Week 39 of 2020: Grandparents Grand Outings
I was wondering what I would actually have to write about this week. However, we did have one nice day out with the Grandparents Grand Outings campaign. But I didn’t catch up with friends like I did in week 38 so that meant a shortage of photos. So, it’s mainly been household chores this week which don’t make for exciting photos!
Blog Work
I have spent a fair bit of time making sure ALL my blog posts have a focus keyword. I still have more SEO work to complete on my site. However, I do feel in a better position than before. When I get a bee in my bonnet about something I tend to knuckle down and want to get it sorted ASAP. Next is making sure any orange posts for readability or SEO turn green. So, I will be cracking on with that next week. Wish me luck! It’s a good thing I have Sim keeping me focused as it was with her kind help I even added categories to the top of my blog! Really with so many years blogging under my belt I should know more than I do… but hey ho! I am always eager to learn.
We were sent a fun card game to review this week. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza was quite entertaining. But I still haven’t managed to win a game! My reflexes need a speed boost if I am ever going to have a chance of winning.
Grandparents Grand Outings
Fortunately, cake did still get to feature this week! Red Letter Days kindly gifted my parents and the boy’s afternoon tea for a campaign about Grandparents Grand Outings. With National Grandparents Day coming up on the 4th of October they wanted to show families getting together to make special memories. We headed to Ruthin Castle which is a gorgeous building and had a very tasty spread to enjoy!
Afterwards we had a walk around the grounds in an effort to burn off some of the calories.
They had lots of peacocks wondering about. I braved going close enough to get a photo. My husband isn’t keen on peacocks, he was chased by one as a child, so I was a bit tentative getting close to it in case it gave chase.
Walk
We had another walk as a family. I thought I would see if anything had been added by the group doing rock monsters. This time the theme seemed to be fairies and we saw this sweet little creation. They really are a creative bunch.
I also liked that they had painted stone noughts and crosses set up for people to play. Although I think I am more enthusiastic than the boys to look around. They prefer climbing trees these days.
Love all the rock painting. N would be the same as your boys – not bothered. The Red Letter Day visit looked nice.
Well done with the blog work. Good luck with the rest of it. It’s never ending isn’t it.
Hooray for cake! It sounds like a lovely trip out for afternoon tea.
Aww! What an adorable fairy! x
You lost me at SEO I’m afraid. Love the grandparents day outing, I won’t be doing anything on the day as a grandmother though. I’m so going to pinch the noughts and crosses idea as I have a tree stump in the front garden and have been placing my decorated rocks on it for the local school children to take
Looks like you all had a lovely day out together. Priceless at the moment. One day I will get my head around SEO, I’m rubbish at all that stuff #366
The noughts and crosses sets are fun. Your day out looks like a lot of fun. I must do some more SEO stuff too.
Woodland nought and crosses?! What an ace idea, I love it… and the little pinecone dude too! It’s lovely seeing communities beind so thoughtful and encouraging people to get out and look around their surroundings!
I hadn’t even realised Grandparents Grand Outings was an actual day! I guess all we can do is hope for next year to treat my parents. Looks like it was such a fab day and what a gorgeous castle! That afternoon tea looks deliciously devilish and very naughty… I like it! 😉 I hope you enjoyed a cake for me! 🙂
You are totally rocking it right now chick, I need some of your energy! Sim xx
I have been meaning to SEO my old posts for ages… I started in Januaray and planned to do some each month… it didn’t go quite as well as planned. Love the bug noughts and crosses I think I may try to make one of those for the boys.
Ruthin Castle looks like a beautiful place and that afternoon tea looks very yummy. Sounds like you all had a lovely time. Love that pine cone fairy and the stone noughts and crosses. #project366
Goregous idea for a day out. Love the stones noughts and crosses #project366
Love the naturally made noughts and crosses. Afternoon tea looks great. I haven’t got to grips with SEO and keywords yet, I really need to get it sorted
The rock noughts and crosses game is a brilliant idea – and the little fairy is cute too. The afternoon tea looks delicious and I’m very impressed at how close you got to the peacock ! xx
SEO is still an area I’ve yet to understand properly, although I do add a couple of relevant tags to my posts. However, I’ve added categories to my blog for a while. It’s great that you have a friend motivating you. The food itself sounds more tempting than the game at the moment 😛 The food looks delicious and the grounds of the Castle look great. Pretty peacock and very brave of you; when I was little, a peacock tried to pick at the flower hair-clip I was wearing on my hair. I’m not too scared of them but that experience was scary then, my parents took pictures of the whole process. Very creative and cute fairy. What a creative way to play tick, cross