Visit to Paulton

The drive to see our friends always takes us past Stone Henge. The new visitors centre has already started and the siding gave an idea of what it will look like. Seems to be quite a distance from the stones !

Saturday was an art day creating configuration boxes. 

This was the first time I had looked at Configuration boxes with my friend and we had a good laugh first fitting the boxes , selecting the papers and then looking at what could go into the nocks. Although my original plan was to look at books in general, it has become more fantasy pointing. A bit of gothic alice may work ... I am also still looking for the right feet. Two small piles of books would work, I can alter them to have the right titles. Plus the large area with the key hanging really needs a small row of books, something like you get for a doll house else the background papers will be hidden and I quite like the look they have now.

Sunday took a slower road home and selected to few interesting places to stop along the way.

First hubby wanted to show me the castle he had seen on the Saturday during his walk with my friend's hubby. The castle is right in the middle of a small village. As you can see it is a ruin now. One of the ones which Cromwell knocked about a bit.  While we where there also took the scenic walk round the village and back to the car.

Back at the car, could see a White Horse on the map which was not far from the  village and mostly on the route we wanted to take to head home. It was not the easiest place to find - headed to Westbury and there is was on the side of the hill.

You park at the top to visit the site which belong to English Hertiage. WOW the views are amazing if you can standing being BLOWN AWAY !

Next as we were very close to the Kennet and Avon canal we selected to go visit the staircase of locks. Really a busman's holiday for hubby as he now works on a canal contract. It was still quite cold and blustery along the tow path and really nice walk. We scrapped together enough pennies to buy a light lunch and hot drink at the cafe.

A really nice day to end a great weekend. Shame we had to go back to work on the Monday.