I woke up on a dream this morning, which shows I am beginning to worry about this weekend. We are going to a fancy birthday party of a very old friend and neighbour in Beanacre. It is held in a hotel with all the marks of Wiltshire's stone heritage and a beautiful garden to boot.
But I note it is at Beanacre between Calne and Chippenham and not too far from Lacock Abbey, a must place to visit if you in this part of Wiltshire. The village has an old age feel to it and there is of course a few miles away the utterly 'roses' round the door old cottages to be seen at Castle Combe.
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| Lacock Abbey |
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| Castle Combe village |
Wiki on Lacock Abbey And those interested in photography will be able to see the work of Henry Fox Talbot a pioneer of photography there.
These are the areas in which our archaeology weekends often took place and very close to my heart, as so much of the English countryside is ;) ;)
And so what was the dream? Well I was dressed to the nines in a turquoise dress (favourite colour) and very high heels ;) turquoise of course. I have never worn high heels since about my 30s but obviously I am worried about what to wear. I have a choice of two dresses, luckily, as I gave all my dresses away a few days ago! But kept my latest two which are from Sea Salt, I remember how Pat/Weaver also shopped there. They have a 'petite' size which is most useful.
Don't worry about the birthday weekend in Wiltshire Thelma. After all you are a mature, stylish woman and as your grandchildren will surely confirm - very cool too. How touching it will be to go back to a familiar area with echoes of your younger days.
ReplyDeleteWell it was my walking area Neil and of course where our weekend digs took place. So the area is very familiar.
DeleteIt was not long after I began reading your blog when you preparing for a wedding, and I gave you wise clothing advice, I am sure. No?
ReplyDeleteThe venue looks flash and the village, quite lovely. Don't be stealing a jolly jumbuck as you leave.
No Andrew no dress sense from you for me. I would love to know what a jumbuck is, must find out.
DeleteThe hotel looks very swish and you will have a wonderful time. Dressing is so much easier for men, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough we are all a bit worried about food! But I'm sure they will feed us. I notice the restaurant does what I call a few squiggles on a plate ;)
DeleteWow! What a fancy place to stay. Hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy your visit.
ReplyDeleteWell we are not staying there Ellen, a Travel Lodge in Gloucester I think. I was just looking around at places to see because we are there two days.
DeleteLooks like some scenic locations! I haven't visited that area and now I'm thinking I should, but probably not in high heels. LOL
ReplyDeleteYes the ground is a bit rough and I think stilettos have gone out of fashion by now.
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