Monday 20 May 2013

A-ga-doo doo doo!

Just after posting my entry in the Bloggers Quilt Festival, hubby suggested we go away for the weekend.  I decided it best not to mention the backlog of festival posts I would have to read on getting back, ;-) packed a few things and after picking up Zaki from pre-school we headed south to Agadir.

Agadir was devestated by an earthquake in 1960 and typical of that era the town was rebuilt with little or no personality and quite a lot of concrete.  However, living in a place with bags of personality it mattered not.  It had sun, swaying palm trees and a swimming pool and we got to spend time together as a family. We had a great time.

*my husband always looks ridiculously grumpy in photos.  Actually he's not grumpy at all but hates having his photo taken with a vengeance.

We got back yesterday and I'm slowly catching up with my blog reading - the festival is as good as ever and it's lovely discovering some new blogs and getting a little inspiration overload.

Here's a little something for those of you who need an instant holiday in their lives or are too young to appreciate the music of Black Lace *shudder* Watch and learn my friends.





23 comments:

Heather D. said...

Well how lovely! And looking at that one photo, with the pool, I'd say the place has lots of personality but what do I know?? A family getaway is all that matters right?

Di said...

Ooh, sun and a pool.... I would swap you the dull chilly weather that we ave! No? I had to try! Di x

cheeky monkey said...

Oh I am so jealous! You are so lucky just being able to go of to the sunshine with a pool you can use and without a wetsuit! I hope you had a great time

Canadian Abroad said...

So lovely you got a weekend away. Glad you had a good time and family time by the beach beats blog time in my book any day.

Fiona @ Poppy Makes said...

Lovely you got some fun time in the sun x

heart of charnwood said...

I'll be honest, there is never any need to bring out that type of black lace, never, ever! :o)

Diane-crewe said...

so glad you had some time away.. and in such a lovely .. dull .. place! lol x

Katy Cameron said...

I'm still 'off' you ;o)

Sarah said...

How lovely to have an impromptu weekend away! Glad you all had a great break.

CJ said...

Oh wow, that looks absolutely wonderful, lucky you! Glad you had a great time.

Yon Quilting Wife said...

Looks like you had a lovely time. jealous ? Me ?

Judith, Belfast said...

What a treat! Glad you had a good time. Jxo

Elizabeth said...

We spent one day in Agadir in March.
We had rather low expectations but had a most comfortable hotel and an outstanding meal at a restaurant that reminded me a lot of the old Bagatelle.
Glad you had fun!

Jess @ Elven Garden Quilts said...

So jealous right now! It was 3 degrees celcius here yesterday!

www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said...

who cares about concrete when the pool is that gorgeous. So glad you got away. ANd maybe I'm too old for the Agadoo?*&%$@#+???

jeifner said...

Looks so nice :)

Charlotte said...

You're a little bit evil!!!

Mrs Flying Blind... said...

I did not click 'play', I have that ingrained in my psyche already!
I know your husband's photo pain, but then I really am grumpy too!

Sheila said...

Glad you had such a good time, chose not to re-live the music.
Interestingly, I have not been able to comment recently having accessed your blog thro Bloglovin, yours & Dianne's.
Just tried going into your blog via my sidebar instead and hey presto, no problem. Wonder if others are having similar probs.
Love your BQF entry,it could be called "Life's Rich Pattern"!!x

Anonymous said...

Looks lovely! Here's to being spontaneous!

Isisjem said...

Looks like the best kind of break and my other half always looks grumpy in pics for the same reason!

Catherine said...

Great, now I have that song in my head! Looks like a lovely few days

Nicky said...

Yeah! Holidays!