in't it aren't we don't we?: Lazy Sunday?? Not for me!

Well its been a busy day today for me.. woke up this morning to the warm sunshine streaming in through the bedroom window and a small child asking for food..

So up we got.. much to my displeasure.. what? everyone knows Sunday mornings are for lie-ins and laziness!!!

So having dragged my fat bum out of bed and down the stairs I was happy again pretty quickly when I realised the husband was making me a bacon sandwich (another Sunday obligatory moment..) and there was coffee too (thats an everyday requirement..lol) !!

What to do what to do... well we got in the car and headed home.. when I say home I mean mine.. as in home of the family seat of moi.. that being Westgate Hill!

So why? Well its something I've been meaning to do since I started tracing the family tree really.. a stones throw from Dads old house is an old burial ground where many of my ancestors are buried and I wanted to go and see the graves.. so off we went.

Past Dad's

Which as you can see, has been tidied up a little since the last time I was here..

I dont know if you remember me agonising over the sale of this old place..

I still wonder sometimes if we did the right thing.. although when I saw this morning how lovely and cared for the place looked I have to say I felt much better about it thats for sure.

I do wish I could have sneaked a peek inside though..

nevermind, one day I'm sure I'll get a peek one way or another....LOL

So anyway, where was I?

Oh yes.. here...

Past the old school.. I think my Dad and Aunt went here as children.. infact I'm pretty sure they did because it was only across the street and my Nan used to work there..

In the middle of the road is the crossing island she used to make us use when we visited her when we were old enough to go to her house on our own.. she used to stand at her door and check too y'know!! I was still using that crossing at 17 which is how old I was when died..in fact if I crossed the road there now I'm pretty sure 20 years later at 37 I'd use it too or so help me she'd find a way to kick my arse for not doing..LOL

NEXT!!!! up the little footpath, past where the old church used to be and we find ourselves here.. its old and untidy and the brambles are growing wild.. and the stones have fallen and its a bit unloved but lookie what I found....

This is Fred and Betsy Emma Smith who are my Great Great Grandparents..(my Dad's Fathers Grandparents) and their sons (my Great Grand Uncles more commonly known as my Grandad's uncles..lol) Fred and John George.

and this is my Great Grandparents Kathie and Sam, my Grandads parents.. I was so happy to find them still there.. there was talk that the graveyard may be moved at one point late last century to make way for some new houses.. I'm pretty sure that there were some family graves removed because I know there should be more there and they're not..so I expect some of the older burial sites were removed when the new houses were built.. however the ones that I wanted to find were there so I was happy.. and I took some flowers too cos I know Dad would have liked that..I think I might go back and tidy up.. maybe plant some daffodil bulbs so there are flowers every year.. might be nice.. am also going to contact the council and see if there is anyone I can talk to about organising a clean up..

So after that we had a trip into Tong and went to the garden centre.. Heather fund some heather o.O

and Rich found a bird with a mullet... no i'm not kidding look..

Check out the Beatle haircut on the one on the left..lol.. almost bought him just so I could call him Ringo! But had second thoughts when someone pointed out the cat would think it was Christmas..oops!

So further down the road we went for one of these..