A Trip to The Black Country Museum

Yesterday we had a lovely day out at The Black Country Museum which is just over 2 1/2 hours away from us.

This is a living museum where you find many cottages, small houses & a town all set in a time long ago.

Travelling through Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire farmers were busy in the fields harvesting.

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I made Rock Cakes to take on our picnic tea.

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8 oz self raising flour

1 tsp nutmeg

4 oz margarine & 4oz sugar

4 oz sultanas & 3 oz chopped dried apricots

2 eggs beaten

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Rub the margarine in to the flour & nutmeg until they resemble fine breadcrumbs.

Then add the dried fruit & sugar.

Combine with the beaten egg & spoon on to a greased baking tray in rough heaps.

bake for 20 minutes at 375 of

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Cool then eat spread with butter on top.

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This is a very simple cottage but still I found it homely.

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Crocked shelves.

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One of the beautiful shops in the town.

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Inside the grocer's.

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Packets & dried goods.

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We saw an old soap box we have at home.

There were some beautiful items on the shelves.

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Inside the grocer's window.

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Hanging in the hardware shop.

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Sidney, Kitty & Mary waiting to get the old bus into the town.

There was a feel of Autumn in the air.

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A cottage table behind the grocer's shop.

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Traveling church down by the canal.

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A lovely scullery in a tiny little cottage.

I saw my scales in many of the cottages.

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Wash day in town.

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Another beautiful cast iron range.

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Lunch time at the Edwardian fish & chip shop.

We rarely eat out so this was a treat.

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Inside the 1930's house in the town.

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Peek a boo.

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Beautiful kitchenailia.

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!930's kitchen with a 1930's electric cooker.

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We did feel at home.

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A beautiful 1930,s vintage Hygena kitchen cabinet.

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Post first world war prefab house.

Pantry shelves.

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The post first world war home was set up in the second world war period.

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Old washing copper & sink in the prefab house.

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Kitchen table in the Toll House.

This was a perfect little cottage.

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It's wonderful to have a day out but it's also wonderful to be home.

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I hope you enjoyed the photo's of our day out.

I know it's a short post but I wanted to get another one done before I have my operation.

Thank you dear readers for all your kind comments & thoughts on my last post.

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Fondly Michelle

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Summer Time in the Country

Summer is starting to fade, the wheat is golden in the fields & leaves are starting to turn.

You can feel the freshness in the breeze, Autumn will soon be upon us.

The farmers are in the fields around us harvesting, another growing year has finished.

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We have been very busy at the cottage, even more so now we are home schooling the twins.

The decision to do this has brought us all so much joy.

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The blog has been last on the list I am afraid, I'm sorry it's been far to long between posts.

I hope you all will enjoy seeing some of the things we have been up to over the Summer & you are all enjoying the last few weeks of August.

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Learning to embroider.

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A day out in Cambridge.

There are so many beautiful buildings there.

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An Arthur Bell rose flowering in the garden.

My Grandfather was called Arthur so I have planted one of these roses in every home we have lived in.

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Sunshine at Belton House a National Trust property.

Home Education has given us so much joy.

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A lovely walk along our country lanes collecting wild flowers for pressing.

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Poppies & Rape Seed.

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My first attempt at cable stitch.

I knitted this for myself using a 1940's pattern.

The beautiful corsage if from Lucy at 1940's Style for You.

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Baby Charlotte is growing up.

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A beautiful day out at Clumber Park owned by the National Trust.

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Celebrating the Queen's 90th birthday with a Victoria Sponge.

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Teatime celebrations for the Queen.

The twins made some handmade decorations.

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Making wholemeal hedgehog loaves.

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Home School days.

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Mid Summer in the garden.

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Making the most of our homegrown rhubarb & strawberries.

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A Home School day out to Church Farm Village in Lincolnshire.

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The day finished with collecting shells on the beach.

A beautiful end to a perfect day.

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Rock Buns & Victoria Sponge Cake.

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Visiting Belton House again for a vintage day there & picnic.

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Wartime Fruit Cake.

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This recipe has now become a family favourite.

Its a wonderful little cake.

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On the 1st of July we met our pen pals from America for the first time at Sherwood Forest.

It was a truly special day meeting this wonderful family, we are so blessed to have them in our lives.

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Beautiful memories from Sherwood Forest.

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Early morning light in the cottage garden.

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Simple Daisies.

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A perfect little wartime recipe.

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Sausage Rolls for a picnic.
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The twins started ballet & tap a few months ago & had such fun performing their first show.

It's a wonderful way for them to see their friends now they are home schooled.

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Our daughter Daisy turned 17 on the 7th of July.

She chose a marble cake.

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You can't keep Kitty out of a book especially The Famous Five.

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Wartime Banana Cake for our wartime weekend picnic.

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I knitted each of the twins a bolero using a 1950's pattern.

They were finished just in time for Woodhall Spa's 1940's Festival.

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All dressed up for the forties festival.

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Shopping 1940's style.

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As the 1940's weekkend was just down the road we showed our 1939 Wolesley Ten.

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We had such a wonderful weekend, the sun shone it was perfect.

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Thank you dear readers for all your lovely comments.

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Enjoy the rest of your Summertime.

Fondly Michelle

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