H broke up for half term and we had a fairly lazy weekend to recover. Sunday did involve a trip out to a pub called The Old Crown in Birmingham, near the centre, to try out their Sunday lunch offering. Very nice it was too and we also enjoyed finding out about the history. It’s a really old building for central Birmingham as it dates back to the 1300s. Birmingham is a fairly young city and only really got going with the Industrial Revolution. Someone wasn’t so keen on having his picture taken, but he did enjoy his lunch.
On Tuesday H went to a cupcake decorating workshop in Birmingham with one of his uncles. It was a Christmas present, but it had taken a little while to arrange. H was a bit uncertain about going – I think it might have been seen as a bit girly – but he did have a good time and decorated some lovely cakes.
On Thursday we had a day out to Ironbridge and this was taken in the Museum of Iron. In one of the Ironbridge museums I met someone I hadn’t seen since I was a teenager. Funny that I should drive an hour away and end up seeing her when she doesn’t live very far away from us in Birmingham.
Over half term we caught up with some of our reviewing in terms of testing stuff out and taking the pictures – still have to write them up etc. Here is H trying out his Thumb Chucks. I can’t believe the week is almost over. This half term always seems to go so fast because of that bank holiday which I always feel gets in the way. In my childhood I used to get two weeks at Whitsun and we usually went on holiday then – it doesn’t seem right that H has to go back after a week especially when the sun is shining.
Sounds like a lovely half term. Sometimes it’s nice not to have too many things crammed in. I love the look of those cakes. The lunch sounds fab too. Looks like you’ve had a great time xx
It looks and sounds like you had a wonderful half term….
Those cakes look fab x
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It does seem to have whizzed by doesn’t it. I get similar photo pictures (or a whirl as he’s running away!)
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Thumb chucks sound interesting! And I love H’s face in that first phone, great portrait. #365
Wow, sounds like you had a fabulous half term. It’s gone so quickly, but for me it’s nice to not have two children shouting at each other all day.
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glad you enjoyed the meal even if he did not want his pic taken, they can be funny at times.
I love a good museum, very few round here unless they are Burns related, and that does nothing for me.
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half term was very quick and my last ever school holiday *insert sad face* i love cup cake decorating, i’ve been on several courses, what a great present
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I would love to go on a cupcake decorating course – and I don’t think it is girly at all, after all everyone loves cakes! H did a great job with his decorating too. His hair has got long hasn’t it?
Love the photo of you both at the museum and as you say, small world . When we went camping over the bank holiday we bumped into 3 families from school! x
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Sounds like you had a great week. Love the ‘no photo please’ face and the cupcakes 🙂
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Looks like a fun week, I did a decorating cupcake class with Megan in school but it was only for half hour but I now know how to make a rose out of icing and Megan enjoyed it xxx
Lovely cakes he did a fantastic job 🙂