June

Hello, yoooohoooooo, I'm back!

Pheww what a week it's been! Such a full week I've had, so very, very Brim-Full of happy, exciting, memory filled outings, trips, jaunts and jollies! And now I am home again and desperately trying to regain my balance and catch up with myself :: not easy as it happens. J is reluctantly back to work with a sulky, downturned mouth, and the Little People returned to school today too. So I am all alone in the Messy Zone, missing my three buddies, and trying to tackle the chaos that comes after living out of a suitcase for a week.

But hey, today is the first day of June, and its absolutely glorious in my neck of the woods. I don't know about where you are, but up here in North Yorkshire we're having the most amazing azure blue cloudless skies at the moment, and some heat happening too. It truly feels like the tentative beginnings of the Summer Season, and oh I'm happy about that!

Up in the Attic, I have two windows :: there's a cute little front window with it's own little pointy roof which faces East(ish) and has the above view out across town to the hills. The photo from this window was taken at around 9.30am or so, and because of the sun shining so brightly from this direction in the mornings, the scenery often looks quite washed out. But I also have a back window which faces west(ish) and in order to take in this view I have to balance rather precariously on a chair and stick my head out of the sloping velux roof window to look out. So I don't tend to do it very often, but I do enjoy this view of the cobbled back streets, of the roofttops and chimney pots and most especially the sky look.....

.....ahhhhhhhhhh that sky!! Isn't today just perfectly June-ish? It's Gorgeous, isn't it?

 

The calendar pages were ceremoniously turned from May to June this morning, and there is a distinct Summery feel to the images. Can we really, honestly be heading into Summertime already?? It seems to me hardly a heartbeat ago that we were welcoming Spring in. Yet I am ready for Summer, ready to enjoy all that these long, warm days have to offer.

 

I was really intrigued to find out what the Bossy Calendar would be carping on about for this month, and was really delighted by it actually. So much more relaxed than last month thank goodness (an order to Spring Clean, if you remember?) Our bedlinen (duvet cover and sheet) remains the same all year :: plain, crisp white egyptian cotton which I love. But I do like to add a little colour with some pretty pillowcases. Actually I only currently have two coloured pairs (Cath Kidston roses and Designers Guild stripes), the rest are plain white. So yes, I think that this month I shall shop for a new pair of sweet summer pillowcases. Gosh, you know what? The very idea of buying new pillowcases has made me feel absurdly happy! I can't wait!

Ahhh.....the Ideal Home calendar is, as always, so beautiful this month. I have this calendar hanging in my small kitchen and it really does flutter my heart on a daily basis. June's page is quite simply beautiful, and the absolute essence of summer. Love it.

 

I have a great many photographs to share with you from last week as we really did get out and about a great deal, both in this country and abroad. I still need to ponder how to post about our jolly-holidays, but oh we did have a wonderful, wonderful time! At the beginning of last week we went to Belgium (Bruges to be precise, well done to those of you who guessed) followed by a trip to the English Lake District at the end of the week. Both beautiful, both memorable.

But for now, a few photos taken yesterday, back on familiar home turf.

 

This is the picturesque Yorkshire Dales. About 15mins drive from home and an hour or so walking and this is where we found ourselves :: somewhere quite remote and high up and very, very beautiful. Green green fields and blue blue sky. Noone else but us four, walking and chattering, enjoying the the last day of May.

We walked a seven mile circular route yesterday which took us almost the whole day (9am-3pm) with plenty of stops for a leisurely picnic lunch and icecream/pub beer garden refreshments along the way. The Little People are turning out to be amazingly good walkers and for J and I, it's opening up a whole new Walking Chapter. After many, many years of us enjoying walking together as a couple, we are now enjoying walking as a family. And it's great!

I spent a little time looking back through last month's photo album this morning, and made up my Monthly Mosaic for May look. I do enjoy creating these little collections of images, it's just the sort of frivolous activity that pleases me enormously.

But now I must reluctantly remove myself from my cosy attic and my frivolous activities and go and attend to some household duties. Yes, I think I might be able to manage a bit of pegging out, nothing too strenuous for a Monday.

See you tomorrow folks, I think I'll take you to Bruges, if thats ok with you?

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ps Good to be back, I missed ya last week!

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Comments

[alisonb2]

Yes, yes, YES!! Beautiful photos! But how do you make a mosaic? I can't get it to work!!!

[Stef]

Yes, yes... tomorrow Bruges, I'm waiting for the pictures my Lucy!!!
But I find the pictures of England so wonderful... so amazing!!!
I hope you had enjoy your trip in Belgium?!!
Lot of kisses

[Stacy]

I like the picture of the Dales; as usual while reading one of your posts, I began daydreaming about a trip to the UK :-) Love the calendars-- the roses are gorgeous and the bed linens look so sweet.

[jeane]

glad to have u back at attic24. missing you.

[Jen]

Love the pics of the Dales. They look just like I imagine while reading all the James Herriot stories!

[Hege]

Wonderful summerpictures! <3

[Marie]

Looking forward to hearing about your trips. I feel very nostalgic.....when I was a child, my parents used to take my siblings and me to the Lake District on holiday and we walked and walked, just like you did last week. Happy days in a lovely part of the world.

[June]

Lovely to have you back to brighten my day. Looking forward to Bruges tomorrow. I have been there once and loved it.

[simone]

Welcome back! I alway love your calender updates. The months seem to be flying by quicker and quicker. It truly looks beautiful in your part of the world.x

[Michelle]

We missed you...your blog makes me very, very smiley :-)

Cheers!
~Michelle

[jennie]

Glad you had a good time,can't wait for the little jorney to Bruges tomorrow, just pegged my forth load of washing on the line and am now going for a little light knitting break.

[Emma]

Glad you are back, I've missed you brightening my working day. The sunshine even makes industrial Brum look quite pleasent.

[kitschen pink]

So glad you had a great holiday! Even the weather seemed to play fair for once! Can't wait to catch up on it all - ooh Bruges - will there be lace? t.x (that's schoolgirl Bruges memories for you - All I can remember is lace and beer.....x)

[Louise]

Lovely photos, Lucy - how fortunate you are to live in such a beautiful county! Your children are such good walkers - 7 miles! I am very impressed!

[Kenia Cris]

Welcome back, everybody missed you muchly. It seems you had a really great time, I'm looking forward to seeing more of the places you visited in the past days. Yes, it's june, it's cool but lovely in Brazil this year. We set bonfires and tell stories around them, we eat and drink hot things that will help to warm our bodies also.

I'm happy to see you back, take care, have a great week!

[valerie]

welocme back lucy the sky here isn't quite sucha deep blue but is pretty fab all the same good to have you back i miss my daily visit's to your blog

Val

[blackbird]

Your photos bring summer in with a rush. It's wonderful that your children are becoming walkers too- start them young. It's a great way to see the world.

I'm glad that your bossy calendar took a month off and I'm looking forward to more on your week away.

[Lesley]

gorgeous pictures - the whole of the UK seems blessed with beautiful weather at the moment lets hope it lasts!!
Lesley x

[frances]

Welcome back, Lucy.

Each of your views is splendidly far reaching. How wonderful to enjoy that open space. Even better to be outside in open space like that shown in the picture of green and stony wall.

As I have never been to Bruges, I am looking forward to having you as my tour guide tomorrow. xo

[Tam]

Beautiful photos! Makes me want to head for the country!!! Glad you had a wonderful time and glad you are back!

[periwinkle]

we've got gorgeous sun too , pity we couldn't have met up last week - did you get the steamer ?

[Mandy]

There was I, just about to switch off (bed time in OZ), but thought nah, reload 1 last time. And there you were. I shall now drift off with pictures of intense green fields and blue skies in my mind. How perfect is that.

[Karen]

Missed you too, Lucy. Glad you all had a wonderful time and so looking foward to your pictures. My two boys went back to school very grudgingly this morning - its worse when the weather is so lovely and I miss them like mad already. Karenx

[Sue Hall]

What a lovely sky, ours here in Oxfordshire is something similar at the moment, a little paler with the most adorable fluffy white clouds here and there.

Sue xx

[fleur]

Oh yes, that's a beautiful day...