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November 1, 2011

Yesterday was Pa SIL’s birthday and The Husband took the day off work (a rare occurance indeed) so we could spend the day as a family.

As is usual at this time of year we struggled immensely with the challenge of what to give the man who has everything for his special day.

The children went for books as Granddad is an avid reader:although obviously Granddad needed lots of help from little hands to actually open the gifts!  Whilst small people found the contents to be considerably less exciting than the wrappers, I think PSIL was happy:We then piled into the cars and headed off for the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester

What a great idea it was:

Coffee, cake and cuddles

Hands on in the Textile Gallery

Button encourages Nana to try her hand at knitting (on a vintage sock machine)

Trying her hand at weaving

Blowing bubbles

Trains are cool, Granddad

A good time was had by all

There was even something to catch my eye:

Thistledown coat - yep! really! thistledown!

We ended the day waiting to greet Trick or Treaters, suitably attired to cast a spell on them:

All in all a wonderful day.

Happy birthday, Pa SIL.

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Comments

  1. Jane says

    November 2, 2011 at 6:53 am

    my boys still want to open my parcels, I don’t think they grow out of it,lol. Looks like you all had a good day

  2. Niece Stitches says

    November 2, 2011 at 8:15 am

    MOSI is brilliant isn’t it! I loved the textiles area, and the kids loved everything. That thistledown coat is just mind boggling! Glad you all had a good day. x

  3. chicaandaluza says

    November 2, 2011 at 8:49 am

    It looks like a fanastic day out that everyone enjoyed so much! Thistledown eh – how bizarre. Have a great week 🙂

  4. PendleStitches says

    November 2, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    Thank you all. We did have a fabulous day. The thistledown coat was astonishing and mesmerising. Someone has more time on their hands than I do!

  5. annsfashionstudioA says

    November 2, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    What a happy and wonderful day for you all 🙂

    The children are absolutely gorgeous:)

    • PendleStitches says

      November 3, 2011 at 4:44 pm

      Oh thank you. We did have a lovely time.

Evie

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