First up - regular readers will know how much I love Smurfs and the wonderful friends I've made through collecting these little blue guys for over 40 years (how long?!?).
In March, we descended upon Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent for a day of smurfs, laughter and fun.
In June we spent a lovely week in Devon where we revisited old favourites and discovered new ones - I spent far too much time on the dodgems....
I found there were beautiful places on your own doorstep if you look hard enough.
I got to drive a posh new car for a while - which made me realise how short I was every time I got in it and couldn't see out the rear window...
Also in London we went to the Star Wars Identities exhibition at the O2 and I found out which Star Wars character I would be (a pink furry Ewok - obviously!).
We decided a break was in order in September so took a week travelling north to visit some of the places we always said we'd go and see 'one day'.
Bamburgh Castle
Alnwick Gardens
Alnwick Castle
Hartlepool Marina
Middlesborough Transporter Bridge
York - where I discovered I didn't have such a head for heights as I thought...
Luckily the timing of our trip up north coincided with the Curve Fashion Festival in Liverpool which was an amazing day.
In October, France and Belgium beckoned. We've been so many times, it's like revisiting an old friend (and of course, there were more smurfs...)
Blue Paradise Smurf Fair
Falais Castle
Arromanche
Cherbourg
Cerisy la Foret
So that's my round-up of the year. It's actually been so helpful doing this as it's far too easy to think about only the bad things that happen during the year. And no matter what happens, it's never as bad as you think.
Thanks for reading & a Happy New Year
Cathy
xx
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