What are you all up to

 For sure. It’s far too busy and commercialised. I like Hannafore, though.

Sounds as if both yours', TG and H&T's, trips have gone well.

Hope you have a good trip to NI and that your OH's op goes well next week, millie.

I managed to get a pair of E-tickets so we "did" the stones on the way. I plan to visit Avebury as well, so watch this space.

I much prefer Avebury to Stonehenge CY. It is not so commercialised. 

Great to read everyone has/ is enjoying their trips away, this autumn has been wonderful.

Bakers2 we missed you,! We were away. I really like Witney, the free parking helps   Sorry it rained, however still plenty to do in Oxford, although I have to admit we haven't visited for quite a while, I do find it a bit too crowded sometimes.

CY we really liked Avebury too, like Millie says it's not as commercialised and you are free to wander around.

It's back to work for me today,  must dash have to get washing pegged out, good drying breeze. 

 PS. Have a great time in NI with the family Millie.

Hi Bakers2 Looking at the flower Chicory it looks like as we have them growing in the wild here as well as some parts of UK.

We enjoyed our break to UK north Devon very wet and windy but did improve after at the sites we stayed  17 nights altogether now back home and getting the garden sorted for the winter got 10 new hedging shrubs to put in this week before the weather changes to wet and much colder still about 22/23C very pleasant, all the locals are dressed in full winter mode padded coats winter boots even scarves hats and gloves no wonder they go down with colds etc.

HelenandTrevor sorry to have missed you, maybe next year. Whitney is great so glad we went asked in tourist info in chipping Norton about it and was told "just a long road with shops". So glad we didn't take any notice as we thought it was lovely. Yes long street of shops, side shoots and alleys too! Didn't shop but noticed plenty of self-owned and chains. I heard a German family ask for things to do in the wet be told don't know you and what you like so hard to suggest 😲😲, hopefully just a bad day. Oxford was busy Bodleian tours, jolly expensive! fully booked by 1100 except the last half hour tour which was still £6 each! Declined and paid £1 each to view the Divinity Hall, very nice too.

Milliehull enjoy NI, stay warm, looks like you won't be alone according to the forecast I've seen. Can you share the hat wearer or even a photo? Such an honour for your DIL.

Cooler here, have to do some food shopping this morning as were down to mustard and custard etc 🤣🤣

RedKite thank you I now have somewhere to start on looking it up.

You too 'enjoyed' Callum - i don't feel so alone now 😉.

Chilly forecast here, arctic blast by the weekend. Know what you mean about locals wrapping up at what we Brit's call cool but not cold temperatures. We're  always being told we aren't sufficiently dressed in an NZ winter! 

Good to read what you've all been doing in different parts of the country. We like Chipping Norton too B2, it's not twee like a lot of Cotswolds places can be, often headed there when we stayed at Moreton in Marsh. Haven't walked round Witney, must give it a go, have driven through it many times without stopping. 

Glad you enjoyed your Devon stay Red Kite, even with the mixed weather. Good luck with the hedge planting, we put in a row of yew last year after a new neighbour killed off the original hedge. As it was leylandii we didn't mind too much but it must have been over sixty years old and could have gone on for a lot longer, but not if someone's cut into the main stems...

Dental check up day which took up all of this morning. Losing our dentist as she is retiring. Very inconsiderate of her.

Now making a Pea and Ham soup. Thoughts always turns to this when the cold arrives in autumn.

I thought Chicory had a black edges to the centre, although it does resemble it in all other aspects. Looks a bit like a Blue Wood Anenome but no yellow centre and wrong time of year. It does have rounded edges to the petals though whereas Chicory is squarer.