Monday 3 September 2012

A Grand Day Out......

I am blessed with two wonderful Sisters! I have my Big Sis and my Posh Sis! The three of us spent the day together recently, to celebrate Big Sis' retirement. Big Sis lives very close to Newark in Nottinghamshire, so we decided to have a Poo-tal around the shops and a bite to eat!

 

I love Newark, I spend most of my time looking up at the architecture, not a good idea with the cobbled streets, and my lack of balancing skills!

 

There was a food festival on when we were there, lots of people milling about and a lovely atmosphere. We went for a walk down by the river stopping for coffee and cake, of course!

 

 

Newark Castle, I used to love visiting when I was little, it always seemed so spooky!
 
Then of course, we just had to go shopping! Big Sis and I like charity shops, of which there are many, but we did let Posh Sis go in a few dress shops too!

 

This is Butterworth Market, it's a lovely building with a mixture of shops.
 

On the Market I met Laura, who makes the most lovely crafts......

 

 

And we went into a Retro shop.....

It was called Vintage Vixen, it was mainly full of vintage clothes but there were a few household items too.....

Little Owls Nest was full of up cycled and new crafty goodies....

 

We had a Grand Day Out, just laughing and enjoying our time together. Big Sis has worked long and hard looking after adults with learning disabilities, and she is sooooo loving her retirement! Her shifts had meant we didn't see each other as much as we would have liked.

If our Dad would have still been with us, he would have been 89yrs old on our Sisters Day! We always remember his birthday, and it was good to be together, he would have loved that!

My Sisters have been a fantastic support to me over the last few years. I'm their Little Sis, we are all different, with our own quirky ways, but we love each other dearly. Together we seem to make a whole!

Hope, if you have a Sister,you to have Sister Days too!

Ada :) x

p.s. Big Sis had left home by the time I came along, not sure if it was the prospect of sharing a room with a crying baby, and Posh Sis and I fought like 'cat and dog' when we're kids! if your children squabble, there is hope!

p.p.s. Sorry, I've run out of time, Posh Sis has taken the girls out in her posh car and they are due back anytime now! Will let you know about craft fair on Wednesday! :)

 

 

 

34 comments:

  1. What a lovely day out Ada! I have one little sis and we enjoy our time together too xxx

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  2. Lovely, indeed!!! I would love to have the same opportunity with my sisters, too (we are 4!), but for so many reasons it's not possible at the moment!!! : ((
    xxx Alessandra

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    1. Hope you find a way to spend time together soon Alessandra, Ada :) x

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  3. Looks like you had a fun day - some lovely shops! My big boys used to argue too, but now they get on really well.

    Pomona x

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  4. What a sweet and lovely day!! The Newark Castle is so neat! We don't have anything like that here in the states!! Happy Monday! xo Heather

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  5. Aw that sounds like a wonderful day out, maybe you can see more of each other now, Lucey x

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    1. That's what we have planned! I think Lincoln is our next adventure! Ada :)

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  6. I love Sister Days - I just have the one, but love shopping with her. Your day sounds fabulous.
    Claire

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  7. What a lovely trip out! Fab photos Ada
    Victoria xx

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  8. This is Ada B's Big Sis. We all had a fantastic day out, even though Posh Sis had the look of FEAR as we went into the realms of the second hand shops, but pleased to say after a new learning curve Posh Sis kept a smile on her face. I love each of my sisters we laugh together, cry together and have a moan together. Thats sisters for you.

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    1. Big Sis you worked out what to do!! Now you just need to start your own blog and we are away! My Big Sis has many talents, writing and cooking just two of them! Big hugs, Big Sis! X x x Ada :)

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  9. Thank you so much for sharing your day with us. I always love visiting England...especially when I do not have to leave my seat, LOL

    blessings, jill

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  10. My older sister and I fought like cats too...but my younger sis was the baby and was (and still is) very loveable and loved by everyone - mind you I get on very well with older sis now.

    Your day sounds so good - I wish my sisters lived nearby but one is in South Africa and the other in New Zealand - we make do with Facebook.

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  11. Looks like you has a great day out and what a lovely way to remember your Dad ... I have no sisters ... but I have two lovely brothers ... but can't imagine they would want to poo-tal in second hand shops ... I will have to rely on my lovely friends for that ... Bee xx

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  12. Sounds & looks like a truly fabulous day! For the first time in 20 years my big sis and I now live in the same country - and only less than 2 hours away, so we LOVE having Sister Days too. xx

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  13. so lovely to hear about you and your sisters. Glad you had a good day, Heather x

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  14. I have four brothers but no sisters which I do think is a shame, but I have lovely friends instead! My brothers are mostly lots younger too so think I am a totally wierd and boring old fart!

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  15. Great post - I have two sisters and we had a lovely sister day out shopping in Chichester last week. I am the oldest, and they say i am the bossiest too...

    I have to know why your "posh sis" is posh! Is she a Lady or Dame or something? Very intriguing! x

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    1. Very funny! No she's no Dame, but she is a lady! She just has Very Expensive tastes! She brought 2 evening dresses for her Carribean cruise next year, I brought an old Galt jigsaw from the charity shop!! Ada :)

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  16. Lovely to read about sisterly love & also to seee Newark.
    The husband has just said we are only 25mile away, so may have to have a mooch now your lvely photos have tempted me!

    Lx

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    1. Try and nip over to Southwell too, it's a lovely little town I blogged about it back in July! Ada :)

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  17. No sisters here. Only three brothers. It's rather odd that we live within 5 minutes of each other, and rarely see each other and almost never do anything together. Such is life.

    I am happy that you had such a lovely day to have your sister day. Thanks for sharing the photos.

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  18. Sounds like the perfect 'Sister's day' out. Glad to hear you had a fun time together.
    The market photo reminds me so much of the market in Cambridge :)
    I am looking forward to hearing how the craft fair goes..
    Have a lovely day today x
    Magie

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  19. Hi Ada,Newark looks like a great place to visit,lovely architecture. Love the brooches,will pop on over to the link for a look.I always wanted a sister growing up,but have a lovely brother so can't complain.How lovely that you remember your DAd with sisters day,thats so nice. looking forward to hearing all about the craft fair tomorrow.take care,love Juliexxxx

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  20. Hi Ada, thank you for finding me. So glad you did, coz now I've found you and I love what I see. Hoorah!

    Gosh, Newark looks rather nice I must say. Glad you had a lovely day out.

    Btw, adore your psycheldelic suitcase. xx

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    1. Thank you Loo, hope you pop back again soon! Ada :)

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  21. What a wonderful day you had with your sisters and thanks for sharing it with us too. I love my days out with my sister too unfortunately they aren't very often as we live far apart. We enjoy visiting the charity shops too.
    Sarah x

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  22. Glad to hear that you had a great time with your sisters! I have three sisters and one brother, but I haven't seen them in almost a year since we moved from California (where I was born a raised) to Kentucky for my husbands job. Family is everything... I sure miss them! Glad you had a lovely day out!
    Stephanie :)

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  23. What a wonderful day out you had with your two sisters! Newark looks such a lovely place, I've never been there and I enjoyed seeing all your great photos. Have a happy week, Ada.
    Helen x

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  24. What a lovely day to share with your sisters. Thanks for taking us along with you! I always wanted a sister but my parents didn't oblige me there!!!!!

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  25. I want to be your American sister! Looks like you had a wonderful time with your sisters. I do have a sister and I love spending time with her. It is so interesting because I spent some of my weekend in Newark....Newark, Ohio!!! I was visiting my daughter's soon to be Mother-in-Law and all her sisters. Her family is from Nottingham....England! Small world.

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    1. Gosh yes it is isn't it! I'll be your British Sister anyday Mary! Ada ;)

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  26. Thank you all so much for spending the time to leave me your thoughts!
    So many of you live far away from your family! I'm so lucky we live so close to each other! Ada :)

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  27. I too was wondering how come one sister is posh. I had visions of Hyacinth Bucket, or at her sister Violet (who has room for a pony)!

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