I was up early this morning, savouring the peace before the rest of the house awoke to watch the end of The Piano which was excellent and definitely my sort of film. The children managed to persuade Keith to take them to McDonalds (YUK!) and we had a coffee while they tucked into their Sausage and Egg McMuffins which I think are greasy and horrible. I had a much better breakfast while reading the Sunday papers when we got home - delicious poached eggs on toast.
In the afternoon we drove to Woburn for a look around the antique shops. Mum had seen a chair on a previous visit and she was tempted to try and haggle the owner of the shop down, but chickened out. Sophie discovered a little room stuffed full of 20s hats and dresses and antique curtains and wallpaper. It was like an Aladdin's Cave and we could have spent ages in there. There were some beautiful vintage hat boxes that would be lovely as storage so I might be heading back there after I've decided what colour scheme the bedroom will be (one day soon, I hope!)
In search of our Sunday afternoon tea and cake we went to Woburn Abbey and their Antiques Centre but we were told it would be £2.50 each to get in and they only had tea and biscuits! Pah!! We politely declined and drove back to Woburn where we called into the village hall where there was an antiques fair being held. There were some lovely women selling homemade lemon cake and tea in mugs so that was good. And it only cost £1 to get in!!!
There wasn't a great deal to see although I did fall in love with a clock that was £425...typical! Sophie bought some earrings and a bracelet so she was happy.
Our journey home was a bit of a roundabout route - we headed off to Buckingham from Milton Keynes and then ended back on the A5 on the outskirts of the town! Back home eventually, we called into mum and dad's for a glass of wine which was very relaxing.
So, that's another Valentine's Day over! Phew!!!
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