Family fun in all its guises!
A Mad Hatter’s tea party!
With the cutest rabbit
And, of course, the Dormouse.
Not quite sure about the worm but Mariusz liked him.
Mole was good for hugs though.
Arek is the one with boundless energy.
Rafal was endlessly patient with his younger brothers.
And Mum, Grazyna, is always full of smiles.
We did some serious stuff birdwatching in the hides too. Sssh- be very quiet!
Fun is guaranteed when my Polish family from Norfolk come to visit. The above shots were taken at Saltholme, a local birdwatching nature reserve. Click on any photo to follow the story line.
The sun shone on us in Durham.
The views were wonderful up on the Cathedral roof.
And the floral displays made us smile.
Especially these little guys!
We found the Hartlepool sampler
Then we crossed a bridge or two. All worn out! (except Arek)
In Durham, we took the Castle tour (Rafal is considering Durham University, based in the Castle, as one of his options). I was delighted to find that it was the first day of the flower festival in the Cathedral, but it was, of course, busy.
More fun is anticipated today.
What have you been doing with your week? Share it in Six word Saturday. The links or the header will take you there. Hope you have a happy weekend!
restlessjo 
I can see they had a lot of fun with you, Jo 🙂 Bless.
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They’re a very nice family, Paula, and spending time with them’s no hardship. Many thanks for all your likes and comments 🙂
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Entirely my pleasure.. they look like nice kids 🙂
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They’re a great bunch of kids, Rosemary, and a credit to their parents. We had such a good time. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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awesome to see the pics and read about this fun trip…thanks for sharing dear
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Thanks, Kavita 🙂 I’m very lucky to have such a lovely family.
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Yes dear..u are right that if we get such nice family then life get even more wonderful and fun 🙂 Have a lovely day my friend
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And what great fun it all looks!
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Sure looked like you had a great time, you and the family. I like the galleries of photos, shows both the place and the good time you had.
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Thanks, Munchow 🙂 I only see them once a year and it’s always a pleasure. We fit so much into a couple of days because boys of that age like to be “on the go”. I was at a Boulder Park the following day. Just recovering 🙂
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I love Durham – good choice for a University I hear (and cricket!).
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It’s one of his five options but Cambridge will be much nearer his family. Depends where he is offered of course, but he’s a very bright boy. 🙂
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Oh it’s so complicated – my son is just choosing his uni’s for next year this week! So hard to know what they want to do at that age…. (I still don’t know what I want to do with my life!)
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🙂 I think I do, but I left it too late.
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Super…hab eine gute Woche.
Liebe Grüße von Mathilda ♥
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Gute Woche, Mathilda 🙂 Danke schone.
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I’m glad you had a good visit! I hope you have an equally great day “off”. 🙂
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Thanks, Tonya! Having a “me” day today. Guests went home yesterday, daughter has her husband home again, and son returned to his job in Bradford with a mountain of clean and ironed clothes. Phew! (walking planned this morning and as little as possible this afternoon 🙂 )
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The birdwatching reserve looks interesting, with more to do than just gaze at birds through binoculars, which is my experience of birdwatching areas – although that can be fun too, but it’s nice to have more to interest the family.
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It’s on quite a bleak site, Elaine, surrounded by industry, but they’ve tried their very best to make it fun. 🙂
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It looks like they have managed it!
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What a perfectly lovely day you had with your family Jo! The children must have loved the tea party 🙂
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They just went home today, Madhu. I really enjoyed their company but I’ve worn my wheels down 🙂 Trying to catch up before I collapse.
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How lovely! Like the bunny 🙂
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Thanks, Suze. Enjoy Bologna and remember that wedding dress 🙂
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That looks like a great time for all! I like your photo galleries and captions – very cute… 🙂
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And only 60 or so words 🙂 I may have turned over a new leaf (but I doubt it, Meg). Thanks, Hon. It was fun.
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What a fun trip!!! Looks like a BLAST!!!
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Never any need to be bored, is there? 🙂
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There’s something about Alice in Wonderland that appeals to the child in all of us
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Yes, instant smiles, Tink 🙂
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