Family weekend

All the family were together at the weekend, a rare event as work commitments for our elder daughter mean that we are seldom all in the same place. I was hopeful of having a dip in the sea, it being July. But no, a wind blew and rain was threatened. On Saturday morning we called in at the delicious M's bakery and each chose something tasty to eat at the beach for a mid-morning treat. Mine was a scrumtious assemblage of light pastry, chocolate, custard and a toasted almond topping! We went to Mudeford beachfront and sat at a table on the sands to munch our spoils.

We were quite charmed by a small brown bird that hopped onto the table and picked up the crumbs. I was far less impressed when it then hopped quickly to my pastry and flew off with a sizable piece of my almond topping. It got short shrift when it returned for more!

It always surprises me how little occupied so many of the beach huts seem to be. Okay, so it was a blowey, rain-threatening day, but the sun was warm and if you could be tucked in a hut you could enjoy the warmth and miss the wind and rain. The Mudeford beach huts are charming.

We walked along the front until the clouds told us it might be wise to head back to the car!

On Sunday daughter and grandson had a fine old time jumping the waves. I chickened out and just paddled at the edges. I'm only a fair-weather swimmer!