Delilah in the Dales

Delilah's next area was the Yorkshire Dales.

Her first place to visit was Castle Bolton. It was an amazing area, with views for miles around of the dales.

The best part of Castle Bolton was all her distant family that lived there.

Delilah continued on to Aysgarth Falls, she wanted to take a selfie in front of it but the bridge she was standing on was very unstable and she didn't want to fall into the falls.

After going to Asygarth she went to the small town of Hawes. Home of the famous Wensleydale Cheese Creamery. They were giving 30+ free samples to anybody who could get there (Hawes was in the middle of nowhere.) 

The creamery had a nice restaurant and Delilah tried some of their amazing lemonade! 

After visiting Hawes she explored the rest of the Dales.

Delilah visited some small towns such as Arncliffe, Plateley Bridge, Buckden, and Grassington.

Arncliffe

Plateley Bridge

Delilah loved the Dales, they hosted her sheep family and everywhere you went everything was absolutely beautiful. The only problem was that during the winters in the Dales, it was impossible to drive. You had to get out of your car and spread your own salt on the road. So, Delilah decided to keep exploring.

Delilah in York

Delilah Dale sat on the train, looking out the window as the English landscapes rushed by.

She was on a train to a town called York in the Northern part of England. Delilah was from the big city, London. Delilah loved London with all the hustle and bustle. Her favorite part was the big London Eye in the center of it all.

Delilah had lived in Hyde Park but the problem was that London was so big, and she was so small. Also the annoying pigeons had gotten to her singing there songs of "my toe hurts bet-tee" from morning 'till night. So Delilah had decided to go explore a few towns to see if she could find a smaller, preferably quieter home.

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An hour or so later...

Delilah stepped off the train onto the platform. She was in York!

Delilah then ventured to her hotel which was right by York's most famous monument, the Yorkminster.

After admiring the Yorkminster, Delilah's second plan of attack was... food! There was so much good food in York.

Nachos

Sugar Cubes!

Elderflower Bubbly

Soft Boiled Eggs... yum!

Lattes

Swiss Chocolate Torte from Betty's

Everywhere you went in York there was amazing food! Next thing Delilah had to find was a home.
Maybe she could live in the planter in Russell Square. Probably not big enough...

Or how about outside the castle. No, it's just above a highway so it would be loud.






















Hmm... how about in this little nook hidden in the castle walls. Perfect.

Next, Delilah had to look for entertainment. She climbed all around the York Castle Walls. It was absolutely beautiful. Entertainment, check.

 

 

Finally, she had to look for some friends. She found old Henry in the hallway at the hotel but there seemed to be a lack of animals here (not including the pigeons.)

It still seemed a little to much like London with the crazy pigeons and the lack of other animals. So she decided to keep searching. Delilah can't wait for you to see where she ventures next!

Happy Birthday, Natalie!

Hi everyone! It's Ellie back with a new post about a special birthday here in Brambly Corners! Enjoy!

It was Saturday morning. Relaxing for kids, not relaxing for moms. Natalie Tuxedo Cat woke up, as sunlight gleamed in through her balcony window. It was bright out for 6:30 (her weekend wake up time.) She looked over at her clock it was 9:00! As a mom you never oversleep, there is breakfast to be made and sheets to be washed!

She rushed over to her closet, to change into her Saturday dress.

When she got downstairs she realized it was unusually quiet in her house. The light was still on downstairs with a pitcher of lime juice and a cupcake. She eyed the cupcake and looked over at the calendar. That's when she realized "it was her birthday!"

She sat down at the table and poured herself a cup of lime juice and ate the cupcake (unhealthy but a delicious breakfast choice.)

She headed out into the commons of her home (Hareball Hall) and realized the whole building was quiet. The Yellow Labrador family was defientely not home (you could hear when they were) and all the lights in the Hopper house were turned off. Had the whole building decided to give her some time alone?

Natalie headed upstairs to her room and began to knit while she turned on the TV to watch the Royal Wedding live from the palace.

Soon she fell asleep for a mid-morning nap.

She woke up to the lights flickering in her room. She opened her eyes startled to see a cat standing in the room. It was just her husband, Mason Tuxedo Cat.
"Happy 40th Birthday! We decided we'd give you some time to yourself this morning as an early present!" he said.
"Aww... thanks!" she responded.
"Come to the balcony! We have a surprise!" he said excited.

Below was her daughters Liliana and Rosetta and all her friends Susanne, Stephanie, Raina, and Lucia.

"Happy Birthday, Natalie," they all said with gigantic smiles!

Natalie rushed down and they crowded her in a big group hug!

"Were you surprised?" asked Rosetta.
"I most certainly was" laughed Natalie.

The rest of the afternoon the group spent sewing and drinking a new brand of tea called Strawberry Shortcake. It was the best birthday ever!