The New Forest

After a very good week back at work which went as smoothly as it could we finally got to the weekend.Saturday was spent doing the usual so I won't bore you with that!

However,Sunday was spent with Dom and the children. Now I am back at work I intend to make the most of every single weekend. We had planned a couple of days earlier to take a trip to The New Forest (weather permitting) So at about 11am we packed up the car with children and pushchair :) Went to the shop for sandwiches and drinks,quick pit stop at my parents to get Joshua his scooter. This actually turned into a very nice hour with them for a cup of tea...really enjoyed that!

After saying our goodbyes we set off!!Now I used to go to a pub with my parents called The High Corner Inn when i was little. I was adament we were going to find it today! And guess what,following my dads fantastic map and direction (complete with a little drawing of a bridge :) we found it!!So we parked up in their car park and went for a nice stroll. It had been raining heavily 2 nights before so alot of pretty bogey but this just added to the fun of finding a suitable path :)

We spent a little while taking in the views,getting a little visit from a baby pony and just strolling and chatting.

Joshua seemed to throughly enjoy it too as he ran for ages whilst collecting little bits and pieces.

We then started walking back to the Inn where we settled with a pint for Dom,lemonade for Joshua and a double Jamesons whisky for me. Now, I fully hold my mum responsible for this as 4 years ago,shortly after Joshua was born, we took a family trip to Polperro,Cornwall. I went there drinking...wait for it...malibu EUGH!! But 4 days later,I was on vodka and had found a new love of Whiskey. I am normally a JD girl but thought I would try something different so opted for Jamesons which she drinks as well. And WOW,it is actually lush!!And with Autumn and winter here now,it gives me an even better excuse to drink it :)

Back to the High Corner.like I said earlier in my post I used to come here as a child. When we pulled up outside, my first though was "It hasn't changed a bit!" and even when I went to the bar with the open log fire opposite it, I was still thinking this. The one thing I found very odd was watching Joshua playing on the same play equipment my sister and I had played on years before! Anyone who gets the chance to visit this pub really should!!Even sitting in the beer garden all wrapped up, the waft of smoke out of the chimney is so warming and the whole atmosphere is so typical of a little Inn,in the middle of nowhere! Well I think that is it for now.Until next time....