Home Furniture: AND THE WINNER IS... TRIP TO FRANCE ???

Hi, everyone!I hope that this post finds you all well!

First of all I would like to thank you for your lovely comments
regarding our tea party...
The pleasure was all ours!

And we are so delighted that you had fun with us!
So I made this mosaic with pretty flowers from my garden,
just for you!

So here it goes... and the winner of my first give-away is:

Congratulations to: topchelseagirl
(I have used a random name selector to pick the winner`s name.)

To all my other lovely friends who entered...
I`m hoping to host more give-aways in the future!
I wish I could spoil you all!
Because that`s what friends are for... to get SPOILED!
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Now moving on to my lovely trip to Paris???
Here are some beautiful photos for you to enjoy...

... You didn`t really think I went to beautiful Paris did you!

Although it is another dream of mine to one day go to France...

at this moment in time...
my little budget won`t stretch that far...:-)

So instead, we spent a lovely Saturday evening in Preston,
which happens to be only about 30 minutes drive from our home.

We have been here many times before, but only now we noticed the beautiful buildings,
its architecture and the outstanding attention to detail...

... So much so, that`s its so easy for me to day dream and think that I was somewhere in Paris!

So please excuse my cheeky joke?:-)

We only got to notice these charming details in these buildings,

because the town was very quiet.

Otherwise, we would just walk past it, as we`ve done so many times, without noticing it`s amazing splendour.

... Romeo Romeo where for art thou Romeo
The building below, could very well been used in the Romeo & Juliette play...

I`m quite astonish to learn that this building is Preston`s library and is also a free entrance museum.

And what`s better still, is that at the moment they are having a textile display...

(so a date its already been set on my diary) to come and visit!

So I urge you, for you to go for a lovely evening Summer stroll...

with your camera on hand and take photos,
of your town, village or even drive to the beautiful country side and to
capture beautiful photos of it.

I for once, am planning to do the same in Chorley... my hometown.
It isn`t really the countryside that I dream of living one day...
but still is very nice nonetheless!

And I`m sure there will be some lovely surprises that I`m looking forward to find!

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Although is lovely to go for a walk... it`s just as nice going for a family meal!
(The photo below of my coat and vintage bag should give you a clue where we went.)

So we adventure to Preston`s Eat as much as you Want Chinese restaurant.

We`ve never been before, so we were all very excited!
Even though, my girls faces don`t quite show it!:-)

And the food didn`t disappointed either! I`ve managed to have two yummy plates full.

And then some lovely dessert!

The food was divine, but I also found the service outstanding!

The staff was all Chinese, and they sure know how to make you feel welcome ...
They all had a big genuine smile in their faces...
... When they came to take our plates away...,
Or even when we had to ask for another fork, after our Nichole dropped hers...:-)
And after our first round of drinks... to save £££££ we asked for jugs of water instead,
and they were more than happy to oblige!
Not once, but twice!
So a BIG THANK YOU goes for the STAFF to make our night a lovely night to remember!!!