Sunday 14 July 2013

25 by 25: Flying a kite







The first thing on my 25 by 25 list was to fly a kite. I've wanted to for so long, and Mark bought me my very own kite for Easter. So last Sunday, Mark finished work at 2pm and we made the short journey to Parkgate. We parked the car up near a little pub, and took my kite to a grassy area. I had so much fun!! It was instantly successful, which only made our later failed attempts to get it off the ground more disappointing! There was the perfect amount of wind for the first twenty minutes or so, and then it dropped and we decided to call it a day. Since we were in Parkgate, we couldn't go home without a visit to Nicholls for their famous ice cream. Nicholls has been open since 1937 - 75 years! And it doesn't take long to figure out why, the ice cream was absolutely delicious! I opted for my old favourite chocolate flavoured, and Mark chose banana chocolate chip (which tasted so good).

Since I hadn't visited Parkgate before, this kind of counted as one of the adventures to be had as part of no.8 on my list. It was such a wonderful afternoon, the sun was so hot and it was a lazy, hazy kind of Sunday. There were lots and lots of people along the walk to the ice cream shop, sitting on the wall enjoying fish & chips or the famous ice cream. Have you ever been to Parkgate? It reminded me so much of being at the seaside.

22 comments:

  1. This has inspired me to start my own 25 by 25 list...was a lovely idea :)
    The last picture looks a bit like a book cover ahah !
    xxx

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  2. I'm definitely making my own 25 by 25 list! Clever thinking :)
    Looks like fun! Kite flying isnt as easy as it looks.

    darlingsophie.blogspot.co.uk

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  3. yay for crossing something off on your list! i love the idea for this one too, it feels like something we should all have done, but i bet that in reality quite a lot of people haven't. great photos as well, and i'm glad you had some success! x

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  4. I love life to-do lists! This looks like fun!

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  5. Great pictures and well done for doing stuff on your list - I always seem to write lists then never do any of them!! :)
    www.theemeralddove21.blogspot.com

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  6. This is such a sweet idea :') the list and the kite! I've never flown a kite before but I've got to admit I kinda wanted to after the kiet runner-I never knew that kites were used competetively until watching that film! Such a beautiful day to do it! Good luck for the rest of the list!

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  7. oh my i havent played a kite for like 10 years! this post reminds me of my sweet childhood :)

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  8. Such a cute post!!!



    http://clothes-and-fairytales.blogspot.com/

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  9. thank you for the comment you left on my blog :)
    these photos are so lovely! xx

    iampolkadots.blogspot.co.uk

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  10. This is the best idea ever. I haven't gone kite flying in a very long time but I would love to, definitely must find the time for it. What fabulous pictures it creates too, such a pretty colorful kite.

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  11. Wonderful post...I really like your blog.^^
    Maybe follow each other on bloglovin?
    Let me know follow you then back.
    Lovely greets Nessa

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  12. Thinking about it I've never flown a kite either! Love this, glad you managed to tick something off your list :D xxx

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  13. Ah, you've got me singing Let's Go Fly A Kite song off mary poppins now! (my favourite disney film!) x

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  14. Sounds like such a wonderful afternoon! So much fun and flying a kite is such a wonderful time! Glad that you got to complete some of your list!

    Rebecca
    www.winnipegstyle.ca

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  15. Aww how cool!

    Edita
    www.pret-a-reporter.co.uk

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  16. Your kite looks beautiful! I got my first kite when I was 7 I think? This was when I visited India and in the evenings in Delhi, you'd see hundreds of kites soaring in the sky, what a sight! I remember it just like it was yesterday.

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  17. Oh,I wanna do this too! Great pictures,looks like you had so much fun!
    xx

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  18. Aw, this is so perfect Hannah! I haven't flown an actual kite in forever (though I did go to a kite festival earlier this year and it was a lot of fun to watch)! I love the video of you- it added a special touch to this post :) xx

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  19. so adorable! glad you're crossing things off your list :) love your outfit too xx

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  20. It must be happy to put kite outdoor..I hope I can do that,but I don't have time..

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