A Stunning Week in England!

What a stunning week it was in England! I left my husband and children for 7 days to fend for themselves. No, I didn't feel the least bit guilty and yes, I absolutely took advantage of every single peaceful moment! I spent my time lingering over pub lunches with my mum, followed by long walks and talks in the countryside.  We had a lot to catch up on.  The weather was unheard of for March.  It touched 80 degrees, in fact it was so hot we decided to go to the beach. That week was probably their summer! 

I didn't do a lot of cooking, just a great deal of eating.  I thought it might be fun to share some pictures from West Sussex and show just how magical that part of the world is.

The Red Lion Pub has a lovely garden in the back where time stands still, it's meant for lazy, sun drenched lunches.  

I loved the Rules of the Inn.  I left my cudgel at home!

Being close to the coast, there's always wonderful fresh seafood on the menu.  I loved the prawn cocktail salad.

The village green is surrounded by the prettiest cottages.



The trees weren't quite out yet, but the strolls in the woods where so peaceful.

We came across this adorable little cottage in the middle of nowhere.

There were so many little farms tucked away.

I think this was my favorite cottage.

To cool off we went down to the seaside! I remember many a vacation when I was a child shivering in the car, peaking through a rain streaked windscreen waiting for the sun to come out.  No such worries last week, just glorious sunshine.

I love that the English take their dogs with them to the beach.  There's another enchanting little pub down the road from here that makes the most amazing fish and chips.  A perfect end to a perfect day!

It was a wonderful break and I came home fully recharged to five very happy faces!