Bongo Bash

Last weekend we went to the annual Bongo Bash in Stourport on Severn. Firstly we were amazed that the van got us there in one piece, after all the problems we have had with it. However got us there it did - and it was great to see the hundreds of more reliable Bongo's there too! The campsite was great as it has a little petting zoo, with goats and chickens and was a short stroll down the river to a massive children's play area and arcade thing. Cas went on the trampolines and on some of the baby rides - like the safari train!

The weather was super hot so we enjoyed sitting out in the sun. We had a hog roast - Cas stuffed his fat face! We missed the most of the band though cos it wasn't our thing . .and the fresh air and pork feast had tired us out so we ended up have a little lie down with Cas in the bed, and before we knew it had slept through the firework display!

Joe and the kids joined us on a very hot Sunday and enjoyed a BBQ with us.

The Fence!

Our friend and garden/ landscape genius James, has fitted a lovely fence and 2 gates for the front of the house. It Cas proofs the front garden which means Cas can play out without me constantly having to fetch him back from half way up the drive! Mo can still escape though!

City Pulse

Over the bank holiday Nottingham City Council put on a load of free music shows at venues throughout the City. Mum came down for the weekend and we took Cas along to some of the shows. On Sunday night we went to see the Joe Loss Orchestra, who are the longest performing band in the UK - 80 years! Anyway they played a load of old classics from the 1940's to the present day. It was really good! And Cas loved it and was entertaining lots of the people sitting in the Market Square with his dancing.

On Monday we saw the Fab4 Beatles tribute act, who I also thought were dead good fun. It had cooled abit on the Monday though and so we were constantly taking our coats on or off depending on wether the sun was behind the clouds or not!

Spring Sprang!

When we got back from Chicago, the garden had gone mad with all the mild wet weather! I am especially pleased with my Wisteria. This is the first year it has flowered following my hardcore pruning last year after taking the advice of Alan Titchmarch. It looks lovely and hopefully if I prune it right again this year, it will be even better next year!

Local Festivals

We had a lovely weekend at 2 local festivals. On Saturday we went to the Lady Bay community arts festival. It was based at several venues in Lady Bay, West Bridgford. One of which was the primary school, however most were at peoples houses.

Lady Bay, like Sherwood, seems to have a higher than average concentration of artists. For the weekend festival, many open their houses and workshops and you are welcome to see the displays, talk to the artists and of course you can buy what you like. In addition, in past years, other residents open their houses and host artists from outside, some from outside Notts.

There were lots of activities for children and Cas and I did an African drumming work shop! Repeat after me 'Africa is hot and dry' . .it was good fun!

The main fun was gawking in peoples houses and gardens! We also had some hardcore locally brewed Elderflower wine which nearly killed us because the weather was insanely hot.

On the Sunday we went to the Green Festival in the Arbo. It was a bit rubbish in terms of it being the usual stalls selling renewable energy, second hand clothes and socio-political magazines! However we saw lots of people we knew and hadn't seen for quite a while, so it was really nice and Cas enjoyed playing in the sunshine with the children of our friends!