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February 07, 2020

Escape to The Lakes with Another Place

February 07, 2020/ Rida Mair Suleri-Johnson
Escape to The Lakes with Another Place

he crunch of gravel under the car marked that we had arrived. We slowed and stared at the view of the lake as we pulled into a parking space.

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{ #TellyTalk ~ It’s well overdue!! And although we have a right chinwag up in stories/DMs, It’s nice to bring it down to the grid. Settle in โ˜•๏ธ 

As you may be able to tell by the wall, wisteria and #QueenCharlotte theme song playing by m
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A comment, a suggestion, an idea, which led to a fizz of excitement and unfurled as an afternoon of frolicking amongst the fleeting blossom a
{ Three Years Ago ~ me and Chris reached our ten year wedding anniversary. I would say that milestone, was one of the hardest years of our marriage/ partnership together. 

Mostly down to the fact we were all knee deep in a global pandemic but even b
{ Some April moments ~ 

It’s funny because it felt like April was such a grey, cold month (& it was for the most part!) but glad I caught the sunshiny moments too; metaphorically and literally ๐ŸŒธโ˜€๏ธ

And even though we’re starting May
{ Save ๐Ÿ“ for your next Bestie Break!

A few years ago, pre-pandemic, I took one of my besties Patricia to the magical @monchiqueresortspa in the Algarve. The hotel sits atop a hill, away from the bustling towns of the coast. 

The nearby town was ju
{ #TellyTalk ~ It’s well overdue!! And although we have a right chinwag up in stories/DMs, It’s nice to bring it down to the grid. Settle in โ˜•๏ธ 

As you may be able to tell by the wall, wisteria and #QueenCharlotte theme song playing by m
{ Dear Aani ~ 

@brwngirlinthering : “For the women who led the 18th century Kherjali movement ๐Ÿชฌโœจ๐ŸŒบ In the 1730s, 363 Bishnois in Northern India were murdered for peacefully protecting a grove of Khejri trees from being chopped down by the mil
{ Dear Aani ~ a whirlwind of a collaboration between myself and the wonderful Sophina @brwngirlinthering ๐Ÿ’—

A comment, a suggestion, an idea, which led to a fizz of excitement and unfurled as an afternoon of frolicking amongst the fleeting blossom a { Three Years Ago ~ me and Chris reached our ten year wedding anniversary. I would say that milestone, was one of the hardest years of our marriage/ partnership together. 

Mostly down to the fact we were all knee deep in a global pandemic but even b
{ happy Sunday loves ๐Ÿ’– still quarantining here! So living vicariously through last year’s snippets of a beautiful May Day at the @bhambotanicalgardens ๐ŸŒธ 

May is one of my most favourite months for lots of reasons but the #rhododendron walk w
{ Some April moments ~ 

It’s funny because it felt like April was such a grey, cold month (& it was for the most part!) but glad I caught the sunshiny moments too; metaphorically and literally ๐ŸŒธโ˜€๏ธ

And even though we’re starting May
{ #AD ~ Friends, it’s that joyous time of year when the days are longer, there’s both more sun and more rain, helping all things grow ๐ŸŒฑ and of course time for the @nationaltrust’s #BlossomWatch! ๐ŸŒธ 

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