Out on a school night!

We started the working week with a night out in Bristol!

We sat out on the street enjoying a beer, pretending we were in Italy or Greece HA!

Then on to St George's......

....to see the talented Tony Ann.

I started following him in Lockdown, when he would sit on his balcony, with a keyboard, videoing himself composing and playing. He is now on a World tour and has amassed over 100 million views over social media. Go and see for your self over on Instagram @tonyannnn 

We have been enjoying the most glorious sunshiny weather, which was temporarily disrupted by the threat of a thunder storm mid week. Thunder rumbled around, the skies darkened, but it amounted to nothing and very little rain. We have apparently, had more hours of sunshine this Spring, than we had the whole of last summer!! Which I can easily believe. Let's hope it lasts, although the forecast for half term week is looking extremely soggy x

I had a rare morning off on Thursday to walk with my friend. We usually walk every week, but my Thursday mornings have been filled with exams. When I gave my initial availability, I kept Thursday mornings free, but this is the last remaining free Thursday until the end of June!! 

So we decided to head up the Tor as we've not done that for a while. 

9000 steps in the bag and a nice coffee reward at Middlewick cafe at the end, 

before going back in to do another exam in the afternoon. 

After a full week of exams, it was lovely to come home on Friday, to Sam waiting for us, wanting to know what was for tea!! He's finished his last assignment, got 3 weeks until his FINAL exam!!! So has come home for a few days. Normally, he'd be here, there, and everywhere catching up with friends but he must have been in need to chill, as he's pretty much stayed here. We walked yesterday afternoon, up and around Compton Dundon Beacon....

....and then after tea, we did a 'Boris Walk', once around the block, for old times sake!!

Sam and I walked every day together in the first lockdown, as Jeff preferred to use his allotted time to run. We mended a lot of bridges whilst walking.

 During his GCSE's I came down on him like a tonne of bricks, was very much the 'moany mum' as he is a bright boy but extremely lazy. I made him sit down at the table to revise, as he'd have done next to nothing left to his own devises. We didn't really like each other much by the end of it. BUT, during lockdown, we started to enjoy each other's company a little more with each walk, and it's still something we enjoy doing together now!

It's been lovely to see him. Jeff is dropping him off at Bridgwater train station tomorrow evening. He's back in Cardiff for a few days before heading back to London to see Poppy. He needs to start sorting out his stuff, to pack up and move out. Jeff is heading up in half term to collect a car load and he'll probably get insured on the car to do any other runs he needs. We only have a Micra and a KA, so not big cars and Sophie has a Fiat 500, so four years of accumulated 'stuff' may take a few trips!!

Next week is the final flurry before half term. To be fair, it's all gone by pretty quickly. I'm in all week, except for Tuesday. Sophie and I are meeting up for the day, a little retail therapy!!

Have a good week, enjoy the sunshine whilst it lasts!