Mrs Handbag goes bouncing... down to Cambridge!

I think by now you will have realised that I’m generally game for most things ... and we’ve just survived little Henry’s 2nd birthday party which has to be testament to this! Think eleven 2 year olds, high on inordinate amounts of jelly and Peppa Pig cake, (courtesy of Henry’s mum - super-talented Bella) hurling themselves around like multi-coloured ants on a bouncy castle...and then throw in a crazy Great Granny (my mum – 88) just for a bit of extra fun...

The perfect piggy birthday cake!

Of course I had to join her..if only to save her from the toddlers and to check she didn’t lose her dentures in the excitement – now there’s a health and safety risk that isn’t listed!

For a (slightly) more grown up adventure, earlier in the month I was taken on what is probably my last big birthday surprise...a lovely weekend in Cambridge, courtesy of our Best Man Richard and Belinda -who went to great lengths to show us a good time.

After a divine evening of music in Kings College (Taverner; Britten; Durufle), we spent the next morning idling on the river... such a treat seeing the stunning (and some quite frankly bizarre) college buildings from the punt, in what turned out to be the sunny calm before the almighty storm.

R made it - crutches and all!

Now, I wonder how many of you made it to the Grand Sale last weekend (featuring the famous Browns Labels for Less)?   Any of you coming on Sunday might have caught the Saul’s in action – things were so manic that R ended up on car-park duty (the ultimate power trip!) while Fred and I rolled up our sleeves in the kitchen – as customers tucked in to delicious dishes in the Pantry faster than we could wash them up again! 

It was a fantastic weekend, and the perfect opportunity to start stocking up on Christmas treats - I have promised to start issuing a ‘Mrs Handbag Selection Box’ of prezzie ideas ...so watch this space for the first one soon!

The Great House at Kilver Court is full of festive treats!

                                                               Mrs Handbag xx