• Waking up in Dorset. Faced with another weekend of solo-parenting, I arranged a spur-of-the-moment trip to my parents’ house. Izzy and Mr L.A. were off on their own adventure, so Jesse and I had my mum and bonus dad all to ourselves.
• Sipping tea and watching cartoons while we discussed how we should spend the day.
• Grabbing breakfast and getting dressed.
• Heading out into the sunshine to explore Bridport market.
• Enjoying the bright colours of all the fresh fruit and veg.
• Grabbing a few groceries in Waitrose.
• Popping to Frosts next door. This is one of those amazing shops that seems to sell everything you could possibly think of. Mum treated Jesse to some new Lego and I treated myself to an enamel pie dish.
• Strolling to the playground so Jesse could have a run about.
• Slowly wandering home through the community orchard.
• Picking up some English asparagus on the way.
• Baking it with eggs. This simple dish is a current obsession of mine. Asparagus, olive oil, salt and pepper. 5 minutes in a hot oven before cracking over a few eggs. Continue baking until the eggs are cooked. Delicious.
• Sitting outside and eating lunch in the garden.
• Watching Jesse assemble his Lego and lose himself in an elaborate game of make-believe.
• Stealing a couple of hours alone with my mum to explore the local vintage emporiums.
• Swooning over antique furniture I can’t afford.
• Daydreaming about DIY projects that won’t happen for a while.
• Returning home in time for afternoon tea.
• Eating lemon drizzle cake and snoozing on the sofa.
• Preparing a simple chopped salad to accompany our pasta.
• Chatting over dinner.
• Helping Jesse into his PJs and depositing him in front of a DVD.
• Making our way to the Electric Palace to watch Far From the Madding Crowd. I absolutely loved it, highly recommend! Aside from anything else, the Dorset countryside looks stunning in every single shot.
• Savouring a couple of glasses of red wine before turning in for the night.
• Sleeping in.
• Enjoying one of my mum’s omelets for breakfast. Nobody makes them quite like her.
• Pulling on our clothes and heading off to the local garden centre for a browse.
• Lusting after all sorts of plants for our yarden.
• Wondering if I could manage a clematis on the train home.
• Loving Jesse’s determination to read almost every sign aloud.
• Pausing for elevenses at the cafe.
• Driving home for lunch.
• Packing up our belongings and heading to the station.
• Saying our goodbyes on the platform at Dorchester West.
• Reading Thomas the Tank Engine stories all the way to Bristol.
• Relishing a train picnic that consisted of cake and chocolate.
• Hailing a taxi and heading home.
• Picking up bread and milk on the way.
• Making beans on toast for our supper.
• Plunging Jesse into the bath before coaxing him into his PJs.
• Reading a few chapters of The BFG and tucking him into bed.
• Planning to relax with a hot shower, an early night, clean sheets and a new book.

Love Audrey xxx

P.S I shared a few more photos from this weekend on Instagram.

P.P.S Love Audrey turned six years old on the 26th, which means I’ve been documenting my weekends for almost 5 years. Thank you for reading and commenting on these posts, it means an awful lot to me that you enjoy them so much.