A Trip to Hoylake

Yesterday we went to Hoylake to see the progress our friends Steve and Al have made on doing up Al's old house. There's a family waiting to move in so Al really needs it finished in double-quick time, but, it being such an old house that hasn't been touched for years, they've had no end of problems hampering their progress. Even so, the place was looking pretty good considering they've still got a lot to do. I was particularly impressed by the kitchen with its solid oak units and snazzy mosaic tiles. Seeing what can be done to a place really makes me want to get stuck in with the rest of our house so that we can get it finished and move on to bigger and better things ASAP!

After a cuppa and a chat we said our goodbyes and headed to the beach to make the most of the remaining sun. We strolled along the promenade eating ice creams with the sun at our backs, Francis snoozing in his pram. All around us were families with young children, enjoying this rare occurance of sunshine. There were no scallies around, no grafitti, no girls in ugg boots and pyjamas... It was a world away from Liverpool. I was very sad to leave and found returning to our not-so-idyllic neck of the woods with its boarded up houses and gangs of kids really quite depressing. The sooner we can move away from Anfield the better.

Lisa xxx