Although this visit was a first for some I have been several times

The cafe is always my first port of call

I had cheese and onion pie with cauliflower cheese and peas and chips

Everyone enjoyed their meal and all loved the chips which are excellent

We rounded off our visit with a pint in the Wagon and Horses

Going via Burnley worked out well as there is a frequent bus service to Barrowford

Four of us visited Liverpool on Thursday 7th September

The reason for the change was the shocking cost of a train ticket to Llandudno

£41.80 reduced to £28.00  with a rail card I said to the clerk it will be cheaper with Ryanair

We decided to visit Liverpool instead and had an enjoyable day

We dined at The  Monroe on Duke Street which was terrific and enjoyed by all.

I had Goats cheese for a starter followed by Cumberland sausage and mash and Sticky Toffee Pudding for desert.

 

31 August 2017 – Trip to Salford Art Gallery

We met at Salford Art Gallery and had lunch in the cafe there. We were not impressed with the temporary exhibition “Queues, Clogs and Redemption” about Wood Street Mission, which was featured on a stairway.

However, we were all fascinated by the 1904 painting “The Famine”. This haunting painting depicts a vision of a shrouded death surrounded by hungry wolves:

 

My boyfriend  has got a mobile phone

Now we never have a minute alone

Just the other night I asked him for a kiss

He said just a minute while I answer this

The other night in the back of a car

I  thought we’d nip to the pub for a jar

Just  as I was doing my thing

The bloody phone began to ring

24 August 2017 – Trip to Grange-over-Sands

Grange-over-Sands was renamed in the late 19th or early 20th century by the local vicar, who was fed up with his post going to Grange in Borrowdale. However, in our opinion it should be renamed Gays-over-Sands or Hebden Bridge by the Sea!

We enjoyed our lunch time meals at the Hazelmere Cafe so we came back at the end of the trip for coffee and cakes. We were a bit disappointed that there was a limited choice as most of the cakes had been sold out.

The clean sea air and beautiful sunny day enhanced our visit. We chatted to a local woman with two dogs who showed us around and asked about the Big Pride Weekend in Manchester.

Whilst we were in the Roman Catholic church, someone (no names mentioned) let out the loudest fart (Number 5 on the Richter Scale). I don’t think Peter heard it as he was two churches further up the road.