TBB May Themed Link Ups - Long Weekend Celebrations

Joining in with The Blended Blog for Long Weekend Celebrations.

We're not beach or lake or backyard BBQ lovers so when there's a long weekend coming, we'll usually head off on a field trip.  It's really nice when it's combined with a stay at a B&B or historic inn - we haven't done one of those since last fall so here's one that's not too far away.

Colonial Gardens Bed and Breakfast

Casual elegance: that’s our goal.

Colonial Gardens Bed & Breakfast offers luxury accommodations that will delight and enchant, all within Williamsburg’s city limits. Once you arrive at our historic inn, you will immediately feel both comfortable and pampered. The furniture is rich yet inviting, the linens and fabrics are luxurious yet cozy.  The gardens at our bed and breakfast will beckon you to stop and watch the birds, butterflies and other wildlife in our park-like setting.

What part of the welcome on their website caught my eye first - elegance, luxury, historic, comfortable, pampered - yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes!  Click on luxury accommodations or historic inn above to learn more.

Unfortunately, Vic's travel schedule is pretty packed so I'm not sure we'll be sneaking away for a long weekend celebration any time soon but I'll let you know if we make it here for a visit before we head to the West Coast.

TBB May Themed Link Ups - Recommended Movies, TV, Books

It's the second Monday in May and it's time for The Blended Blog's May-Themed Link Ups - Recommended Movies, TV, and Books.  I wasn't sure if it was faves of all time or current features so here's a bit of both.

Movies

These three were recent favorites at the cinema - they've probably moved over to Redbox now.

Books

Lauraine Snelling's new series, Under Northern Skies, is out - I read the first one and have number two on request at the library.  Christian Historical Fiction following the lives of Norwegian immigrants to the Midwest.

For fans of the Kennedys, check out the latest biography of Jackie, her sister Lee, and her mother, Janet.

A new favorite I found simply because the spine looked interesting at the library.  The first in the Beryl and Edwina Mysteries.

TV

Three of my all-time favorites are coming back to the small screen.

We have to wait until 2019 for Season 8 of Call the Midwife but I'm sure it will be worth every minute of waiting.

Not so far away is Season 4 of Outlander, coming in November.

And coming even closer still, the Bake Off returns to PBS on June 22.