Pumpkins & Potions

Today I visited The Argory for a Halloween adventure! I dressed up as a Werelion :)

Bunny played a game. The aim was to throw a hoop around a witch's hat, she missed! The kind lady who was in charge of the game gave me a packet of sweets :)

I wasn't very good at this game, lots of scary buzzing!

The kind lady who had an apple stall, let me stand in among them. I liked the look of the red apple in front of me.  

We got a ticket for a Halloween Trail. While we waited, I played hide and seek in the garden.

The troll of The Argory.  She was our guide for the Halloween Trail and she said I looked like her son!

I got to pick a pumpkin seed for the potion!

We visited a graveyard on the trail. 

Then we met a Goblin, he told us we had to sing and dance and then he left us and told us where to go to see the witch.

The witch gave me a lollipop! She said I was a good Werelion and I deserved a treat.

The lollipop has an eye on it! :) I thanked the witch for the treat :)

I tucked the lollipop into my costume so that it wouldn't get lost.  The witch howled after this photo was taken :) I howled back and she laughed :)

They had pumpkins! Lots and lots of pumpkins. But they're too big for me :(  Bunny did tell me that she got me a little pumpkin for me :) We are going to carve it on Halloween! It will be exciting :)

Then we stopped for lunch and I got a white chocolate covered apple :)

Bunny put my lollipop into my bag for safe keeping and we passed a man selling crêpes.  I asked him for a banana and nutella one please.  He said I was so cute and adorable, it was really yummy! I couldn't eat it all , but Bunny helped me eat it.

Then we went to hear the storyteller! He told two stories that were a bit scary but they were also funny :)

Distance Travelled (from Armagh): 19 miles

Victorian Weekend at The Argory

This weekend at The Argory there was a Victorian Weekend :) Bunny got me a Victorian Gentleman's outfit :) She helped me to put the watch across both side of the waistcoat :) 

The first photo is of me in a basket that a lady was taking around selling pegs and dishcloths. She let me sit in her basket! :)

Next we went and and got our time to visit  inside the house for a tour and then I dragged Bunny to the sweetie shop! This is a photo of me lying on the scales! <giggles> They kept moving up and down on me! I bought some licquorise with my pocket money, I haven't had any before but Bunny said it was yummy. I put it inside my bag to keep it safe. 

The lady in the sweet shop said we could go for high tea in the house! So exciting, I said to Bunny "Can we? Can we? Can we?" lots of times, she laughed and said we could :) We went to the side of the house and a lady let us in and we followed her to where the high tea was.

I sat down and tucked a napkin into my waistcoat so I wouldn't get jam or cream on it. Below is me waiting to be served high tea.

This is a sponge cake filled with jam and cream, just before I ate it! I was glad of the napkin because I had to wipe cream from my nose!

Bunny used her knife to put the cream on my scone because I didn't want to dirty mine. It was very yummy :) I have it nearly all eaten, no cream on my nose this time :)

Then I sat at the window and looked out over the gardens before the lady guided us back through the house again and out the side door.

We had nearly a short while to wait before the guided tour so I learnt how to ride a horsey! :) That's another one of the 50 things ticked off. I said it counts because it is still a horsey!

Next we got into the house! This is a photograph of me on a big dog in the front hall of the house.

The house was very big and dark in some places, I was glad I was with Bunny and she held me tight so I wouldn't get scared.

I had a fun day :) Lots of people talked to me and waved to me :) We gave out 5 business cards today :) We are giving out loads of them.

Then I got some goodies :) Some badges for my art journal.

Then I ate some licquorise :) It's very yummy, my bag smells of licquorise now :)

I had a great day today and I love my Victorian Gentleman's outfit, though I wouldn't like to wear it every day. 

Distance Travelled (from Armagh) : 19 miles

The Argory

Today we went to The Argory which is a National Trust house and grounds in Co. Armagh. They had The Argory Tartan on today :) Which is when they have pipe bands and pipers and big drums playing.

We arrived around midday and didn't get back until nearly 5:30pm!

Bunny had got me a bandana for today :) You can see me wearing it in the pics below.  I wanted my ears free so Bunny cut them with special piggy scissors, so that the bandanna wouldn't fray. Piggy scissors, that's a funny name! Piggy, Piggy, Oink, Oink OINK! <giggles>

First pic below is of us at the entrance sign post to The Argory :)

 

First place we went too was into the gardens :) And I saw these lovely flowers, we don't know what they're called as The Argory have lots of flowers from the Victorian times.  If you know what they're called please let me know in the comments :)

Then we went into the rose garden :) I spotted another sun dial and I sat on it for a short rest.

Then I saw this small gravestone, I thought it was very unusual, Bunny says there are quite a few of them hidden in the grounds. 

Next we came across a gate house. There is a lot of it on the other side, we didn't go that far, but Bunny said that when we visit again we can go that way and see how far it goes down the other side.

Next up was some tree climbing!! Yes! lots and lots of trees for me to climb! :)

  Then we came across The Argory, the House itself :) Isn't it pretty and big!

Here is a pic of me beside the tall flowers outside of the House. Again we don't know what these are called so if you do know, please mention it in the comments.

Next I ticked off a few more items off the 50 things list :) I made a den (well kind-of, I  found a natural one, that still counts!)

Then I made a stick trail :)

 Then I made a daisy chain! :)

I was tried after all the tree climbing and making things so I took a wee rest on a tree :)

I was getting thirsty so we went into the tea shop and I got a drink of juice :) It was lovely and cold.

I was getting sleepy so I crawled into my bag and had a nap, but I did wake up to hear the band play and I loved the big drum! It was a very LOUD sound :) 

Lots of people spoke to me when I was walking around with Bunny and I handed out loads of business cards! Bunny said we handed out a dozen! That is LOADS!! :)

Then I went back to sleep and woke up back at Bunny's. I got lots of goodies :) Pics below of the haul from today's adventure :)

A keyring for my bag and I got another pin badge for my rucksack :)

I also got a National Trust passport :) The kind lady stamped it for me and I wrote the date underneath it.

I also got a 50 things adventure scrapbook :) We got the first one stamped and a sticker! :) This was got at the start of the adventure.

I also got chocolate insects to eat! :) I'm keeping these to eat later.

I also got a red zip bracelet :) Isn't it unusual? I put it on my leg, because it fits better on my leg.

I also got a tube of beads and Bunny helped me make a bracelet with them :) It's got a ladybird on it! :)

That is the end of today's adventure :) I had loads of fun! Bunny said that I can decorate an envelope she has and I can keep my 50 things adventure scrapbook and my passports in it and put the envelope in my bag so that I always have them with me.

Distance Travelled (from Armagh): 19 miles