The last of Mudgee for now & the Giveaway

So we whizzed around Mudgee in our cute little car

Not this one,

ours is a Holden Viva,

little and cute but not flash by any means

We enjoyed all the sights

I thought this skirt was so adorable

but not really something I would wear

so I just appreciated the work

that would have gone into making it!

We discovered this lovely little antique store

I loved this trike,

I can imagine it in the garden

with some potted plants on the back

Would've loved to take this desk home for Nicholas' room

but unfortunately it wouldn't fit into our little car

and finally for the giveaway,

you may have spotted me with this fabulous Tote Bag.

I loved it and I bought one for you too!

If you would like a chance to win it

1) leave a comment on this post for one entry

2) For an additional entry become a follower

and leave a comment or if you are already a follower

leave a comment to let me know

3) or you can blog about the giveaway

or add it in your side bar &

leave me a comment for another chance to win.

Giveaway closes Sunday 17th April 2011

I'll announce the winner on Monday.

xx

The Food, wine and beer.

Mudgee really has some fantastic places to eat and to drink,

I couldn't indulge in the wines so I indulged in the food : )

photo and info here

First food stop was the Cobb & Co Court for lunch,

great food and great setting.

They have accommodation as well, it looks nice,

we have considered staying there

but I worry that it could be noisy later at night.

For dinner on Friday night we went to Roth's Wine Bar.

It was fantastic.

The weather was lovely so we sat out side

and ate our wood fired pizza & listened to live music.

No photos, sorry, but you can check it out here.

Saturday morning coffee was at Alleycats Coffee House,

gorgeous spot to sit and relax.

Coffee was good too!

Find out more here

Lunch was at the Mudgee Brewing Co,

great steak sandwich

and hubby enjoyed the beer tasting.

find out more here 

After Lunch we visited Huntington Estate 

I think hubby really enjoyed having a designated driver

that was happy to chauffeur him around for the afternoon.

Dinner on Saturday night was at Sajo's,

the meal was lovely and the service was fantastic.

Highly recommended. More here.

Before we left Mudgee on Sunday we made one more food

stop at High Valley Wine and Cheese Co

We had coffee

We tasted cheese

and we bought some gifts and cheese to take home!

On our way home we detoured through

Gulgong (31klms from Mudgee)

and had lunch at the Muse Brasserie.

Once again it was delicious and I highly recommend a visit

to Gulgong if you are every near by it is a lovely little town .

I know it sounds like all we did was eat

but I assure you I had a nap every day

and we did some shopping

I have some pics of the Markets to share with you next time

as well as my little giveaway.

I hope I am not boring you with our weekend away.

Amazing how long I can drag it out for!

xx

B & B Bliss

Unfortunately I am not usually a breakfast eater

and haven't been since my teenage years

but when your breakfast gets made for you

and it looks as good as this I can make an exception.

I love the character of older houses,

but I don't like that most of them are very dark inside

I also like antiques

but sometimes I think you can overdo the amount of stuff

you have on display and combined with a dark house and

dark paint and dark curtains it can all be a bit much.

But I can appreciate the beauty of each item

and I thought you would too.

My favourite feature was this display of bird prints

The painting below was very hard to photograph 

and show the true colours

due to the apricot walls and ceiling casting a warm glow

Oh and I love these old doors

and how they incorporated them into the outdoor area

There was certainly a lot to admire at Beverly House,

next time I'll share some pics from around Mudgee

and I also have the little giveaway coming up.

xx

Beverly House

Our weekend away was wonderful and I thought I would start by sharing some photos of the B & B we stayed at.

The B & B is called Beverly House

and is located in Mudgee NSW.

There are 4 rooms available to stay in,

we stayed in the Apricot room.

Each room is actually more of an apartment with two sitting areas, a kitchenette and an ensuite. 

The B & B is currently for sale

as the owners are ready to retire

All of these pics are from the real estate website here

I will share some of our photos later in the week

when I get a chance to transfer them

and convert them into a usable format.

We had a really lovely stay,

Bill and Terry are great hosts

and the breakfasts they served were yummy!

If you are interested in visiting Mudgee,

I highly recommend it.

For us it makes a great spot for a weekend away as it is only an easy 2 hour drive from Orange.

If you are interested in staying at Beverly House

you can find out more here

Bill & Terry used to own and operate an Antique store

so the house is full of treasures to admire

we love the location,

Beverly House is centrally located

so it is perfect to walk in to town for dinner

This trip we remembered to take the camera out occasionally so I am looking forward to sharing more of our weekend away with you including a little giveaway I picked up especially for you.

I hope you all had a great weekend and thank you for the reassurance about my fat or pregnant rant last week! You all did make me feel so much better.

Big hugs to you and have a lovely week!

xx

Thankful for weekends away

Just a quick one today as Hubby is about to whisk me away for a long weekend of R & R together.

image here

Today I am very thankful for long weekends and the chance to have a mini break.

Hope you have a great weekend!

I am linking up with Lisa's Thankful 4

you can too by clicking here.

xx

PS. Thank you for all of your lovely comments on my whinge yesterday. I am feeling better today but that could be because I am still in my PJ's and haven't gone through the "what will I wear" thing. A bit of shopping this weekend may be in order.