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Views for days, rolling hills and babbling brooks. It’s easy to picture, right? Luckily for us this is all on our doorstep at Mr C’s parent’s farm just up the road from our own humble abode. Most weekend’s tend to be spent playing with kittens, running around after chickens and walking our dog alongside the beck that runs through the farm estate. Could there be any dreamier day? So what really constitutes a perfect Sunday? After all, a weekend well spent, brings a week of content…
Mornings normally start quite lazily, I’ll bring a pot of tea up to bed for Mr C & I to sip on. I can’t function without my morning brew. Some people like to start the day by reading the papers, but I’d be lying if I said I was as sophisticated as this, so instead the obligatory social media check up has to happen before any day can really start (don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about?!)
We’ve become accustomed to getting our shopping delivered on a Sunday morning too. I can’t tell you what a lifesaver this has been recently. With so much going on, it really takes the pressure off, (and with a weekly shopping pass it would be rude not to.) I’m heading off on holiday next month, so plenty of fruit and veg usually comes in bucket loads.
After showering, we head off down to the farm and set off exploring the woods, sometimes taking the scenic route past the river wharfe, but I’m most content when we get to go down to the beck. A winding ebb of flowing water winds it’s way through the fields and through the farm yard and somehow I feel so peaceful here. Being outdoors is something I adore and the more time I spend outside with nature, the more “zen” I feel!
Coffee is always something that sneaks it’s way in to our picnic basket, (but good coffee of course) and Lyon’s Coffee Bags* are that little simple pleasure in life. We head off on so many walking adventures it makes having a cup of coffee a lot easier and I’m all for a little shortcut every once in a while. Rich in flavour, even though it’s “instant,” it definitely hits a spot when we rest our weary bones by the waterside. It certainly gives us a boost for our last leg of the walk.
And, whilst we sip coffee, Skye will hurtle in and out of the beck. Sipping water and cooling off. She loves it. Although, I don’t love it when she has a good shake and water goes flying everywhere.
We usually pop in to the in-laws, play with the kittens and the newly born sheep dog puppies (FYI, ADORABLE!) so it’s safe to say my soul is epically soothed after that. The perfect insta-story opportunities are ripe!
Our weekends usually end with us cooking a steak dinner together (& one glass of red wine if I’m feeling fruity!) – we’ve found the perfect way to cook it too. We remove the steaks from the fridge about an hour before want to cook them so they reach room temperature, we sprinkle each side with ground peppercorns and sea salt, and a dash of garlic and pan fry it for about ten minutes. It’s better than any steak we’ve ever had in a UK restaurant.
After that we sit down to catch up on our favourite box set to keep the Monday morning blues at bay. At the moment, it’s old re-runs of League of Gentleman keeping us laughing in to the late evening. And eventually, we will fall asleep after a Sunday well spent.
How do you spend your Sundays?
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*This post was in collaboration with Lyon’s Coffee, all words and views my own.
