking I decided on carbonara instead...then everyone went for a meal because they didn't like the sandwiches either!
Quite honestly, the service was pretty poor, but the views were gorgeous and the weather stayed warm and dry, so we ate outside in the sunshine.
They also had some beautiful flowers in the garden, but they were quite small.
When we got back, I insisted on some lovely pictures together. I love this yellow floral dress but hadn't realised how terribly it photographed. I looked huge in the photos taken by Luke so will not be sharing those anytime soon!
Dad then needed a rest - because he's getting old - so Luke and I went to the garage to play table tennis and darts. Of course, he won both by a mile but nevertheless, it was still fun. We also had a little walk down to the new property development and it was lovely to see the progress after so many months of nothing over Covid. In the evening, we watched a film and despite everyone else hating it, I really enjoyed it: Awake.
Dad also fixed the hot tub, but of course I didn't have a swimming costume, so I ordered a couple on Amazon for next day delivery. Apologies for the rubbish dark pictures, but I ended up keeping the first one with the ruffles. I also loved the second one but I'm not quite confident enough for the lack of breast support just yet.
Our final day was spent having a day trip to the garden centre. I really wanted a hanging basket, but sadly couldn't find one. Instead, we walked through the designer feature gardens and even came across a MASSIVE beehive in a bird box. I also fell in love with fuschias, or as I call them "fairy plants".
We had a quick snacky lunch with some baked goods from the farm shop, before loading up the car and heading off back to Nottingham after 11 days away. I was so not looking forward to going back to work! When we got home, I was pleasantly surprised to see my first flower in the garden! It was only little but it was such a sweet sight to see my first cornflower and I am so excited to see more flowers blooming soon. Luke stayed to watch an episode of Homeland before he headed off to get ready for work and unpack.
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