Im Off!

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:26 am

To Kelso for the week on saturday:driving:;) really looking forward to it and hoping the wearther stays at least pleasant enough to get outside:wah:

this link shows a nice view of the town, we will be staying about a 15 minute walk away in a lovely llittle cottage next to both Rivers Tweed and Teviot:)

Kelso Businesses and Tourist Information :: Kelso Scottish Borders Directory ::

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:31 am

kazalala;1326805 wrote: To Kelso for the week on saturday:driving:;) really looking forward to it and hoping the wearther stays at least pleasant enough to get outside:wah:

this link shows a nice view of the town, we will be staying about a 15 minute walk away in a lovely llittle cottage next to both Rivers Tweed and Teviot:)

Kelso Businesses and Tourist Information*:: Kelso Scottish Borders Directory :: I know Kelso Kaz having worked the race-course there.

Have a wonderful relaxing time and hurry back .

Are you taking Sheila?

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:34 am

Have a great time! Looks lovely there. Have you packed everything but the kitchen sink yet?:D

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:53 am

oscar;1326807 wrote: I know Kelso Kaz having worked the race-course there.

Have a wonderful relaxing time and hurry back .

Are you taking Sheila?
Yea we have been for the day before,, its a lovely area. Oh hyes we are taking Shiela and her boyfriend Shorty:wah: his person is allowed to come along too:wah:(my sis)

Betty Boop;1326810 wrote: Have a great time! Looks lovely there. Have you packed everything but the kitchen sink yet?:D
no i wont pack till Friday:D im getting better at packing and they have a washing machine there so thats even better:D

this is where we are staying

Self Catering Cottages Scotland: Roxburgh Barns Cottages Kelso

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:59 am

Very nice! I'd be straight off and in those seven historic homes that are nearby!

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:16 am

Betty Boop;1326834 wrote: Very nice! I'd be straight off and in those seven historic homes that are nearby!

well if you are up that way we aint using all the beds :sneaky::wah::wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:25 am

kazalala;1326838 wrote: well if you are up that way we aint using all the beds :sneaky::wah::wah:

I could nip up :rolleyes: for saturday and sunday, would have to be home sunday teatime to take the children back from their dad, then we could all nip up again late sunday night until thursday when I'd have to be back home again to hand them to their dad at teatime. Oh and I'd have to nip back on wednesday, the children need to see their granny before they head off on their hols with their dad

could entail a lot of driving this hey! :wah: You should have picked Cornwall!! I could work with that :p:sneaky:

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:54 am

What a charming part of the country, Kaz, I'm sure you will enjoy yourselves up there. I noticed that there is fishing, so Gordon will be happy about that!

I hope the weather is kind to you, but even if it rains, the gorgeous countryside will more than compensate, I'm sure.

Have a good time and come back safe! :-6 :yh_bigsmi

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:56 am

The self catering looks lovely..

Check out to see If they are racing while you are up there Kaz...

Kelso Races - National Hunt Horse Racing in the Scottish Borders - Scotland

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:57 am

Betty Boop;1326842 wrote: I could nip up :rolleyes: for saturday and sunday, would have to be home sunday teatime to take the children back from their dad, then we could all nip up again late sunday night until thursday when I'd have to be back home again to hand them to their dad at teatime. Oh and I'd have to nip back on wednesday, the children need to see their granny before they head off on their hols with their dad

could entail a lot of driving this hey! :wah: You should have picked Cornwall!! I could work with that :p:sneaky:
:wah::wah: i have been to Cornwall 2 or 3 times as well ,,, went last September.. or was it one before

to a cottage in Polperro ,, gorgeous:-6

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:03 am

G#Gill;1326850 wrote: What a charming part of the country, Kaz, I'm sure you will enjoy yourselves up there. I noticed that there is fishing, so Gordon will be happy about that!

I hope the weather is kind to you, but even if it rains, the gorgeous countryside will more than compensate, I'm sure.

Have a good time and come back safe! :-6 :yh_bigsmi
Thanks ,, yes gordon will be taking his gear;)

oscar;1326851 wrote: The self catering looks lovely..

Check out to see If they are racing while you are up there Kaz...

Kelso Races - National Hunt Horse Racing in the Scottish Borders - Scotland
nope dont think there is ,, Gordon would have deffo had us booked out that day if it was :wah: he does want to go there one time though if posible as its one we aint been to yet:)

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:43 am

Have a wonderful time and a safe trip.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:47 am

Peg;1326895 wrote: Have a wonderful time and a safe trip.
Thanks Peg:) me and sis are going up on sat and hubs is following sunday, so i will be in charge of map reading:-3 it looks staright forward enough:-2:wah::driving:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:50 am

kazalala;1326897 wrote: Thanks Peg:) me and sis are going up on sat and hubs is following sunday, so i will be in charge of map reading:-3 it looks staright forward enough:-2:wah::driving:

Hope you're better at that than Theia was :yh_rotfl

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:56 am

Betty Boop;1326900 wrote: Hope you're better at that than Theia was :yh_rotfl
well i have had plenty of practice:driving:and i dont drive so im always the map reader:wah: i dont even panic in the least if we ever get a bit lost,,, i mean who ever heard of someone getting lost forever and never being heard of again:wah::wah:

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:04 am

kazalala;1326901 wrote: well i have had plenty of practice:driving:and i dont drive so im always the map reader:wah: i dont even panic in the least if we ever get a bit lost,,, i mean who ever heard of someone getting lost forever and never being heard of again:wah::wah:

We don't hear about it because they don't make it back to tell us. :yh_rotfl You will be fine. Women stop and ask for directions unlike men.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:26 am

Peg;1326905 wrote: We don't hear about it because they don't make it back to tell us. :yh_rotfl You will be fine. Women stop and ask for directions unlike men.

yea:wah:its an easy route anyway and its only about 2 hours ish so should be no probs:D:driving:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:32 am

Peg;1326905 wrote: We don't hear about it because they don't make it back to tell us. :yh_rotfl You will be fine. Women stop and ask for directions unlike men.

You wouldn't catch me doing that! lol I panic, then calm down and some strange determination takes over and then I miraculously find the right way.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:47 am

Betty Boop;1326909 wrote: You wouldn't catch me doing that! lol I panic, then calm down and some strange determination takes over and then I miraculously find the right way.
:wah:wonder why people panic though,, i mean if you stop to think you know you aint gonna be stuck there literally forever:yh_rotfl.

One time me and hubs were doing our pack the bags and find a b&b thing.. we picked somewhere to head to but if we fancied stopping before then or veering off thats what we will do,, my hubs turned to me and said im sure we should be there i think i missed a turn,, i think we are lost.. i said how can we be lost if we dont know where we are going to start with?:wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:46 am

kazalala;1326911 wrote: :wah:wonder why people panic though,, i mean if you stop to think you know you aint gonna be stuck there literally forever:yh_rotfl.

One time me and hubs were doing our pack the bags and find a b&b thing.. we picked somewhere to head to but if we fancied stopping before then or veering off thats what we will do,, my hubs turned to me and said im sure we should be there i think i missed a turn,, i think we are lost.. i said how can we be lost if we dont know where we are going to start with?:wah:

Good point lol Last time I was looking for a particular campsite and daylight hours were running out which is why I got into a panic. I just wasn't relishing the thought of pitching the tent in the dark :wah:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:19 am

Betty Boop;1326929 wrote: Good point lol Last time I was looking for a particular campsite and daylight hours were running out which is why I got into a panic. I just wasn't relishing the thought of pitching the tent in the dark :wah:
ah well i can understand the panic there:wah: i wouldnt relish the idea of putting up a tent in the light so...........:wah:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:51 pm

kazalala;1326936 wrote: ah well i can understand the panic there:wah: i wouldnt relish the idea of putting up a tent in the light so...........:wah:
I have been looking at your links again Mrs and I am tempted. I really want to get Pete away for some fresh air and I see on your link there Is trout In the river. It also looks Ideal for my 3 terriers to rummage In the country-side. Could you send me a list of prices Kaz? I would be very grateful.

Naturally I would only book when Kelso had a National Hunt race-meeting.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:32 am

oscar;1326991 wrote: I have been looking at your links again Mrs and I am tempted. I really want to get Pete away for some fresh air and I see on your link there Is trout In the river. It also looks Ideal for my 3 terriers to rummage In the country-side. Could you send me a list of prices Kaz? I would be very grateful.

Naturally I would only book when Kelso had a National Hunt race-meeting.

Oscar on the link for the cottages just click on availabilty and rates..or theres a number at the botom of the page i think ,, you can ring that, as i think you need to ring them anyway to book:)Its £10 extra per dog though:wah: She told me it was about a 15 minute walk in to kelso from there, and the walk is along the river so should be nice:D

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:34 am

Just thought,, oscars in hospital today ,, oh well im sure you will see when you get out:wah: hope it all goes ok

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:11 am

Im Back!!!:driving::guitarist

had a great week and was really lucky with weather, hubby didnt do too well fishing but apparently was wrong time of year for where we were ,, well he still enjoyed it though:D

Sheila and Shorty had a fab time and were wacked out every night snoring their heads off:wah:

well back to reality ,, for a wehile,, looking for the next break already:driving::wah:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:24 am

kazalala;1328379 wrote: Im Back!!!:driving::guitarist

had a great week and was really lucky with weather, hubby didnt do too well fishing but apparently was wrong time of year for where we were ,, well he still enjoyed it though:D

Sheila and Shorty had a fab time and were wacked out every night snoring their heads off:wah:

well back to reality ,, for a wehile,, looking for the next break already:driving::wah:

Glad you had a good time Kaz.

I looked at the links again when I came home and It Is something we are looking at for early next year.

Sorry your hubby did not do too well on the fishing.

Why don't you try the Cotswolds next year? Purely selfish reasons of course... we can meet up :wah:

Shiela and Shorty will miss all that lovely running around and will expect the same now you are home.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:29 am

oscar;1328382 wrote: Glad you had a good time Kaz.

I looked at the links again when I came home and It Is something we are looking at for early next year.

Sorry your hubby did not do too well on the fishing.

Why don't you try the Cotswolds next year? Purely selfish reasons of course... we can meet up :wah:

Shiela and Shorty will miss all that lovely running around and will expect the same now you are home.

well someone told him late May early June is better,,, the cottage was lovely but not as close to Kelso as we thought,, well for walking in anyway ,,, only 3 miles but not good roads for walking ion as no paths and the narrow man made path along the river was quite frankly dangerous with my recently healed broken ankle:wah::wah: Im sure there are cottages closer if not actually in Kelso itself and therefore closer to the racecourse. The next fixture is October 3rd i think

Sheila is on the other couch snoring as we speak :wah:

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:36 am

kazalala;1328379 wrote: Im Back!!!:driving::guitarist

had a great week and was really lucky with weather, hubby didnt do too well fishing but apparently was wrong time of year for where we were ,, well he still enjoyed it though:D

Sheila and Shorty had a fab time and were wacked out every night snoring their heads off:wah:

well back to reality ,, for a wehile,, looking for the next break already:driving::wah:

Welcome back! Glad you enjoyed yourself.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:37 am

Peg;1328385 wrote: Welcome back! Glad you enjoyed yourself.

Thanks Peg:D

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:53 am

again!!! im off in a couple of weeks to Helmsly,, near Thirsk for a short break monday to friday... we are staying in a lodge its lovely!!

Wren Lodge

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:10 am

kazalala;1332095 wrote: again!!! im off in a couple of weeks to Helmsly,, near Thirsk for a short break monday to friday... we are staying in a lodge its lovely!!

Wren LodgeDont forget me stick of rock and place looks fab;).

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:23 am

Carolly;1332115 wrote: Dont forget me stick of rock and place looks fab;).
Might bget you some if we have a jolly to scarborough:driving::wah:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:59 am

kazalala;1332095 wrote: again!!! im off in a couple of weeks to Helmsly,, near Thirsk for a short break monday to friday... we are staying in a lodge its lovely!!

Wren Lodge Good for you Mrs... Is Sheila going???

I am convinced you are a secret gambler you know. :wah: I have worked the Thirsk race-course also.

I shall have a good look at your link.... Have you won the lottery?

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:48 am

oscar;1332125 wrote: Good for you Mrs... Is Sheila going???

I am convinced you are a secret gambler you know. :wah: I have worked the Thirsk race-course also.

I shall have a good look at your link.... Have you won the lottery?
:wah: I know! ,, theres a caravan park actually on Thirsk race course aint there? well we do like to go to the races sometimes,,

yes of course Sheila is going, but i need to get a baby safety gate or summat to put across the opening at the front of the decking

No we aint won the bleedin lottery:wah: we like to go on hols,,, short breaks mainly and most cost under £300,,,some under £200, and the one we went to Kelso my sister came so she put in as well:p

Holidays this year

January - West Wing,Mon to Thurs a cottage near Whitby, second time we have been, its beautiful, My husband's sis and hubby came along on that one and went halfys as its not one of the cheaper cottages:sneaky: enjoyed it a bit less as i had broken my ankle a couple of weeks before and was in non weight bearing cast:-5

March - caravan at Kippford on the Solway Firth. Mon to Fri A quiet private site just a walk away from the solway, beautiful place, quite a rainy holiday though:wah: and although the price was very cheap, it ended up expensive when a Pheasant ran in to the front grill on the car and bent the radiator!!!:eek:

May - Staffordshire - Full week. A cottage on Norbury Junction, the union canal. This was my 50th birthday treat and it was fab! A lovely cottage and right onthe canal with a pub literally steps away. Beautiful weather, and had a fabulous day on a canal boat we hired for the day, took a picnic and some fizz and laughed at ourselves trying to work the very very simple tiller:wah:Pics in my album on here.

August - Kelso, full week a cottage pretty close to the Tweed and the Teviot so hubs was happy fishing, my sis came along and we had a great time walking dogs, shopping etc,, some beatiful places and scenery on driving.

Next one is the Wren lodge in September, Mon to Fri. looking forward to it:D

then in October i booked us a night in York for Gordons birthday. I love York and got a great deal at the travelodge:guitarist only £29 for the room

You know we dont go out a lot , as in out to pubs etc, we both packed in smoking a year gone March, so this is our luxery, and tbh its hard to get hubby to relax otherwise, as if hes home he will say oh im taking the day off, but then he gets bored and ends up working, this way he gets proper time off;)Also, as we usually take the dog, we dont need to be spending a lot while we are away, just go for walks etc,, might do a little shopping depends, but i dont even mind cooking, its part of our day:)cook a nice meal and open a bottle of wine,, lovely:)

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:23 am

If I stopped smoking yea know... I could go on holiday more. hangs head In shame.

I love York... Have happy memories of guess where In York?.... yep, the race-course :yh_rotfl

I love the shops there as well and the history.

Fab place... very romantic... Have a wonderful time.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:29 am

oscar;1332342 wrote: If I stopped smoking yea know... I could go on holiday more. hangs head In shame.

I love York... Have happy memories of guess where In York?.... yep, the race-course :yh_rotfl

I love the shops there as well and the history.

Fab place... very romantic... Have a wonderful time.

Yes i love it too,, i have an aunt there so used to go stay a lot when i was younger:) we aint been to that race course although i know my hubs would like to:sneaky: also the last couple of years i have went with my daughter to york christmas market,its usually in November and its a great market, we normally stay the night as well,, oops should have added that to me list ,,,, november.....:wah::wah:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:41 am

well im at my mam and dads at the moment, then hubby will be picking me up from ehre later to set off:driving: I have brought my laqptop but i juts checked coverage for my dongle and its not good at all:wah:Oh well never mind,, i dont normally have computer usage while on hols anyway

:wah:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:18 am

had a great time and we fell very lucky with the weather indeed:-6 lots of lovely sunshine and quite warm:)so we got out and about loads and visited quite a few places,,, scarborough, Helmsley, boroughbridge, Kirbymoorside,, Hutton Le Hole was a favourite as its so quaint and gthe sheep have right of way there:wah: they juts walk anywher they like in the village and surrounds as its common land, was weird seeing them all around, and something qwuite funny was,, we had to really watch where we walked because of the sheep being able to use anywhere on paths roads grass etc to go to the toilet, and yet they still had signs to say you could be fined £1000 for not picking up your dog poo:wah::wah:

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G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 2:01 pm

Welcome back Kaz! Yes you were lucky with the weather, but that's good, and I'm glad you had such a good few days ! Love the photos ! It is so pretty there. :-6 :yh_bigsmi

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:11 am

ah,, well i should have said,, the first photo is obviously the lodge we stayed in,, the middle two are Hutton Le Hole,, and the last one is Scarborough where we went on the Tuesday;)there are more in my albums

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:35 pm

Welcome back Kaz... The pics look fab.

So glad to hear you had a great time.

I think It is wonderful having these breaks with your husband... A sign of a good marraige there Mrs.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:51 am

oscar;1335429 wrote: Welcome back Kaz... The pics look fab.

So glad to hear you had a great time.

I think It is wonderful having these breaks with your husband... A sign of a good marraige there Mrs.

ahhh well , its good enough;):wah:

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:46 am

Looks idyllic, and to get the weather too - magic

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:54 am

Bryn Mawr;1335458 wrote: Looks idyllic, and to get the weather too - magic

yea we were so lucky! I think we actually got the last 3 days of summer:-6:wah:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:57 am

kazalala;1335460 wrote: yea we were so lucky! I think we actually got the last 3 days of summer:-6:wah:
it has been a really pleasant day today here weather-wise:-6 we went for a walk along the seafront.. well cliff tops really at Seaham an area near me ,, what a lovely walk with some gorgeous views.. the specific bit we were at is called Nose's point;)

Seaham Town Council - Home

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:36 am

kazalala;1336625 wrote: it has been a really pleasant day today here weather-wise:-6 we went for a walk along the seafront.. well cliff tops really at Seaham an area near me ,, what a lovely walk with some gorgeous views.. the specific bit we were at is called Nose's point;)

Seaham Town Council - Home

Now, that looks my kind of place !!! I dream of winning the Lottery and Living some-where like that. Lots of open space and great walks for the dogs along with birds and wild-life. I would need a 7/11 mind you.... One has to her ciggs.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:47 am

oscar;1336642 wrote: Now, that looks my kind of place !!! I dream of winning the Lottery and Living some-where like that. Lots of open space and great walks for the dogs along with birds and wild-life. I would need a 7/11 mind you.... One has to her ciggs.

ye was loads of people out with the dogs as it was a nice day... oh its an old place but now up and coming having recently getting a lot of money spent on it, shops are just across the road from those pics:wah:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 2:46 am

By the way,,, does anyone have any good restaurants they would like to recommend in York City? we normally stay at a pub called the masons arms and eat there as iits usually very good, but would like a change this time:)

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:19 am

kazalala;1337668 wrote: By the way,,, does anyone have any good restaurants they would like to recommend in York City? we normally stay at a pub called the masons arms and eat there as iits usually very good, but would like a change this time:)

We tried two or three whilst we were up there, all good but none stand out to be recommended.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:34 am

Bryn Mawr;1337669 wrote: We tried two or three whilst we were up there, all good but none stand out to be recommended.
oh ... hmmm

:wah: