tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20383949434517514402024-03-17T19:38:43.126+00:00dots and spotsdots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.comBlogger1563125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-80710192558916387612024-03-17T19:37:00.001+00:002024-03-17T19:37:48.708+00:00Spring is in the air!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekwD3BFcA0O_yM1KBLMGhlGhMjCVcrktKPVcJbI1zqjgvVX2JTC9UroLm0iEi21QQFqBwNyBvHVq7TYzct_FFEY3zJxrwzuErUVdjR0cFXJ3ku5fsxJvGBv-yRFj7SO7Fg9iMihO5f4LDCMDTfGuzW7cQHYVgFikBWOIy8Eh-9-OPUuVSk6ubRjBhWgI/s2498/20240316_064530~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="2498" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekwD3BFcA0O_yM1KBLMGhlGhMjCVcrktKPVcJbI1zqjgvVX2JTC9UroLm0iEi21QQFqBwNyBvHVq7TYzct_FFEY3zJxrwzuErUVdjR0cFXJ3ku5fsxJvGBv-yRFj7SO7Fg9iMihO5f4LDCMDTfGuzW7cQHYVgFikBWOIy8Eh-9-OPUuVSk6ubRjBhWgI/w400-h400/20240316_064530~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started the week off with 'Magnificent Magnolia Monday' ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no need to go into detail, the photo says it all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anything to cheer myself up after the Chiropractor and the Dentist!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZwc1dhLZ97zxiKQxZOPMpGn2TAFXP8h1FNVKlAFLfn2pygxJLm9ubzHvq7npNa0TzAzLKXiYaX-zYoJrCLFsA9jvVEPWM3-GSm6xvrXJplt3oWlUGjZ4e1-qiDPp0BWFO1bOLJ2xFtFECuxjFe6F28o3Fs8Bz3I6GafDc4xBewuGZmcXHbzYtOnfmPk/s1080/original_1345b959-b152-484b-88ab-8ffda004583c_Screenshot_20240309_222327_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZwc1dhLZ97zxiKQxZOPMpGn2TAFXP8h1FNVKlAFLfn2pygxJLm9ubzHvq7npNa0TzAzLKXiYaX-zYoJrCLFsA9jvVEPWM3-GSm6xvrXJplt3oWlUGjZ4e1-qiDPp0BWFO1bOLJ2xFtFECuxjFe6F28o3Fs8Bz3I6GafDc4xBewuGZmcXHbzYtOnfmPk/w400-h400/original_1345b959-b152-484b-88ab-8ffda004583c_Screenshot_20240309_222327_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday and (more) rain stopped play, for Lynn and I and our walk!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently this has been the wettest winter since records began!<br />And if I'm honest, I'm getting a little sick of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took my neighbour to the cinema in the afternoon. She's going through a tough patch, so this film certainly gave her a couple of hours of light relief! So funny.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd9sYixNXhf7OdE_4ux6MG9aqeOdrB6eVgOpyWdq6L3ZDXF-pRELlr_TOCQu_BOw_YgQAvOOAF3afjzA0j_h3kHJKQrl4bDnKy46zh3Yv2aYOmApB1UxqZ4cEFpeehFNRDdarVy8lJMYWQ0Jl0fbx-uMYLsxU5vgu-7pvtPKjvuPQzkVpudjAxABjw44/s1153/Screenshot_20240314_140342_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd9sYixNXhf7OdE_4ux6MG9aqeOdrB6eVgOpyWdq6L3ZDXF-pRELlr_TOCQu_BOw_YgQAvOOAF3afjzA0j_h3kHJKQrl4bDnKy46zh3Yv2aYOmApB1UxqZ4cEFpeehFNRDdarVy8lJMYWQ0Jl0fbx-uMYLsxU5vgu-7pvtPKjvuPQzkVpudjAxABjw44/w371-h400/Screenshot_20240314_140342_Instagram.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then Tuesday it was back to work in the gallery. This has been our final full week. This week coming, we're only open Wednesday and Thursday. Everything comes down on Friday and I'll be in on Saturday for any artists collecting their work. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3I5uHcrTyNbAJrLzgyo3-ZkB1NREHTbnUKN6ej9BWghlYWlCt6vj0OlZqFmdluFVihny-fkwhSA7PTKv719xdvFEziDyrTLBvGqUZ6_TFqD6BktZBH0SzNVDLYmwALg7S2Saht-W2ByoNXPwucoQ3rq_D4hJ5Q16Yp-J2CzMJtUKW57DrUDK38tZxg0/s2925/20240315_131400~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="2925" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3I5uHcrTyNbAJrLzgyo3-ZkB1NREHTbnUKN6ej9BWghlYWlCt6vj0OlZqFmdluFVihny-fkwhSA7PTKv719xdvFEziDyrTLBvGqUZ6_TFqD6BktZBH0SzNVDLYmwALg7S2Saht-W2ByoNXPwucoQ3rq_D4hJ5Q16Yp-J2CzMJtUKW57DrUDK38tZxg0/w400-h400/20240315_131400~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll miss it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've really enjoyed the past four weeks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQniCjuZ3mwxPuFhm7zCZYV15ne9-o_Bgq2vD2VsgWoaSMgKt3sHcbY4xVth3PXMplScT0PRslWGaashO-Qmrf8ZLWfm2bWQwI_bRXXZvLmQWNK561IdM9dgKu4oaP1LiRRslDzcF4aJRsRRdWmRuQgXCqyXInjqwUY1kxEW6_v9oMDgYzJCu1nB21bg/s1080/Screenshot_20240315_133439_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQniCjuZ3mwxPuFhm7zCZYV15ne9-o_Bgq2vD2VsgWoaSMgKt3sHcbY4xVth3PXMplScT0PRslWGaashO-Qmrf8ZLWfm2bWQwI_bRXXZvLmQWNK561IdM9dgKu4oaP1LiRRslDzcF4aJRsRRdWmRuQgXCqyXInjqwUY1kxEW6_v9oMDgYzJCu1nB21bg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240315_133439_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another piece I like x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bits of plastic found on southwest beaches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-mf02W-4auSkRT_h2aEi7eaqvOFPOXLkywe9nLGiq7b1gmS9GZFQAUdbNCICgNYMUzXTVAM6VdKykcNqZtEfHhuafKnAo9BP2rgqZvGboYWXLv3Yg5guQ_TZwBOjXamRJ91TCLF45_7zw1JA40ATLRUEZt9vY0buPRPq3g5DjPP4G2G2T74RaR7k0PI/s1050/original_bbc78b3b-f636-4e91-abe2-db19583d03a7_Screenshot_20240316_081524_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1050" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-mf02W-4auSkRT_h2aEi7eaqvOFPOXLkywe9nLGiq7b1gmS9GZFQAUdbNCICgNYMUzXTVAM6VdKykcNqZtEfHhuafKnAo9BP2rgqZvGboYWXLv3Yg5guQ_TZwBOjXamRJ91TCLF45_7zw1JA40ATLRUEZt9vY0buPRPq3g5DjPP4G2G2T74RaR7k0PI/w400-h400/original_bbc78b3b-f636-4e91-abe2-db19583d03a7_Screenshot_20240316_081524_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday Jeff and I had a rare night out! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's not often we go out in term time and on a work night! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH0dRtdu-nF6AoadSLQKEimMYrdR7c46hHeKvOKWkk1vN6vfk5lMuPa5hy8ImPwC2lPjiRDxN8EZCaBx4IO65nEfd2Yz1qysVbpKCVnyk4TXwlVU1wk-83jWXb6KFPYblUh1Xhyphenhyphen9BxsuXzBhyphenhyphenx3XZneoGfVS9GawjDXd-wpU4hKIVD_abgYoXWQdL7sA/s1066/Screenshot_20240314_215212_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH0dRtdu-nF6AoadSLQKEimMYrdR7c46hHeKvOKWkk1vN6vfk5lMuPa5hy8ImPwC2lPjiRDxN8EZCaBx4IO65nEfd2Yz1qysVbpKCVnyk4TXwlVU1wk-83jWXb6KFPYblUh1Xhyphenhyphen9BxsuXzBhyphenhyphenx3XZneoGfVS9GawjDXd-wpU4hKIVD_abgYoXWQdL7sA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240314_215212_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Bristol, to see Jesus Christ Superstar......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcOmbLB1EjenGSG5Z4VSPG_xOnRPZuoWl0xr2Uis0uzLHzaQ8foGkN5GWpVaJP0ME_iRxkyU9NNNW5sE0rHyEBNYu_uRMa_TvnvjiyhGUMe0ZXlgtXX9U1Ue0aJAdwJveYISr2orwFOyFRjqLJRz7J6rd67hlmF152IOBLeXc-QO-BPM7NSXNIFrP6R4/s1065/original_30630a3b-32fc-4d2e-b504-941bc5269bd2_Screenshot_20240314_215306_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcOmbLB1EjenGSG5Z4VSPG_xOnRPZuoWl0xr2Uis0uzLHzaQ8foGkN5GWpVaJP0ME_iRxkyU9NNNW5sE0rHyEBNYu_uRMa_TvnvjiyhGUMe0ZXlgtXX9U1Ue0aJAdwJveYISr2orwFOyFRjqLJRz7J6rd67hlmF152IOBLeXc-QO-BPM7NSXNIFrP6R4/w400-h400/original_30630a3b-32fc-4d2e-b504-941bc5269bd2_Screenshot_20240314_215306_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.....with Julian Clary as Herod. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I saw it in Oxford 25yrs ago, a staff outing! My memory's not great at the best of times, but it seemed very different to how I remembered it, this was much more contemporary. And I'd forgotten it was all sung, like Les Mis! Excellent show, glad we made the effort but not one I'd probably see again. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimt0rmdvu0Y9cxBZH9rGXTTm2BJj6HftcYxrSi0zT7-5ws9GDi83Xb50ewyJzrZQ10RAjxyGZ4y2bbT9ULxlMrwzI3CicrECTOgH5EAVo9Mz-vCuNxdA-OERACTT-Mm4_-W5mMFY1T5uzCwdFNgT5xuGfeGA316vYCryQlbHH0zVXcCzwjTKUP0Pe2mY/s2992/20240316_171532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimt0rmdvu0Y9cxBZH9rGXTTm2BJj6HftcYxrSi0zT7-5ws9GDi83Xb50ewyJzrZQ10RAjxyGZ4y2bbT9ULxlMrwzI3CicrECTOgH5EAVo9Mz-vCuNxdA-OERACTT-Mm4_-W5mMFY1T5uzCwdFNgT5xuGfeGA316vYCryQlbHH0zVXcCzwjTKUP0Pe2mY/w400-h400/20240316_171532.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I worked Saturday and came home to this beautiful bunch of tulips, from my mum & dad x </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cornish Blooms is a fab family run business, always my 'go to' if sending flowers, so really lovely to receive them too x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHlYES3tHqN7yL8qOxB1qBTb63cf9v_ASVYI-aq8iEHm2ZZjY0vO7KhCqEzTAFCeuWpysFL3Z1JaQ_VtBOnd8Z0iLpdcrE2DT6BVcFGffoc3R52hh9EPnv_vTP8RGSPkx4O7rfs456JasKSXP_H8t8AR9Lgm0dVqNjZuTVFVHfPOvmWSXZAcV4zB85Ng/s2786/20240317_103209~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="2786" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHlYES3tHqN7yL8qOxB1qBTb63cf9v_ASVYI-aq8iEHm2ZZjY0vO7KhCqEzTAFCeuWpysFL3Z1JaQ_VtBOnd8Z0iLpdcrE2DT6BVcFGffoc3R52hh9EPnv_vTP8RGSPkx4O7rfs456JasKSXP_H8t8AR9Lgm0dVqNjZuTVFVHfPOvmWSXZAcV4zB85Ng/w400-h400/20240317_103209~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then today, I went over to Wells and met up with my sister for a catch up, breakfast, a bit of wander, more coffee, more chat.... She's had Ofsted this past week, and survived, remaining a 'Good' school, so my treat x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKKa5kCKyexx3G4OkiCDbDOK1Eis9-71tEflYtuUHZXaJXQLh0RHEcgYbFyrK0CCzHx69KTfR3CSD04lhPkenBdA9LDYOV6i8_gWZgY8sMGvOzVFKwWGIXEDNy1_9X9l5c-sfp2iX_JOpjyUj8eJ3e0O-dDZxlV2xLnAF4kF4g-n9zayHqy7_cRt2q7U/s2282/20240317_145207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="2282" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKKa5kCKyexx3G4OkiCDbDOK1Eis9-71tEflYtuUHZXaJXQLh0RHEcgYbFyrK0CCzHx69KTfR3CSD04lhPkenBdA9LDYOV6i8_gWZgY8sMGvOzVFKwWGIXEDNy1_9X9l5c-sfp2iX_JOpjyUj8eJ3e0O-dDZxlV2xLnAF4kF4g-n9zayHqy7_cRt2q7U/w400-h400/20240317_145207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so here we are again, Sunday evening, but work for me tomorrow. I've picked up a couple of exam invigilation sessions tomorrow and then have a training session, in preparation for the upcoming exam season. It's nice to do a variety of things, even nicer getting the whole of the Easter break off! I'm hoping we get some warm, sunshine. There's not been one day, when I've thought I'll sit outside and enjoy a coffee. There was a hint of warmth this afternoon but by the time I got home it was cloudy again. I'm hoping Italy will be dry and t-shirt weather in the daytime and then once we're back home, things will start to warm up here.</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-56966319358392569022024-03-10T18:27:00.002+00:002024-03-10T18:27:32.192+00:00Mother's Day xx<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is Mother's Day....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFL958dUpEGx7rZDKIrZH_Oaw4dIfOCtGazAEbbCsQvwtIXp0uBxHefc9CHH9lOlv1uNWPbLEGYN1akB9tQM4PFD_-7x0L4GFQ5nTJfdrvdYk7pmQ_ks7xHbLx3IVjhpPzxk3TygNVsJjtTXmj59hytBGH55LkFM95lcCn2PNUFNrQmAgmmAaw2rd0-FU/s1070/original_f4610aae-3c58-4465-80e9-8e6440141487_Screenshot_20240310_150034_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFL958dUpEGx7rZDKIrZH_Oaw4dIfOCtGazAEbbCsQvwtIXp0uBxHefc9CHH9lOlv1uNWPbLEGYN1akB9tQM4PFD_-7x0L4GFQ5nTJfdrvdYk7pmQ_ks7xHbLx3IVjhpPzxk3TygNVsJjtTXmj59hytBGH55LkFM95lcCn2PNUFNrQmAgmmAaw2rd0-FU/w400-h400/original_f4610aae-3c58-4465-80e9-8e6440141487_Screenshot_20240310_150034_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the first Mother's Day in seven years, that I've not had to work!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More later....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U22W2yP2lzt5UUtcDjVBX7L5kJzIrZ4NF2y4BPOcp1gA92IbX929EixYunhlkBgLY5DNyfH-_mR5t3wPMPN4aleXjFZlMzg6r5oy518zPu9_n-Pfpnv4xrd5DW_BzVEV8k3TUjZWjaASNMJ-ca4c_lQqrJ-5jyWr3rFT8e6uFA6LtQmgKpAkFaAjlAI/s1070/Screenshot_20240308_203357_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U22W2yP2lzt5UUtcDjVBX7L5kJzIrZ4NF2y4BPOcp1gA92IbX929EixYunhlkBgLY5DNyfH-_mR5t3wPMPN4aleXjFZlMzg6r5oy518zPu9_n-Pfpnv4xrd5DW_BzVEV8k3TUjZWjaASNMJ-ca4c_lQqrJ-5jyWr3rFT8e6uFA6LtQmgKpAkFaAjlAI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240308_203357_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...but first, let's just enjoy my bargain bunch of 65p daffodils!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always a lover of an orange trumpet!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90sZJ9jTVvVSjFRZBKlpZyhWsQRE0MR6671SqJuDaDvrQ_DzCJRyZLB0pAVOVKNz935AuF8pW4SMLI0AOi9Mdjt6Zs5dgTiBKzExMVoz4K4Cpx6yC4mVYD6WFW2x_qlMLuUned1vV3t5aPhRctqeO2KPQIwXGUHlarvnlvEisUOUtFiicRY8c_Bdubgo/s2208/20240304_111051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90sZJ9jTVvVSjFRZBKlpZyhWsQRE0MR6671SqJuDaDvrQ_DzCJRyZLB0pAVOVKNz935AuF8pW4SMLI0AOi9Mdjt6Zs5dgTiBKzExMVoz4K4Cpx6yC4mVYD6WFW2x_qlMLuUned1vV3t5aPhRctqeO2KPQIwXGUHlarvnlvEisUOUtFiicRY8c_Bdubgo/w400-h400/20240304_111051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, Monday was hair day....colour and cut.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_Pu9I3tXQfLuAcu9QRIXzqO9CtjkZVS3AWQC4c4m15li9MH1dyHKea4Wk3zvkRbZj16LwDw0rahxdfflz7peOMomM0uZQC7BSrgCxQoFfwnswo3JNq49vDPg-VqKMCw2DHjycaUMDijEBcUxtvY6AjfIvZQrHLnW0pHu8Gke7CbAmmmvDBWWbwuuS6Y/s1874/20240304_152232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="1874" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_Pu9I3tXQfLuAcu9QRIXzqO9CtjkZVS3AWQC4c4m15li9MH1dyHKea4Wk3zvkRbZj16LwDw0rahxdfflz7peOMomM0uZQC7BSrgCxQoFfwnswo3JNq49vDPg-VqKMCw2DHjycaUMDijEBcUxtvY6AjfIvZQrHLnW0pHu8Gke7CbAmmmvDBWWbwuuS6Y/w400-h400/20240304_152232.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get it cut every 4 weeks, coloured every 3rd visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a peachy/pink toner, washes out in a few washes, leaving it a bit blonder. I'm toying with getting a full head of colour done next time, as it grows out so quickly....we'll see!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTmtdinOlit-EEm43PJsXuz3LRjJXdgaqfLoy_4m4ghP2nLOdV8akhp7cQeHm9lmKxKsT4-OfmejPQqQUxH_JS_saWCBHryiScDG-5CH7P_1aAFZZ3uDI9KO_XXpwpVENvYDXc0hEkLdJsmOYCCule0e0UA7kntp2fagGRrhtnuML8r__v7wQTsG4Oi8/s1074/Screenshot_20240308_203349_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTmtdinOlit-EEm43PJsXuz3LRjJXdgaqfLoy_4m4ghP2nLOdV8akhp7cQeHm9lmKxKsT4-OfmejPQqQUxH_JS_saWCBHryiScDG-5CH7P_1aAFZZ3uDI9KO_XXpwpVENvYDXc0hEkLdJsmOYCCule0e0UA7kntp2fagGRrhtnuML8r__v7wQTsG4Oi8/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240308_203349_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Tuesday I had a lovely coffee and catch up with two of my former Sainsbury's colleagues. It was lovely to see them, hear all the gossip but boy am I glad I no longer work there. I then popped over to Wells in the afternoon to see 'All of us Strangers'. Our local cinema is great, it's just £5 for a ticket, with a free drink and a biscuit! I'm going again on Tuesday, taking a friend. If you don't use it, you lose it.....so I'm more than happy to support our local cinema, when I can.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh_glP_JZalrJULyufHx60776J4pmQHPMOYhVZkA4d6rrBPH1mak1LEcJxk2bdUKmd_CfnoVpJvT1CpzbI-suRmdxM8xE1WRsqpSvuwFKi8veuI7n73Z4nF5huvYnzgCz3pc1WoayhXr3vIlqQyuFuF5xs4r2NKOgq-0IT3MMUeLpDBwk2jrWtamcwJ8/s1067/Screenshot_20240308_203404_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh_glP_JZalrJULyufHx60776J4pmQHPMOYhVZkA4d6rrBPH1mak1LEcJxk2bdUKmd_CfnoVpJvT1CpzbI-suRmdxM8xE1WRsqpSvuwFKi8veuI7n73Z4nF5huvYnzgCz3pc1WoayhXr3vIlqQyuFuF5xs4r2NKOgq-0IT3MMUeLpDBwk2jrWtamcwJ8/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240308_203404_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday, it was back to work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally some sunshine but boy, was it cold!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3u6jTyWGBmd8cz2PuLRnIRi3mmsgee0alwZN4waD20jvtWJqcsLTH_jP-c_mDbtJ-RwDQL91gAacIKUjzEVD2T4ocJQe8tn3_kRcr48RDfuwDZuX6C29ugJATKQdFn2Lw4DwbSySVbwoGtfG0XqdhTPzgay671xtJJuvNtTc17ZSKPVgy5I5SW-dsZs/s1078/Screenshot_20240310_163436_Facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1078" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3u6jTyWGBmd8cz2PuLRnIRi3mmsgee0alwZN4waD20jvtWJqcsLTH_jP-c_mDbtJ-RwDQL91gAacIKUjzEVD2T4ocJQe8tn3_kRcr48RDfuwDZuX6C29ugJATKQdFn2Lw4DwbSySVbwoGtfG0XqdhTPzgay671xtJJuvNtTc17ZSKPVgy5I5SW-dsZs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240310_163436_Facebook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Week three of my five week run hosting the Sustainable Art Exhibition. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am really enjoying working is such an inspiring, creative environment. I've met some wonderful visitors, some of the exhibiting artists, local creatives, students.....even the odd visit from Mr Peabody!! It's certainly inspired me to get creative again!! And lovely to get not one, but two, shout outs on the staff notice board. Must be doing something right!!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA-F1P2tqS27k924AovfUxh-F8HJAVdzc4OTc2skJGTDMpAjyG72BFUhzIO49ROTtsawmr345FAFKjPJBfXED-nSliwan3Wu2CG0zOz02DsA5grMQFsTeJeDm04NjTZXrsRNp3xyc5GOnSunMb5ntlLGPnsEv58faP2t94fqL7PDsI_jFpbgCae8xu4Q/s1080/Screenshot_20240308_205730_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA-F1P2tqS27k924AovfUxh-F8HJAVdzc4OTc2skJGTDMpAjyG72BFUhzIO49ROTtsawmr345FAFKjPJBfXED-nSliwan3Wu2CG0zOz02DsA5grMQFsTeJeDm04NjTZXrsRNp3xyc5GOnSunMb5ntlLGPnsEv58faP2t94fqL7PDsI_jFpbgCae8xu4Q/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240308_205730_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">One of my favourite pieces......</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Diptych lV by Esme Clutterbuck</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Made using Bideford Black and Devon clay pigments.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I was lucky enough to meet </span>Esme, the artist,<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> last week when she popped into the Gallery.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Those of you who have got to know me over the years, will know exactly what the attraction is.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQcd9UCBFqiTb4thTvrUHQlol2el5sj23WAFhLedkF9Hrozsde8j8O080tamQljm6lW5tjMB8zCzbGTt9c6sMn-dZzGpltk7FxnyjU8gICgaW6jvp5XEBpEcxtmdq16tgLDmY46JZd4FXElwFqiItIo_yHo35_iNSiMJR1sT_MF5uon0g2egIvGkRgLE/s1058/Screenshot_20240308_095757_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQcd9UCBFqiTb4thTvrUHQlol2el5sj23WAFhLedkF9Hrozsde8j8O080tamQljm6lW5tjMB8zCzbGTt9c6sMn-dZzGpltk7FxnyjU8gICgaW6jvp5XEBpEcxtmdq16tgLDmY46JZd4FXElwFqiItIo_yHo35_iNSiMJR1sT_MF5uon0g2egIvGkRgLE/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240308_095757_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday was International Women's Day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKS_ODp6-cg_eNKji5pwSbQO3ljEGvMxqE0pK_WdWSO8eDRo3dcnH1l5cf1cdpkmC1xhLoE0FCSiRTSOucCvWh0y5qXP7DpSgCRsFpm5nUftcy-LEFlUK8kfm6CHonwdPivEjeZRhEXwDdgROs6lYoFg5J0YD7FNKXc6SDyhX4tCvAqD2AwJYpH-G8KKg/s1075/Screenshot_20240308_203431_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKS_ODp6-cg_eNKji5pwSbQO3ljEGvMxqE0pK_WdWSO8eDRo3dcnH1l5cf1cdpkmC1xhLoE0FCSiRTSOucCvWh0y5qXP7DpSgCRsFpm5nUftcy-LEFlUK8kfm6CHonwdPivEjeZRhEXwDdgROs6lYoFg5J0YD7FNKXc6SDyhX4tCvAqD2AwJYpH-G8KKg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240308_203431_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I gave a shout out to my girl over on Instagram. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">"Couldn't be prouder </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">of the fabulous young independent woman she has become.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Always stayed true to her beliefs, a loyal friend, dependable, supportive, hard working, ambitious and I'm so lucky that she likes spending time with me."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I've been very lucky in life to be surrounded by good, kind, supportive women. Friendships, teachers, bosses, colleagues, family members. We should all continue to inspire, support and encourage each other x</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku4V-3TXpWY5Ss62Bt74QewcY3tn43F_WEADI9MRXnYjOpTfsnfAKzTSWwc6gQaYvETf8eDbdGx5bWET4trH-LGjYYBlKLV5O_YmmzxRiCLxBb8TpEhehbTgGmgeufYMz0wdGEQifqYPk1CvdEMD_p3cO47CulK6G-IMYVSVLiudRO6SJauwI2nlwW3U/s1074/Screenshot_20240308_112729_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku4V-3TXpWY5Ss62Bt74QewcY3tn43F_WEADI9MRXnYjOpTfsnfAKzTSWwc6gQaYvETf8eDbdGx5bWET4trH-LGjYYBlKLV5O_YmmzxRiCLxBb8TpEhehbTgGmgeufYMz0wdGEQifqYPk1CvdEMD_p3cO47CulK6G-IMYVSVLiudRO6SJauwI2nlwW3U/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240308_112729_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it was the perfect day to announce the next Exhibition....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Women in Abstraction</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....I shall look forward to hosting that in September.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh275Vb_2AL-pLQj7JpSP0X0etzxbLn2JMPHi3U9m_zX60zstYHhVYmhllY1q2qFLzjw35IWHx4mxEiqRYqXdF2p5fM3O8qzTgjfKKDEDAE3veB61bZmWvdP2DOdVTYwaE8QSjHthODRpa7nVLRLry0wKiL2bmWd2Gffepk3lOLVO7vUs65m_-225-4M5o/s1080/Screenshot_20240308_205335_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh275Vb_2AL-pLQj7JpSP0X0etzxbLn2JMPHi3U9m_zX60zstYHhVYmhllY1q2qFLzjw35IWHx4mxEiqRYqXdF2p5fM3O8qzTgjfKKDEDAE3veB61bZmWvdP2DOdVTYwaE8QSjHthODRpa7nVLRLry0wKiL2bmWd2Gffepk3lOLVO7vUs65m_-225-4M5o/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240308_205335_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, back to today and Mother's Day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a wonderfully lazy morning. Phoned my mum to wish her a lovely day, popped out for a walk, came home for lunch and face-timed the kids! So lovely to have a catch up! Sadly Jeff's mum is no longer with us. It'll be 17 years this October. Still feels like yesterday. She's always in our thoughts, not just on Mother's Day xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrgXx1W2-_jTKEsp3-4NLvMLwuIKV-28IMbb8HYWY4A4gqbPLD0d_ofE6dNlO7BNEopizHcEoG5CJtTpWXt-DY4urCTEoLq1L6fEm2EtDiaseeSLpNFbNqy96MoVws8sAa7x_lqnyGek-sXfe8jlZfJCQ13zmPx0n8rwL436xdF56Ls0urOiJEByL0Dg/s1072/original_9ecaf802-70a9-4486-9b97-c191a2481318_Screenshot_20240310_150139_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrgXx1W2-_jTKEsp3-4NLvMLwuIKV-28IMbb8HYWY4A4gqbPLD0d_ofE6dNlO7BNEopizHcEoG5CJtTpWXt-DY4urCTEoLq1L6fEm2EtDiaseeSLpNFbNqy96MoVws8sAa7x_lqnyGek-sXfe8jlZfJCQ13zmPx0n8rwL436xdF56Ls0urOiJEByL0Dg/w400-h400/original_9ecaf802-70a9-4486-9b97-c191a2481318_Screenshot_20240310_150139_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, we're a third of the way through March. Honestly this month is whizzing by. I've a couple of appointments tomorrow, need to do a food shop, then, if dry, walking with Lynn on Tuesday. My cinema jolly in the afternoon, then back into work on Wednesday! Time is literally flying by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a good week x</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-89224708451468589332024-03-03T19:44:00.002+00:002024-03-03T19:44:30.198+00:00It's a Leap Year!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNvUjf9pEPtktmQFROsyVaZfrh5rCxCvK6myETht5RmBwzZ2WgNk99uY0LiiQotbn_YT0UJoD1Qd6em_V3shLERYEM1_ptEvHBNun5rhXdepdGktzZZhXHwQX-MtloWRmoy-C0PuLWbA8ehX6LBtxShm14x_N60L2KrX7gqjFifFD66jINbus1woLPX4/s2992/20240227_192354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNvUjf9pEPtktmQFROsyVaZfrh5rCxCvK6myETht5RmBwzZ2WgNk99uY0LiiQotbn_YT0UJoD1Qd6em_V3shLERYEM1_ptEvHBNun5rhXdepdGktzZZhXHwQX-MtloWRmoy-C0PuLWbA8ehX6LBtxShm14x_N60L2KrX7gqjFifFD66jINbus1woLPX4/w400-h400/20240227_192354.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday was the 29th of February, making this a Leap Year!!! </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzbqYVIYKYHWa_LMHfF3ggCBJcBMjib11wk6Yf2fGz_5s2DNhzu-msqbjsGJ3i_WsBLN8-F90HYvtmnbYBB7DoZugnFoFQvIzAGygTaEv3AyUrfu4jreoPgyznmz5OXnENadFeMDxL7eKJV3IMKwAA7F_fgoXUa8XOTicByS5zRZjAzXaXazSxDnVyC0/s953/Screenshot_20240301_131924_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="953" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzbqYVIYKYHWa_LMHfF3ggCBJcBMjib11wk6Yf2fGz_5s2DNhzu-msqbjsGJ3i_WsBLN8-F90HYvtmnbYBB7DoZugnFoFQvIzAGygTaEv3AyUrfu4jreoPgyznmz5OXnENadFeMDxL7eKJV3IMKwAA7F_fgoXUa8XOTicByS5zRZjAzXaXazSxDnVyC0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240301_131924_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">So Friday was the 1st of March, (pinch and a punch.....)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">and the first day of </span><span style="color: #333333;">meteorological</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"> Spring …..</span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnK2Tbei7kTFp96bXZXWJEsCZgz_VfhyZ6zQuewgvXVw3hVY7UeEEMtEnIbVPEf_oU3SiF5iXgCpfMbWd-zUM6K5-F8XeEI5M9v_cDLqHqDMKhe3DcQwph2CLM-0bG75sfDvOFtkE3l_BGGgmIBh5lAtNVeStE0SXz3vkBWLMuRl0zIxzH1dwlLIoZZA/s1080/original_c46a28eb-8d5e-4363-a1ed-679cc2694c8a_Screenshot_20240301_083430_Amazon%2520Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnK2Tbei7kTFp96bXZXWJEsCZgz_VfhyZ6zQuewgvXVw3hVY7UeEEMtEnIbVPEf_oU3SiF5iXgCpfMbWd-zUM6K5-F8XeEI5M9v_cDLqHqDMKhe3DcQwph2CLM-0bG75sfDvOFtkE3l_BGGgmIBh5lAtNVeStE0SXz3vkBWLMuRl0zIxzH1dwlLIoZZA/w400-h400/original_c46a28eb-8d5e-4363-a1ed-679cc2694c8a_Screenshot_20240301_083430_Amazon%2520Photos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....and St David's Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With my two living in Wales, I feel I should mention it!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbkGo6mV8nWCKiU9xia5j1H-I770YdXAcMrT67AxOOLAHhRrACIqi8_Ald9-wMDvRJglKm0H4H1dLAynlm5du-A1an96TmbZ5mcY5hWqQOOa9GPMdatmxI5BF3OCiK0r1F5OiInxHqGcQo2zBYBWJGRROhYggZscEcEXfDeBmRRl-QT29aDnu3F4RAaQ/s1070/Screenshot_20240227_131313_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbkGo6mV8nWCKiU9xia5j1H-I770YdXAcMrT67AxOOLAHhRrACIqi8_Ald9-wMDvRJglKm0H4H1dLAynlm5du-A1an96TmbZ5mcY5hWqQOOa9GPMdatmxI5BF3OCiK0r1F5OiInxHqGcQo2zBYBWJGRROhYggZscEcEXfDeBmRRl-QT29aDnu3F4RAaQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240227_131313_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's not really felt like Spring, until today (Sunday)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Tuesday I walked with Lynn. We walked over in her neck of the woods, as her village is quiet and we could walk the majority of it on the roads. Everywhere is sooooo wet and muddy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBRXpzU0WyLgHBqpqABY5sAsG3jF17GK5vQad677qOA2txYFkbEhODJpWWP0fkeaGwPHDzyL_z8KdQAYRaSxVZ9oMEcKyTbKAUAVtH9pHRqi8bL0CTd456Inm53XTEOywwQXhvZM4ADG9z6zsqTUJ5j2lW0HShm0WeIPBdwAYIWpvhpx_sKM31AYmD8E/s1058/Screenshot_20240227_131351_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBRXpzU0WyLgHBqpqABY5sAsG3jF17GK5vQad677qOA2txYFkbEhODJpWWP0fkeaGwPHDzyL_z8KdQAYRaSxVZ9oMEcKyTbKAUAVtH9pHRqi8bL0CTd456Inm53XTEOywwQXhvZM4ADG9z6zsqTUJ5j2lW0HShm0WeIPBdwAYIWpvhpx_sKM31AYmD8E/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240227_131351_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was good to get out and we managed to stay dry!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHk46kD9MPBrDXzFeHhbxEvzOdQkuiLtnz_ODBadFAx1ruQwmUyT_itd8GpESG874yKzUJo8Hns9C79kKKKapKv8LHzIvCfPbtjF6Q3AURm4heE3FBDHhZ4ZIbaqSAkY7IHrfk70lrZxZo6o2pNp5p6UQo-192K7x11PV-Djt4kHqcD1I3b0bgwxpxik/s1065/Screenshot_20240301_131749_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHk46kD9MPBrDXzFeHhbxEvzOdQkuiLtnz_ODBadFAx1ruQwmUyT_itd8GpESG874yKzUJo8Hns9C79kKKKapKv8LHzIvCfPbtjF6Q3AURm4heE3FBDHhZ4ZIbaqSAkY7IHrfk70lrZxZo6o2pNp5p6UQo-192K7x11PV-Djt4kHqcD1I3b0bgwxpxik/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240301_131749_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The neighbours Magnolia is ready to bloom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is when you hope it doesn't get windy out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBE8ZCeMRgxgzSJlDlpNQ69WSVLR2VtCgMOVfHy_xNtp_Ij5mlWpEM_wO00v2_zW2hsUXMQ2-ArssCV_kFJFiK8KOKXLb2tKcHhHGF4W9pAIDUAWbY_fT3S33jsGJF0XAM18L3jxwlu_Pl6W_HjR7XDvLQKIye7eTSHBcro7u_DZpfm1WwYltVTzBUc/s2529/20240301_075535~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2529" data-original-width="2529" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBE8ZCeMRgxgzSJlDlpNQ69WSVLR2VtCgMOVfHy_xNtp_Ij5mlWpEM_wO00v2_zW2hsUXMQ2-ArssCV_kFJFiK8KOKXLb2tKcHhHGF4W9pAIDUAWbY_fT3S33jsGJF0XAM18L3jxwlu_Pl6W_HjR7XDvLQKIye7eTSHBcro7u_DZpfm1WwYltVTzBUc/w400-h400/20240301_075535~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our little Magnolia is looking good too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_tOdFUjGycryBHBLs8hLz3jeEp1a0rFRnUifO1YoOSoIdUmBbGL5i8wbSjE3o1_2eo19txA1w8pApi2aLu3yCXhzNcpNI3nhwGat7qpUCwM4gI41MuAjXVZAGGRzJzWfzPxlvy5VhlBpZB37G7h0E7zGLBrompgRsEpueCRa_eHABMAi7tnDp2OPMVo/s2992/20240227_172427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_tOdFUjGycryBHBLs8hLz3jeEp1a0rFRnUifO1YoOSoIdUmBbGL5i8wbSjE3o1_2eo19txA1w8pApi2aLu3yCXhzNcpNI3nhwGat7qpUCwM4gI41MuAjXVZAGGRzJzWfzPxlvy5VhlBpZB37G7h0E7zGLBrompgRsEpueCRa_eHABMAi7tnDp2OPMVo/w400-h400/20240227_172427.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of the week has been all about work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got our exam invigilation timetables emailed over and Jeff very kindly printed me off a copy. There is so much information on there and it's so hard to read off your phone! If you hadn't realised by now, I like to be organised! HA!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyGxLJALtRvCrp1rBxB6WQ1FbsZ28bDiik9eC5HjDjhFQ_7ROAAiAn630MlkafEbhmy6MIXlppaufCxyT9Qwd3rZGlQJtO8pw2weejdLGoyOUogqLih0GvNv3nvG1yPt94wSzl-aiHu0xvggtZQwDDmygKOWAwlArUtF1z190zOzJ3q6PWiF3DIlycp0/s1073/Screenshot_20240301_140443_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyGxLJALtRvCrp1rBxB6WQ1FbsZ28bDiik9eC5HjDjhFQ_7ROAAiAn630MlkafEbhmy6MIXlppaufCxyT9Qwd3rZGlQJtO8pw2weejdLGoyOUogqLih0GvNv3nvG1yPt94wSzl-aiHu0xvggtZQwDDmygKOWAwlArUtF1z190zOzJ3q6PWiF3DIlycp0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240301_140443_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I completed week two in the Gallery!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyudBqlbYc3TDOUladT96D1LJJHO4QZAtbur_TtL3q5TM1z8NztKAGA0Jsnc9M2SF-PrqjpTMGWe9c8Kgo94f8FxB4dSMFFOfw1MWvuM8z8vlDze6wmj13Nsk3PInOU4R6jY0j1hU0SrQWB9kbqoOca6PpzDRGVv2zW7iIHYrQtPCNFoc6LesHutUSvs/s1067/Screenshot_20240301_213651_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyudBqlbYc3TDOUladT96D1LJJHO4QZAtbur_TtL3q5TM1z8NztKAGA0Jsnc9M2SF-PrqjpTMGWe9c8Kgo94f8FxB4dSMFFOfw1MWvuM8z8vlDze6wmj13Nsk3PInOU4R6jY0j1hU0SrQWB9kbqoOca6PpzDRGVv2zW7iIHYrQtPCNFoc6LesHutUSvs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240301_213651_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even got a mention on the staff 'Shout Out' Board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always nice to be recognised as doing a good job!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuE5M5rBZhv9v6kaC4gR8_AnKeZP_6YscY_rLU1O9u4bSTO_8uCWPqn7OR9hTjerZrTVOrp2kcIHbXpy28WRXooqEHjN7Oznq72nV-hu59gHZb4BErg46U5XehPHjcgafMxsgC9Fu4GrJjvPRWKnodETNbBHpSVeeXrhQSiKwtsKRvxtkR20HFgKn1ToE/s2208/20240302_141545~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuE5M5rBZhv9v6kaC4gR8_AnKeZP_6YscY_rLU1O9u4bSTO_8uCWPqn7OR9hTjerZrTVOrp2kcIHbXpy28WRXooqEHjN7Oznq72nV-hu59gHZb4BErg46U5XehPHjcgafMxsgC9Fu4GrJjvPRWKnodETNbBHpSVeeXrhQSiKwtsKRvxtkR20HFgKn1ToE/w400-h400/20240302_141545~3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'm enjoying it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Had a real mix of people come and look around and a few of the Artists have popped in. Had a group of Quakers visit and had to give a little talk and then yesterday was Open Day, so super busy! And the Art Department staff have been really friendly and welcoming. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr4HWt8fVIkIHk2ZriB51tlP40xQlAuO0cnOVopGsnf0xtLgTNl-F7ocXi6ZSVKU3B5m6wtHQjCkOpqozPNKgMm9fs134aUoBqmm_jz6yKN-nHcbjWvqufVUSU51y06qP1MKXJJqRIk8dxID5TQVIZsRx7Z3H-3Jy0fMEIDLzv7vuvyOl8NP4yc5l7Z0/s1070/original_0c2aa5ee-2850-451b-b505-d6fde445f898_Screenshot_20240303_090712_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr4HWt8fVIkIHk2ZriB51tlP40xQlAuO0cnOVopGsnf0xtLgTNl-F7ocXi6ZSVKU3B5m6wtHQjCkOpqozPNKgMm9fs134aUoBqmm_jz6yKN-nHcbjWvqufVUSU51y06qP1MKXJJqRIk8dxID5TQVIZsRx7Z3H-3Jy0fMEIDLzv7vuvyOl8NP4yc5l7Z0/w400-h400/original_0c2aa5ee-2850-451b-b505-d6fde445f898_Screenshot_20240303_090712_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then today, (Sunday) my day off, it was a wonderful frosty, blue sky, sunshine filled day. It felt fabulous to have the day off! I had to pop into Sainsbury's as I had to do a food shop. Was lovely to see my old Sunday team but I was so happy to shop and go! I think because Jeff has the day off too, it feels like a bonus day! I don't mind working the Saturday, as Jeff works it too and I actually only have to work 10-15 Saturdays a year, so it's not a big deal, when I do! I dropped off a few leaflets for the Gallery at various places this morning, that I'd contacted in the week and then walked down into town in the afternoon, to pick up a couple of orders. A pair of sandals and a summer dress!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEC02FVyzyIoc3TtTvK6LsWPxquhcYLXx4AlNiGu6Rv-Z4hUZybnzA8Vn_awbiVqbtTPHYcfgvdqfEtj3ZngeEgI9dOnlbsbSZUkQ5Bx3dh1bCLT626ugkNsImR0-NPTUmHDZInC2P6PH03w0b8h0jDBm0_TUjtBf2DVhypsghKHM1q0LPFUiKtE1YYA/s2992/20240303_134337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEC02FVyzyIoc3TtTvK6LsWPxquhcYLXx4AlNiGu6Rv-Z4hUZybnzA8Vn_awbiVqbtTPHYcfgvdqfEtj3ZngeEgI9dOnlbsbSZUkQ5Bx3dh1bCLT626ugkNsImR0-NPTUmHDZInC2P6PH03w0b8h0jDBm0_TUjtBf2DVhypsghKHM1q0LPFUiKtE1YYA/w400-h400/20240303_134337.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm getting organised. It might still be 17 weeks until we go to Greece but after Easter, I've eight busy weeks of exams, so if I see something I need, I'm getting it whilst I can! And it's only 5 weeks until we go to Italy, so I need to think that we may get some sunshine then too! And my sandals were £70 down to £30, so was a bargain! </div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-33138362228515267112024-02-25T15:31:00.002+00:002024-02-25T15:31:28.219+00:00Gallery Week One!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ahhhh! Spent the first part of the week on the sofa.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSmZfLNcA3JMicDuSIokZtMcQibzuDGRQp3ipSTYZFLRLDwVCG9-KKijwEAIsY0iEJOuK3COg03e7wsyEa9YhTwZZPBKemaQjWdAMoVKpX6JOukyfF2MgLRmx_G3k5GH26ZwgqjDSV50hTozyq1lme_-qKIPR_iOHDJ12RdifD_8XxsYpZPy0PeyZv0g/s2992/20240220_150104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSmZfLNcA3JMicDuSIokZtMcQibzuDGRQp3ipSTYZFLRLDwVCG9-KKijwEAIsY0iEJOuK3COg03e7wsyEa9YhTwZZPBKemaQjWdAMoVKpX6JOukyfF2MgLRmx_G3k5GH26ZwgqjDSV50hTozyq1lme_-qKIPR_iOHDJ12RdifD_8XxsYpZPy0PeyZv0g/w400-h400/20240220_150104.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....feeling poorly but trying to get better for.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs2OuH7I2rDKGx1fV5CDHoYulwM-BfiITyZbsQl4StW_LpBxwvQR1zeg70JWAeZ3D02IIsgA9D6vC3lnw8jRl89sGFvm7saf9jv3uIG0PHXWywz9pR_Zn7lnmyNa_t1y0DMQhbXKPqFG_0HN1GB1tAcn-UjII47HO79LdNlpKsGpojAZO2apqz3seMaY/s1070/Screenshot_20240225_134757_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs2OuH7I2rDKGx1fV5CDHoYulwM-BfiITyZbsQl4StW_LpBxwvQR1zeg70JWAeZ3D02IIsgA9D6vC3lnw8jRl89sGFvm7saf9jv3uIG0PHXWywz9pR_Zn7lnmyNa_t1y0DMQhbXKPqFG_0HN1GB1tAcn-UjII47HO79LdNlpKsGpojAZO2apqz3seMaY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240225_134757_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">......week one in the Gallery!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hate being in ill at the best of times, but when you're starting your new role, officially, in the Gallery, it's not the time to be calling in sick! Thankfully it was manageable and as the role isn't physically demanding, I could pace myself. Would have been better without two evening commitments....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5oAfu872-A2b4XfosGQsXLO_Xr3YUCheHzwK9ID0VqtZHwHk1NP5mf-Bdg5ZunvMNlanTZXmUKkiIVrRbN7jKsqd0npAHqqp5vPdrL9ZAKv8BsdDSRV3_1czADtJ8Nt6SPF7-QkmJWGgZV2BLVx6G2xqr2_FZWVfOCozkClq2HgyMuMd2eFTC2nsZuQ/s2992/20240221_202442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5oAfu872-A2b4XfosGQsXLO_Xr3YUCheHzwK9ID0VqtZHwHk1NP5mf-Bdg5ZunvMNlanTZXmUKkiIVrRbN7jKsqd0npAHqqp5vPdrL9ZAKv8BsdDSRV3_1czADtJ8Nt6SPF7-QkmJWGgZV2BLVx6G2xqr2_FZWVfOCozkClq2HgyMuMd2eFTC2nsZuQ/w400-h400/20240221_202442.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....the Private View on the opening day....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigL6YG54tyrWCdIvIIiqUzQUakhDdYv8x5WlLNiG_rokwfmtMRd3E7gABHoVT5oOtdWXQzP5GcKTOxtrxFYOS1vn2nwxYlyJuhDaNLXX9hk5rJAH6fp4Udpu4gjNe-b91ZrJMxVDkoPEJGKIXx8F_baQw_9VUEUhBC4qBx7kdoLqh-3H5ngeijqcBNeTQ/s2992/20240223_152618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigL6YG54tyrWCdIvIIiqUzQUakhDdYv8x5WlLNiG_rokwfmtMRd3E7gABHoVT5oOtdWXQzP5GcKTOxtrxFYOS1vn2nwxYlyJuhDaNLXX9hk5rJAH6fp4Udpu4gjNe-b91ZrJMxVDkoPEJGKIXx8F_baQw_9VUEUhBC4qBx7kdoLqh-3H5ngeijqcBNeTQ/w400-h400/20240223_152618.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been nice to have the occasional visit, from a certain someone!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70zoLIeyTZbl_cv2-YV172IkLZjcpSrfgpru1a8Jqtb5JTnseMLImrVszUq2IsY1FkSqsJ-F3FpkKXK3epXqqy1FitEnSuCQeKx_eWOJofhxHmKOF6H9uIvS-Jh0J7jO-sdp31U9lWyvKOR6wwAQErErJwrUXDihYkibCufyCX9VN9qkbvTNAn2tvwv0/s2992/20240224_145215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70zoLIeyTZbl_cv2-YV172IkLZjcpSrfgpru1a8Jqtb5JTnseMLImrVszUq2IsY1FkSqsJ-F3FpkKXK3epXqqy1FitEnSuCQeKx_eWOJofhxHmKOF6H9uIvS-Jh0J7jO-sdp31U9lWyvKOR6wwAQErErJwrUXDihYkibCufyCX9VN9qkbvTNAn2tvwv0/w400-h400/20240224_145215.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All in all, I've had a good week. I've met some lovely people, had some very interesting chats, listened in on a few teacher led discussions, just enjoyed working in an inspirational space and have loved researching the wonderful artists and their work in the exhibition. It would be nice to be a little busier, it can be quite quiet at times but..... as I said to Jeff, I come home happy, not stressed, not anxious, not physically exhausted. A much better working environment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsRLy6JDTDOcALPQGLFzJ51j9Sdy1VZhVTWOl4vo3G_HfU1v9gHDTw9OPJgyNeectDxwIaSwSXimAsVGREzZKNwAf5F9Y5J6xPZmvhwW0acX3z8bESFFfxdRYzt-jYyXTuGgMpOF9f24W59wyZ8E2y_SLY0ou0HGcqr0NiUIrDOqlXjtOVUPyiawTMP8/s1064/Screenshot_20240225_134806_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsRLy6JDTDOcALPQGLFzJ51j9Sdy1VZhVTWOl4vo3G_HfU1v9gHDTw9OPJgyNeectDxwIaSwSXimAsVGREzZKNwAf5F9Y5J6xPZmvhwW0acX3z8bESFFfxdRYzt-jYyXTuGgMpOF9f24W59wyZ8E2y_SLY0ou0HGcqr0NiUIrDOqlXjtOVUPyiawTMP8/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240225_134806_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's pretty much rained every day, making for a wet walk to work but when the rain has stopped, it's been lovely to take in the beautiful grounds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqJVKR7ammdA5piKblEDfKFANf9gk1SDQ9FP70co2kt-ZIRSyH_CeYenLtLfTbonhIchNcqWPkd9QR_BkzqvXckFMTNv0KrRNIUSCjBICCh__r1IqKg1pZ3LlfJ-LyQfzMSBwPU26lYXIzK_83Eaz2Ez9hUIu_86z3kwB7S2vNpkGN6x2NijqiMPP6yc/s1066/Screenshot_20240225_134610_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqJVKR7ammdA5piKblEDfKFANf9gk1SDQ9FP70co2kt-ZIRSyH_CeYenLtLfTbonhIchNcqWPkd9QR_BkzqvXckFMTNv0KrRNIUSCjBICCh__r1IqKg1pZ3LlfJ-LyQfzMSBwPU26lYXIzK_83Eaz2Ez9hUIu_86z3kwB7S2vNpkGN6x2NijqiMPP6yc/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240225_134610_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Our Grounds!!!' at home are looking lovely too. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-W5pbu3aUMsbiwumg6IwBi9p4YHCHs0HfJyVu1hnVK0wwk3rGkr_encWWFcTOt7B7vqDvYoGJnuQ0jBk7uW4ujx9o3JuoGs2goJ1UAf0b8VQNdGERMMyQPhjLHs7pRpkioPSSXa6PEYYnJRANMZt3l9FyCKNM8IfozAeT81fi_432GsEmtl1YtOnj74/s1068/Screenshot_20240225_134619_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-W5pbu3aUMsbiwumg6IwBi9p4YHCHs0HfJyVu1hnVK0wwk3rGkr_encWWFcTOt7B7vqDvYoGJnuQ0jBk7uW4ujx9o3JuoGs2goJ1UAf0b8VQNdGERMMyQPhjLHs7pRpkioPSSXa6PEYYnJRANMZt3l9FyCKNM8IfozAeT81fi_432GsEmtl1YtOnj74/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240225_134619_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each year, Jeff plants a few more bulbs in the lawn and this year, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they really do add a punch of colour.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX6fMzdfwgixzDbqbi-1m5n3syM_KNt0SMcYvN7lQL4wMH2m1MeEBxoV45yePSqtYbEui-DK4mcHaLogA24vB8Tji4NeuzuY_S8iucrqoNYweXFNKmiUz-8z_0m-ZT5L-YKNNwFGYRlnAFpY5RrDTYRsX7Yh_yWofp1WKgIaRf1fxGE45fWGn8rcoQsA/s1076/Screenshot_20240225_134227_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX6fMzdfwgixzDbqbi-1m5n3syM_KNt0SMcYvN7lQL4wMH2m1MeEBxoV45yePSqtYbEui-DK4mcHaLogA24vB8Tji4NeuzuY_S8iucrqoNYweXFNKmiUz-8z_0m-ZT5L-YKNNwFGYRlnAFpY5RrDTYRsX7Yh_yWofp1WKgIaRf1fxGE45fWGn8rcoQsA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240225_134227_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's horrible out today (Sunday), grey, wet, rainy, windy, thoroughly miserable! Did a quick food shop in the morning and intend to spend the rest of the day cosied up indoors. I'm still not 100%, sinus pain, headache, not as bad as last weekend, but it's still lingering. NEED/WANT to feel better and long to feel some warm sunshine. I need to plan out our Italian adventure, think of warmer, sunnier days ahead. This time of year is always the worst. You get the odd glimmer of sunshine but then there's still a month or two of rubbish weather still to come! Anyway two more days off before week two </span>commences, and the start of a new month begins. Have a good week x</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-16176287427414179982024-02-18T13:40:00.000+00:002024-02-18T13:40:22.976+00:00Half term<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Half term</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKQYzo6J6t9BK3Lcb0Z-MmeY-DCAg0GguKswgNEMXMXGaDNeQBcABJEQ1pM0OV670JSNJ8Gha4_EamcGNUIH2Cjlzs14W72h8SsVr1LV3lfFCREY-IBJGjlinC4JQo8IbHryfnP4eqV2cMDWtF5lMBwiGo2Y9NicM1nGrwL_RXqyW517lni3m3iR8g4Y/s1056/original_700c3ff5-af07-404d-abbc-362f21ec4baa_Screenshot_20240211_221737_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKQYzo6J6t9BK3Lcb0Z-MmeY-DCAg0GguKswgNEMXMXGaDNeQBcABJEQ1pM0OV670JSNJ8Gha4_EamcGNUIH2Cjlzs14W72h8SsVr1LV3lfFCREY-IBJGjlinC4JQo8IbHryfnP4eqV2cMDWtF5lMBwiGo2Y9NicM1nGrwL_RXqyW517lni3m3iR8g4Y/w400-h400/original_700c3ff5-af07-404d-abbc-362f21ec4baa_Screenshot_20240211_221737_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Went to Cornwall in the rain.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....came home from Cornwall in the rain!<br />But we were so lucky to get two dry'ish days whilst we were there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIur7NtesbCQ433tr71mj5FApZb1Ywg2MJDp3-1kLXvKCVjebcYoHN015Ibnt4pchsZA4pR1yWe8Tha4wgiLBCiySR_u8K1FSMidVmA7-eimkwHFCi0k3l0kSBTWOAT44ks13YpQxCeh-9Ui93bmBMfd_VPQ6UKpUej0_m3nGY6oZIktsUYqe7MTod0a0/s1073/original_501d0d1b-5195-4ab1-b135-82f89a5d452c_Screenshot_20240211_144508_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIur7NtesbCQ433tr71mj5FApZb1Ywg2MJDp3-1kLXvKCVjebcYoHN015Ibnt4pchsZA4pR1yWe8Tha4wgiLBCiySR_u8K1FSMidVmA7-eimkwHFCi0k3l0kSBTWOAT44ks13YpQxCeh-9Ui93bmBMfd_VPQ6UKpUej0_m3nGY6oZIktsUYqe7MTod0a0/w400-h400/original_501d0d1b-5195-4ab1-b135-82f89a5d452c_Screenshot_20240211_144508_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So after 20+ years driving past it and having never gone.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we went to the Eden Project.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJk0hA668XS5b5MZSNb4iFZ3ePtmn58lTOOPpYbSuSZzZfXDsyE3hWRD34Y5EYKm9_SI55uisYiVykQB9blTlpss0BoaI83PnJcNMEe7W97VGJphQ80mTfCv-cjr-ysXr8YNV7Ov_eqt-pp5JBNs1aJdZ49-bDQRk3fps581z4vWh-4rTfIJr83zPxc7c/s1070/original_c5748357-2973-4461-bb9a-69f0080e7244_Screenshot_20240211_144800_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJk0hA668XS5b5MZSNb4iFZ3ePtmn58lTOOPpYbSuSZzZfXDsyE3hWRD34Y5EYKm9_SI55uisYiVykQB9blTlpss0BoaI83PnJcNMEe7W97VGJphQ80mTfCv-cjr-ysXr8YNV7Ov_eqt-pp5JBNs1aJdZ49-bDQRk3fps581z4vWh-4rTfIJr83zPxc7c/w400-h400/original_c5748357-2973-4461-bb9a-69f0080e7244_Screenshot_20240211_144800_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We really enjoyed it. Obviously went into the two biomes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Managed to dodge the showers and had a really good day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip24m3TGAnYi6VCN1Tw-fi_Vn_TZnr_fGbD04i8aZ1ocKKy2e5fLfu9seZiqkz9844m6FRX1ltcjMgtuzJHZDOybE_0CH0E4azZZBF-QH04CYbjJHBkfVAcOKGFR0sIcctvgY4B2BRgljUvT0_V9cK9d2HqpWluUE3Qwxegso-6F6WdwvT0eg6O1sv1jk/s1074/original_9182583a-f89b-4613-8b06-cfa53aa79aa6_Screenshot_20240211_145909_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip24m3TGAnYi6VCN1Tw-fi_Vn_TZnr_fGbD04i8aZ1ocKKy2e5fLfu9seZiqkz9844m6FRX1ltcjMgtuzJHZDOybE_0CH0E4azZZBF-QH04CYbjJHBkfVAcOKGFR0sIcctvgY4B2BRgljUvT0_V9cK9d2HqpWluUE3Qwxegso-6F6WdwvT0eg6O1sv1jk/w400-h400/original_9182583a-f89b-4613-8b06-cfa53aa79aa6_Screenshot_20240211_145909_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were so lucky. We were the last group to be allowed to go up onto the upper platform in the Rainforest Biome. The heat was up to 32 degrees, maximum temperature! Fab views from the top! Although a bit hot and sweaty</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6t-Z8vaQ09hayfm1ko8e1PVVtKC1lR-qBsT_LLQ4qMMp7dg4QoYxyqNgCbU5A34chvnn_5yGTS_dX1JKWdpMR40RZ9cwi5tP1M0gC4BZuW8Nsm5DWIvlaABfrJoJcxug6ghEBopTqXmU6pCptbX16tmq29EzN7EcJRDHpUtBTWnvAkYib3Ej39u6Pjs/s1063/original_9cec345f-df4d-4d35-9324-37af07b8938b_Screenshot_20240211_171255_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1063" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6t-Z8vaQ09hayfm1ko8e1PVVtKC1lR-qBsT_LLQ4qMMp7dg4QoYxyqNgCbU5A34chvnn_5yGTS_dX1JKWdpMR40RZ9cwi5tP1M0gC4BZuW8Nsm5DWIvlaABfrJoJcxug6ghEBopTqXmU6pCptbX16tmq29EzN7EcJRDHpUtBTWnvAkYib3Ej39u6Pjs/w400-h400/original_9cec345f-df4d-4d35-9324-37af07b8938b_Screenshot_20240211_171255_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As with most places I go to, I'm always happy to see a friendly robin.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqlMxtB-6Y5jLN6cDAmSs8cysc1hVzvQdGHEv_NDolgRfleTyR_A4ZBDFpBnEbHAsNuq89cP4pHmNdX7plO_vUKa0jxc3y0QGR1ocYvsPyFeByda1n-RntNNUBj3d4947RIXPR-us8mzmnJTO9rSNohxR-QqnLpcf-taQUNn29LDJAM5o0y5qv4nhKe8/s1019/original_97171293-9643-4be0-973b-cf5de7b4389f_Screenshot_20240212_155243_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1019" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqlMxtB-6Y5jLN6cDAmSs8cysc1hVzvQdGHEv_NDolgRfleTyR_A4ZBDFpBnEbHAsNuq89cP4pHmNdX7plO_vUKa0jxc3y0QGR1ocYvsPyFeByda1n-RntNNUBj3d4947RIXPR-us8mzmnJTO9rSNohxR-QqnLpcf-taQUNn29LDJAM5o0y5qv4nhKe8/w400-h400/original_97171293-9643-4be0-973b-cf5de7b4389f_Screenshot_20240212_155243_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were staying with my mum and dad. With out Newt membership you can get into a few places for free. Eden yesterday and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. I went here the last time I was down but Jeff had never been, so with a dry day forecast, we lucked out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9vZABWSLbadxxAupgAJR-suAlYxsk-6RQjpELBsnXuoUR7m3e8mcPd3DkLbD4ldXbwnQBWgq6zTqyVAO5HrNg1a_cnLmtwdYYD3MpB_stmfcZPZ40Xjpou3lobeYBeanWMLuhoJ9ozZZ2CTvfofeWUe28GYBUjbo2OTJ3mfw07g8sDRaIAMgdCkrmXY/s1067/original_489baf08-dc44-4571-ab1f-9c82310eaee2_Screenshot_20240212_142735_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9vZABWSLbadxxAupgAJR-suAlYxsk-6RQjpELBsnXuoUR7m3e8mcPd3DkLbD4ldXbwnQBWgq6zTqyVAO5HrNg1a_cnLmtwdYYD3MpB_stmfcZPZ40Xjpou3lobeYBeanWMLuhoJ9ozZZ2CTvfofeWUe28GYBUjbo2OTJ3mfw07g8sDRaIAMgdCkrmXY/w400-h400/original_489baf08-dc44-4571-ab1f-9c82310eaee2_Screenshot_20240212_142735_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love it there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qFO3TNfukEwyx_e_BlcDMFAPRF87KO29WfrEN1fb1f629q0sBQJC6qAeNb-xF8ik_LWNPoble8mX0IlSG6_kURQ6A3uwCqzEj-I86H2JCEh3NAO__mKWwTryHrZge7HP19-cTlGTF5xRC2dP3SSmzOIxOSCx1bXCDLQjybpPl0rFj9n_pEJegopNcrs/s1067/original_38876faf-806c-4471-91da-b2dd944b391b_Screenshot_20240212_143425_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qFO3TNfukEwyx_e_BlcDMFAPRF87KO29WfrEN1fb1f629q0sBQJC6qAeNb-xF8ik_LWNPoble8mX0IlSG6_kURQ6A3uwCqzEj-I86H2JCEh3NAO__mKWwTryHrZge7HP19-cTlGTF5xRC2dP3SSmzOIxOSCx1bXCDLQjybpPl0rFj9n_pEJegopNcrs/w400-h400/original_38876faf-806c-4471-91da-b2dd944b391b_Screenshot_20240212_143425_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gardens are beautiful and there are a few good walks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACPzwHaemHIRApRkgZ3_n75sAAZLBRT5ZBuLFzFOZCgOQK-TN3kObOTc_-o6r_gYCeeDcj3Fmmn9V_5mZrLk794JbVJew_lvT1Zo0O9CIvTf3sQD0Zyfn98qOQ44u7xE0Wl9bzNg_XusXlyb8WPzQEQbgqOwaY0w77pmL2NLmmq4-t0w8ZtoLZBXDKmk/s1068/original_40fd0068-eaed-49e6-8569-b2f3e0af77f1_Screenshot_20240212_144528_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACPzwHaemHIRApRkgZ3_n75sAAZLBRT5ZBuLFzFOZCgOQK-TN3kObOTc_-o6r_gYCeeDcj3Fmmn9V_5mZrLk794JbVJew_lvT1Zo0O9CIvTf3sQD0Zyfn98qOQ44u7xE0Wl9bzNg_XusXlyb8WPzQEQbgqOwaY0w77pmL2NLmmq4-t0w8ZtoLZBXDKmk/w400-h400/original_40fd0068-eaed-49e6-8569-b2f3e0af77f1_Screenshot_20240212_144528_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The jungle rope bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-y8sJQvqo8L1cLUuTIasb4ozUOWN6EG9bhSvbLMF22C1do5LnFa4hczqr2Sz0NgHJN6Bxlos9Wl1S8QeKcoCHS4wkO-R02ErXRP_UasfNN-NDcbvt6nX7LtWXztJrTXX_TCElUx9EkC2GPuYDZaaRGDd9N8oc-QK2LWJDOpxizMa9qsawJc26bG_w0o/s1055/original_17d3e825-184b-44aa-83f9-dec98d6b8bf5_Screenshot_20240212_143921_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1055" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-y8sJQvqo8L1cLUuTIasb4ozUOWN6EG9bhSvbLMF22C1do5LnFa4hczqr2Sz0NgHJN6Bxlos9Wl1S8QeKcoCHS4wkO-R02ErXRP_UasfNN-NDcbvt6nX7LtWXztJrTXX_TCElUx9EkC2GPuYDZaaRGDd9N8oc-QK2LWJDOpxizMa9qsawJc26bG_w0o/w400-h400/original_17d3e825-184b-44aa-83f9-dec98d6b8bf5_Screenshot_20240212_143921_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were sensible and bought pasties en route. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although still had to queue half an hour for a coffee! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb35u909ae1iWApDDNQdQmtm0boJZtjZ6mA68JvZMgWBEgMrK2lWq_WU0E5bm8qbEU4bmGjKlHE5y2WZR8pD_Y32zaJuy1dKnADOKEkI7VxkRBThyJIUNJ6L01GXJSFWO5Fr-0LtRdQHsOWuHZLLMUVorlb0khMKPQiB5pQrX-TcfYxMkp-j8FTIQt7E/s1066/original_4db6bd51-c6b7-463b-b1e9-048480bafaae_Screenshot_20240212_143528_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb35u909ae1iWApDDNQdQmtm0boJZtjZ6mA68JvZMgWBEgMrK2lWq_WU0E5bm8qbEU4bmGjKlHE5y2WZR8pD_Y32zaJuy1dKnADOKEkI7VxkRBThyJIUNJ6L01GXJSFWO5Fr-0LtRdQHsOWuHZLLMUVorlb0khMKPQiB5pQrX-TcfYxMkp-j8FTIQt7E/w400-h400/original_4db6bd51-c6b7-463b-b1e9-048480bafaae_Screenshot_20240212_143528_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another friend x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtMs4TMaSZvWM18IC7Ipvnd5SMvFQxO_dkNdPsnG59Eq_hLCfvZJD7ch0iA-JMNjvuRJiAcP1vMBcObTHaMIynjr6CIb6Ydo8ZPi-v0uTxb1OOZQXk5e4x2okJ5sGbgIAZ9QE4-DAf8T_8xOH97QPFR5F3yLH4bcVDmnHXXqPGSvnJn_1koj-smK9mi4/s1067/Screenshot_20240212_194146_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtMs4TMaSZvWM18IC7Ipvnd5SMvFQxO_dkNdPsnG59Eq_hLCfvZJD7ch0iA-JMNjvuRJiAcP1vMBcObTHaMIynjr6CIb6Ydo8ZPi-v0uTxb1OOZQXk5e4x2okJ5sGbgIAZ9QE4-DAf8T_8xOH97QPFR5F3yLH4bcVDmnHXXqPGSvnJn_1koj-smK9mi4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240212_194146_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent our two evenings with mum and dad, enjoyed a couple of meals out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH97r_azALI9HI8G3oK_s2vcTne5RFt_kG2YtPFj0QHftUhyphenhyphenJWquU9B9AnXHHYKEmu_MOkvsOZsBtKUqDLlRGkViCIpRkGz2y7L4gSrdbFYDgDQmaD3XOvsoiNPPPmq6ZIwcE2Am0Fsc7vKs1Xm2kWWhJQq1lfJeHuwFqyWQUZUKTN_bAD5vLkJixd3pg/s2992/20240213_115827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH97r_azALI9HI8G3oK_s2vcTne5RFt_kG2YtPFj0QHftUhyphenhyphenJWquU9B9AnXHHYKEmu_MOkvsOZsBtKUqDLlRGkViCIpRkGz2y7L4gSrdbFYDgDQmaD3XOvsoiNPPPmq6ZIwcE2Am0Fsc7vKs1Xm2kWWhJQq1lfJeHuwFqyWQUZUKTN_bAD5vLkJixd3pg/w400-h400/20240213_115827.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then headed on home on Tuesday via Ikea and the big Taunton Sainsbury's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVCxY0VvGQy5yxB9nw022hyphenhyphen5h_VzHABvBTklw6z7OxaRf8O-2WnAYnMI2jIg84FfX-T-o7FlJ9dCaROwabJgWOCq0e1mD-j-h0lTWw1syW0pM90OGHYZg_lR4H_tdCXdPpB1GZQTyMrUfkzMNPYXJutKdsQTNeRxkEwBYAGLDqxOMYLgoXLomgoowUZQ/s2992/20240213_174440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVCxY0VvGQy5yxB9nw022hyphenhyphen5h_VzHABvBTklw6z7OxaRf8O-2WnAYnMI2jIg84FfX-T-o7FlJ9dCaROwabJgWOCq0e1mD-j-h0lTWw1syW0pM90OGHYZg_lR4H_tdCXdPpB1GZQTyMrUfkzMNPYXJutKdsQTNeRxkEwBYAGLDqxOMYLgoXLomgoowUZQ/w400-h400/20240213_174440.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday was also Shrove Tuesday, so pancakes for tea!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgR0x4Fmdw8K4_-0-_KSc48ShRAx6VsJx7Gyh5UQjCBnNNFO2YeGcNLHNSAUfyHXwdDtMnZf29ClZieZPO_Za9iLI_tHxmU8RMB9adnl8WRllDViOLfLcmIJchny1t3qOmtmzxP_LuJTl_XR7fDRW2aAH5TTt0Hgdw15po1MMhYMh1u8PPY7VvZGIBdU/s2992/20240214_085902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgR0x4Fmdw8K4_-0-_KSc48ShRAx6VsJx7Gyh5UQjCBnNNFO2YeGcNLHNSAUfyHXwdDtMnZf29ClZieZPO_Za9iLI_tHxmU8RMB9adnl8WRllDViOLfLcmIJchny1t3qOmtmzxP_LuJTl_XR7fDRW2aAH5TTt0Hgdw15po1MMhYMh1u8PPY7VvZGIBdU/w400-h400/20240214_085902.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday was Valentines day and a catch up day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff had the dentist, a haircut and his car booked in for new tyres.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went to Yeovil to collect something from New Look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQt-kQu9418PqW59QCzP8_4a8takm66Jv1acnkOjq-prSrf_YWAur7Adl0QJlO2uRbRznhYnFaBw5eZaEVo6ilqj2MbDmhrmBzi4iIUz0NeoktqWXydhidENlYyIqGL2OpzBDqOzC8EB-n8AA8xrLAPeOmtoURC4WlJAvSNeRfY0QVpqysrFVlMOH0Rc/s2992/20240215_161201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQt-kQu9418PqW59QCzP8_4a8takm66Jv1acnkOjq-prSrf_YWAur7Adl0QJlO2uRbRznhYnFaBw5eZaEVo6ilqj2MbDmhrmBzi4iIUz0NeoktqWXydhidENlYyIqGL2OpzBDqOzC8EB-n8AA8xrLAPeOmtoURC4WlJAvSNeRfY0QVpqysrFVlMOH0Rc/w400-h400/20240215_161201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Thursday we said farewell to 'The Red Shed!!' sort of Sam's first car! We bought it in lockdown once he'd passed his test, so he wouldn't have to drive a 'girlie' Micra! But it's become unreliable, was due to have it's MOT, and this week wouldn't start at all, so it's gone.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are back to being a two car family! I have my KA, Jeff has his retro Peugot 205!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65ReZaczQaxuFYquvlJEuAbLwXmI_TpF02ddLOMxIkiiqvizxR4g-Q0va3XDjlYKtavmYEO7yRbbSwUZT8CawARoREgYnNPL_mbgke27CRad6bfolgG5oYFwwS9L7pJ9X8He9q5hQSSvnzjmXQgFJLPSgrB43Yy-4qPnYl9TAL7r2yzjk01FpdjJyATI/s1071/Screenshot_20240218_125013_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65ReZaczQaxuFYquvlJEuAbLwXmI_TpF02ddLOMxIkiiqvizxR4g-Q0va3XDjlYKtavmYEO7yRbbSwUZT8CawARoREgYnNPL_mbgke27CRad6bfolgG5oYFwwS9L7pJ9X8He9q5hQSSvnzjmXQgFJLPSgrB43Yy-4qPnYl9TAL7r2yzjk01FpdjJyATI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240218_125013_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Thursday I had a physio session for my back. I've waited over three months. Just fed up of still having back pain a year and a half on, but I think I basically just have to live with it!! Have been given some exercises and an open appointment but basically the gist is 'learn to live with it!!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went out in the evening to see the Holdovers. Jeff is trying to see a film a month, and as this was just down at Strode, a 10 minute walk away, we went! It was okay! Would've been disappointed had I gone out of my way to see it but a for a wet Thursday evening in February, it was okay!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjjyNMwzuk2Uh7bjzGkAWIImi_WbdyyEBom5_Bih5NZQmQrTGPgwHQ1HyRHCujY3Zpuk67S4lMiRqZYAyHVYB1uhvIX_eOTjobh0XmJI91OCpoMWmi20lJqkJHBI4CEymHUHfvMkhfVSTgiE6ajmhVKvxRV_AUrH9juJHQ3Uvd5YEifiiUmf4kC1fFoY/s1080/Screenshot_20240216_180017_Amazon%20Photos~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjjyNMwzuk2Uh7bjzGkAWIImi_WbdyyEBom5_Bih5NZQmQrTGPgwHQ1HyRHCujY3Zpuk67S4lMiRqZYAyHVYB1uhvIX_eOTjobh0XmJI91OCpoMWmi20lJqkJHBI4CEymHUHfvMkhfVSTgiE6ajmhVKvxRV_AUrH9juJHQ3Uvd5YEifiiUmf4kC1fFoY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240216_180017_Amazon%20Photos~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I felt a bit off on Friday, had a sore throat and cough starting the day before and now sinus pain but I popped over to Wells in the morning. Making the most of my time off before I start in the gallery next week. Didn't spot the kingfisher but did spots lots of snowdrops and daffodils.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLlbpBWHJy8FzVcL1tiaD79H38K_AsIFj0CREreg7zvrcyvwQMrPaY82sZoUGtYwnbt3ZcrFeh2qq0Ta6rhO2fftXxLE_LPYdkHQcw9VhwTpXanvryj8XD-M8_OUsWVHoVGjOJyWFInxda7UXFBjnz8D8LEzaag0IilTCJ6R4o6eWHACSfKH5o8JGGUw/s1073/Screenshot_20240218_123236_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLlbpBWHJy8FzVcL1tiaD79H38K_AsIFj0CREreg7zvrcyvwQMrPaY82sZoUGtYwnbt3ZcrFeh2qq0Ta6rhO2fftXxLE_LPYdkHQcw9VhwTpXanvryj8XD-M8_OUsWVHoVGjOJyWFInxda7UXFBjnz8D8LEzaag0IilTCJ6R4o6eWHACSfKH5o8JGGUw/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240218_123236_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A lovely, albeit damp morning over at The Newt, with my lovely friend on Saturday. Hoping she becomes a member, so we return on a sunnier day. I had a free pass from Christmas, would have otherwise been £20. This was the </span>only<span style="font-family: inherit;"> picture I took. Was feeling off! Still sinus pain. Mum and dad were both unwell when we were down, so I think they were a little too generous!!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIaV_gdm5x6s0ZgzCsmgsCB8o0Oxdvn8YQ7IfjnHbkyQzfvk5zl7kDSSvbGUpiWZ7DTNMkxMoZsPPd0LI_rh2m1wm0NFO6CWj64du5Q8lz4DuIyoO2DtEk1CcItuMjGAZ18MG3o3jK45jvE4mA0OwDmeAYqNzgA6jziwMawycLIv4IAkKmVW38Cd5K_I/s1080/Screenshot_20240217_180351_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIaV_gdm5x6s0ZgzCsmgsCB8o0Oxdvn8YQ7IfjnHbkyQzfvk5zl7kDSSvbGUpiWZ7DTNMkxMoZsPPd0LI_rh2m1wm0NFO6CWj64du5Q8lz4DuIyoO2DtEk1CcItuMjGAZ18MG3o3jK45jvE4mA0OwDmeAYqNzgA6jziwMawycLIv4IAkKmVW38Cd5K_I/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240217_180351_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came home and spent the afternoon and evening on the sofa, binge watching the new One Day series on Netflix, all 14 episodes!!! <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read the book back in the day, watched the film, now the series.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Have just discovered we still have the film on dvd!! That's my afternoon sorted!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Jeff goes back to work tomorrow, a six week term ahead. I have 3 days to feel better, before ......</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxtXv6YY1h50hSD_jVL9MBGFSvPm9kq64rfWh1tvST8E_yEOLPxwiZOTq0LxmuHkMspm98c4NIlQwewN2j9B9fhN-yVXf64aohGbAwPSt3F_qRR-Dbkge26gSWVilv-DPgO89qO1NxfbmA4moe5rEpk5XH_gqjNVE2fxF1J-LNL8GJfKL0pZdoGBjDRg/s1070/Screenshot_20240210_143926_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxtXv6YY1h50hSD_jVL9MBGFSvPm9kq64rfWh1tvST8E_yEOLPxwiZOTq0LxmuHkMspm98c4NIlQwewN2j9B9fhN-yVXf64aohGbAwPSt3F_qRR-Dbkge26gSWVilv-DPgO89qO1NxfbmA4moe5rEpk5XH_gqjNVE2fxF1J-LNL8GJfKL0pZdoGBjDRg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240210_143926_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">.....I start my 5 week run, hosting the Sustainable Art Exhibition at the Atkinson Gallery. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">It's open Wednesday to Saturday 9.30am to 5.00pm. Anyone can come and look around, you just need to book a slot! via </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">the link in their bio. <br /></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZmGLb56pcBhPWefwaCHlgOfx5CRpmKI8Y6vJbCT-Amao6Qg4j95t-nu_HDKMJiOjiQpwZ8saailkzubfj7qaQGBwzI1uSY0712oLSgfi4kNNxP-xykpMH-5YFgw3CUoXuMlklCd6HvL7qYcBoB4et2JYMl2fJ8JS88OpFxN40PhbxdMLqaBDeimSh4A/s1080/Screenshot_20240210_144004_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZmGLb56pcBhPWefwaCHlgOfx5CRpmKI8Y6vJbCT-Amao6Qg4j95t-nu_HDKMJiOjiQpwZ8saailkzubfj7qaQGBwzI1uSY0712oLSgfi4kNNxP-xykpMH-5YFgw3CUoXuMlklCd6HvL7qYcBoB4et2JYMl2fJ8JS88OpFxN40PhbxdMLqaBDeimSh4A/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240210_144004_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I've had a sneaky peek and it's looking great ⭐️</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There's also talk on the Thursday evening, by a couple of the exhibiting artists. Again, it's free, and anyone is more than welcome to come along. I'm looking forward to it. Hoping this focus will speed February and March along, and before you know it, it will be Easter and the better weather xx</span></span></div></div>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-30548462480009659212024-02-10T14:20:00.001+00:002024-02-10T14:20:22.111+00:00A nothing week!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTQY3-wAJ2_C5dIvTzP_uy0SxkS8q2qR1lb1zabXzlSjTXh_SLrfLeLQvl0eqqaJ_8aaECqRrdwZhtdGzCKfuye7cRfaYu6qw18uu2a-5gEY2Wy_OBa4-TAQjXYqQf3mwox-ID4svL01yE0BQwp-nC7ZXftSmdNzO_EmxEbpGa_uEL0LEH-azI1GRRnY/s1080/Screenshot_20240210_135439_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTQY3-wAJ2_C5dIvTzP_uy0SxkS8q2qR1lb1zabXzlSjTXh_SLrfLeLQvl0eqqaJ_8aaECqRrdwZhtdGzCKfuye7cRfaYu6qw18uu2a-5gEY2Wy_OBa4-TAQjXYqQf3mwox-ID4svL01yE0BQwp-nC7ZXftSmdNzO_EmxEbpGa_uEL0LEH-azI1GRRnY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240210_135439_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doing my post a day early, as we're off to Cornwall tomorrow for a couple of days to see my Mum and Dad. Jeff broke up for half term yesterday lunchtime. I've had a really nothing kinda week on paper, but have got a lot done in my head!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMs_JEyLitqVF5SReezARP_nw1jySNjm5DZcQLiREloiiN8Xw4GfXAXDQsgqhxQunWThCBk2_Fi0kf_1cliMzRoMdZsbTti0zo0RU3V4K1F2xkN-O8-Xr1o8GmbIMy2tj-kpIZcFwNz1bYsRnvlzHpKD3W4EFasK-DyjHIXb7fKJKVDvbDhPKnq0QyB4/s2992/20240208_130834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMs_JEyLitqVF5SReezARP_nw1jySNjm5DZcQLiREloiiN8Xw4GfXAXDQsgqhxQunWThCBk2_Fi0kf_1cliMzRoMdZsbTti0zo0RU3V4K1F2xkN-O8-Xr1o8GmbIMy2tj-kpIZcFwNz1bYsRnvlzHpKD3W4EFasK-DyjHIXb7fKJKVDvbDhPKnq0QyB4/w400-h400/20240208_130834.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other than meeting my neighbour for coffee and going for my boob check up, I've done very little. I did invigilate one exam back on Monday but that's about it. The weather has been rubbish - grey, wet, cold, miserable. Got a bit of blue sky today, that makes all the difference but the weather is looking unsettled for the week ahead. I'm done with this rubbish weather. I must confess, I've spent a big chunk of time down a YouTube, podcast, research hole, all about protein and collagen and menopause and...... I want to use the 5 weeks after half term, to be really focused and disciplined in my food choices, so I can start to feel better, lessen the aches and pains, hence I'm giving the collagen a go......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDi8umCPYhGDSZXrUUsypnBHebgsnprSQDWzFecwU2hySjXICKM0O7jwC74tV_nqO_Xr0OqFQzy0L50C4yHvzJC1OOHkgEy4by65612kzGwPFO4RHCL1EWu6nPolN9jNb4dFGbQoXcnQRQT0l1eCMM6JZL0iJCfh6C5HJoOAWrIMMXEco0VUezY2ThEs/s2992/20240209_134742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDi8umCPYhGDSZXrUUsypnBHebgsnprSQDWzFecwU2hySjXICKM0O7jwC74tV_nqO_Xr0OqFQzy0L50C4yHvzJC1OOHkgEy4by65612kzGwPFO4RHCL1EWu6nPolN9jNb4dFGbQoXcnQRQT0l1eCMM6JZL0iJCfh6C5HJoOAWrIMMXEco0VUezY2ThEs/w400-h400/20240209_134742.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've bought some collagen to try. There are sooooo many brands and powders and capsuals and celebrities, trying to get you to buy a specific brand.....bit of a minefield. Which is why I've probably not bought it before. Plus it's expensive to get wrong. So I hope I've gone for the right one and start to feel some of the benefits! I've familiarised myself with good protein sources and revisited PCOS and what to avoid to feel better!. Every winter I fall into a carb trap. I know they're no good for me but I want/crave/eat them nonetheless. So I figure after half term, I'm in the Gallery 4 days a week, for 5 weeks. What I take to work with me, is what I can eat. I have no means to snack or buy anything extra. So if I take in good food, that is all I can have! And I finish at 5pm, so we'll be straight into having tea once home, so no 3pm hungry/bored/looking for something to eat, time!!! It's just over 8 weeks until we go to Italy and 20 weeks until we go to Greece. I want to feel amazing for both. Fit, healthy, energised, no aches and pains! So if I don't get my arse in gear pronto, time will run out. So a couple of days in Cornwall to enjoy first - pasty, fish and chips, cream tea!!! Then it's back to it! I'll let you know if I stick to it and how I get on!!</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-84194799103361244862024-02-04T12:00:00.002+00:002024-02-04T12:00:11.755+00:00Wicked!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pinch and a punch......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SdOY7vxFTinxmcoQZphr8xXusIS3ObWz-wuWz1YQ62k-7S5yPTgJFy6J2YyIPiRJ5jKDx6DpyTTR-2Fs6jZj3ChdOx6tGV6pup4sHUugDqXUl8vQ5uQaJiNvG36U39h2Mk7qY5RZsdS-0PGjYE4Km7xMKy-gmVtWRa9BKiU0l0Oi_T5xE2QLiSsgOro/s1060/Screenshot_20240203_151206_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SdOY7vxFTinxmcoQZphr8xXusIS3ObWz-wuWz1YQ62k-7S5yPTgJFy6J2YyIPiRJ5jKDx6DpyTTR-2Fs6jZj3ChdOx6tGV6pup4sHUugDqXUl8vQ5uQaJiNvG36U39h2Mk7qY5RZsdS-0PGjYE4Km7xMKy-gmVtWRa9BKiU0l0Oi_T5xE2QLiSsgOro/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_151206_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....hello February!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">YAY! I survived January! In fact I'd say it came and went quite quickly!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnQeWMr_rXkDDRW6weRSFM3ZxsRAdRhiEaemYrFBdNOJBCshV-7R-mrXqxbMAQD85UcLDY_XBLBe9Q-EWw-8J3egAfFj5vo2yjnctXbNpug7iJy0lioNtx0zaRABqFQGcDui0fPXnoPQor3GOpn5aQ04y5SCsHUNgo8OVkoWPeQiybcJbYHKqjRGRZAw/s1066/Screenshot_20240130_123432_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnQeWMr_rXkDDRW6weRSFM3ZxsRAdRhiEaemYrFBdNOJBCshV-7R-mrXqxbMAQD85UcLDY_XBLBe9Q-EWw-8J3egAfFj5vo2yjnctXbNpug7iJy0lioNtx0zaRABqFQGcDui0fPXnoPQor3GOpn5aQ04y5SCsHUNgo8OVkoWPeQiybcJbYHKqjRGRZAw/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240130_123432_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a bust week, catching up with friends before I start work in the gallery after half term. I walked with Lynn on Tuesday, so we could squeeze in a walk. She's off to Spain and then it's half term and then I'm working....... Everywhere is so muddy at the moment, so we decided to walk some of the Glastonbury Mural trail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwoXqmGnvZtMz7lG5cS3KKL4sHnQu76QhYzrnBy_gj3jdKXH4C4wXBIfAtCegtBqD3Bm2YNrRlsaMQJpduq-ei35RXEjVwfh5HujCjmP5NF0mW_Ijnk_7KC6aRsmNk4MCtah4e6R5GxZ1UwRI10O6BqaQ_bRNNLViYVrTSPD-I2GcEzvAkSM12iOTBJk/s1071/Screenshot_20240130_123555_Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwoXqmGnvZtMz7lG5cS3KKL4sHnQu76QhYzrnBy_gj3jdKXH4C4wXBIfAtCegtBqD3Bm2YNrRlsaMQJpduq-ei35RXEjVwfh5HujCjmP5NF0mW_Ijnk_7KC6aRsmNk4MCtah4e6R5GxZ1UwRI10O6BqaQ_bRNNLViYVrTSPD-I2GcEzvAkSM12iOTBJk/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240130_123555_Layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are 50 murals dotted around the town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QbklxiYKXU7uzTKliCqRzssVWPGsspVcr9WSCkx6ITh87hMdTZa39FeeldeQdZ0xEKn_MhMBrngJJNRwxqv_SYrknfRT4mkbWJwSUv77vLrhuNHNNHlgAquaO4-A0SwXdK9ZZTtGNYJmp8Vwuoz3v1Skz-6TFSvMreMN_iXjRM0MzMY3BG-TnGKn6Qo/s1080/Screenshot_20240204_100323_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QbklxiYKXU7uzTKliCqRzssVWPGsspVcr9WSCkx6ITh87hMdTZa39FeeldeQdZ0xEKn_MhMBrngJJNRwxqv_SYrknfRT4mkbWJwSUv77vLrhuNHNNHlgAquaO4-A0SwXdK9ZZTtGNYJmp8Vwuoz3v1Skz-6TFSvMreMN_iXjRM0MzMY3BG-TnGKn6Qo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240204_100323_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We only found 14 of the official murals, so can go again and tick off a few more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_LXl-00AFNUQS_ZwZ6-DksB_3_at6itT1hYJq3rxoWVMhEXAdbLzWaInfLhgE9sxuksdFeDLSDtH5Q9p3PP1XHA21Drk4tMC2FamgZ26Zxu2j2kDfwRyurA5_d79P_LvJn7g5CRLVDjvjlzBdAC1jW0dsCyX4eyfi-_7fu5QxEnpCE-zTNF75STTcaM/s1080/Screenshot_20240203_151948_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_LXl-00AFNUQS_ZwZ6-DksB_3_at6itT1hYJq3rxoWVMhEXAdbLzWaInfLhgE9sxuksdFeDLSDtH5Q9p3PP1XHA21Drk4tMC2FamgZ26Zxu2j2kDfwRyurA5_d79P_LvJn7g5CRLVDjvjlzBdAC1jW0dsCyX4eyfi-_7fu5QxEnpCE-zTNF75STTcaM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_151948_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was deceptively cold, in fact it was blumin freezing, so we warmed up in Fara! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A really nice, but very expensive coffee shop. A once in a while treat, I think!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfVbOnRaODZ1HO3aEZyi6g1lYTYEhMoLon1Fv0xKvGV7HZ2hQjjAp5Y-CeSxlMRMU_BrP7MjRLK-xpxdT_wYGGgJ04-sM652Y-HaeESuB2IwS72f9WqJmq-oHYAvigDz413_lOQviSEwWw9UT4BJ6Xa5RtFwoCHakrr6cIb_ZwSsLsyThSEd87FNMeu4/s1071/Screenshot_20240203_151210_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfVbOnRaODZ1HO3aEZyi6g1lYTYEhMoLon1Fv0xKvGV7HZ2hQjjAp5Y-CeSxlMRMU_BrP7MjRLK-xpxdT_wYGGgJ04-sM652Y-HaeESuB2IwS72f9WqJmq-oHYAvigDz413_lOQviSEwWw9UT4BJ6Xa5RtFwoCHakrr6cIb_ZwSsLsyThSEd87FNMeu4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_151210_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Tor, Thursday morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I met up with my friend Nicky in the afternoon for more coffee!! Dropped her home, and as we sat outside her house, engine idling, there was a pop and a load of smoke/steam came out of the engine. Thankfully Jeff enjoys tinkering with cars and has managed to work out the problem and is currently (Sunday) working his magic now, to fix it and get it back on the road! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7ZDWBv_NnuMzB8hxiX1cZ3A_bgPUTZj9n2YIFEm08431WAEfVLrZTHQEBAQYFT4Ie4CO5UtqhtgHnZksnucKNMr3XfjkN9J-oaczto93JNUOnby12H2Bj4FFn4wNQRZL-1QrHxnKxco_4JYHvPGQDVZjCtDaws2j8TGHjd2R2bw27A_Bs-U7KyDfA4c/s2992/20240201_171520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7ZDWBv_NnuMzB8hxiX1cZ3A_bgPUTZj9n2YIFEm08431WAEfVLrZTHQEBAQYFT4Ie4CO5UtqhtgHnZksnucKNMr3XfjkN9J-oaczto93JNUOnby12H2Bj4FFn4wNQRZL-1QrHxnKxco_4JYHvPGQDVZjCtDaws2j8TGHjd2R2bw27A_Bs-U7KyDfA4c/w400-h400/20240201_171520.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sky Thursday evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I got home, Sophie was back. They're doing work on the rail tracks overnight where she lives in Cardiff, so she decided to come here and work from home, as we were meeting up at the weekend anyway. Good job she did, as she's been poorly, possible tonsillitis, so she actually ended up having a sick day on Thursday and spent it in bed or on the sofa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTScTAiv69FkH3cfc0e__vOEjisiD8q9Sm72SYVQVMvvqwPR6FayT1VGvgyEdqyGO4lQcn9acbcoT7C7xSRxRYRFNH1jaLbEiPZeCawHCgJb-LyQaDMm2LZpuS5DD1qcoILKyK2RD16P2z9xeM35lGMuZJLqAv_kDVWwOcLwmhZ2pKmdFHwwdLANcQhE/s1080/Screenshot_20240204_105009_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTScTAiv69FkH3cfc0e__vOEjisiD8q9Sm72SYVQVMvvqwPR6FayT1VGvgyEdqyGO4lQcn9acbcoT7C7xSRxRYRFNH1jaLbEiPZeCawHCgJb-LyQaDMm2LZpuS5DD1qcoILKyK2RD16P2z9xeM35lGMuZJLqAv_kDVWwOcLwmhZ2pKmdFHwwdLANcQhE/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240204_105009_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Wednesday, I met up with a friend for lunch and hear all about her recent trip to New York. Sophie and I hope to go in a year or two, we're giving ourselves a bit of time to save up, as we want to spend a week there, if we can afford it. I squeezed in a trip to the doctor's on my way! I received a missed call the evening before, rang to check and it was the doctors, offering me a cancellation slot to get my steroid injection in my shoulder. I've been on the waiting list now for 3 months!! So I had to take it. I think I'm entering the thawing stage! I have less pain, a tiny bit more movement but still can't move my arm behind my back. I'm hoping with the injection, I can improve this. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmFykj2twI8ugVZNU-Yc8ZYcJukEHsK75j49pJXDmxIPzqa903qEwFi-cYsZ_9BXk3rO8G9s9OiJkYy5OibGjIZ1QgxMtLc8ZkzJgRh_c2poHnLoWpnZlCqOSWz8L9L0n-VjYEOEALfa4jrzjgGEv2VX1h1cNQhG8yaCSryCJtrdy-2HBdfdqXbQqBIQ/s2736/20240201_112151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmFykj2twI8ugVZNU-Yc8ZYcJukEHsK75j49pJXDmxIPzqa903qEwFi-cYsZ_9BXk3rO8G9s9OiJkYy5OibGjIZ1QgxMtLc8ZkzJgRh_c2poHnLoWpnZlCqOSWz8L9L0n-VjYEOEALfa4jrzjgGEv2VX1h1cNQhG8yaCSryCJtrdy-2HBdfdqXbQqBIQ/w400-h400/20240201_112151.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday, and I had a day out planned, treating my friend, a former Sainsbury's colleague, to a day out at the Newt. She's retiring in July and I had a free guest pass, so thought we'd combine the two. I treated her to a visit and brunch in the garden cafe. Something she would have never otherwise done.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi403aaU4uhJWd9053RIfDFV6AZh-YxMO7pHooa5Dpywc9pcTFBhAhJl4rOSTGlWnkMzVV7nMXpDV6EYjfOkYjl5zvZwqlFvtZnvQrclu7Mhz-cwrNUlHxmPAhwKdxDNoZUdYA0vMWIHfrFu8lQkhdOjYDW9-bDn_RI-Qu0agajOevN_oRpzElfRtdF2s/s2736/20240201_115049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi403aaU4uhJWd9053RIfDFV6AZh-YxMO7pHooa5Dpywc9pcTFBhAhJl4rOSTGlWnkMzVV7nMXpDV6EYjfOkYjl5zvZwqlFvtZnvQrclu7Mhz-cwrNUlHxmPAhwKdxDNoZUdYA0vMWIHfrFu8lQkhdOjYDW9-bDn_RI-Qu0agajOevN_oRpzElfRtdF2s/w400-h400/20240201_115049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We really lucked out on the weather, the most beautiful day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T2kVPhUAq5bKPHc0bGiPsZNQNRuOWQMZ4m1lWFrVNdFFksZKMXyHciPR-_ozIC5NoyMcBMJIa5kXouQOpnFSp3GyWkoKhps3phfLcRm_ndyExc1cgZmBQ-gNbOaIchAFlUFWMtTXrkvsuGLrIs4db0U9doYLak-xjrAaYwn5tRwA83jwB-HeDwYHBYo/s2992/20240201_124148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T2kVPhUAq5bKPHc0bGiPsZNQNRuOWQMZ4m1lWFrVNdFFksZKMXyHciPR-_ozIC5NoyMcBMJIa5kXouQOpnFSp3GyWkoKhps3phfLcRm_ndyExc1cgZmBQ-gNbOaIchAFlUFWMtTXrkvsuGLrIs4db0U9doYLak-xjrAaYwn5tRwA83jwB-HeDwYHBYo/w400-h400/20240201_124148.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And lots of signs of Spring about!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5S2uf9qQ5nAluh08cWuHOMU-Jj8v78v3W497weikyOUeBlgi9vyV-DCWBcOiIQzjGJsD_sywXKSXh_ZcG4coVSM-v91CDUNXmtPsI4oOnEuPbGwc8YQIZqunc21_LPhXcN3-QB7WAn-PCpGOjl8kVuCrmQYJjmOjpAvaCiiANbLl_ePM06NP5v9DNRI/s1068/Screenshot_20240203_092720_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5S2uf9qQ5nAluh08cWuHOMU-Jj8v78v3W497weikyOUeBlgi9vyV-DCWBcOiIQzjGJsD_sywXKSXh_ZcG4coVSM-v91CDUNXmtPsI4oOnEuPbGwc8YQIZqunc21_LPhXcN3-QB7WAn-PCpGOjl8kVuCrmQYJjmOjpAvaCiiANbLl_ePM06NP5v9DNRI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_092720_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully Sophie was feeling a bit brighter on Friday. We changed our plans slightly, leaving home later, missing out on a days shopping in Bristol, but at least she felt well enough to see.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6s_ywgRS15n4v9hhplg5FUDaurg7G__ZZz9EfVw8luf3L03FCbHUIJ_lf7tAgap2F-_hP3JiGrs6eyrY5z4-4BT-qIY-KsUYui8Nc0_1pXWQLMb0VsedeA1K9YTjHdrV7V4gc8y58MmzuqKoLW3LnVAmjFEBblUzc1A4IoN5hqWGBnu2e-7ntunE9S0/s1046/Screenshot_20240203_085738_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1046" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6s_ywgRS15n4v9hhplg5FUDaurg7G__ZZz9EfVw8luf3L03FCbHUIJ_lf7tAgap2F-_hP3JiGrs6eyrY5z4-4BT-qIY-KsUYui8Nc0_1pXWQLMb0VsedeA1K9YTjHdrV7V4gc8y58MmzuqKoLW3LnVAmjFEBblUzc1A4IoN5hqWGBnu2e-7ntunE9S0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_085738_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....WICKED!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnjG5yHuaLGFx03Tba6rpVP0zZNvqkblRZ-rVfzkY8VzNtBoDxZRsZfrrrsQfuloLL-zlfEuf3SUc5VobB7AzOd4ZW40Phlk8KhwmCvXNp_ydGC3WSsfwmPukLkvhiDL7DZTN_ONAWoDYWoAQ_ojymXWWHO9BYhAWAahvXfnskjhy03yNa3rej5nkNfI/s1051/Screenshot_20240203_085822_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1051" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnjG5yHuaLGFx03Tba6rpVP0zZNvqkblRZ-rVfzkY8VzNtBoDxZRsZfrrrsQfuloLL-zlfEuf3SUc5VobB7AzOd4ZW40Phlk8KhwmCvXNp_ydGC3WSsfwmPukLkvhiDL7DZTN_ONAWoDYWoAQ_ojymXWWHO9BYhAWAahvXfnskjhy03yNa3rej5nkNfI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_085822_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bought these tickets back in Jan 2023, last saw it in March 2015 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and had wanted to see it again ever since! </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W7xsg_2XQYUFS0vtAK-K1UOxDeshVJjxO1b79jjySOQnirRl1Yu9j3D3MJeDpS0E7TcGjyPRMTxNiv57lQr1ozbWjV_h4m0QXyG9niGgYxBG5XfQGEqcyOGGlui9YVNcexqAxYQm1BaDaHjTt_LBh_MkOhLt-ayB9Wq5hH-4yHn3n61o08BZiJxl1O0/s1066/Screenshot_20240203_151342_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W7xsg_2XQYUFS0vtAK-K1UOxDeshVJjxO1b79jjySOQnirRl1Yu9j3D3MJeDpS0E7TcGjyPRMTxNiv57lQr1ozbWjV_h4m0QXyG9niGgYxBG5XfQGEqcyOGGlui9YVNcexqAxYQm1BaDaHjTt_LBh_MkOhLt-ayB9Wq5hH-4yHn3n61o08BZiJxl1O0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_151342_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Met my sister and niece there. It’s an incredible show, just spoilt by my view. ....</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFf_KUROkaB4n-N4ArtSvGQoquKSkqQZBM3-2tSdYVSGJkAJ9-OnmK1iLabtRBd273bwje7_RuiKXMHbBpDkDU-mYy_t_Tb1qadk8Viw1skww2qx2eU8ZNjzilnSTVe7eMPVy_dMmdThfT0J96qf3bxNPozs9ZWgKq3TCucr91aPTW-8k1UU8_A45QHM/s1067/Screenshot_20240203_151357_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFf_KUROkaB4n-N4ArtSvGQoquKSkqQZBM3-2tSdYVSGJkAJ9-OnmK1iLabtRBd273bwje7_RuiKXMHbBpDkDU-mYy_t_Tb1qadk8Viw1skww2qx2eU8ZNjzilnSTVe7eMPVy_dMmdThfT0J96qf3bxNPozs9ZWgKq3TCucr91aPTW-8k1UU8_A45QHM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_151357_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">.....of all the people to sit in front of me! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The annoying thing was, it wasn't even his paid for seat. He moved across into the spare seat in front of me, so he and his partner could have more room, 3 seats between them!! He would have blocked Sophie's view though, had he been in his correct seat! I did ask to move but got told I couldn't until the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">interval. So the first half was really spoilt to be fair. He kept moving and leaning into the extra seat, which restricted my view even more. Soooo annoying!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6WF-9xt2s_g5FLfxnm8yVzsebRzStDykRbU8zFUNCERP8SyEUnouTxR_KQzL9vwQgCSvChB6WM2A5G_pWZxBnMfjI3iCynz328loup5Uysdcb2OhCpDkFRbcqHMARfpCFXM15530isH9XrVhVhWxHVRqnPl5h_gSlNvoFwFMqCCGRXw2BDluIFSPz28/s1073/Screenshot_20240203_151830_Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6WF-9xt2s_g5FLfxnm8yVzsebRzStDykRbU8zFUNCERP8SyEUnouTxR_KQzL9vwQgCSvChB6WM2A5G_pWZxBnMfjI3iCynz328loup5Uysdcb2OhCpDkFRbcqHMARfpCFXM15530isH9XrVhVhWxHVRqnPl5h_gSlNvoFwFMqCCGRXw2BDluIFSPz28/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_151830_Layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">We also stumbled upon the </span><a href="https://bristollightfestival.org/" target="_blank">Bristol Light Festival</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><a href="https://bristollightfestival.org/" target="_blank"> </a>. Had no idea it was on, what a bonus! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Caught a couple of the installations on our walk down through Bristol to the Hippodrome.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlsbACeVcodHn7HFkXDSBu6HP_v7dwBgreIzxuBuK3tEI6cLqfeZaDxOqd5g6lmaVn0IYavl0sNIwf0dhgLMlMfIIlnbVbKQmMqjcacjrqDVq7VeUW6cABz2t3FcCVDh0NypPnEwhziY_GzukSDmLlUUxQT9IR2rzaZh_sRJkZ8EoeOWVao8MP3Fpc2Y/s1070/Screenshot_20240203_151415_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlsbACeVcodHn7HFkXDSBu6HP_v7dwBgreIzxuBuK3tEI6cLqfeZaDxOqd5g6lmaVn0IYavl0sNIwf0dhgLMlMfIIlnbVbKQmMqjcacjrqDVq7VeUW6cABz2t3FcCVDh0NypPnEwhziY_GzukSDmLlUUxQT9IR2rzaZh_sRJkZ8EoeOWVao8MP3Fpc2Y/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_151415_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I went all the way to London last year to see Evanescent by Atelier Sisu ....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBj1OUSCEkwUBSO-7MGil8R8E9WODJQFMcJFxa4YMMYeE6VDyoAbhquCsPUvnuMqd7VoHZNDrXl1gOz5UziCxYGQKVjJqficcvxq7maPOtj2eg0OF3NbXAzrveEjB1F0nPArV124MIq-yMc1dI-aTZAZTgnmVukGhPjsLzJfJDavqzxscONxru9duasE/s1057/Screenshot_20240203_151405_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1057" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBj1OUSCEkwUBSO-7MGil8R8E9WODJQFMcJFxa4YMMYeE6VDyoAbhquCsPUvnuMqd7VoHZNDrXl1gOz5UziCxYGQKVjJqficcvxq7maPOtj2eg0OF3NbXAzrveEjB1F0nPArV124MIq-yMc1dI-aTZAZTgnmVukGhPjsLzJfJDavqzxscONxru9duasE/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240203_151405_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">.....and here it was, in Bristol, on College Green! </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> So lucky, definitely a case of being in the right place at the right time x</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJg_JA8zZyDlkORQBA1jWj6-SpFfBvRwmiEUNXEHOjFT5xIjMiqK8OMF2DjQK7ukekqjMtfJSBxvv1Kr4c5jAd5REQYk-jaBqoLJXzrv_JuhlldoEoW8sT4idVeGeb3Kmp1G_3-4cZ5X6DNfJXbMwY7KX3cMboRUhyphenhyphenDoKbmnJWxM-eMzG1TT0O4rNhb8E/s2736/20240203_194014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJg_JA8zZyDlkORQBA1jWj6-SpFfBvRwmiEUNXEHOjFT5xIjMiqK8OMF2DjQK7ukekqjMtfJSBxvv1Kr4c5jAd5REQYk-jaBqoLJXzrv_JuhlldoEoW8sT4idVeGeb3Kmp1G_3-4cZ5X6DNfJXbMwY7KX3cMboRUhyphenhyphenDoKbmnJWxM-eMzG1TT0O4rNhb8E/w400-h400/20240203_194014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had a quiet day on Saturday. Sophie headed home after tea, so she could have a lazy Sunday at home. Jeff and I were going out anyway!! Yes! a rare 'something together' in term time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmTsNtaUI1hNmkUl91SKm9ZxAr1zW51DFjig8IICsYmcC2n8mme34CB0sFvKdsh7mNg8ptVdBaiBieAc6fYxAGNUL0GrS91kNyLfid_Bbk97plTihx2nzBQJdp7p4KUMukL-228DezKY9gjLRg1sbaPZiaEN6gaob_tafgFuB95sElE4sGq0APXhHrvA/s2992/20240203_194517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmTsNtaUI1hNmkUl91SKm9ZxAr1zW51DFjig8IICsYmcC2n8mme34CB0sFvKdsh7mNg8ptVdBaiBieAc6fYxAGNUL0GrS91kNyLfid_Bbk97plTihx2nzBQJdp7p4KUMukL-228DezKY9gjLRg1sbaPZiaEN6gaob_tafgFuB95sElE4sGq0APXhHrvA/w400-h400/20240203_194517.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing too exciting, just down the road to Strode Theatre, in the Studio. It's a tiny venue but it's local and we feel you should support local when you can! Had a better view!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nBei4RrqISDR8VrFUn2zZxcjK2LQAUUci-5768r2R7MKqpuxxzD-cObKgmj-DA3G-R_8qGgUgxvwhJOgiCyZxeDlZK1kYH0ipIUwTJGpb1cA6Y27BltS1isqJq4CHxOBrpJeVymbCIVKkNW3nU8by6ZRtDGaqIX7rn6io0b5206HSzFIzaSICxjP9HA/s675/FB_IMG_1707038376445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="459" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nBei4RrqISDR8VrFUn2zZxcjK2LQAUUci-5768r2R7MKqpuxxzD-cObKgmj-DA3G-R_8qGgUgxvwhJOgiCyZxeDlZK1kYH0ipIUwTJGpb1cA6Y27BltS1isqJq4CHxOBrpJeVymbCIVKkNW3nU8by6ZRtDGaqIX7rn6io0b5206HSzFIzaSICxjP9HA/w273-h400/FB_IMG_1707038376445.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We watched the film 'Next Goal Wins'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Based on a true story about <span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the American Samoa national football team, ''considered one of the weakest soccer teams in the world, and it's attempt to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, having previously lost to Australia 31-0''. It was okay, an easy watch! We've booked to see another film in half term. Like I said, if we don't use it, we lose it, so we're trying to go a bit more, support it if there's something worth seeing. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #202124; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYHw8B42Iay0bTYZqTNDT6eR8_2H9VJOOXNXZYnLNQl-vgov07xjTa6mM3k7_yuV8aCWGsZYucR43aa7kaA0nhqgCeb394qww5HJMIqgqvE-AI6exgUpcGiTrtqhZjeATgac-pEbFHikrj5zSWlW5RlsUJiJK03j0okC56KguzBkrA2LIBiTO0Jq63ps/s1068/Screenshot_20240204_112632_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYHw8B42Iay0bTYZqTNDT6eR8_2H9VJOOXNXZYnLNQl-vgov07xjTa6mM3k7_yuV8aCWGsZYucR43aa7kaA0nhqgCeb394qww5HJMIqgqvE-AI6exgUpcGiTrtqhZjeATgac-pEbFHikrj5zSWlW5RlsUJiJK03j0okC56KguzBkrA2LIBiTO0Jq63ps/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240204_112632_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #202124; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #202124; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A quiet Sunday here. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think I appreciate them more after my Sainsbury's days, running around like a mad woman for 8 hours. It's grey but dry. Jeff's been out all morning fixing my car, I've been pottering inside, in the warm. </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit;">So just one more week, then half term. I've a couple more friends to catch up with this week, got my breast screening appointment, an internal exam invigilation slot booked in, then half term. We've got a few days in Cornwall </span><span style="color: #202124;">planned</span><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, it's Shrove Tuesday and Valentines! Jeff has the dentist, we have our film date x We don't go away in February half term, Jeff just needs to chill but we'll get the ferries booked for our </span>Greek<span style="font-family: inherit;"> trip, start to plan out the detail of our Italian adventure and give some thought to </span>what<span style="font-family: inherit;"> we want to do in October half term. We've booked the flights but have no accommodation booked yet, so I want a rough idea of our plans, so I can start looking. Lots of warmer, sunnier days to look forward to x</span></span></span></div></span></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-13651026367365638962024-01-28T18:51:00.001+00:002024-01-28T18:51:46.746+00:00The end is in sight!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do not like January!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggskoRI_awwTpI6NIPc4x99JHaogu5k22cq5Bi2dP8sQdXNR0a6DZtX-82meDxS_R3W4WrJ1oqRRMLNecJPPKf903RPrfdEz0oZX7QQlPp1hza4AejVe2F81vOWkO1v0Bw6TnGiNJM084XOnUdN97huq-krMlbOsoRDO1X4vfsRGBFQcVlkWd-V6nihJQ/s1067/original_585627cf-9b7a-483a-bba4-1610bc23deb4_Screenshot_20240125_104058_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggskoRI_awwTpI6NIPc4x99JHaogu5k22cq5Bi2dP8sQdXNR0a6DZtX-82meDxS_R3W4WrJ1oqRRMLNecJPPKf903RPrfdEz0oZX7QQlPp1hza4AejVe2F81vOWkO1v0Bw6TnGiNJM084XOnUdN97huq-krMlbOsoRDO1X4vfsRGBFQcVlkWd-V6nihJQ/w400-h400/original_585627cf-9b7a-483a-bba4-1610bc23deb4_Screenshot_20240125_104058_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I'm glad we are nearing the end of the month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spotted these gorgeous lambs out on my walk the other day, so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seemed very early though.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss9DB6ifGt-XTTZ6VpHzUOjep4Yu9q1FZIt0wHq0zJ2emFiwW7orAXNmr8_ljICGSZ4-c18EGd1KJ_iMgOASo5D7HpQglVHhItCx2Nf252jsUyuiusTjWTFuaW4WaXnS6B_kY3iv3nsvYA7qSwK3IqSGUnHX3LXArfey6gNYIXd-XBLWIlMCDAPAPNso/s2992/20240125_093256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss9DB6ifGt-XTTZ6VpHzUOjep4Yu9q1FZIt0wHq0zJ2emFiwW7orAXNmr8_ljICGSZ4-c18EGd1KJ_iMgOASo5D7HpQglVHhItCx2Nf252jsUyuiusTjWTFuaW4WaXnS6B_kY3iv3nsvYA7qSwK3IqSGUnHX3LXArfey6gNYIXd-XBLWIlMCDAPAPNso/w400-h400/20240125_093256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spotted snowdrops too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeBXNJFYWq5dqqCu1Y_U5YolQ2Ew2x_UdHeJoIsQrD9Ne1I-IafZIty28NYg_u9xvqrI8H6o9mY7k_zCLyr8SZ9YzUNi7giLPenfc4wIw8l3YWYgx0orU2B_vNrXyeLdGyME3D2FpQLaoGZYj7eyJSixNDpsnmQM-kPG4NCY2GNmqlNX8V5atyTgmKO4/s1066/Screenshot_20240125_104837_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeBXNJFYWq5dqqCu1Y_U5YolQ2Ew2x_UdHeJoIsQrD9Ne1I-IafZIty28NYg_u9xvqrI8H6o9mY7k_zCLyr8SZ9YzUNi7giLPenfc4wIw8l3YWYgx0orU2B_vNrXyeLdGyME3D2FpQLaoGZYj7eyJSixNDpsnmQM-kPG4NCY2GNmqlNX8V5atyTgmKO4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240125_104837_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lynn and I walked on Thursday. I haven't done very much walking this week, been tied to my computer 'holiday planning' most of the week instead. It needed to be done and once you get into researching places, you don't want to stop, in case you forget where you were up to.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVeN5A3L_5olzM75HHZJwQGRFXinjOmDt7CP4KD2EpJ_A5F486wEItmzIEay8cA4Gu74DBxZ8ANwxjRxFTmaZ7nj0m4cpf0ZQFCWQX61SGdiGPOhhchsFPMYIDaCv50Mb3U1jP97fcjmBSg6c_8Mkwd-l9dQsk48w2JKVAAWQV1EtUXxEt5sSv1deyrs/s1074/Screenshot_20240121_200448_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVeN5A3L_5olzM75HHZJwQGRFXinjOmDt7CP4KD2EpJ_A5F486wEItmzIEay8cA4Gu74DBxZ8ANwxjRxFTmaZ7nj0m4cpf0ZQFCWQX61SGdiGPOhhchsFPMYIDaCv50Mb3U1jP97fcjmBSg6c_8Mkwd-l9dQsk48w2JKVAAWQV1EtUXxEt5sSv1deyrs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240121_200448_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I looked out of the window at 4.30 each evening instead, to see the starlings!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqOEuqIOGdZTy76WvLYvSvqWSBrIXGqrl0y2c6hyphenhyphentbtpxNMFklc0_DKLNpxV3GAGGG8DsTaXKToWcGscNczqJH5_HqsxR5mOfQef5oWyxDXeJ5Kn2d9Xnm93t_8vgGs6t4OR09k4BflcBEp06dD13zdHOEI66dmouK-ssL-Viu1z9xq4Z__aQt8qRn0E/s1071/Screenshot_20240128_101718_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqOEuqIOGdZTy76WvLYvSvqWSBrIXGqrl0y2c6hyphenhyphentbtpxNMFklc0_DKLNpxV3GAGGG8DsTaXKToWcGscNczqJH5_HqsxR5mOfQef5oWyxDXeJ5Kn2d9Xnm93t_8vgGs6t4OR09k4BflcBEp06dD13zdHOEI66dmouK-ssL-Viu1z9xq4Z__aQt8qRn0E/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240128_101718_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So yes, I've pretty much spent my whole week in this corner of my kitchen, plotting out our Greek adventure. Barr a couple of coffee dates with friends, that has been my whole week.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxJUYMw9KRGd65ksOtV97AWnkaTj4osAAs9XykcRqXN56-BmpcNMRiyi9VXKoXK9frFBbwvlxhqGKkXpxMmj3P6Vi8fDOlyCdIGU3qCHB5vSmMi66QJ1_ewqlT28qrPePn_FCMvJbYcjNTg0Om-A2Mocpm4s44P92xRRtVRscPsV-JMuzhEOWVuBMDxc/s2992/20240122_143729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxJUYMw9KRGd65ksOtV97AWnkaTj4osAAs9XykcRqXN56-BmpcNMRiyi9VXKoXK9frFBbwvlxhqGKkXpxMmj3P6Vi8fDOlyCdIGU3qCHB5vSmMi66QJ1_ewqlT28qrPePn_FCMvJbYcjNTg0Om-A2Mocpm4s44P92xRRtVRscPsV-JMuzhEOWVuBMDxc/w400-h400/20240122_143729.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do enjoy the process, but I'm not gonna lie, this has felt a bit of a slog at times. Partly due to budget, partly leaving it a tad too late to get a better/bigger choice of accommodation for our budget, partly as I needed Jeff to confer with, partly the sheer scale of the task! How long to stay for on each island, in each resort, the ferry connections, budget, accommodation requirements, proximity to the sea....and so the list goes on!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhBZh7Mro05oX4spRgrl5-Hs4Ke095s-DEw9fN2pA-iPJuHBAyWDt5KAUvTDMBgfKGtmdjWIassjUxOhwtUKKCn3dObU83IEJ0dfeDUu-tTFN_AC4xUe0RRk4L9xUhUW5yY2Uc_oj0DBCyq9UsxpfelP0gW3TN1hymTjk0XQoGTlrgU8A9n0AbT4rID4/s1080/original_c25fac4d-84db-454c-82fe-e54e5993e285_Screenshot_20240123_211555_Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhBZh7Mro05oX4spRgrl5-Hs4Ke095s-DEw9fN2pA-iPJuHBAyWDt5KAUvTDMBgfKGtmdjWIassjUxOhwtUKKCn3dObU83IEJ0dfeDUu-tTFN_AC4xUe0RRk4L9xUhUW5yY2Uc_oj0DBCyq9UsxpfelP0gW3TN1hymTjk0XQoGTlrgU8A9n0AbT4rID4/w400-h400/original_c25fac4d-84db-454c-82fe-e54e5993e285_Screenshot_20240123_211555_Layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I worked it all out eventually, in time to present it all to Jeff today. Came up with a couple of choices of resort on each island, 5 or so different accommodations on a short list and then presented it all to Jeff. There's only one I'm not sure about our final decision, which I shall revisit with fresh eyes tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are three out of the seven we've booked!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCzMjiQ8U-HZ5TXSxHyLRWCiRiYhTXjFKGghumcSiJx8BWIgAMTNDaBVuQLPsIiPzsrY52_jEb-HYzPt1BEMdbNFRuBZUVailqxpbuD62kHP2Ka2Bhl0q0hbkbdcpbxn8wgp4l1Khbvy4hPVVhBwl4OubileJ2PFbXVJgeypJlH_lI9yQ5qOB4kOftMs/s1080/Screenshot_20240128_101852_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCzMjiQ8U-HZ5TXSxHyLRWCiRiYhTXjFKGghumcSiJx8BWIgAMTNDaBVuQLPsIiPzsrY52_jEb-HYzPt1BEMdbNFRuBZUVailqxpbuD62kHP2Ka2Bhl0q0hbkbdcpbxn8wgp4l1Khbvy4hPVVhBwl4OubileJ2PFbXVJgeypJlH_lI9yQ5qOB4kOftMs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240128_101852_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Santorini</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYgRXvZkmaGzRUKmHi0BK3aKpzZ_171ZLE5tWucZPxxdi7hRPRZXdfE4e8ifRgieOWDCXZFEacxn_K0TrQz2egDH2Me286mgnvEISyACKawINV5NHi1Kq-8ffUApdmUryc77ciceajbi5_nk28KpB8z9rkzHhIRPFyeX89410fTZTCiYT3DyIeVecWMI/s1080/Screenshot_20240128_101917_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYgRXvZkmaGzRUKmHi0BK3aKpzZ_171ZLE5tWucZPxxdi7hRPRZXdfE4e8ifRgieOWDCXZFEacxn_K0TrQz2egDH2Me286mgnvEISyACKawINV5NHi1Kq-8ffUApdmUryc77ciceajbi5_nk28KpB8z9rkzHhIRPFyeX89410fTZTCiYT3DyIeVecWMI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240128_101917_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Antiparos</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideywP-tMLzKC4XtymQveiGNUnUYLj7g6dW1ekDLn_oFOtAh2iZOJn6MRj5p8Bcy5WJeME-1oGVAOfJzQDGCTtINPe7YfAormZU5cM_QjV2TM9zR781b5_7KfeHR-uD-sAqWuyjIfbGIsoRLmRpPGtoUnmpUwaW71YWjL8GbtQh7rjRI7acSH7JmEqGRY/s1080/Screenshot_20240128_101846_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideywP-tMLzKC4XtymQveiGNUnUYLj7g6dW1ekDLn_oFOtAh2iZOJn6MRj5p8Bcy5WJeME-1oGVAOfJzQDGCTtINPe7YfAormZU5cM_QjV2TM9zR781b5_7KfeHR-uD-sAqWuyjIfbGIsoRLmRpPGtoUnmpUwaW71YWjL8GbtQh7rjRI7acSH7JmEqGRY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240128_101846_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Syros</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But on the whole, I think we've done okay and we've come under the £100 a night budget. Still need to book all the ferries but have worked out the route and know what is available. Just need to look at it a little more, as we think you can get a sort of pass for multiple journeys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91SPdqsfKGPhQsXbk1DI-s3nyoGJmBxtidyluWmUJFwyW1BPw7OwTe13OO_nYhxSM_stOBNpvQ0OmKVWAzmEXH67WfFNB88rfoc45IvVuyyUXGm5EwumGf_ptNlqWM7-2ndhx6IuaRFI32sEz765G5jhzYd9rCAmhzzMMQyuJfbcjc_TOk4hE3BT3CB8/s1076/Screenshot_20240126_210617_Instagram~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91SPdqsfKGPhQsXbk1DI-s3nyoGJmBxtidyluWmUJFwyW1BPw7OwTe13OO_nYhxSM_stOBNpvQ0OmKVWAzmEXH67WfFNB88rfoc45IvVuyyUXGm5EwumGf_ptNlqWM7-2ndhx6IuaRFI32sEz765G5jhzYd9rCAmhzzMMQyuJfbcjc_TOk4hE3BT3CB8/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240126_210617_Instagram~3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other main focus of my week, has been on the final three episodes of .....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....The Traitors....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">best bit of TV in a long time!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOVED IT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have got a busy week ahead. Am trying to catch up with friends before half term and I start back in the gallery 4 days a week. My only free day is Monday, so need to get lots done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a good week x</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-75534823739701580512024-01-21T19:57:00.005+00:002024-01-21T19:57:56.398+00:00A beautifully cold, frosty, blue sky week!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygTRDV68qu6LodxUpAYtKP_pfpcDEIxerRSTeqSgguIXOpLwZFLGLX_D38M7S7m6svbrGLSurgDMLcmsO4CiVKHksq-2O7yNZHiHpvANF-K7arQwKXwtXr10aYhyTk14U2pJbwY-Rsh9PrhoB2UAq4ViUUpcc_Hs2aOzER79g8ap0CT5KFO_Fkxunowg/s1044/original_55500922-32b7-4de2-b8cd-b253ca8121cd_Screenshot_20240115_144151_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1044" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygTRDV68qu6LodxUpAYtKP_pfpcDEIxerRSTeqSgguIXOpLwZFLGLX_D38M7S7m6svbrGLSurgDMLcmsO4CiVKHksq-2O7yNZHiHpvANF-K7arQwKXwtXr10aYhyTk14U2pJbwY-Rsh9PrhoB2UAq4ViUUpcc_Hs2aOzER79g8ap0CT5KFO_Fkxunowg/w400-h400/original_55500922-32b7-4de2-b8cd-b253ca8121cd_Screenshot_20240115_144151_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a beautiful week. Frustratingly I've had to work a few mornings, which means when I've not been working, I've been getting outside and making the most of the glorious weather. So on Monday, I had a full day off so headed over to East Harptree Woods on my own.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVo1S9FjY_p8vvZmj49fw3N9dL7uTIaQCCJ-R30AuoPtYnN_7AyD7m_qSgtoy1fP18GAVO7mh1kV8bmxIU-m68i_RWv24KDd33SBPOVThXkxCvl_tDqkGnGJHR3zCIA9zPufWYKzdwQ6R2Hk6lzw01AuHDIq51pilzHyzz2DkDHdTX8Lz7vEHcABOues/s1061/original_b15c57be-fab9-4200-a488-840264c28b5b_Screenshot_20240115_144809_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVo1S9FjY_p8vvZmj49fw3N9dL7uTIaQCCJ-R30AuoPtYnN_7AyD7m_qSgtoy1fP18GAVO7mh1kV8bmxIU-m68i_RWv24KDd33SBPOVThXkxCvl_tDqkGnGJHR3zCIA9zPufWYKzdwQ6R2Hk6lzw01AuHDIq51pilzHyzz2DkDHdTX8Lz7vEHcABOues/w400-h400/original_b15c57be-fab9-4200-a488-840264c28b5b_Screenshot_20240115_144809_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should have got there a little earlier but I was really there on the hunt for...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82aJJVBrloYzgTtlnZaxfALZ4cs7xNuZ_gK7Flpg6bvAQ8JPcrIe1pIPHLesFlgOluarIBUxpRlXy5JrJrmQEh1wD_0QZBZVN42OnhFk9MuDB-xnRfZm1ybLh2DzbIvRgCOV4WZ-Eh26RQQFZ5BrIVNQqKRY5KR-Q6WATM1mXTNUxhpYZBeKMwO3gGzw/s1065/original_48f413fa-0f28-4666-8ee5-81cff647e4c2_Screenshot_20240115_144849_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82aJJVBrloYzgTtlnZaxfALZ4cs7xNuZ_gK7Flpg6bvAQ8JPcrIe1pIPHLesFlgOluarIBUxpRlXy5JrJrmQEh1wD_0QZBZVN42OnhFk9MuDB-xnRfZm1ybLh2DzbIvRgCOV4WZ-Eh26RQQFZ5BrIVNQqKRY5KR-Q6WATM1mXTNUxhpYZBeKMwO3gGzw/w400-h400/original_48f413fa-0f28-4666-8ee5-81cff647e4c2_Screenshot_20240115_144849_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....the Scarlet Elf Cup, and I wasn't disappointed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTQY7N0yb7BAljUSX78dfASOUt_yxKZDB_RSX0ykzeEDD0-0lq4ZYiooxlCmHGq1qFaYiCyiWfwvkPyuCIWFFYCKsY9WJqf2mwFGu3N5tuiqCi8aoc9c9OHPJ1f_f0vuvNWJY00kf2tkneLjpxGOUqsqEXuIwtYHbwiIOzASfICD9ppApH3naYCTmRFs/s1063/Screenshot_20240115_145819_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1063" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTQY7N0yb7BAljUSX78dfASOUt_yxKZDB_RSX0ykzeEDD0-0lq4ZYiooxlCmHGq1qFaYiCyiWfwvkPyuCIWFFYCKsY9WJqf2mwFGu3N5tuiqCi8aoc9c9OHPJ1f_f0vuvNWJY00kf2tkneLjpxGOUqsqEXuIwtYHbwiIOzASfICD9ppApH3naYCTmRFs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240115_145819_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the sun lit up the ferns beautifully.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lovely, cold morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBo_SwW6hX5GER1sBIJKXrEz5tPgPHbaM5kse1umh-bfW6iEtRPgSZw3RUPwrCAzBEQy-l4znTfrn_j2-2RU7dvsaiyHrDUDVFjl3mQfNKbniLiIPghzfyEOz5dssf769nWm4F0IzUOBjZBJoF1NXZVKNkc8wKhJXHUQhop4N-YrvfEAFjyqzD0Y59uKk/s1065/original_ee0979f4-47c2-44db-8c7c-67986b59196a_Screenshot_20240118_124443_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBo_SwW6hX5GER1sBIJKXrEz5tPgPHbaM5kse1umh-bfW6iEtRPgSZw3RUPwrCAzBEQy-l4znTfrn_j2-2RU7dvsaiyHrDUDVFjl3mQfNKbniLiIPghzfyEOz5dssf769nWm4F0IzUOBjZBJoF1NXZVKNkc8wKhJXHUQhop4N-YrvfEAFjyqzD0Y59uKk/w400-h400/original_ee0979f4-47c2-44db-8c7c-67986b59196a_Screenshot_20240118_124443_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then worked Tuesday and Wednesday but had the day off on Thursday, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I met with my friend Lynn and we headed over to Wells.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFaIXJjOr4AxFdUj94nom29Y7VyFBgp0Xq8IvMAwkbbucMeTNBD7ftBNChOU68PlXR70KwTkx21avte4NH01yPHzOVAt5T8WVJhubO7CtAboeIDzACRbxrsn-4eTRws2fC2ahZtwTOFjOBt91W1yFGQfzRStIvSZvRP7tMEqLMMnrqv55uWbQQ5JXw08/s1055/original_4900d409-8e05-4509-8498-9b6d5a43f8d6_Screenshot_20240118_124723_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1055" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFaIXJjOr4AxFdUj94nom29Y7VyFBgp0Xq8IvMAwkbbucMeTNBD7ftBNChOU68PlXR70KwTkx21avte4NH01yPHzOVAt5T8WVJhubO7CtAboeIDzACRbxrsn-4eTRws2fC2ahZtwTOFjOBt91W1yFGQfzRStIvSZvRP7tMEqLMMnrqv55uWbQQ5JXw08/w400-h400/original_4900d409-8e05-4509-8498-9b6d5a43f8d6_Screenshot_20240118_124723_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mud and pathways were still frozen, so it made life easy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although we did walk a fair way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1lw0ugHSHLCZGnTAjwdICaf4Y1usYfN9oaac43zD6LtnNeITW7HGOEqzKfG_mMNI4phJDZcGnFDnG6XKBnNfsZq0XgqXl9LbF1ii10IdLuEUsTFVLFXi_vpwjpYFL4WOOd_0lLpVQHYjLLK1aeZ4yp_ZXXvE3mv-xPPUamm4efG57FOuT_J2Nre0qCM/s1060/original_212dfd94-641a-4578-b8a5-3a6229714910_Screenshot_20240118_125508_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1lw0ugHSHLCZGnTAjwdICaf4Y1usYfN9oaac43zD6LtnNeITW7HGOEqzKfG_mMNI4phJDZcGnFDnG6XKBnNfsZq0XgqXl9LbF1ii10IdLuEUsTFVLFXi_vpwjpYFL4WOOd_0lLpVQHYjLLK1aeZ4yp_ZXXvE3mv-xPPUamm4efG57FOuT_J2Nre0qCM/w400-h400/original_212dfd94-641a-4578-b8a5-3a6229714910_Screenshot_20240118_125508_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saw a few friendly robins on the way but.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRGYHZ1RfeHN4oRvLlIY8EpzuJpGzyonbW3iFAJkgBMywypob8YiJcwzO5kzTxWrmmPAs2WmUbrfnHpwNmrA71_jj-nT5FIE9lN0nIhMwTArSXDUQqZutqzOLymxi0nx0CB7yNiwEIU7FVDKNHV7L9K4DOYTqpeS4t5LeZ4dfex3MMjEG-mwFNdK83go/s1060/original_c3b5e709-3c78-4473-bc5f-7083e27665c4_Screenshot_20240118_125757_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRGYHZ1RfeHN4oRvLlIY8EpzuJpGzyonbW3iFAJkgBMywypob8YiJcwzO5kzTxWrmmPAs2WmUbrfnHpwNmrA71_jj-nT5FIE9lN0nIhMwTArSXDUQqZutqzOLymxi0nx0CB7yNiwEIU7FVDKNHV7L9K4DOYTqpeS4t5LeZ4dfex3MMjEG-mwFNdK83go/w400-h400/original_c3b5e709-3c78-4473-bc5f-7083e27665c4_Screenshot_20240118_125757_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...<span style="font-family: inherit;">.the <span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; text-align: left;">pièce de résistance, a kingfisher. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtAoj200M6ZEKM0NUmcArIG1REcDiE0bV9GwALuH85ZIHNN21Z5Zrflw8kH_tCOd_EJGGeMePD1tY4n6ppHP5s48l3nNdWdlIXM8FNTjgMcvjCyHAMPeSBK446VcYE4skIOHDDgx-eFIqII1JTzrYP7TiFJEcD04VN1crF6V-ZiirGFADnmaRKm88WRY/s1349/Screenshot_20240118_133514_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtAoj200M6ZEKM0NUmcArIG1REcDiE0bV9GwALuH85ZIHNN21Z5Zrflw8kH_tCOd_EJGGeMePD1tY4n6ppHP5s48l3nNdWdlIXM8FNTjgMcvjCyHAMPeSBK446VcYE4skIOHDDgx-eFIqII1JTzrYP7TiFJEcD04VN1crF6V-ZiirGFADnmaRKm88WRY/w512-h640/Screenshot_20240118_133514_Instagram.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just sat sunbathing!! along the Bishop's Moat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow! wasn't expecting that!! Will have to go back when I have more time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3zZjJCPQF8nh83O3-KNKzzTYUN0cbuDFVdSEV8pLv_vOnc9hFCwrOvWcDIcN9BnSMI1HI5HS6CymF7W9271yxMr5KDzQ1NnKM7PowSh-4ofalD3vQHYNpXK_fyIriIcUQcApkwsagrlYw1DveKSXVdMhzWN8po1_BlsvS5445pITWUkpPhpJfSGhqew/s1058/Screenshot_20240118_175704_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3zZjJCPQF8nh83O3-KNKzzTYUN0cbuDFVdSEV8pLv_vOnc9hFCwrOvWcDIcN9BnSMI1HI5HS6CymF7W9271yxMr5KDzQ1NnKM7PowSh-4ofalD3vQHYNpXK_fyIriIcUQcApkwsagrlYw1DveKSXVdMhzWN8po1_BlsvS5445pITWUkpPhpJfSGhqew/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240118_175704_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff was home late on Thursday, he had detention.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Every evening from 4.30pm, I watch the starlings return to their roost. They fill the sky like silent shadows, drifting behind the Tor. So I decided to go to the top of Wearyall Hill, in an attempt to capture them and I waited and waited, as the sun went down.....nothing!! </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCP7uPMG9GHF8EeQNF6UfgpCY1y2RPTGscssWMktKNBIQwPwMwLJoVs27IYXHuewqR1UncsCwewP47SVFF87HsK5wls1zSI_8YrE-LkAI1pV0e0rP_nIAIExlP6P1mZKPOrhi2Jh5ydi-MLMW2u01KP-5UuhBBLiLcn-IJSVAm6-U5Zfx9_hbbczYWiP4/s1070/Screenshot_20240118_175125_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCP7uPMG9GHF8EeQNF6UfgpCY1y2RPTGscssWMktKNBIQwPwMwLJoVs27IYXHuewqR1UncsCwewP47SVFF87HsK5wls1zSI_8YrE-LkAI1pV0e0rP_nIAIExlP6P1mZKPOrhi2Jh5ydi-MLMW2u01KP-5UuhBBLiLcn-IJSVAm6-U5Zfx9_hbbczYWiP4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240118_175125_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Just before 5pm, I gave in and started to walk down the hill, and there, in the distance, were the silent shadows filling the sky, coming in from a completely different direction tonight!! (Sod's Law!!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">A beautiful sunset nonetheless, so not a complete waste of my time!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOfUxd4BAqEplnvqb0PMBrUo089AMhlm2oy6FUO_g8UNiqhzt4TwJ8_wa7OJy-FoUhGp75eevLrkJmgIK_W6kwKpUpbn6czI68y8job6mT6zPR_p6lM3bRQySroAF0PT3Z-ZjC0VqlPVVTsjh_BDxCEF-7bRXFV1bUhM7-yt4xPlXc5_Teu7E-qFGlek/s1063/original_3f115d3c-7eb7-4e69-8fd7-4810d1b48e63_Screenshot_20240119_140808_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1063" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOfUxd4BAqEplnvqb0PMBrUo089AMhlm2oy6FUO_g8UNiqhzt4TwJ8_wa7OJy-FoUhGp75eevLrkJmgIK_W6kwKpUpbn6czI68y8job6mT6zPR_p6lM3bRQySroAF0PT3Z-ZjC0VqlPVVTsjh_BDxCEF-7bRXFV1bUhM7-yt4xPlXc5_Teu7E-qFGlek/w400-h400/original_3f115d3c-7eb7-4e69-8fd7-4810d1b48e63_Screenshot_20240119_140808_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I worked Friday morning, my last exam! But as soon as it was done, I headed home, got changed and got out again. The forecast is for warmer, wetter weather ahead. I so prefer the cold, frosty, blue sky days we've enjoyed, so went out for one last fill!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqRl8jfv6Qh4-a4CHifPhcbwcJS9w1OsEhzTwvSFz-rP0xVCQ_OUnHQHITn8bW-1Pi9NjA91uzj1URahznhv0uk20j8qL8IXP7_zhXiVoKvTPhR3IVJrtrQea10gTJRb4DWhGLJ6D8OAt_Q9oYkalck0bstaQcq2Z1_BBWuWjh8KIgLDfGpfzJL5JJYc/s1058/original_d21dbcf3-cd1b-4ca6-bf9f-643cc4f3f11f_Screenshot_20240119_140843_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqRl8jfv6Qh4-a4CHifPhcbwcJS9w1OsEhzTwvSFz-rP0xVCQ_OUnHQHITn8bW-1Pi9NjA91uzj1URahznhv0uk20j8qL8IXP7_zhXiVoKvTPhR3IVJrtrQea10gTJRb4DWhGLJ6D8OAt_Q9oYkalck0bstaQcq2Z1_BBWuWjh8KIgLDfGpfzJL5JJYc/w400-h400/original_d21dbcf3-cd1b-4ca6-bf9f-643cc4f3f11f_Screenshot_20240119_140843_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Icy paths.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrke_lnnYgyvA3RR6g8scukC4n1-XLC4z3a-716Uya8tFBu5ltqgGYQoqRMowzgNXQDH1suCMskZj4JYK4jFUah9UlQXvDOUHzf-p8nomBRP7ljItx8cHNMzFZ1mUqeRKaLqvJncad7nUva3oq7GbSXim__ARla-hWwgm0OoSoBHJa5RwhQPehc_xkdrw/s1070/original_4b70d571-5500-448b-9a6a-b8df4e90366d_Screenshot_20240119_142548_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrke_lnnYgyvA3RR6g8scukC4n1-XLC4z3a-716Uya8tFBu5ltqgGYQoqRMowzgNXQDH1suCMskZj4JYK4jFUah9UlQXvDOUHzf-p8nomBRP7ljItx8cHNMzFZ1mUqeRKaLqvJncad7nUva3oq7GbSXim__ARla-hWwgm0OoSoBHJa5RwhQPehc_xkdrw/w400-h400/original_4b70d571-5500-448b-9a6a-b8df4e90366d_Screenshot_20240119_142548_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....but look at that sky!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's not to love?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFl-bRSPGXA6TlajKIXkVoIEUwZSm2dZp1TTb-lH4fHIGkKtI-3Pa7UlIq36xbz1WdAP1jMeCbOlZNGzQeTrRRtWdzYKcAJhP5whAkcd7UXCusD6Jx0NUBMNk0Hh8dVjMVStc0EhmwqnzkMnHI4U72OF0uuR_Hh0JoNJkcaYrLE-oplk-qGvn6r3hcMjI/s2992/20240120_131211~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFl-bRSPGXA6TlajKIXkVoIEUwZSm2dZp1TTb-lH4fHIGkKtI-3Pa7UlIq36xbz1WdAP1jMeCbOlZNGzQeTrRRtWdzYKcAJhP5whAkcd7UXCusD6Jx0NUBMNk0Hh8dVjMVStc0EhmwqnzkMnHI4U72OF0uuR_Hh0JoNJkcaYrLE-oplk-qGvn6r3hcMjI/w400-h400/20240120_131211~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday, and I was back in the gallery. My last day for a while.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo24T7ibLEQsrxXyFVTILt57x63HrBNsR0aJNjcjQppiAEH_kAVg2EkxYdwJRDUdkCRPEwVpCPbLYOOvRtiYy7ciJ3RHvvuCzyVickKgcft1_Mqp-hMM2wJToKrGzH9wieFwBqeisUqh9_I_GaT5jtr2rACz6fREC7uafV6bsO_dpoLGCLWlGsS9NpgPQ/s1069/Screenshot_20240120_203322_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo24T7ibLEQsrxXyFVTILt57x63HrBNsR0aJNjcjQppiAEH_kAVg2EkxYdwJRDUdkCRPEwVpCPbLYOOvRtiYy7ciJ3RHvvuCzyVickKgcft1_Mqp-hMM2wJToKrGzH9wieFwBqeisUqh9_I_GaT5jtr2rACz6fREC7uafV6bsO_dpoLGCLWlGsS9NpgPQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240120_203322_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a few weeks off now, then it's back in for the Sustainable Exhibition at end of February. I've really enjoyed it so far, so looking forward to going back for 4 days a week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aMrJwuyHbzm1XqIu2eWZeEYZgz1nAxl6soVK3PB7whV3FQ9F8by2B0gX2Kd8Ohr2VZ5e5Z31uf2d6tKYQeCt6FFJwKo0TeTffPSZarDYol_VHyCNHzdfvJwhJrfnEfTL1dlJfNs-33vmp1zhAnJVrOZxsLSxcB2KZy_QZ2O5NYjf321zpkJrThYuNV0/s1073/Screenshot_20240121_150626_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aMrJwuyHbzm1XqIu2eWZeEYZgz1nAxl6soVK3PB7whV3FQ9F8by2B0gX2Kd8Ohr2VZ5e5Z31uf2d6tKYQeCt6FFJwKo0TeTffPSZarDYol_VHyCNHzdfvJwhJrfnEfTL1dlJfNs-33vmp1zhAnJVrOZxsLSxcB2KZy_QZ2O5NYjf321zpkJrThYuNV0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240121_150626_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, as expected, the weather has turned wet and windy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a quiet day at home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally got around to taking down the New Year bits and having a bit of a tidy up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVodegD-zV05jrxxEvvUN2m70yo1VPIiA_CJv54XxA59sQAXbeXiMMOcjAxohb3XSbi_wJjJe9IlrTXMaiSlEYZa49NR8VyhsiaNII1XfXyLZmsw-da6UviKDZsnoP_Ip50ebg82toXR3TaLhKxnYmhV2JSvyVAVKl-b9f-B4ASZHwuseJEKCpRvSGZtw/s1019/Screenshot_20240121_150420_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1019" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVodegD-zV05jrxxEvvUN2m70yo1VPIiA_CJv54XxA59sQAXbeXiMMOcjAxohb3XSbi_wJjJe9IlrTXMaiSlEYZa49NR8VyhsiaNII1XfXyLZmsw-da6UviKDZsnoP_Ip50ebg82toXR3TaLhKxnYmhV2JSvyVAVKl-b9f-B4ASZHwuseJEKCpRvSGZtw/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240121_150420_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Am keeping my bulbs inside for another week.The hyacinth flowers may have gone over, but the splash of fresh green is still very welcome and my daffodils are still so cheery. I have the next 3 weeks off before half term and my return to the Gallery for 5 weeks. So I'm catching up with friends, getting out for walks when it's dry, doing lots of jobs around the house and just making sure I'm back on top of everything before it's back to work again. I really need to get our Greece trip planned out, book our ferries and </span>accommodation<span style="font-family: inherit;">, so I will spend my free time doing just that!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a good week x</span></span></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-59371932774433077042024-01-14T17:45:00.000+00:002024-01-14T17:45:12.342+00:00Half way through!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made the most of my day off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWftYbYPmcgttAT3fARQ9N0tKqgFPLFUNNAR9NdZXqwdz9Zvzt7GAsM8zzDQKMNtGYcJSDfMhzkW4xOzf3Olaotix8JBrYnxcC7c5dpFXYKsZAYR42w3Fgv2jPHF_X82ekYQkbo1k5uhHsJKRYA6P-1njU0aJgrEEpxdgWLICCIxlAyP8amsCu50XzQKI/s2992/20240108_115800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWftYbYPmcgttAT3fARQ9N0tKqgFPLFUNNAR9NdZXqwdz9Zvzt7GAsM8zzDQKMNtGYcJSDfMhzkW4xOzf3Olaotix8JBrYnxcC7c5dpFXYKsZAYR42w3Fgv2jPHF_X82ekYQkbo1k5uhHsJKRYA6P-1njU0aJgrEEpxdgWLICCIxlAyP8amsCu50XzQKI/w400-h400/20240108_115800.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only had Monday off this week, so headed over to the Newt, my first visit of the year. My aim is to go at least once a month, to get the most out of my membership and enjoy the changing seasons. Am not going to lie, it was freezing but......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kSIv9UgyeTip_s_W3x77jN2lPKkhagsd4T6ofjOsPAfkITqLqnkrvaApNQr_sCT_k7ynITy8KwfJXToKLPYZKBN58xnQXUP5Pei6pTUjAH3FtCatGJDGRIjJhN1ie0gZXvs9itXdSZLye36vjvjO1IvBpVq_l2CUS1_Klt1kqgJavQu891UTpUK4Eqs/s1071/original_a35e5da2-829b-43a2-b74a-36fdba43b3db_Screenshot_20240108_135850_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kSIv9UgyeTip_s_W3x77jN2lPKkhagsd4T6ofjOsPAfkITqLqnkrvaApNQr_sCT_k7ynITy8KwfJXToKLPYZKBN58xnQXUP5Pei6pTUjAH3FtCatGJDGRIjJhN1ie0gZXvs9itXdSZLye36vjvjO1IvBpVq_l2CUS1_Klt1kqgJavQu891UTpUK4Eqs/w400-h400/original_a35e5da2-829b-43a2-b74a-36fdba43b3db_Screenshot_20240108_135850_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....the fire pit, on arrival, was a most welcome sight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sep4Lexrrg8hFnBsk303NnB6YG5hqJg0PTK7adyf3K3L0dxnwB2YY36wUY1wchuJUun1yZGFRpF-ltYbyk6yxcfyU-1am2TjsfM7dqJ5f_xktZvcoBBMforz4bmBKXEyS-PRsabmHBa6MrlfcE-EVUwM39UrzXsOx8Kqan4b_HNeUNCjBAg1mfz30e4/s1080/Screenshot_20240114_105857_Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sep4Lexrrg8hFnBsk303NnB6YG5hqJg0PTK7adyf3K3L0dxnwB2YY36wUY1wchuJUun1yZGFRpF-ltYbyk6yxcfyU-1am2TjsfM7dqJ5f_xktZvcoBBMforz4bmBKXEyS-PRsabmHBa6MrlfcE-EVUwM39UrzXsOx8Kqan4b_HNeUNCjBAg1mfz30e4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240114_105857_Layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whatever the weather, there's always something to see.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZn7p-kP2cnVtd3q2HxKfX3ochmF1lKhhcFIB0hnHbBFCbVOvPrfug-Fu0usm7F0cLDNYZqkpJNmoeZGOvDj9IiLhoP0P2Tlqnwc5bj6xk3k4pUj3lwy-LrTcDsljWCyPFUOOIKNtBR7pH21Uy8lsBKHmqVgee-FchcBW4uQOZccr-4tVIPR4J4PxAPY/s1076/Screenshot_20240109_123102_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZn7p-kP2cnVtd3q2HxKfX3ochmF1lKhhcFIB0hnHbBFCbVOvPrfug-Fu0usm7F0cLDNYZqkpJNmoeZGOvDj9IiLhoP0P2Tlqnwc5bj6xk3k4pUj3lwy-LrTcDsljWCyPFUOOIKNtBR7pH21Uy8lsBKHmqVgee-FchcBW4uQOZccr-4tVIPR4J4PxAPY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240109_123102_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lynn and I met up on Tuesday, as I was working in the afternoon and the rest of the week. Another freezing cold walk, up and around the tour, to kick start the year</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeeC9ORrvx8Wvlg94QzSuWvcXYIkrFaVKiQ0fcUzUdGU7ZOv-U4fPgHJXn-vJ3jwxxh-vlF48-_OnssLmC-w1agVimSwpKVVzTkcEsS6fYiJ9-h3qJu_vC6310WxhX3BdCZzBq_sRUFDthla_ujg1VyExZTpfuo35hSZVaUViARR4-hooEaN9Q5QxgSA/s1080/Screenshot_20240114_110012_Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeeC9ORrvx8Wvlg94QzSuWvcXYIkrFaVKiQ0fcUzUdGU7ZOv-U4fPgHJXn-vJ3jwxxh-vlF48-_OnssLmC-w1agVimSwpKVVzTkcEsS6fYiJ9-h3qJu_vC6310WxhX3BdCZzBq_sRUFDthla_ujg1VyExZTpfuo35hSZVaUViARR4-hooEaN9Q5QxgSA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240114_110012_Layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to know where to walk at this time of year, with everywhere so wet and muddy. We stuck to roads and firm tracks and warmed up with a coffee and some toast at Middlewick.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK9zwuLaoWMFwUpLNl9DT58bCZl4w5OYxqgNE7GjyxABsAKQ9UimEdCZ-QwqOt9gKtPjv0wC9cPtfl1bw1p6cI10ATvGW1LgyvaE54DT8_w_K53jgXeEUD8D60vl1OTO7epx0_ujBJm95T6MJmqHfzVLfWsuX7VIXejpAgIX2wslEeDl0WXBr6JMy-VA/s1080/Screenshot_20240113_205933_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1080" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK9zwuLaoWMFwUpLNl9DT58bCZl4w5OYxqgNE7GjyxABsAKQ9UimEdCZ-QwqOt9gKtPjv0wC9cPtfl1bw1p6cI10ATvGW1LgyvaE54DT8_w_K53jgXeEUD8D60vl1OTO7epx0_ujBJm95T6MJmqHfzVLfWsuX7VIXejpAgIX2wslEeDl0WXBr6JMy-VA/w400-h399/Screenshot_20240113_205933_Photos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to think we're already half way through the month. Walking, work, daffodils and good telly certainly help get me through the month. The traitors is brilliant TV, although the Friday cliff hanger is super annoying. I think the first series was better as it was all so new and you didn't really know all the twists and turns. They aren't following the exact same format but people are more clued up, although still making some ridiculous decisions. Worth a watch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyqRXjdI_fKHPJhzXIw2BLbmxRb8G6mN9yR3Xr4k1UOQQcnUGZYQWkTly5iGKlMgH2bn1du5VxzMlgV6mMc9dPmeXqKycgo4gbasGZ8tVca1YeKYs97Wyyh1CN9CLySaphMmwhB8nfb9JsVwB65FubI_s_LZtLMeWMuKPYH0Sq6ND8CjjECtSz19kK70/s2992/20240113_161401~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyqRXjdI_fKHPJhzXIw2BLbmxRb8G6mN9yR3Xr4k1UOQQcnUGZYQWkTly5iGKlMgH2bn1du5VxzMlgV6mMc9dPmeXqKycgo4gbasGZ8tVca1YeKYs97Wyyh1CN9CLySaphMmwhB8nfb9JsVwB65FubI_s_LZtLMeWMuKPYH0Sq6ND8CjjECtSz19kK70/w400-h400/20240113_161401~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I have been in this week for exam invigilation and another day in the Gallery. I think I commented before, it's a million miles away from my previous job in Sainsbury's and for the better!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZk2qQZ3z4-jn4Y8oA3hl4w8RXBlist2bmjQeVDy0BQOigUI-vADavD1ZCPTJcWjuML3tu-KtX24goStRITT1dLu0Uuky39aG5x07nNHGyqZWOo8ijgQ-9XDC-I_HsFXQWRFeMerE1SB-In5RQkj15lq99vKZsovWptPFuXBP9uz3V1noelLcdEzHKBU/s1070/Screenshot_20240113_204817_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZk2qQZ3z4-jn4Y8oA3hl4w8RXBlist2bmjQeVDy0BQOigUI-vADavD1ZCPTJcWjuML3tu-KtX24goStRITT1dLu0Uuky39aG5x07nNHGyqZWOo8ijgQ-9XDC-I_HsFXQWRFeMerE1SB-In5RQkj15lq99vKZsovWptPFuXBP9uz3V1noelLcdEzHKBU/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240113_204817_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm happier, less stressed and not going home in pain!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wlJOV5sNfydnoJvVpXyGzO8RpuXWjPhs1LrZd4YVRvvs6l7mCZ1ShtJ4mQGqLMHEdN1y5Czd5gh9YfTx2CJ9u7duk3uJDCDhqyUfZ8-HNpwib2AW4EcaUKEkt14-FeCOJZkrGgqnBk0tIFmtA8SxH43nVzNqRo1EnmwoknCYKPxSU8lDUvX5gVESN9Y/s1074/Screenshot_20240114_110520_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wlJOV5sNfydnoJvVpXyGzO8RpuXWjPhs1LrZd4YVRvvs6l7mCZ1ShtJ4mQGqLMHEdN1y5Czd5gh9YfTx2CJ9u7duk3uJDCDhqyUfZ8-HNpwib2AW4EcaUKEkt14-FeCOJZkrGgqnBk0tIFmtA8SxH43nVzNqRo1EnmwoknCYKPxSU8lDUvX5gVESN9Y/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240114_110520_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And I'm enjoying <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">a lazy Sunday at home. I used to think working a Sunday was okay, better than a Saturday. But having worked the past two Saturdays and now enjoying a chilled out Sunday, I was wrong! Feels much more restful. Maybe because I crammed things in on a Saturday as I knew I had to work a Sunday!?! Who knows.....?</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB0x3w6h-dc229zOeLRYK0D-F9Wrs1N7A14FcYuxcH_me7M9_k2_2-W3BW1p3PaQQD5UStiOCyMxmvSNFxhQn568pt1Z0hWBcyBtioGYvU6MjkRMwqeXr4_xMMhwUZh97aga2IQqcXBVs5lfcIZAXTsrMz39FKvThRqzFVN0OIYHGl2DXw5Knnh0va2s/s1073/Screenshot_20240114_110425_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB0x3w6h-dc229zOeLRYK0D-F9Wrs1N7A14FcYuxcH_me7M9_k2_2-W3BW1p3PaQQD5UStiOCyMxmvSNFxhQn568pt1Z0hWBcyBtioGYvU6MjkRMwqeXr4_xMMhwUZh97aga2IQqcXBVs5lfcIZAXTsrMz39FKvThRqzFVN0OIYHGl2DXw5Knnh0va2s/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240114_110425_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still the best £1 you'll spend in January!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYmGH3bH0RwNnVQAR6PRU9erJoPTyHBdjXUyjuXtNsyQxMExyHybfYEtRbLuncVjwhfmLsujb6j9di1Z3ewj-Vy5M97zR1FPy3X0CBKrgu4Lf4dWnLb_6mH3nu_kQy583BR6on1-V41QlNQ_Av1N_UUFYq9pGQQ6W_Pi42j8945fk4vDvkptwP52cUjY/s1067/Screenshot_20240114_110526_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYmGH3bH0RwNnVQAR6PRU9erJoPTyHBdjXUyjuXtNsyQxMExyHybfYEtRbLuncVjwhfmLsujb6j9di1Z3ewj-Vy5M97zR1FPy3X0CBKrgu4Lf4dWnLb_6mH3nu_kQy583BR6on1-V41QlNQ_Av1N_UUFYq9pGQQ6W_Pi42j8945fk4vDvkptwP52cUjY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240114_110526_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And outside too, in amongst the weeds and the moss, we have daffodil 'beginnings' x </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every year, Jeff plants a few more bulbs in the lawn, and every Winter we wait for Spring to do it's thing! It's always such a simple but lovely thing to see in January. The promise of warmer, brighter days ahead. The week ahead looks cold but on the whole, sunny. Could get a flutter of snow midweek!?! I've a few more exams penciled in and my final Saturday in the Gallery for the Student Exhibition. I'm then back in in mid February for The Sustainable Art Exhibition. I like this pattern of a few busy weeks, then a couple of weeks off, then back in for another busy few weeks, then a few weeks off......it evens out nearly 50/50. I don't mind doing Saturdays, as I know it's not every Saturday and I know I get all of July, August and December off and the rest of Jeff's holidays. I've just given my availability for the summer exams, over an 8 week period. I think it'll be just about enough money to continue to pay for the nice things and stop me having to do something else....so far, so good!</span></span></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-76150094923381555042024-01-07T15:31:00.003+00:002024-01-07T15:31:51.325+00:00Week one already done!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first week of the year done!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVo3ZgrXYKTJGGjvWUqKsXAoXinjFE2LBHBJmknNE-Y3gwy9K9z5WMWW3G2TJLX92f1xp0GVExMmEvTL3DKmJzNWKqN4RPTLbAPTaoDf_rdxXmHHiY0t0znbL_yV5CX5KIs24uORbKFoS3lSPp80emVejQP14lWuLFhFe4KUdKSblBA3wuRZwCk6X45Q/s1066/Screenshot_20240107_091208_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVo3ZgrXYKTJGGjvWUqKsXAoXinjFE2LBHBJmknNE-Y3gwy9K9z5WMWW3G2TJLX92f1xp0GVExMmEvTL3DKmJzNWKqN4RPTLbAPTaoDf_rdxXmHHiY0t0znbL_yV5CX5KIs24uORbKFoS3lSPp80emVejQP14lWuLFhFe4KUdKSblBA3wuRZwCk6X45Q/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091208_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always like to start the year off with fresh Spring flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my opinion, this is the best £1 you can spend in January!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzTsHs75w3T5LQNnUVQiRKktce4g03TSoleOLnD3sTNTRXvomO8ltmzECXe9yqWirqMELFfjhdXhTAwu2w7lag2ZTQ2QHfcet_IbBhYWFysBRJIYwTH1BeCQ5dsdhi7kQrgdwuBPd9ZyRZ1byuumpmVVS7R8WIf8gaRn9PorCYC4S1l85jLsCJbrTXHA/s1067/Screenshot_20240107_091235_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzTsHs75w3T5LQNnUVQiRKktce4g03TSoleOLnD3sTNTRXvomO8ltmzECXe9yqWirqMELFfjhdXhTAwu2w7lag2ZTQ2QHfcet_IbBhYWFysBRJIYwTH1BeCQ5dsdhi7kQrgdwuBPd9ZyRZ1byuumpmVVS7R8WIf8gaRn9PorCYC4S1l85jLsCJbrTXHA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091235_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bright, cheery, daffodils x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkwGD2wV4tMJ7SkUa2OJTRjPNn10wjxhTPhvT-eBaEXMZKotKj4VMmt65EJQipzr162FdfWJgeR3bs1ZHFVVMwZVSsIVBXXtbucJTMe7yMZXHl6_pOat3y7kiPlwNNnepKNFEslGrDGZUeJkbuQ1Fpszq6GroMGER_RcaXP5Cc8V9rkgeOrgx8voGGJ8/s1074/Screenshot_20240107_091225_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkwGD2wV4tMJ7SkUa2OJTRjPNn10wjxhTPhvT-eBaEXMZKotKj4VMmt65EJQipzr162FdfWJgeR3bs1ZHFVVMwZVSsIVBXXtbucJTMe7yMZXHl6_pOat3y7kiPlwNNnepKNFEslGrDGZUeJkbuQ1Fpszq6GroMGER_RcaXP5Cc8V9rkgeOrgx8voGGJ8/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091225_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The start of the week was soggy, so I decided to just crack on with inside jobs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Box room for starters.....it's now super tidy and organised!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCqCW-PA7oLGh_qomtPfW-TNHmJWTcf78PGwm4lovmiepeWpF5Ln3W5vEU31Y0wai9dwrQUdIeB_Pn8DMai-65_-Q74Lz_ooSYa8pX1l5W_K9mJl-XhUofKe1JAvoMr2zihamorP0bk40x4En56F66LOHeCfwcBA7e0PMkut6_NWrqdCH1mgU4nsX3QM/s1072/Screenshot_20240107_091229_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCqCW-PA7oLGh_qomtPfW-TNHmJWTcf78PGwm4lovmiepeWpF5Ln3W5vEU31Y0wai9dwrQUdIeB_Pn8DMai-65_-Q74Lz_ooSYa8pX1l5W_K9mJl-XhUofKe1JAvoMr2zihamorP0bk40x4En56F66LOHeCfwcBA7e0PMkut6_NWrqdCH1mgU4nsX3QM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091229_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">binge watched the 4 part ITV drama 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office'. An excellent drama based on a true story, but bloody disgraceful what those poor people went through/are still going through! A devastating, tough watch! Lives lost, lives ruined, absolutely shocking! And still no one has been made accountable. I can't even begin to imagine what they are/have gone through!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoQ8yVfaZkoR86BmoZd7Mgu0NWVCdshfAIKVI1UoNeR95mDd2T4A9rMzNr5A4uG8Ptbt5L88C4l1mGuzXQ0K3PskY9IIbUFQgpdplvl8HeS8ef60kJoAWpzsS_LSvVR8mb1KrfdJ-mqeTx1TKZfWJJdTFcsVw16UC3QX_YpTIWNfBnUbspikQKN1oCXY/s1075/Screenshot_20240107_091247_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoQ8yVfaZkoR86BmoZd7Mgu0NWVCdshfAIKVI1UoNeR95mDd2T4A9rMzNr5A4uG8Ptbt5L88C4l1mGuzXQ0K3PskY9IIbUFQgpdplvl8HeS8ef60kJoAWpzsS_LSvVR8mb1KrfdJ-mqeTx1TKZfWJJdTFcsVw16UC3QX_YpTIWNfBnUbspikQKN1oCXY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091247_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent my Wednesday afternoon in our local cinema. Managed to catch Wonka before it came to an end. Glad I made the effort, a very enjoyable watch. Although, normally when I go to an afternoon matinee, with free coffee and biscuits, it's me and just half a dozen others, who are normally a good 20 years plus older than me. Today I got the last seat, as the kids were still off school.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkvRor09p2UoYjb57aiVUdYP0CVIk97p_NsNIwNa2_uWE6Ud_ouMtgcBb7C0ythOI0uB7qJUbGxPxtf0R1646W8StNXQDJj-_WAFjFXU47s7zNAWzglP57jI8JH9TtP8eQTV9YmUm76EbrBGEQyQx8UtHo7gJjBOg8dMml_wOJyOQWf7MQ5UHx79K000/s1070/Screenshot_20240107_091306_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkvRor09p2UoYjb57aiVUdYP0CVIk97p_NsNIwNa2_uWE6Ud_ouMtgcBb7C0ythOI0uB7qJUbGxPxtf0R1646W8StNXQDJj-_WAFjFXU47s7zNAWzglP57jI8JH9TtP8eQTV9YmUm76EbrBGEQyQx8UtHo7gJjBOg8dMml_wOJyOQWf7MQ5UHx79K000/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091306_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday it finally stopped raining! I was meant to go in and invigilate an exam in the afternoon but that got cancelled. I spent a couple of hours over at Ham Wall instead. I love it over there but the tracks are so wet and muddy and flooded in places, it was just a case of sticking to the main footpaths.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oiRG6oMAS9VXy9-6th6Fdr8qvTPKEGtGv1Opuw2i7URAa9ie1WeL6M-EvE-gNMmzmhMuhinu1OGMbFiMOXVSZDwc5hzaHdJ9-LLz_oW4ztRam-BYNc0ePITdj-xR6khY9WprGJ8J-y5kHJRWtQP0yNWymoGg1Q4bY71XANGulEUbORJzMNWLGVXpRMM/s628/Screenshot_20240104_130643_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="628" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oiRG6oMAS9VXy9-6th6Fdr8qvTPKEGtGv1Opuw2i7URAa9ie1WeL6M-EvE-gNMmzmhMuhinu1OGMbFiMOXVSZDwc5hzaHdJ9-LLz_oW4ztRam-BYNc0ePITdj-xR6khY9WprGJ8J-y5kHJRWtQP0yNWymoGg1Q4bY71XANGulEUbORJzMNWLGVXpRMM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240104_130643_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, got my first encounter of the year with the friendly Tits......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrANJwRIKjqebV2-DZ50DsMnUNXqcQPZzBo2CQMMDqaX88JeEAoeqTUdHrCFomqXjo9oGGWiqUu_mhhnrBruoZAEqKwbHWFleU_HHJ93cKAp9pk2EpE55vIjFFMsXoV2rbjHVQEEHhMLCp7boT6brZX5VA6bZK0yWl1DlTTTZwFFYDsh03Levq_iTOjI/s714/Screenshot_20240104_130105_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="714" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrANJwRIKjqebV2-DZ50DsMnUNXqcQPZzBo2CQMMDqaX88JeEAoeqTUdHrCFomqXjo9oGGWiqUu_mhhnrBruoZAEqKwbHWFleU_HHJ93cKAp9pk2EpE55vIjFFMsXoV2rbjHVQEEHhMLCp7boT6brZX5VA6bZK0yWl1DlTTTZwFFYDsh03Levq_iTOjI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240104_130105_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and robins x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36z02NMrwgAEwhFCHX3Ep3XimfGkFXFI3eknjJKeVentaESFdItOR-kSilvBs9iZ-8DogerhMbPLOu0eGpMidM-iDZu6An5xeXAiB_BAsz7i25Lk0fAs75aTFhD0xfniI0lZKSyveO1WA0D2_tV-rVJViLQy025KCuj9jIS6JkYbNmSetl0Ohun2RcHY/s1074/Screenshot_20240107_091329_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36z02NMrwgAEwhFCHX3Ep3XimfGkFXFI3eknjJKeVentaESFdItOR-kSilvBs9iZ-8DogerhMbPLOu0eGpMidM-iDZu6An5xeXAiB_BAsz7i25Lk0fAs75aTFhD0xfniI0lZKSyveO1WA0D2_tV-rVJViLQy025KCuj9jIS6JkYbNmSetl0Ohun2RcHY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091329_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday I had to go over to Shepton to get my hair cut. There is so much flooding about, that I gave myself plenty of time. Managed to capture the Tor reflected in the flood plains. We have had so much rain and there are a number of impassable roads locally. I think, next week is supposed to be drier, it needs to be, just to clear some of this water!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwBjZWMjtsmxtYPujMR6W0Bepl7AGdLZgesQNA4hGVZWhU374fvjbiNlK0THLuPFH6Lmun_jypew2kT2jlm1f7jBijAdXnU1rbUPA3VrjqLU89PLem4gmWcTehC2RTOaPXWcePPFuoCEJ2trLBhJMMPahL0Ej3llvbcafRiFFRN7_H3k7GEmhaVkdrzA/s1075/Screenshot_20240107_091320_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwBjZWMjtsmxtYPujMR6W0Bepl7AGdLZgesQNA4hGVZWhU374fvjbiNlK0THLuPFH6Lmun_jypew2kT2jlm1f7jBijAdXnU1rbUPA3VrjqLU89PLem4gmWcTehC2RTOaPXWcePPFuoCEJ2trLBhJMMPahL0Ej3llvbcafRiFFRN7_H3k7GEmhaVkdrzA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091320_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So 2024 has got off to a soggy start outside.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....inside it's looking bright and cheery x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjco5rPl0vaf3D09xGDNT0LEwAoOWaqMhtrekLn5B5z6REzKk5HO9tYXv8cYgnq2-jpESwytld6LdBswxCpuetQ1_GUhK9A3v-wr3C8E5NB1hyf6RyBc1UbkWsro2XHA0AyDloHp1s0rp6xKIONFLFzOcX7ZZxS7xX0g_RjSufondDM8WeVBBvl167gzBo/s1070/Screenshot_20240107_091345_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjco5rPl0vaf3D09xGDNT0LEwAoOWaqMhtrekLn5B5z6REzKk5HO9tYXv8cYgnq2-jpESwytld6LdBswxCpuetQ1_GUhK9A3v-wr3C8E5NB1hyf6RyBc1UbkWsro2XHA0AyDloHp1s0rp6xKIONFLFzOcX7ZZxS7xX0g_RjSufondDM8WeVBBvl167gzBo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240107_091345_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday evening I was invited to the Private View of the Student Exhibition up at Millfield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A complete showcase of work, from Pre-Prep right the way up to A Level.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was busy! I did my best to mingle but really did not know anyone, so felt a little bit of a spare part but I'm sure that feeling will ease as time goes on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSjg-ymIG0j4oEuYbE6LTmlFhgXLpsYyHc8d68M3i54m42xPXKJa_TgCQCYXAI6C7afkZaHKkzliWV_gRHjrZWYWQhmwdh8PaS6ELeykRxR9_5Au-kT5XBivT7q-DxHsjjbUfIVFKIDKYuXNoMnNzDr7W4QSp5w0vQ_i3IYIveLhrhFpgMq9Yudwq9hQ/s1069/Screenshot_20240106_122742_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSjg-ymIG0j4oEuYbE6LTmlFhgXLpsYyHc8d68M3i54m42xPXKJa_TgCQCYXAI6C7afkZaHKkzliWV_gRHjrZWYWQhmwdh8PaS6ELeykRxR9_5Au-kT5XBivT7q-DxHsjjbUfIVFKIDKYuXNoMnNzDr7W4QSp5w0vQ_i3IYIveLhrhFpgMq9Yudwq9hQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240106_122742_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so on Saturday, I officially started my role as Gallery Invigilator...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Jqw-lRy_mUrfJpxMYgK2_u0exOMQVy2xeSGH07j88BCWqT7VNgVWb8DOSiYhqxtKaqYGrQPB-KRkKzOLjHbn9GkyRb61Q6ydKHj0iOWuDSo7lz-OjfEF-fWU5NYI-r9GIckZy5XgnRFYV0mLlyn6OWPIG3aYaUQQYhe6YM14KG18AxuzyiPQSlrmQSo/s1075/Screenshot_20240106_122957_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Jqw-lRy_mUrfJpxMYgK2_u0exOMQVy2xeSGH07j88BCWqT7VNgVWb8DOSiYhqxtKaqYGrQPB-KRkKzOLjHbn9GkyRb61Q6ydKHj0iOWuDSo7lz-OjfEF-fWU5NYI-r9GIckZy5XgnRFYV0mLlyn6OWPIG3aYaUQQYhe6YM14KG18AxuzyiPQSlrmQSo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240106_122957_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....in the Atkinson Gallery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS59xAVFiLeIdcu2boCr3CcHqU_tTFPwtRMrx_QVtxtSoNI7Ox6pGUL1o0F5CUz5k5FeW0SbsagiqkJU9K0AP-JuZTntMxYVGO-yZW413I_k4kfBAmNJXO33-gF4e9A-weQ3R1twosG_2qLZDxI37oTLhrA3PLTnjLvXlmCE5GUVobiTSQ0mFCsJRRvg/s1071/Screenshot_20240106_123041_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS59xAVFiLeIdcu2boCr3CcHqU_tTFPwtRMrx_QVtxtSoNI7Ox6pGUL1o0F5CUz5k5FeW0SbsagiqkJU9K0AP-JuZTntMxYVGO-yZW413I_k4kfBAmNJXO33-gF4e9A-weQ3R1twosG_2qLZDxI37oTLhrA3PLTnjLvXlmCE5GUVobiTSQ0mFCsJRRvg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240106_123041_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My spot!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYtUWzUC2STpG7O7tAXHCwtEKZipBIo0MJRfrgcTSKJxjcthPZAWi7f4LnWdrdS-noF8tTJ_Q81ZI1CrtlCWBfWh_nPcNykD4h9lRFgIO8yBhxcMdJ9PYhT6MW2mc74JxL8pk9A-uBSA7MXTjbdxyQc9KkqvN8zjKvWipDTvibGwFsSQzC3guDE_lwcc/s1042/Screenshot_20240106_123123_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1042" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYtUWzUC2STpG7O7tAXHCwtEKZipBIo0MJRfrgcTSKJxjcthPZAWi7f4LnWdrdS-noF8tTJ_Q81ZI1CrtlCWBfWh_nPcNykD4h9lRFgIO8yBhxcMdJ9PYhT6MW2mc74JxL8pk9A-uBSA7MXTjbdxyQc9KkqvN8zjKvWipDTvibGwFsSQzC3guDE_lwcc/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240106_123123_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sadly, I'm not able to share the fantastic Student work on display in the exhibition, as it's current exam work and can't be shared on social media. If you are local however, you can pop in and have a look around.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH_gIaBvRBPn3xIzRNL-109UfGKW9JnvKwEzPepYN-GlqAHUwRVF3G0Hf2QY6tyjaptJb2CsYHtjRsyP9NDaeyCrXWO_wYRkqlnm7NyEv70G6VbRJtitoQl2NqZXPH2qUKcEjDNR9V8sZ5DPXOoUlSKRzi9RLalh3me_wMqj_ofohLvRHMGmnGpJkFB8/s1075/Screenshot_20240106_123221_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH_gIaBvRBPn3xIzRNL-109UfGKW9JnvKwEzPepYN-GlqAHUwRVF3G0Hf2QY6tyjaptJb2CsYHtjRsyP9NDaeyCrXWO_wYRkqlnm7NyEv70G6VbRJtitoQl2NqZXPH2qUKcEjDNR9V8sZ5DPXOoUlSKRzi9RLalh3me_wMqj_ofohLvRHMGmnGpJkFB8/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240106_123221_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm just in for a few Saturdays for this exhibition, but will do 4 consecutive days in two 5 week blocks for the outside exhibitions. One in February/March and another in September/October.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXtePzD4Puu5nJ3DAvUQC3o91uks6qq3ArdAePBmiUEHN_yWby4NiX9o_l6eknqA_aYhK4nRmGk5SgDIsUQepzBFFAMJRiEVa05S-QScXZfK4jiLPnHSJYY5jv0Sgkj4rWdljtK_XGd3DGfMUAaqhvItsLrd9M0nEPM9MnfRAV4ge7MuiKIXjRnRpxag/s1072/Screenshot_20240106_123317_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXtePzD4Puu5nJ3DAvUQC3o91uks6qq3ArdAePBmiUEHN_yWby4NiX9o_l6eknqA_aYhK4nRmGk5SgDIsUQepzBFFAMJRiEVa05S-QScXZfK4jiLPnHSJYY5jv0Sgkj4rWdljtK_XGd3DGfMUAaqhvItsLrd9M0nEPM9MnfRAV4ge7MuiKIXjRnRpxag/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240106_123317_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had quite a few visitors and honestly, it couldn't be more different from Sainsbury's. It was cold, that's the only comparison. Will need to layer up more next week!! But it wasn't stressful, I didn't feel anxious and I didn't go home exhausted, dreading my next shift!! So a huge win for me!! And it was nice to have a reason to dress a little smarter x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Went into town today to buy a gillet !!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff is refereeing this afternoon, so a chilled Sunday...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....what a treat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next week is busy, invigilating A Level mocks. They're peppered over the week, so hopefully, if it remains dry, I can squeeze in a walk or two too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a good week x</div><div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-76647933071780637292024-01-01T13:57:00.003+00:002024-01-01T13:57:57.456+00:00Pinch and a punch.....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pinch and a punch.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCZpBhjghtmeNNqtb3BObE7YkO_AAKziz_0N9rXXkvgw82nxHU2rYGBB0bSirBw3ldsLbPiYedlaONRxJEg6n_5P3_QT0MOvYJoN7Ft4s29v4YMFH5wbcKOy6RqABQOxMzqliCsiia9AB2hyphenhypheno0c8rfzGgvZ7ugjaA1Q4yVDISmsF5jSUTFb73UoZ_ChI/s1080/Screenshot_20240101_121247_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCZpBhjghtmeNNqtb3BObE7YkO_AAKziz_0N9rXXkvgw82nxHU2rYGBB0bSirBw3ldsLbPiYedlaONRxJEg6n_5P3_QT0MOvYJoN7Ft4s29v4YMFH5wbcKOy6RqABQOxMzqliCsiia9AB2hyphenhypheno0c8rfzGgvZ7ugjaA1Q4yVDISmsF5jSUTFb73UoZ_ChI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240101_121247_Photos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....hello January....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxPoM6QwzLAMX5MbPtaKvOsmdRla7f0gAkxhIBeP7mb0KUT1VA1ByBxSUinVb8fGl641b6HZERs7byTaMKQ-L_ykG4E6f6Q1qr8iqVyD__9ZCcmdwx9Lzk3ekKMfaHjm1LZRb2Io9uvctH-KzrbP4oOPcGsOOksjk41MeaHqSWhL5RgaVGH18U0J0Xkc/s1077/Screenshot_20231231_185143_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1077" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxPoM6QwzLAMX5MbPtaKvOsmdRla7f0gAkxhIBeP7mb0KUT1VA1ByBxSUinVb8fGl641b6HZERs7byTaMKQ-L_ykG4E6f6Q1qr8iqVyD__9ZCcmdwx9Lzk3ekKMfaHjm1LZRb2Io9uvctH-KzrbP4oOPcGsOOksjk41MeaHqSWhL5RgaVGH18U0J0Xkc/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231231_185143_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....2024!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFLNRJ_SCgccLdAxHlYkfTYS_O3FrVvlO-ZDnsfkPtU3hVcNnF28kWJ835oPKWvg-u4qLW8XUGwEf75g55VKw0_ok2sBHsqerVMJPPksWMxTTqWp67u13QToox0z3XN9PVkxCtkaTyDcQRPJsEsgB0bLlVJrhCkgRvh8L0r1WvPl8ORIL7qRw7h4q1XI/s1069/Screenshot_20240101_091415_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFLNRJ_SCgccLdAxHlYkfTYS_O3FrVvlO-ZDnsfkPtU3hVcNnF28kWJ835oPKWvg-u4qLW8XUGwEf75g55VKw0_ok2sBHsqerVMJPPksWMxTTqWp67u13QToox0z3XN9PVkxCtkaTyDcQRPJsEsgB0bLlVJrhCkgRvh8L0r1WvPl8ORIL7qRw7h4q1XI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240101_091415_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very satisfactory 'Monday' to kick start off the new year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqwGwRs6MWsFB0EJhCxyXV42AK4-OEALckIFUpdEEAQR0GtS-FxxwoUpxDpeyULm7EX-4KooO2FfgZ2Hu_th0WMequLfV8cDqrDMqxKYAI3wSFJd5S4o_0I_LgLbqRt7wf-xquqPzFXEoF951Xqh1vBBgU2xT2P5RQop8OPbJ39zrbKG9GMwDi0kLVxY/s1071/Screenshot_20240101_120754_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqwGwRs6MWsFB0EJhCxyXV42AK4-OEALckIFUpdEEAQR0GtS-FxxwoUpxDpeyULm7EX-4KooO2FfgZ2Hu_th0WMequLfV8cDqrDMqxKYAI3wSFJd5S4o_0I_LgLbqRt7wf-xquqPzFXEoF951Xqh1vBBgU2xT2P5RQop8OPbJ39zrbKG9GMwDi0kLVxY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240101_120754_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent New Year's Eve watching the Whitney Houston film,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then Rick Astley and the fireworks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just me, Jeff and Sophie x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTIpY2WQySZMoAoQORDB2AmGTlK1AVwyo86VRYpQ40wZIJmMXb1pnUDoVjzLQHzWaFVmVfx7lWVYCntO7V4BKmVijQdN28cES-2Hu7qUkq1qTmMHNDIDi_8XLRp_APPukVSYlOa1FSfjZ3CfuQloBxdflSONNpQGnC9XYi_9mU8fxYT74RCoIqgoJYsE/s1070/Screenshot_20240101_120340_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTIpY2WQySZMoAoQORDB2AmGTlK1AVwyo86VRYpQ40wZIJmMXb1pnUDoVjzLQHzWaFVmVfx7lWVYCntO7V4BKmVijQdN28cES-2Hu7qUkq1qTmMHNDIDi_8XLRp_APPukVSYlOa1FSfjZ3CfuQloBxdflSONNpQGnC9XYi_9mU8fxYT74RCoIqgoJYsE/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240101_120340_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did stay up until midnight and our nieghbours gifted us a fantastic firework display </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">out the back, whilst the London firework display was going off on the TV.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L-Iwxq0P2hcJbd-LhTj66dICNlRUqV_PdRQ4azL1JgjZsP5UCcDw7VcHgjdgK2R8gGcVbLaAJdGHwxDGfHaQckWrorRUs16V9_LUpuaVyy01-_xkCnN-_ItYaj5dLNU3_9am49rFXssUNUl1IAEYx2XoHXFYT5Pe7ugxUDg89NTyNDZq_gssAw3WNAc/s1080/original_6bd44844-26b4-4c3b-b62b-11633946409a_Screenshot_20231230_194544_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L-Iwxq0P2hcJbd-LhTj66dICNlRUqV_PdRQ4azL1JgjZsP5UCcDw7VcHgjdgK2R8gGcVbLaAJdGHwxDGfHaQckWrorRUs16V9_LUpuaVyy01-_xkCnN-_ItYaj5dLNU3_9am49rFXssUNUl1IAEYx2XoHXFYT5Pe7ugxUDg89NTyNDZq_gssAw3WNAc/w400-h400/original_6bd44844-26b4-4c3b-b62b-11633946409a_Screenshot_20231230_194544_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quiet, relaxed New Year's Eve x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1P-kP3VutgAXCJ48Nm8tbfEtEOSjniBV2hXFFsQsQRaBCEe4Ax9w8DLjuJjY6g9kfjmUkK8T-wErKZ8PfLfy53MLOodVOGzXMmHBk4WTPyi09KmecGq2YIrRBK7-dUTkBhGEBhodi3Wt2d302WwF1O9fw36X0R9t6usdTPnrcgH1N-Lhs25HECIYBbQ/s1073/Screenshot_20240101_120438_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1P-kP3VutgAXCJ48Nm8tbfEtEOSjniBV2hXFFsQsQRaBCEe4Ax9w8DLjuJjY6g9kfjmUkK8T-wErKZ8PfLfy53MLOodVOGzXMmHBk4WTPyi09KmecGq2YIrRBK7-dUTkBhGEBhodi3Wt2d302WwF1O9fw36X0R9t6usdTPnrcgH1N-Lhs25HECIYBbQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240101_120438_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie headed off this morning.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nplqCBdAOKzIkZRodU8GYpLX-YHA5UJfcwE548wUw_0HQsmaqdwpGY44z2ccyuL5yxzNqmUkH0MuansLJePKvUq91in99deTM1_IZMcHGfxH-ABuUZHHP4xOLpGjihYX_6MC2PKm7e0vVhbKApbLNVmYAgpx6niJTdlHTpbjCf1rrS4sx3mUjk3q0m4/s2992/20231230_112344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nplqCBdAOKzIkZRodU8GYpLX-YHA5UJfcwE548wUw_0HQsmaqdwpGY44z2ccyuL5yxzNqmUkH0MuansLJePKvUq91in99deTM1_IZMcHGfxH-ABuUZHHP4xOLpGjihYX_6MC2PKm7e0vVhbKApbLNVmYAgpx6niJTdlHTpbjCf1rrS4sx3mUjk3q0m4/w400-h400/20231230_112344.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and Sam went back on Saturday!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(He's got essays to write!!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxFfp_tIVDwJerg2hlxX-I327Np-gElJfelE7APSeIafNF5HCuQM_Cr1qMDXiyDG3AnROVKkzZ7TdnMcOlNS24IfbgQsImggtKOA0wV8nCbG-zSFPB8Kjz4DAcIGZh4ufiN72kmNUibnpw6oWoWoVIAcl4nklu-Rnh7HeSjVvnGQH-ZXU6GyWnIToCQI/s1080/Screenshot_20231230_195356_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxFfp_tIVDwJerg2hlxX-I327Np-gElJfelE7APSeIafNF5HCuQM_Cr1qMDXiyDG3AnROVKkzZ7TdnMcOlNS24IfbgQsImggtKOA0wV8nCbG-zSFPB8Kjz4DAcIGZh4ufiN72kmNUibnpw6oWoWoVIAcl4nklu-Rnh7HeSjVvnGQH-ZXU6GyWnIToCQI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231230_195356_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I did remember to take a pic of the 4 of us, before he went!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkkAjtCBWb9yTMY8fb7G2bvKyxZYH-PbbvA5ArZnzYmUUejwqta-I0-ha3-CeJhRQXr6Yusb43Gf0jFxz_vricW2Q12FnKRkJvqtn1u8g559jkOdx0hg4DSEYLP3fj0gqdtrLuVp9EONdl6XnQPuU6GOuib29O2aLmUYud9ie44LgzanpW9nCnFLDjZ4/s1080/Screenshot_20231231_093327_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkkAjtCBWb9yTMY8fb7G2bvKyxZYH-PbbvA5ArZnzYmUUejwqta-I0-ha3-CeJhRQXr6Yusb43Gf0jFxz_vricW2Q12FnKRkJvqtn1u8g559jkOdx0hg4DSEYLP3fj0gqdtrLuVp9EONdl6XnQPuU6GOuib29O2aLmUYud9ie44LgzanpW9nCnFLDjZ4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231231_093327_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's tradition!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This will be our 9th New Year in this house!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(we were here in 2016, just hadn't built the kitchen yet!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The longest I've lived anywhere, all my life x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKbs_Xne5JhptsUaa15Ib6TtMenEz1vLGrKNnQ0kptJc9LsNM1TBrRX3pRADKIHj7ts01s0nKoDV7y08Kzk8vRuwkYqzvoMijHequDlUXDak_3MAz95h9fJwvhtRHlfjZmRi4EsrBA3SonnUOiMd9VCZ-G2vjUIjlubJoU4tSkTk886g-JRNQ14duc4E/s1080/Screenshot_20231231_151817_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKbs_Xne5JhptsUaa15Ib6TtMenEz1vLGrKNnQ0kptJc9LsNM1TBrRX3pRADKIHj7ts01s0nKoDV7y08Kzk8vRuwkYqzvoMijHequDlUXDak_3MAz95h9fJwvhtRHlfjZmRi4EsrBA3SonnUOiMd9VCZ-G2vjUIjlubJoU4tSkTk886g-JRNQ14duc4E/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231231_151817_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, a NEW YEAR!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have 3 trips booked already for 2024!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Italy at Easter, Greece in the Summer and Spain for October half term. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyOJ9WHq6vTEDjksW69IKBzTnSENmDC-4gCKHsJpstCXi88YpYTLf2HAN6GJX2DjzqPKidCFRncOse_LkHCNt194EWeVunk0KCY7vpBgJ7v87jFwQjE3Aa8rAgIKL3wgD0fW7Y6ZkIqTMeW9kblg39M39LRYhYgxh1tLjoGU1YrAz1kOZOV2E6k-0rnI/s1080/Screenshot_20231231_185359_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyOJ9WHq6vTEDjksW69IKBzTnSENmDC-4gCKHsJpstCXi88YpYTLf2HAN6GJX2DjzqPKidCFRncOse_LkHCNt194EWeVunk0KCY7vpBgJ7v87jFwQjE3Aa8rAgIKL3wgD0fW7Y6ZkIqTMeW9kblg39M39LRYhYgxh1tLjoGU1YrAz1kOZOV2E6k-0rnI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231231_185359_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have 8 shows already booked up and even one for 2025!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I fully intend to go to the Festive Fiesta again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take That is the only live music booked so far! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But Olly Murs is the support act, so it's like 2 concerts for the price of one!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLkFhpA39mVF2ilsXAemF6XuU1m0KySLbs2xx1Nd2BJzUW5vgS6Pk9iPdLjzzKa0SDCtM_h9HjrRU8mCgEHaeQUCLp2f-6Nq0a76uaQYnSu5XS-Vrp_4L9lNbfXERrxU3ak8pc7kpIrng1NnPCfVZWX3xkKtJBpxjurXsSD2fp8uO_KRRBJrhB2OOFLQ/s1067/Screenshot_20240101_120810_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLkFhpA39mVF2ilsXAemF6XuU1m0KySLbs2xx1Nd2BJzUW5vgS6Pk9iPdLjzzKa0SDCtM_h9HjrRU8mCgEHaeQUCLp2f-6Nq0a76uaQYnSu5XS-Vrp_4L9lNbfXERrxU3ak8pc7kpIrng1NnPCfVZWX3xkKtJBpxjurXsSD2fp8uO_KRRBJrhB2OOFLQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240101_120810_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what's in store for me???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm making me a priority. I'm fed up of feeling rubbish, all thanks to the wonderful menopause....the gift that just keeps on going. I'm not going to weigh myself or focus on my weight, I'm just going to focus on feeling better, well fed and nurtured, cared for. Only I can help make improvements, so.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will eat well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will drink more water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will walk daily</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will start to add in daily exercises for strength</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will try and reduce my caffeine intake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will take time out to do the things I enjoy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will incorporate the Glucose Goddess hacks into my daily routines</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to feel fit, healthy and just the best I can for our Summer adventure to Greece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here's to a good year xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY 2024 x</span></b></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-87849064736046292152023-12-31T11:53:00.001+00:002023-12-31T12:12:39.399+00:00FAREWELL 2023!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>FAREWELL 2023!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSztCRBHdLftNlWbNuOjnHuU_Bold7lZuGtzf9Z5T03RwpN41LRArMKAn82gWKgYAWg08xjAILApFI0J1gJnbJH1-_vaPlp1kKzKL7CGkdGJ2PSTxo7MN7KAYVXhdkJrSNFGHSpe0ZqZLaPTf3pz26i11bhINm0lt9LP_MSzewlqnJExAp0SSBj6XT_eI/s1080/Screenshot_20231231_093353_Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSztCRBHdLftNlWbNuOjnHuU_Bold7lZuGtzf9Z5T03RwpN41LRArMKAn82gWKgYAWg08xjAILApFI0J1gJnbJH1-_vaPlp1kKzKL7CGkdGJ2PSTxo7MN7KAYVXhdkJrSNFGHSpe0ZqZLaPTf3pz26i11bhINm0lt9LP_MSzewlqnJExAp0SSBj6XT_eI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231231_093353_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I <b>LOVE</b> to look back on the year. See what we've done, achieved, enjoyed!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tend to look at all the positives, rather than dwell on the negatives. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Musical Theatre is something Sophie and I enjoy together, and I've seen 7 shows this year - The Commitments (just me!), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Lion King, 42nd Street, Greatest Days, Pretty Woman (just me!) and Annie.... We've already eight booked up for 2024 and one booked up for 2025 already!! The bonus of an ATG Card, cheaper tickets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've also had a great year for Live music. Jeff and I started off the year in Wells Cathedral, <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">listening to the London Film Music Orchestra, play the music of Hans Zimmer and John Williams. Jeff and I then saw ABBA Voyage in London and Deacon Blue in Cardiff, meeting up with my old school friend Mel and her hubby Ade. Sophie and I got to see Harry Styles, Coldplay at the Principality Stadium and Disney100, all perform in Cardiff. And my sister and I went back in time and saw Haircut 100 at the Bath Forum. We also saw Love Actually with a live orchestra again, taking Ella (my niece) with us this time, her first watch of Love Actually. Which coincidentally was celebrating it's 20th year!! And, although not feeling my best, I did make it to the Festive Fiesta again in Bristol, my Christmas favourite!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">I've seen a few films this year, supporting our local cinema and their afternoon matinees, with free coffee and biscuits!! Ten in total!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">I have had quite a big year personally. Am in the throws of the menopause, which certainly isn't being kind - bad back, dry eye, frozen </span><span style="color: #262626;">shoulder</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">... the list goes on! I left my job at Sainsbury's in June after very nearly six years, and started work up at Millfield as an Exam Invigilator in November. And in the new year I start another role, as Gallery Invigilator. I got to tick off a BIG 'Bucket List' item this year, getting to fly in a Hot Air Balloon in July and a slightly smaller one, finally photographing a Kingfisher!! I enjoyed my 30th University Reunion up in Ambleside, meeting up with great friends, who after all these years have not changed at all and it felt like it was just yesterday that we'd last been together. For the first time in 30 years + all the cousins got together at a family gathering down in Cornwall and Dad got to enjoy the company of both his daughter's on Father's Day for the first time in years. I recently had a lovely meet up with school friends up in Cleobury and I've been lucky to have had a few meet ups with my Uni partner in crime this year, always a treat. I continue to get out and walk, often with my friend Lynn and continue to enjoy my love of Photography, being totally annoying and taking photo's ALL the time!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">Jeff continues to be super busy at work but found time to get his unseen Ebay purchase from last year, his </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">beloved</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> Peugot 205, through it's MOT. He'd been diagnosed with high cholestral during a routine check-up, most probably hereditary, and has lost weight due to few lifestyle changes. He still runs, spins, swims, referees!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626;">Sam celebrated his 21st this year up in Cardiff. He stayed up there this summer, working in a Greek restaurant as head pot-washer, potato peeler and tzatziki maker!! He's in his second year at Uni, studying History and Economics and seems to have finally knuckled down to his studies!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626;">Sophie continues to work at the ONS, rotating to a different department in September (which she prefers) She plays for a local Korf Ball team and gets to enjoys lots of stuff socially out in Cardiff. I LOVE that she and Sam live in the same city and that I get to visit and see them both when I do!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626;">And Finally <b>TRAVEL </b>our favourite thing!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">We've enjoyed some fabulous trips together. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">EASTER - Lindos, Rhodes Town, and Symi</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">SUMMER - Family holiday to Soller, Majorca</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">BONUS - Cheap extra trip to Cavtat, Croatia</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">SEPTEMBER - A very HOT few days in Amsterdam with Sophie</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">OCTOBER - Barcelona, Blanes, and Girona</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">DECEMBER - Córdoba, Seville, and Malaga</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A</span><b> <span style="font-size: x-large;">FAB-U-LOUS</span> </b><span style="font-size: large;">YEAR xx</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLHRmsjyFJaW6Mi753jSMDk9zTxlcSUItWxqkpvQrhUhdoe5fdauXohxCkuOuw61vK194VsP1eZP4-UglQ0A3nCdcNt_fwzEGPNxIMj-mZGS5dJeycP6Ts7DfdVTzoifxfI3T-3DyvTHRD4p-BWvxIF9YGBsKESmXeaeLD7lTB7wVBHfI60lbpwp61wA/s1080/Screenshot_20231227_155649_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLHRmsjyFJaW6Mi753jSMDk9zTxlcSUItWxqkpvQrhUhdoe5fdauXohxCkuOuw61vK194VsP1eZP4-UglQ0A3nCdcNt_fwzEGPNxIMj-mZGS5dJeycP6Ts7DfdVTzoifxfI3T-3DyvTHRD4p-BWvxIF9YGBsKESmXeaeLD7lTB7wVBHfI60lbpwp61wA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_155649_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>JANUARY</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJ6fIXmLNkAjRTrxUJBjGDP7m0SYXmgTTUGUa-py6sczmCjY9vtKsdaeCwRqB6cOeRwuHUkF4kYC1297iCv6sYCaH-1Sv0vHHHdFJUHB006XBm27lcVOdmawRtSyODmtqAIeGIOeVCPcZFsQxkVmh2tjEKtzasMJVM3WeJzuYiNWEEIjHm0d3GEi8qXI/s1076/Screenshot_20231227_155702_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJ6fIXmLNkAjRTrxUJBjGDP7m0SYXmgTTUGUa-py6sczmCjY9vtKsdaeCwRqB6cOeRwuHUkF4kYC1297iCv6sYCaH-1Sv0vHHHdFJUHB006XBm27lcVOdmawRtSyODmtqAIeGIOeVCPcZFsQxkVmh2tjEKtzasMJVM3WeJzuYiNWEEIjHm0d3GEi8qXI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_155702_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>FEBRUARY</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GSp92ElIUuPNPYYwBimW9t4da1zfHeU-rgOT0_3U32ltICzOC4MiA-yfuNoZASLhH3QyX4E2o8miWrD12Q2USio2lb3bhkOZO_n6rvYP5DuQT0G-R7984OCfCHHXZTLNX_K6BdzNXuQABJ2A_8ACr9_zWujx_OJ6KrTkpCgmOi3OoafWoy8bgCI2bv4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_160202_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">30th Uni Reunion!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZEVzJufonu0J6PQ-DKCRm0ouBk8GeJ1Mr7AsFb3b9SB7Q0hXTatHQpyNjxzcyneyux6u7kPKmaauJKmcUz4WA0pTFGl1Fi7KLMmgOWFS10n_3FkCfoeMMFCRww19BUCWVsyYiOYSXGyD4EXL97OpUE8uKMyx_k0vyrpxGadB8B72c_QsDK5S_25YBk0/s1080/Screenshot_20231227_155846_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZEVzJufonu0J6PQ-DKCRm0ouBk8GeJ1Mr7AsFb3b9SB7Q0hXTatHQpyNjxzcyneyux6u7kPKmaauJKmcUz4WA0pTFGl1Fi7KLMmgOWFS10n_3FkCfoeMMFCRww19BUCWVsyYiOYSXGyD4EXL97OpUE8uKMyx_k0vyrpxGadB8B72c_QsDK5S_25YBk0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_155846_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">Breakfast bags!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i1gs3MeuLSXk9cxwoAJMwMy7MsPn1l96_lkQPjjMyFPP-vWHtUR_otasOQXuYJQcXtR3oXOUIQkH-sR6F-c-J7VKcBVOsCcZXpeije58moxXPfLgiz3tihceuDQBxJ1v-y9D65qkR26QKQl7JBubLwyoJigaHrBbqk1tcIFga3huwfAuYWiwAg_d_HQ/s1070/Screenshot_20231227_155546_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i1gs3MeuLSXk9cxwoAJMwMy7MsPn1l96_lkQPjjMyFPP-vWHtUR_otasOQXuYJQcXtR3oXOUIQkH-sR6F-c-J7VKcBVOsCcZXpeije58moxXPfLgiz3tihceuDQBxJ1v-y9D65qkR26QKQl7JBubLwyoJigaHrBbqk1tcIFga3huwfAuYWiwAg_d_HQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_155546_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">(I bought these bags from </span><a href="https://www.rexlondon.com/spotlight?ll=menutopnav" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Rex</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 'Breakfast Bag' came about because the kids just wanted money for Christmas, Jeff and I didn't want anything! We didn't want to waste money just buying things to have under the tree to open, which then often went to the charity shop further down the line and no one needed the stress of trying to think of what to buy for each other just for the sake of it!.</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626;">So, we decided to do things a little different 4/5 years ago. We draw a </span><span style="color: #262626;">category</span><span style="color: #262626;"> out of a hat and each person spends no more than £10 a person, including a gift for themselves, so in our household of 4, a £40 a round spend! We then wrap each round of gifts in the same paper, open together, starting at 'breakfast time' hence the name.</span></span></span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho965MbQPe2xar8u69iYxYStdY_LIINfJgdHNRqH0orZ65WXJ8dKOQaC9g5-FxPFSgrkP9qR6fEizyPx7ZMMesidrSlGbFQ4BDOIC7I7sjafEMDnkn9VDBua8b5Y1TDWn2DXKY-fQrQWVbdNvPC-GFrbjAxFPy_7WiCBc8LAsP8hk5gby_DJDN9G8Xc94/s2992/20231224_225450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho965MbQPe2xar8u69iYxYStdY_LIINfJgdHNRqH0orZ65WXJ8dKOQaC9g5-FxPFSgrkP9qR6fEizyPx7ZMMesidrSlGbFQ4BDOIC7I7sjafEMDnkn9VDBua8b5Y1TDWn2DXKY-fQrQWVbdNvPC-GFrbjAxFPy_7WiCBc8LAsP8hk5gby_DJDN9G8Xc94/w400-h400/20231224_225450.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUeieU_KlU6vwapELmneb3aNxwUqhcZRDsvdY5F60N6DsTNgTXQVshiuZkR5Eh-bsvcZr3k2VlvTLPCEs4G9Dfmu4f8ZsBFgi_YFNHO1bnyRKdGpizGkUIK58g-EYAbctwyPKZgrqnEJpsvGurHiMubsRsBMVXb8jA28Bf6XUPoLOAYJiDpnRnKj01Zs/s1075/Screenshot_20231225_185120_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUeieU_KlU6vwapELmneb3aNxwUqhcZRDsvdY5F60N6DsTNgTXQVshiuZkR5Eh-bsvcZr3k2VlvTLPCEs4G9Dfmu4f8ZsBFgi_YFNHO1bnyRKdGpizGkUIK58g-EYAbctwyPKZgrqnEJpsvGurHiMubsRsBMVXb8jA28Bf6XUPoLOAYJiDpnRnKj01Zs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_185120_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">nd it all kicks off around the table at 'Breakfast' time !</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rx1JKhxKhUx-mzv2lxim0xNAkSwb7kOzaJtgkG4xvFKG3LkUx1Rj5Q62F50eF6dE2XdPZCzVi8SWngV9uFE_v8I0lD2SsWKuKAiKWhk_3TXNC7fj5i_A03IBs3-CY0KJyXCnO-ij6opRCDmGTTxS-3TAS0-FT-PwK8eIrdzgp_WeVQTOZ1DU6LKUpXc/s1072/Screenshot_20231225_185212_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rx1JKhxKhUx-mzv2lxim0xNAkSwb7kOzaJtgkG4xvFKG3LkUx1Rj5Q62F50eF6dE2XdPZCzVi8SWngV9uFE_v8I0lD2SsWKuKAiKWhk_3TXNC7fj5i_A03IBs3-CY0KJyXCnO-ij6opRCDmGTTxS-3TAS0-FT-PwK8eIrdzgp_WeVQTOZ1DU6LKUpXc/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_185212_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Someone chooses something to open, we all find the gift in the corresponding paper and open it all at the same time. It makes it fun to guess who had to buy each round!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGfVL2pdl5vj6pULuwcPgZUu4yCbr_h11ELjKi5eJvYHPoVSJftoL_aRDZ9j4FLpDbGDhA2jeUNTtT_BTof-FoX8qVspOHFg2NpaXjLWGVjPT73V2TwWs7X74GuwQaNYdYNeuDMLbf1bdDproPB8l88jdf9eqIHod2Kep1TbdH5Z0jpXrqq9zfvC6ULM/s1080/Screenshot_20231225_191534_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGfVL2pdl5vj6pULuwcPgZUu4yCbr_h11ELjKi5eJvYHPoVSJftoL_aRDZ9j4FLpDbGDhA2jeUNTtT_BTof-FoX8qVspOHFg2NpaXjLWGVjPT73V2TwWs7X74GuwQaNYdYNeuDMLbf1bdDproPB8l88jdf9eqIHod2Kep1TbdH5Z0jpXrqq9zfvC6ULM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_191534_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">This year's categories were -</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">Jeff - </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">drink & alcohol</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">Me - toiletries</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">Sophie - </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">socks & accessories</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">Sam - food and chocolate</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWNeT-VPQU_huQivOqV2992onz04W1C24mRGAl70ydnvWa_hAzejBfgGOtGwcaZtalyFLiL3YJbUspesXRSJxb6I5hmBZTcXtV__V5QiYQH72cMNPGQC167SQPYRUvXNFUMCHs1X6c6hNu1zFfYLwaIFF8V5M_GvwRTgMkkQ-ig9pP6c6sDSBXIoMG18/s1067/Screenshot_20231225_185508_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWNeT-VPQU_huQivOqV2992onz04W1C24mRGAl70ydnvWa_hAzejBfgGOtGwcaZtalyFLiL3YJbUspesXRSJxb6I5hmBZTcXtV__V5QiYQH72cMNPGQC167SQPYRUvXNFUMCHs1X6c6hNu1zFfYLwaIFF8V5M_GvwRTgMkkQ-ig9pP6c6sDSBXIoMG18/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_185508_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff had drinks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVHUvzc9IGWESwGHrJWcUM0hapJcvvifjOXWRQgShkUYJIGJYN1ouUiJVfYScqAuhMHnJRYnLOELofZCaia_XvcGSrhhxEBjPAf3I1k6wh4BDwVzRSbYvL3VfQYmFGR-I9AN0wY9m6dsvlEjSRvaOpRCHryEiPhswtnlabz7gTPrOXZCsnhBQS4j0lgQ/s967/Screenshot_20231225_190852_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="967" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVHUvzc9IGWESwGHrJWcUM0hapJcvvifjOXWRQgShkUYJIGJYN1ouUiJVfYScqAuhMHnJRYnLOELofZCaia_XvcGSrhhxEBjPAf3I1k6wh4BDwVzRSbYvL3VfQYmFGR-I9AN0wY9m6dsvlEjSRvaOpRCHryEiPhswtnlabz7gTPrOXZCsnhBQS4j0lgQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_190852_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had toiletries</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G3QCSpfsajzGtutJdnCvlpo2Q7Gy95bXrFxKNKkLcPm9SKb4MgeKQUSjkAVKki4lP9CK_5rPs_K5NHgqZL-Nw9QnuhxuqwPtjLfrMXjEG5YfX1mOQo8kEHtsp9VJsQlrsG4ACSAvHe1kbW4xsIbfWpMpkOBoxoBz3Fb6aMLscH0LNP59SI4jtsH67NU/s1072/Screenshot_20231225_185428_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G3QCSpfsajzGtutJdnCvlpo2Q7Gy95bXrFxKNKkLcPm9SKb4MgeKQUSjkAVKki4lP9CK_5rPs_K5NHgqZL-Nw9QnuhxuqwPtjLfrMXjEG5YfX1mOQo8kEHtsp9VJsQlrsG4ACSAvHe1kbW4xsIbfWpMpkOBoxoBz3Fb6aMLscH0LNP59SI4jtsH67NU/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_185428_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie had socks....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HHHyAPjrIowtGAgd5jE-H8VImlHV7ayNG5hw2cyMNQF8nmSJ0UNPH_GQGaq0lM_BWebLmYaB2FW9gTSUK13naCMv2dPmihWnDqHyH-Xx0lH43XZV63KoB9xjQRZq9uM1nOnXDDMtNQifZRoFGVoj5c0Ju0MXJx8OVURydm7ESiPv2u-0ZFeeBK55Svo/s1071/Screenshot_20231225_185558_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HHHyAPjrIowtGAgd5jE-H8VImlHV7ayNG5hw2cyMNQF8nmSJ0UNPH_GQGaq0lM_BWebLmYaB2FW9gTSUK13naCMv2dPmihWnDqHyH-Xx0lH43XZV63KoB9xjQRZq9uM1nOnXDDMtNQifZRoFGVoj5c0Ju0MXJx8OVURydm7ESiPv2u-0ZFeeBK55Svo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_185558_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and Sam had food and chocolate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFfyGVf6zlPdVcMYgv2vAMhjBmGymPGCSwOCHoGZkicBg3gRMC5o7LUBHkILDl7VsfncG7O_sQ5cJ4T9sHMsae0ToRmpbS2_MNETQxmx5dOWJSHpryfGzgEcJoJdbupOsRXwveuwXoSX2gyH9biXp_5H5sRmc7MkwW0l39kVttXZQnfm2uVWbJKR9z7w/s1080/Screenshot_20231225_190748_Layout~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFfyGVf6zlPdVcMYgv2vAMhjBmGymPGCSwOCHoGZkicBg3gRMC5o7LUBHkILDl7VsfncG7O_sQ5cJ4T9sHMsae0ToRmpbS2_MNETQxmx5dOWJSHpryfGzgEcJoJdbupOsRXwveuwXoSX2gyH9biXp_5H5sRmc7MkwW0l39kVttXZQnfm2uVWbJKR9z7w/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_190748_Layout~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff always does an extra plant round....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRoVgqChJIUDtePeK9hEqPu974vcvF1dx1juiXeMcXAuvyXc2zkx8CE65ttt71o4U_Mr33QueEzi14diVOn7Tiqlt_K6k8QlkBFd6yI3cfhAuQQu4NnkB0V1573BWYFSZ7UTadA8uPdGOebnQNZmU-Xwlr7A6JDHVEY3hUPBGCK4Sy6Jy-6XABd_n2bY/s1073/Screenshot_20231225_185755_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRoVgqChJIUDtePeK9hEqPu974vcvF1dx1juiXeMcXAuvyXc2zkx8CE65ttt71o4U_Mr33QueEzi14diVOn7Tiqlt_K6k8QlkBFd6yI3cfhAuQQu4NnkB0V1573BWYFSZ7UTadA8uPdGOebnQNZmU-Xwlr7A6JDHVEY3hUPBGCK4Sy6Jy-6XABd_n2bY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_185755_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and a book round!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGlSIdj0DuvHj371cyGu73z_SmJ77bv3u78GSAzgNvWnKrhi2awGXBLHZuREUNnNsXK8aawKbajPshauqMEH4n3LHG45NdYo0yUbxTAuMwKfFn4FxDmaawq0scSyESkgJq4rylE-trjXswWObRogBRwBw1NcWa2VVxxYdVfizTOyjF80m4x7ih_Y971Q/s1072/Screenshot_20231225_185655_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGlSIdj0DuvHj371cyGu73z_SmJ77bv3u78GSAzgNvWnKrhi2awGXBLHZuREUNnNsXK8aawKbajPshauqMEH4n3LHG45NdYo0yUbxTAuMwKfFn4FxDmaawq0scSyESkgJq4rylE-trjXswWObRogBRwBw1NcWa2VVxxYdVfizTOyjF80m4x7ih_Y971Q/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_185655_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie did an extra round - a diffuser each.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The idea really, is to only buy things that we either want or will use!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBffjLrK2hEZJfydamX5rMx5_0ld3F_OHKgWbcuCXRaWvKHF7sDxhjKYvOUOr8VsHJaMb64o6mr-zQpxkmvPi0LP3iDq-z8vhQq0LSuPmtOhQ93cqPV-40ntbXrNjk5TCistaJPEkrg7YziLJi8LWKns00C2ST9rlIkWj4Og8yYmbeja0eLirrHnCMncg/s1080/Screenshot_20231225_191850_Layout~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBffjLrK2hEZJfydamX5rMx5_0ld3F_OHKgWbcuCXRaWvKHF7sDxhjKYvOUOr8VsHJaMb64o6mr-zQpxkmvPi0LP3iDq-z8vhQq0LSuPmtOhQ93cqPV-40ntbXrNjk5TCistaJPEkrg7YziLJi8LWKns00C2ST9rlIkWj4Og8yYmbeja0eLirrHnCMncg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_191850_Layout~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A jar of.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1Vtq9h_JIhyphenhyphenrTCcBdwzusysbgQ8-KRADLiIPdv-ByCoTgMfymxSq0qa3pwHLkToieu6evKEmJT1oJh66l9-W__LWK1awN2EKSU7lOHheL-BdNMM-QxUPQ8mBlF7rwFX2hadOl7PWjQSXFOu-z_YvWzR9A8Po0M7OWArprKoY5IPsLMcHRO6bNSIUIIs/s1066/Screenshot_20231225_191056_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1Vtq9h_JIhyphenhyphenrTCcBdwzusysbgQ8-KRADLiIPdv-ByCoTgMfymxSq0qa3pwHLkToieu6evKEmJT1oJh66l9-W__LWK1awN2EKSU7lOHheL-BdNMM-QxUPQ8mBlF7rwFX2hadOl7PWjQSXFOu-z_YvWzR9A8Po0M7OWArprKoY5IPsLMcHRO6bNSIUIIs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_191056_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...wrapped up in a teatowel!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-mD-SypZ9YxTVGcaphdyPoFq6p7kgrBST42bYy3XdwmyG_c-uo5mIfM_u1o4VZvzmyxfQPOEUQWKVW0ZcMApwP5WPMpESx5LX234fdsGRkt1HS15XSFKdzJKTrGGgZ9K1S0yP4O1cUsFsJfBQK-jUtUQfT-1B6kYusTOAJJCKEgb8OqpY9sNUzK9bBU/s972/Screenshot_20231225_190934_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-mD-SypZ9YxTVGcaphdyPoFq6p7kgrBST42bYy3XdwmyG_c-uo5mIfM_u1o4VZvzmyxfQPOEUQWKVW0ZcMApwP5WPMpESx5LX234fdsGRkt1HS15XSFKdzJKTrGGgZ9K1S0yP4O1cUsFsJfBQK-jUtUQfT-1B6kYusTOAJJCKEgb8OqpY9sNUzK9bBU/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_190934_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A diary/planner/calendar round!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did buy myself a yearly planner but couldn't wait to fill it in!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So self gifted myself a new address book instead!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI2ESm7DN_Bub2piVz091ZIapioid_Fa6QD2Tiauu8V1GT-BOZCJV-lAC2dSPhWZNwMLBxwuRHNRIrv17jtJNk-hsQWxQ5tW516NtdvQgXLqgfD1J4xDHLvCjPiSJ1yliDw-mk5PwErC8vftTWOQzxub3CTArCgTxPGDdYMBQN9WdcGBjlVVCKoU4qwI/s933/Screenshot_20231225_190922_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="933" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI2ESm7DN_Bub2piVz091ZIapioid_Fa6QD2Tiauu8V1GT-BOZCJV-lAC2dSPhWZNwMLBxwuRHNRIrv17jtJNk-hsQWxQ5tW516NtdvQgXLqgfD1J4xDHLvCjPiSJ1yliDw-mk5PwErC8vftTWOQzxub3CTArCgTxPGDdYMBQN9WdcGBjlVVCKoU4qwI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_190922_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bag round!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTcghKDRMulDTrs6mIuMQ9R8LrLRa1Nb8C7wVHDqDFqlnne5GymmK8QiAgnLZ8NoFYJRHFPEOo2tAQqIAdXG52-gqa4HlW8sySlL1k-gBP_5ZvPyXDfyQDdsiDTJk8RFs-2VikxzyDE-kNfH3Vk_iHya-_I7EsiVNwUsupFpSH3QnTlQx2-vZ0cDVF2c/s996/Screenshot_20231225_190927_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="996" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTcghKDRMulDTrs6mIuMQ9R8LrLRa1Nb8C7wVHDqDFqlnne5GymmK8QiAgnLZ8NoFYJRHFPEOo2tAQqIAdXG52-gqa4HlW8sySlL1k-gBP_5ZvPyXDfyQDdsiDTJk8RFs-2VikxzyDE-kNfH3Vk_iHya-_I7EsiVNwUsupFpSH3QnTlQx2-vZ0cDVF2c/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_190927_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a 'something you didn't know you needed' round!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujGwknfhDBulcQuV04q_tyCj9N3OpeAXrqONiETotPm5wZR1Dt-ZPcS3YzvamtYPpE0ujHymI0amh2oMRD7XythvEuspYexZ2qOJvuOftXzkNdjh51GaK_p-3yYSpT8IgDwfP6oDeXXb2EUpbTINq3E-a28xSATjspuIgRtJamoZnYwg5c6JRuvZYXpM/s1073/Screenshot_20231225_185944_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujGwknfhDBulcQuV04q_tyCj9N3OpeAXrqONiETotPm5wZR1Dt-ZPcS3YzvamtYPpE0ujHymI0amh2oMRD7XythvEuspYexZ2qOJvuOftXzkNdjh51GaK_p-3yYSpT8IgDwfP6oDeXXb2EUpbTINq3E-a28xSATjspuIgRtJamoZnYwg5c6JRuvZYXpM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_185944_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a lovely selection of gifts, that didn't cost masses. Sam only had to spend £10 on me, Sophie chose to do the extra round, so only a £20 spend! No waste, nothing to take to the charity shop and no stress, trying to think of what to buy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUC9fk4kuZqtJcu-fzs3GihGzGsPb2NWY-_fw9BvAVFOAAMAVOGe5LzGF0tvpJe6wrH6OGRF2X4i-vqG3Ydcf6Y1Bo-5pHaDmANC_9UprbtR6vLzWQYxMr7ZDhy3AWPYbEVQ1yV6lNY2ZidYcebVg8Nh3Pw44o-WU2nSnSNHnErHiXqtTWSaJlQK0Mq6E/s1065/Screenshot_20231225_201845_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUC9fk4kuZqtJcu-fzs3GihGzGsPb2NWY-_fw9BvAVFOAAMAVOGe5LzGF0tvpJe6wrH6OGRF2X4i-vqG3Ydcf6Y1Bo-5pHaDmANC_9UprbtR6vLzWQYxMr7ZDhy3AWPYbEVQ1yV6lNY2ZidYcebVg8Nh3Pw44o-WU2nSnSNHnErHiXqtTWSaJlQK0Mq6E/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_201845_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie and Sam usually only want money, so this way they get money as their main gift </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and have a few things to open on the day. However, this year, they did both ask for a few specific things too, which they opened later in the evening.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0iRpgEh3yVgfWVaG5M1vB4zuNa9pwQEk8z56pcejf6MsJWNgBouQQXN4b3VGcg7eMQfqLEa3vgtUdijYKRZAIJrhhMPo5HutXzFDzZ92p6HRG2udrWQ9cKe0rf-iTX3fNBOPFSGAOfHuMZ_ul1PCv5jrxhiZMhCI-lypPAXaU08blyg-zp0EO7jryDA/s1076/Screenshot_20231225_201948_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0iRpgEh3yVgfWVaG5M1vB4zuNa9pwQEk8z56pcejf6MsJWNgBouQQXN4b3VGcg7eMQfqLEa3vgtUdijYKRZAIJrhhMPo5HutXzFDzZ92p6HRG2udrWQ9cKe0rf-iTX3fNBOPFSGAOfHuMZ_ul1PCv5jrxhiZMhCI-lypPAXaU08blyg-zp0EO7jryDA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_201948_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAn5lBq9qU84_P7VLINBl9JPEb2qY-n1v4wXbwghzETSjEIL9Zpd6G89n2H6xRTRmhuIgkdkKKqqJpHk0TDzPTWlrhs3Z8iOYc6NmiatwPAjafitl_GoZ852bUTbDhOSs82SszSO7uVmXFhh1SayRWHMFXJrs7XxafwR_2ZPagnLvkpYnkvTmRd6Osh2s/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_204649_Gallery~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a really great Christmas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No waste, no big spend!, no unwanted gifts, no stress!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just things that we want, need, will use x</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-76574084710225428032023-12-29T16:03:00.006+00:002023-12-29T19:25:35.466+00:00Merry Greek Family Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRhUtOgmYa8ueNMgHte24OTCAp708qJSqB8tAFCpLfdmki6EwJ7OR5g39uYYmB39pc3TKhLA1AMb4jjeEcWs9BmOUL6oWbCc1kmW8ar0nc9eliL_nM59kkg4qpgnYqPDRqAhciHxnXAbrVHp5ATXw8MD_WEfDpDmVyvsQf0_c5acRb-v2-8Gi4FcmI1Q/s2992/20231227_164100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRhUtOgmYa8ueNMgHte24OTCAp708qJSqB8tAFCpLfdmki6EwJ7OR5g39uYYmB39pc3TKhLA1AMb4jjeEcWs9BmOUL6oWbCc1kmW8ar0nc9eliL_nM59kkg4qpgnYqPDRqAhciHxnXAbrVHp5ATXw8MD_WEfDpDmVyvsQf0_c5acRb-v2-8Gi4FcmI1Q/w400-h400/20231227_164100.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the years have gone by, Christmas's change, new traditions evolve... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the past few years I've hosted a family meal here after Christmas, for my side of the family and last year I decided to give it an Italian theme. This year I went Greek.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's just to add a little fun to proceedings and with Sam working in a Greek restaurant and with Jeff and I looking forward to our trip to Greece in the summer, it was an easy choice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ormh662mwjDHcs6BHbXRf6bi3i396g2fwQDyYpp7GIM6Xvyvq7RW486Tl2YgDnwyfsjQehKvWJmsPjtqt11SKuG0Vxuf_O7kLAgC-8oWU-CAFoGWMuF0bFxX1tP-2FcLsdtaNafvFd7jN-C5WKAjilCW6SsI2SOG9XkuQ3ZAWTZyDhI0HcU0CPRqlCw/s1076/original_426d850e-af2e-45d9-85ef-44ce9c948ca6_Screenshot_20231228_205535_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ormh662mwjDHcs6BHbXRf6bi3i396g2fwQDyYpp7GIM6Xvyvq7RW486Tl2YgDnwyfsjQehKvWJmsPjtqt11SKuG0Vxuf_O7kLAgC-8oWU-CAFoGWMuF0bFxX1tP-2FcLsdtaNafvFd7jN-C5WKAjilCW6SsI2SOG9XkuQ3ZAWTZyDhI0HcU0CPRqlCw/w400-h400/original_426d850e-af2e-45d9-85ef-44ce9c948ca6_Screenshot_20231228_205535_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Cornishware blue stripe plates came into their own!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some bunting, napkins and a Greek flag, all from Amazon, added to the mix!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi644z6ktg6Sc0ySxsw4riJsKMLqvPn_95dktdIdSASysUHRTIJhuzMMvf9j1iBiFQ6LhL9hbx2MN1PXeJrQ5wtv1hlXCV6R6rBSHPBJhFtjHTf_LnKMh9YPlkdceYRkFW2JVsAJNzqYh4I5Ao9Ur-uRpCKAKAtLmHBRUUd7M9BCP35ggPdnWUxWZ1ODaE/s1076/original_b6be2482-c424-4150-85e9-88d800c8ad72_Screenshot_20231228_205605_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi644z6ktg6Sc0ySxsw4riJsKMLqvPn_95dktdIdSASysUHRTIJhuzMMvf9j1iBiFQ6LhL9hbx2MN1PXeJrQ5wtv1hlXCV6R6rBSHPBJhFtjHTf_LnKMh9YPlkdceYRkFW2JVsAJNzqYh4I5Ao9Ur-uRpCKAKAtLmHBRUUd7M9BCP35ggPdnWUxWZ1ODaE/w400-h400/original_b6be2482-c424-4150-85e9-88d800c8ad72_Screenshot_20231228_205605_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">.....so we had an extra morning of their company xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Will have to think what to do for next year! Italian and Greek food are my favourite!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t-K0DDU5IvPH_okqdREXEDGrS_AbvzcYhDUApj-FEGyCaz35mqX0gx6WRjh9-1joZK0qC4IJPCr8rzO576zL9hiQyc-71znKGQEiwoZ-dRx_2oH2JbbB58nDprA3GeHHhDEZTUqdXbg-ruNvcK3blZkRg8wuv3aZTs6uJEU_U6xA4_6JvM15j3-j6XQ/s1080/original_9b3f0100-788f-4af5-bba3-6f7d6df15660_Screenshot_20231229_192235_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t-K0DDU5IvPH_okqdREXEDGrS_AbvzcYhDUApj-FEGyCaz35mqX0gx6WRjh9-1joZK0qC4IJPCr8rzO576zL9hiQyc-71znKGQEiwoZ-dRx_2oH2JbbB58nDprA3GeHHhDEZTUqdXbg-ruNvcK3blZkRg8wuv3aZTs6uJEU_U6xA4_6JvM15j3-j6XQ/w400-h400/original_9b3f0100-788f-4af5-bba3-6f7d6df15660_Screenshot_20231229_192235_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: inherit; font-size: 28px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">καλά Χριστούγεννα</span></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-79057683052567333212023-12-27T11:49:00.001+00:002023-12-27T11:49:12.144+00:00Merry, merry Christmas x<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CHRISTMAS DAY 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGygSHBEOgGIDU5z-bGstjn6NoASxflDxbi1y9OTJvZWSRz6F6QqlTLb6RGcrgwLlzt9kgURQKd6DNBelUPQiQNrr8fDdvVd3de51mc2ZGQSFXXc8jd6JqN6gNr_ttZkf2qOkqKlDlnfnA1LklxNl_QDPaOUT1PvR8bFkGY3bn1VyDdOXyIxD1kAGH8J8/s1069/Screenshot_20231227_110358_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCx70z5pAFi47IRFsn9PEg2n65EkEHGNl2KJQN5_RG_kJWdYxqm5hE01dMGA2_xCjyQ40r-V4zDouuoBdEXD6U5GlnPoS48JQYxeO_70idHvaDWLzBvlqHQ2pAYPaIQzCCfTLyhGwuI4TEGIaL6us1OqQ6ouz5t32wnzb1kxS_x7WxgLqr2YATr4Wnqg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110442_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was a very spoilt girl x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzRlAE6_cJ98obhpDSW7STnBo-g8kZ0KK1W8xiRV_0zZ-aW_-99zJO_eiO1QPnZ2H4DREbOWw8tVMDddq2TjtKC2W1Dzm_G0xWpGD3xG7_R7NXXynOI8pd6TqKUAojHbPjkGhz8f-VJRYaLx1xz3xGdcUHu-SE7HxLcvGYEWJUMBqa64DjVGJOE9LZxI/s1068/Screenshot_20231227_110451_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was the perfect one too, as it had 4 sets and an instruction booklet for each build xx</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCNCyZO6_nsKieVyH91YmauKvM_2GNL9X7-_U72wp-mwc3LLe4zHrEhNVWmuRlCaZT_lhI3e-rSNFYI4XB41siiy6N-OWpCsbzQ01456RZIjxJeBth-7mO6oL1x4Isa088rQEraeBZn3UEDKibLcvaMniaqZ_UOGH3ky9X_4tjF276M-eAx6O1xVAwqQ/s1072/Screenshot_20231227_110547_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCNCyZO6_nsKieVyH91YmauKvM_2GNL9X7-_U72wp-mwc3LLe4zHrEhNVWmuRlCaZT_lhI3e-rSNFYI4XB41siiy6N-OWpCsbzQ01456RZIjxJeBth-7mO6oL1x4Isa088rQEraeBZn3UEDKibLcvaMniaqZ_UOGH3ky9X_4tjF276M-eAx6O1xVAwqQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110547_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The King's Speech!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznPlba8zUyRJfi8N9Ylc54wlOnLdsxpt9LyD51aN8OneREAG6ht9m3xXP9n_yWTFxej-SMWiz1Ix8vObj2eXmnKOJzN8OZl7AMjwflKRd76OWgYgntVK3viM1JrsQ5sYc2j6DhMsM3Rq52XFKoXLVJA_plToShfa5UI6gM1E-okddzHlXtlMz0e_DuFg/s1070/Screenshot_20231227_110555_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznPlba8zUyRJfi8N9Ylc54wlOnLdsxpt9LyD51aN8OneREAG6ht9m3xXP9n_yWTFxej-SMWiz1Ix8vObj2eXmnKOJzN8OZl7AMjwflKRd76OWgYgntVK3viM1JrsQ5sYc2j6DhMsM3Rq52XFKoXLVJA_plToShfa5UI6gM1E-okddzHlXtlMz0e_DuFg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110555_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Munch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKp_I0qXmJO_07jHz8s8WBrNdpOLlKPhjxJXpClAtx6KXTReRNFP83hLWr4Jwa-cqxKnhZxlMor41lJA9eFqjY1ldpKImqG-8KoWCj2VbuPYsBBOKA1f08qio1ZmHTmK1dIBmnmFv5TrCld67m0WnovhYCW71lixkpIDa8qmY3RkN5I1x-c-vAODWL9fo/s1070/Screenshot_20231225_202139_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKp_I0qXmJO_07jHz8s8WBrNdpOLlKPhjxJXpClAtx6KXTReRNFP83hLWr4Jwa-cqxKnhZxlMor41lJA9eFqjY1ldpKImqG-8KoWCj2VbuPYsBBOKA1f08qio1ZmHTmK1dIBmnmFv5TrCld67m0WnovhYCW71lixkpIDa8qmY3RkN5I1x-c-vAODWL9fo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231225_202139_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Facetime with my Mum and Dad xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzg_Oq1CZGa61ixwVUMjiam57Pkui0TPU1yXeeDlhl3K5DirXHoi7kIO1dP7fz0T3u7nzUUuRVahPBlVc-AgWa0BPE8PwIC2WHNCG2E5fsIR4y9qEiel7NzNpzF3MeAL-4sIkORq5VnhqISsFePbqqD-xROMKTSBQG4ttm0LQyAEOkgG8lY9VI6X_btA/s1061/Screenshot_20231227_110352_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzg_Oq1CZGa61ixwVUMjiam57Pkui0TPU1yXeeDlhl3K5DirXHoi7kIO1dP7fz0T3u7nzUUuRVahPBlVc-AgWa0BPE8PwIC2WHNCG2E5fsIR4y9qEiel7NzNpzF3MeAL-4sIkORq5VnhqISsFePbqqD-xROMKTSBQG4ttm0LQyAEOkgG8lY9VI6X_btA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110352_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Relax x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An evening spent on the sofa xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BOXING DAY</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd6Gc_GzKB21unXSrlxFWHfSoiB7E1FMAHsr7ImWLf8UcxG-yOHZG9u8ahuR9FlHrxeN2SU3VAgm7NIzPwRS5vRwyZzB0P-GExb85l7HUsVfkeASVIzeaim6SZloicWDzJsyqoWvxS7IrhY0btpf9vYz5Euxj5mA_99i8GGqVRtAJgfjzib-sOwdlimw/s1067/Screenshot_20231227_110602_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd6Gc_GzKB21unXSrlxFWHfSoiB7E1FMAHsr7ImWLf8UcxG-yOHZG9u8ahuR9FlHrxeN2SU3VAgm7NIzPwRS5vRwyZzB0P-GExb85l7HUsVfkeASVIzeaim6SZloicWDzJsyqoWvxS7IrhY0btpf9vYz5Euxj5mA_99i8GGqVRtAJgfjzib-sOwdlimw/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110602_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jeff's Christmas Cactus has flowered right on cue!! </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_ueV3zKNIBGMKBzQpxWeZVbj900sMUsuJBTQHmuyznUAYE0a7q1s2b5GS_auwZFE8hXR-VimanJyxEj7PXWsZrU1UvXY1tm-MiBOXQ-sjreliAcBffiqEtN5RsSh0N8sSL_XB31YbERQaDxduyJMgneRnf1ZGID0CfrBMvOXsVNaut-9Yf2Ao5r_1i8/s1064/Screenshot_20231227_110610_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_ueV3zKNIBGMKBzQpxWeZVbj900sMUsuJBTQHmuyznUAYE0a7q1s2b5GS_auwZFE8hXR-VimanJyxEj7PXWsZrU1UvXY1tm-MiBOXQ-sjreliAcBffiqEtN5RsSh0N8sSL_XB31YbERQaDxduyJMgneRnf1ZGID0CfrBMvOXsVNaut-9Yf2Ao5r_1i8/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110610_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Out for a good hour and a half. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb07jH6tiH8MWRS2wMSEFOH56Hs08WSA7xdjU84lDjk4d9W9ONdkgc7MPFztmX0JcBN08thknE1F2gXlW3hCG2g2JoP9LRonMxpgEYoo3o3k15DySKLMf2Gb7if6YTjaaiMpK4MtFphq_OGHMssPS6tUSiSHmcjm4egysy4oxtfJvzcUGa30B2RAD5RD4/s1055/Screenshot_20231227_110626_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1055" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb07jH6tiH8MWRS2wMSEFOH56Hs08WSA7xdjU84lDjk4d9W9ONdkgc7MPFztmX0JcBN08thknE1F2gXlW3hCG2g2JoP9LRonMxpgEYoo3o3k15DySKLMf2Gb7if6YTjaaiMpK4MtFphq_OGHMssPS6tUSiSHmcjm4egysy4oxtfJvzcUGa30B2RAD5RD4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110626_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boy, was it muddy!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEDmVXz03y6JdAKFen-jdV5VEYIqKj4nQhalw03CtME4uOLc1F8fF2Y7VSjMLis0nF8dacuKBD0DwgvvnyHPXfeAfppA8toJOtW8RXzDG4HNQVpy7N8HNLTm9o3NDs86AHDLfN2pFE22OEPm-IGCALN03h5fj6v5_w8ct1bqT05gcipMN-14J_CqS6YQ/s1067/Screenshot_20231227_110638_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEDmVXz03y6JdAKFen-jdV5VEYIqKj4nQhalw03CtME4uOLc1F8fF2Y7VSjMLis0nF8dacuKBD0DwgvvnyHPXfeAfppA8toJOtW8RXzDG4HNQVpy7N8HNLTm9o3NDs86AHDLfN2pFE22OEPm-IGCALN03h5fj6v5_w8ct1bqT05gcipMN-14J_CqS6YQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110638_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Promising signs of Spring if you looked for them 🌱</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQLwh-jmIGDhCOqsk3gmavk76G2JEu9U_adN3NsuDmNAhg71j_0JER_jBJkJjLLLXlSAhpFE9KzaFK5uPAg_cf7V375necWPmCFC4e7xrQNDO5IofTmTjUD-KbE5eQBYZSj7EvVPb-yxhA1MajzHwAPM7Oe9-MzU7nTIrZJWoDPFx-obItu8qpTwDC3g/s1070/Screenshot_20231227_110647_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQLwh-jmIGDhCOqsk3gmavk76G2JEu9U_adN3NsuDmNAhg71j_0JER_jBJkJjLLLXlSAhpFE9KzaFK5uPAg_cf7V375necWPmCFC4e7xrQNDO5IofTmTjUD-KbE5eQBYZSj7EvVPb-yxhA1MajzHwAPM7Oe9-MzU7nTIrZJWoDPFx-obItu8qpTwDC3g/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110647_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back for lunch and a game of Sketch Off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very funny hour!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25Z3gloO4Cyve4UI9MKSv9eA9RRHWoO9HNckepx9AsZeyFocoqIgs4EzQvUy01wOwsT_-b2tTA4fEWTC9rHHsdyhdB33rIjQQcvMJcsdOu2Y_Ecs93yPwKMxMeG45tJqg7HNvBHgYbUrtnEJryAotcRRvVRMSCAmu_XkXYc3vYGrGtCXbxOA5dtvm3x0/s1080/Screenshot_20231227_110755_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25Z3gloO4Cyve4UI9MKSv9eA9RRHWoO9HNckepx9AsZeyFocoqIgs4EzQvUy01wOwsT_-b2tTA4fEWTC9rHHsdyhdB33rIjQQcvMJcsdOu2Y_Ecs93yPwKMxMeG45tJqg7HNvBHgYbUrtnEJryAotcRRvVRMSCAmu_XkXYc3vYGrGtCXbxOA5dtvm3x0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110755_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie bought this for Jeff last Christmas but we never got around to doing it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was good fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGNe0YjYDqL89dV8Mnez7QVgtaS_Np82mOfR8AVhoewIBHEiWcjbbkzwGMqu8tn0b9M8FMn_Ml2_PTQT5PyiGYdpBMgzot3kJRyJslT4l5TR-JiH4gEVduiHJwsSSIaS_Ey9N4JLcvRRY5HTINY0ilkbqXvx94hV0U6SAW7HYVWip3k7Yjw5PKqmQLWA/s1062/Screenshot_20231227_110735_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGNe0YjYDqL89dV8Mnez7QVgtaS_Np82mOfR8AVhoewIBHEiWcjbbkzwGMqu8tn0b9M8FMn_Ml2_PTQT5PyiGYdpBMgzot3kJRyJslT4l5TR-JiH4gEVduiHJwsSSIaS_Ey9N4JLcvRRY5HTINY0ilkbqXvx94hV0U6SAW7HYVWip3k7Yjw5PKqmQLWA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110735_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then the boy did his Lego!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never too old for Lego x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5aiOFtZuk1DKbwEGgKb1BeeIj6KaBKaQJhpqembqZqDeezXNnz8MXA-X9yYP1CwIIjiqi-qQzmwX2OFNJqK54c_uwgsnFsDcSSxgpfIXBblwV1UGwObeSOjvMcSyr9ibxx5P2hagDdQTO_qxO4Aatqxomq05NSHsw83kDhOBxhzd0QGmJXxHS3nOU18/s2992/20231226_191648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5aiOFtZuk1DKbwEGgKb1BeeIj6KaBKaQJhpqembqZqDeezXNnz8MXA-X9yYP1CwIIjiqi-qQzmwX2OFNJqK54c_uwgsnFsDcSSxgpfIXBblwV1UGwObeSOjvMcSyr9ibxx5P2hagDdQTO_qxO4Aatqxomq05NSHsw83kDhOBxhzd0QGmJXxHS3nOU18/w400-h400/20231226_191648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then the evening spent together watching The Grand Budapest Hotel!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Sam's choice)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kzEOEkIdTc-5jx7bjAwtuaI0uVz_0eluqaibsIlNAw6ocNlLbgVPQENUqS7E8djbxg-djI0yJ1BgGdZQwXReODKX2cxzsysG7ydXpDwWm6eeJoMTU_NGjfqJhOIU9WsaeJPjWhV7Ib6fLCe8xrDK2uGvmjeX35izAbARII4UC9FeT6qQ1IG6M4bqzEo/s1068/Screenshot_20231227_110740_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kzEOEkIdTc-5jx7bjAwtuaI0uVz_0eluqaibsIlNAw6ocNlLbgVPQENUqS7E8djbxg-djI0yJ1BgGdZQwXReODKX2cxzsysG7ydXpDwWm6eeJoMTU_NGjfqJhOIU9WsaeJPjWhV7Ib6fLCe8xrDK2uGvmjeX35izAbARII4UC9FeT6qQ1IG6M4bqzEo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231227_110740_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Up and out early this morning! In Sainsbury's by 8.30am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow I host my side of the family, lunch for 9!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going for a Greek theme this year xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Will share later x</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-65101480794894960762023-12-24T19:50:00.001+00:002023-12-24T19:50:15.163+00:00Final Festive Touches x<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This post seems very rushed. I've run out of time to do anything more, but I just wanted to say a big thank you if you still take the time to check in here. It really has become a bit of a diary, but it's great for me to look back through. So if you have stuck with me over the years or are new!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..... thank you and I'd just like to wish you all a ......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXw9CXiA8kX_NT0nrnHRSv3tw3wksftEvcxAdjrc88eYrYy5Xb9Db3CfcWXAmpz7wMgTI6AnuNOWtMvOVloCUALGVVQpq1WyJJF9JLhfzYOP8rg0gGCvq-Vt3DALpPKlG8LLZwVERohtqRkGw7Oof-56Qg0wnjKN8mxyzoRlTEMIHg1Xopt6Q1_QZdtbw/s2736/20231224_141558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXw9CXiA8kX_NT0nrnHRSv3tw3wksftEvcxAdjrc88eYrYy5Xb9Db3CfcWXAmpz7wMgTI6AnuNOWtMvOVloCUALGVVQpq1WyJJF9JLhfzYOP8rg0gGCvq-Vt3DALpPKlG8LLZwVERohtqRkGw7Oof-56Qg0wnjKN8mxyzoRlTEMIHg1Xopt6Q1_QZdtbw/w400-h400/20231224_141558.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....very Merry Christmas from us all xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSvjDHcCEBM3SWYFjcTwF2sE6M2VWI7T_D9Ok-ICTfBUoJ6OQUFp32D24ez96d3HRBOR-QtQ7DzJDs2wZs5mv2N5Hsjk0K9rL1cwuJas6DbmupBzIWiVK2myXF1ncx9XbuZn5qB4AxIAiAtBxl7viSZD0CMRgAam22hegiqrPdIu0AadeSkW-a1oBcHg/s2992/20231223_105240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSvjDHcCEBM3SWYFjcTwF2sE6M2VWI7T_D9Ok-ICTfBUoJ6OQUFp32D24ez96d3HRBOR-QtQ7DzJDs2wZs5mv2N5Hsjk0K9rL1cwuJas6DbmupBzIWiVK2myXF1ncx9XbuZn5qB4AxIAiAtBxl7viSZD0CMRgAam22hegiqrPdIu0AadeSkW-a1oBcHg/w400-h400/20231223_105240.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because I was poorly and out of action for 6 days, I've been playing catch up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of wrapping...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSgqe_cGOFLPLcytpe1GRexFqGXqQHZWzd-feYwOzUqWvGZsGwLaoKs7yDT3S1RVRtiszDoVNsgM0CGdNoIndVDOsyjLPRh4Pl-c1pAfNBYNvYs4W948OzhoSNSL3Qv9Q0DvadhmMs6lTPIACPwXkYOqaUH1Ih6RlioDr7A6tq1pRjzFJkL6McCi-eLU/s2992/20231222_141924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSgqe_cGOFLPLcytpe1GRexFqGXqQHZWzd-feYwOzUqWvGZsGwLaoKs7yDT3S1RVRtiszDoVNsgM0CGdNoIndVDOsyjLPRh4Pl-c1pAfNBYNvYs4W948OzhoSNSL3Qv9Q0DvadhmMs6lTPIACPwXkYOqaUH1Ih6RlioDr7A6tq1pRjzFJkL6McCi-eLU/w400-h400/20231222_141924.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....but boy do I HATE the stickers they put on the rolls of wrapping paper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a time waster!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnaBSUeMZ7SmA-OH53qkJb7F2wG4lJUU_-VqREGjTRoPhL8kmW2Wq99IjPalp3wHn70yVxPo4qAxhzacWrjDUn5bNH2VqY7tLpNbU_QuZxTSWwiwv3SbKQPsMkjyM1b5ek3_D_lOmvNRQ47jxyIwsNjUc30kHuPHVnl3tsGk5caWh_0VXozBitYjZm0o/s2992/20231222_150435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnaBSUeMZ7SmA-OH53qkJb7F2wG4lJUU_-VqREGjTRoPhL8kmW2Wq99IjPalp3wHn70yVxPo4qAxhzacWrjDUn5bNH2VqY7tLpNbU_QuZxTSWwiwv3SbKQPsMkjyM1b5ek3_D_lOmvNRQ47jxyIwsNjUc30kHuPHVnl3tsGk5caWh_0VXozBitYjZm0o/w400-h400/20231222_150435.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZVLbGQYMaDPBvMK7VfyoZQDO_zFg5RGAlpuqzeJWb-a66pALIRtUHqGgZJnEIwIm-VSTDf3FLZ9HkLy4apvIblzy4dRnJTBfxPHOltGNmlDcRG0I8MxaUz8Ov4kksi44P8XBje5t2pHa9g-oYgGiT5b0AxBRdYAvTWTBL3MrT7ITbc6Qol1zhk3CEoA/s2992/20231223_085653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZVLbGQYMaDPBvMK7VfyoZQDO_zFg5RGAlpuqzeJWb-a66pALIRtUHqGgZJnEIwIm-VSTDf3FLZ9HkLy4apvIblzy4dRnJTBfxPHOltGNmlDcRG0I8MxaUz8Ov4kksi44P8XBje5t2pHa9g-oYgGiT5b0AxBRdYAvTWTBL3MrT7ITbc6Qol1zhk3CEoA/w400-h400/20231223_085653.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trips to Tesco's, early birds at M&S to collect the turkey and a final Sainsbury's BIG shop on Saturday at 8am, and we're done. What we don't have now, we do without, until I have to go back in on Wednesday, to buy food for our family gathering on Thursday!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JG1IZ0SwImmdjUx9lzVnPIEs2N7lvMV1_BU_E_Pob3ZSvQYwaJGygtDYqZQPkerZW1pGifFmPimYQXKzXUdkBS3PB319IU4ebJT43wa_wWHHP9zlNXWTNdsaeH_HTcUhdS3-NkjFxLUv-aRXcrcpBoi6nGNZgX9jjxPbS_qK_DcynhfdAhUISPtuUWY/s2992/20231223_150618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JG1IZ0SwImmdjUx9lzVnPIEs2N7lvMV1_BU_E_Pob3ZSvQYwaJGygtDYqZQPkerZW1pGifFmPimYQXKzXUdkBS3PB319IU4ebJT43wa_wWHHP9zlNXWTNdsaeH_HTcUhdS3-NkjFxLUv-aRXcrcpBoi6nGNZgX9jjxPbS_qK_DcynhfdAhUISPtuUWY/w400-h400/20231223_150618.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brownies got made!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5whkHB9OQ7EdVf4fggLG5OZioNfArF2NSt-hotagsB7F9Sgcmq_CJF-Vbo_ZDEskshGbWOuy-Ic38nzl8y3_yWAwmMRdD4xqXUGJrPVjI2a5kPtJkQ9TkuDkXFKuZlPaN6RpyDyRYbiwapcdFzoOTJN-ed6GNmSPScFtiswc8HckYCRycRHIIsR2-VQ/s2992/20231224_083748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5whkHB9OQ7EdVf4fggLG5OZioNfArF2NSt-hotagsB7F9Sgcmq_CJF-Vbo_ZDEskshGbWOuy-Ic38nzl8y3_yWAwmMRdD4xqXUGJrPVjI2a5kPtJkQ9TkuDkXFKuZlPaN6RpyDyRYbiwapcdFzoOTJN-ed6GNmSPScFtiswc8HckYCRycRHIIsR2-VQ/w400-h400/20231224_083748.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, I'm back to drinking coffee, just in time x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(stopped due to being poorly)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62bw1yZ_hyphenhyphenF1kaXy0u1Of2K_DI-OjiWRJ7IxfZN1dbbBtbPUv_qbZCT2SHHHnmWYbe6ZTv7eld8_-cAyorYLXM5rL98OHeo0eo07Qx7T08acAXg5yFrje7PGd7AQ2LhOY30JELxjc-Bu6PxrvWfUhkxy30865TYQBi9M191VqIKx9glTmWePjOlciXL8/s2992/20231224_100304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62bw1yZ_hyphenhyphenF1kaXy0u1Of2K_DI-OjiWRJ7IxfZN1dbbBtbPUv_qbZCT2SHHHnmWYbe6ZTv7eld8_-cAyorYLXM5rL98OHeo0eo07Qx7T08acAXg5yFrje7PGd7AQ2LhOY30JELxjc-Bu6PxrvWfUhkxy30865TYQBi9M191VqIKx9glTmWePjOlciXL8/w400-h400/20231224_100304.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today all the Christmas crockery came out of my Christmas cupboard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6cLK6GLDzh0D_9mBVAw2RjkZ2gPwXbbv7sdAowstfWJoNnfn-Z6wWnI3q-C_q398HT30s-GSAM1N6eurw-HVFviT1nR49Oc3rGmDY_-eGBpiubxXISCuQgGRx7-K1Cwd-vuBzCfw8tVZO1xtQp8IOr3AE5z6AM65LddZMcibWQf3_Nd9Sj2qRHqT83w/s2992/20231224_102517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6cLK6GLDzh0D_9mBVAw2RjkZ2gPwXbbv7sdAowstfWJoNnfn-Z6wWnI3q-C_q398HT30s-GSAM1N6eurw-HVFviT1nR49Oc3rGmDY_-eGBpiubxXISCuQgGRx7-K1Cwd-vuBzCfw8tVZO1xtQp8IOr3AE5z6AM65LddZMcibWQf3_Nd9Sj2qRHqT83w/w400-h400/20231224_102517.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such joy seeing all my lovely Christmas bits!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-xN602JjNqJ1-Z7_zkg-h_AKeLgxnUmxd7ipcODuo6Rrb4hekMg0Oq7Xl0SkuRSO4ZkL8FQ7BAw9kGxRQzPLOO3y1wiQ-KhgaTvpDM_U_JViVq8Eu2pJESUlt4zDWDpHcrjkmWnW2v6QFlOrLcrtabXfYDcaldrxF2-TYIB6rqhyTWR7IEmwqgL2y2U/s2992/20231220_144709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-xN602JjNqJ1-Z7_zkg-h_AKeLgxnUmxd7ipcODuo6Rrb4hekMg0Oq7Xl0SkuRSO4ZkL8FQ7BAw9kGxRQzPLOO3y1wiQ-KhgaTvpDM_U_JViVq8Eu2pJESUlt4zDWDpHcrjkmWnW2v6QFlOrLcrtabXfYDcaldrxF2-TYIB6rqhyTWR7IEmwqgL2y2U/w400-h400/20231220_144709.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I promised Sophie we'd make more effort to play a few more games this Christmas. We didn't really play much on holiday in the summer, as I was being bitten alive by the mozzies, so I am being more 'present' and spending time with them all, although not a fan of chess!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurGf-kJyz-nepD72t4DzAYa5XDcgoV01bjlAi60R04OFF-RrJo8tm4GzEXrvv8Hbplz5FoEcBtsF8rgd7-mYNacbKiiMkIh5GE23T7jnAPOGcWxRNFr-0VQAytWBi4Jkgp_F3647Fwprhlwq34YZOPbdLEjHi6sl-hkob2ovwZ556t3zTyqqvObwwcRY/s2992/20231224_145912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurGf-kJyz-nepD72t4DzAYa5XDcgoV01bjlAi60R04OFF-RrJo8tm4GzEXrvv8Hbplz5FoEcBtsF8rgd7-mYNacbKiiMkIh5GE23T7jnAPOGcWxRNFr-0VQAytWBi4Jkgp_F3647Fwprhlwq34YZOPbdLEjHi6sl-hkob2ovwZ556t3zTyqqvObwwcRY/w400-h400/20231224_145912.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the first time in a long time, we all prepped the Christmas veg together! I think Sam said he's got out of doing it for the past 8 years!!! How?? But now he is a 'professional potato peeler' at the Greek restaurant he works in, he has no excuse x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWt8-_s-16KXPOn-hnWWVvBfhvM0otg6DzbbfF0v6za-1GZLseItfbGOFNtmM_PCyggBRXuIqXhT1auHxzuthuggtjgUytf-KwRThGHVN-ifEJY2x7g15_TRClQf0Gu8DEF_Ouy9OnEkDGaBmvICgzL0KDV7uzCvggny_G3H3_zNKL7aVasg-jH7xzuA/s2736/20231224_150905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWt8-_s-16KXPOn-hnWWVvBfhvM0otg6DzbbfF0v6za-1GZLseItfbGOFNtmM_PCyggBRXuIqXhT1auHxzuthuggtjgUytf-KwRThGHVN-ifEJY2x7g15_TRClQf0Gu8DEF_Ouy9OnEkDGaBmvICgzL0KDV7uzCvggny_G3H3_zNKL7aVasg-jH7xzuA/w400-h400/20231224_150905.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Family time x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDouE627-piMH2o36m-uZN4VviCHljouszfDc5ZYZWFxjLoxrAbIuUdFCBJFAuK2u7PD00IyE9QqLqhTb2lrFMkAEDjwbJbMnbtuL9yCFqBR6-GaI5NJzvUdJr0i3kZIuwHPTy3CPmLynqKSHZJLlSygmSXqB_ZlsjpHueTCtwQI_3YfCjIoCdF94vHwU/s2992/20231224_161033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDouE627-piMH2o36m-uZN4VviCHljouszfDc5ZYZWFxjLoxrAbIuUdFCBJFAuK2u7PD00IyE9QqLqhTb2lrFMkAEDjwbJbMnbtuL9yCFqBR6-GaI5NJzvUdJr0i3kZIuwHPTy3CPmLynqKSHZJLlSygmSXqB_ZlsjpHueTCtwQI_3YfCjIoCdF94vHwU/w400-h400/20231224_161033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then after veg prep, we settled down to a game of pairs!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTp6eorq93rpGg8v7KBZ8gYx4YFBjuTsYU0BWSByasodAnYdVn1vJYGCVXKpY8CWMu9NCMWH_WL1or21UrSZ7eRzpxCpUYXN4ixTW0rcpLVLTyNS3iHyUePRKekMKSK10zCDlOiUVNdFOvbyQCnXiBnHPlR9cskjv7ornj_SWq3V2q-VKUoer_PavtWs/s2992/20231224_161738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTp6eorq93rpGg8v7KBZ8gYx4YFBjuTsYU0BWSByasodAnYdVn1vJYGCVXKpY8CWMu9NCMWH_WL1or21UrSZ7eRzpxCpUYXN4ixTW0rcpLVLTyNS3iHyUePRKekMKSK10zCDlOiUVNdFOvbyQCnXiBnHPlR9cskjv7ornj_SWq3V2q-VKUoer_PavtWs/w400-h400/20231224_161738.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every year, for after Christmas lunch, I come up with a game! Last year, it was build a lego block photo. Two years ago, it was a jigsaw puzzle with a pic of me and each of them on. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyphnNMIA66jbOmYTDTakT5yjK98j6zzRlDFYIQrMIAXcG6v-NtnTOLwhfJ57oTlftg3V2D8FLt-LWmLerBQmrax-FiByDNMeHZL84BKcV1cTVReFtIecjsoJU9J7ayASlKpzozXM-aKh-xLZrI6PD4zc0fz9QdYLeo19co7554bxY_JVUqjuwL7PB4g/s1080/original_92cf693b-a6ab-4911-8485-3073f37f7a58_Screenshot_20231224_165801_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyphnNMIA66jbOmYTDTakT5yjK98j6zzRlDFYIQrMIAXcG6v-NtnTOLwhfJ57oTlftg3V2D8FLt-LWmLerBQmrax-FiByDNMeHZL84BKcV1cTVReFtIecjsoJU9J7ayASlKpzozXM-aKh-xLZrI6PD4zc0fz9QdYLeo19co7554bxY_JVUqjuwL7PB4g/w400-h400/original_92cf693b-a6ab-4911-8485-3073f37f7a58_Screenshot_20231224_165801_Photos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">This year, I got a pairs game printed, with photos of us all from this past year. I persuaded everyone to play it this afternoon, because we can repeat it tomorrow and I have another activity planned for lunch. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHNMujyBPkcBXcuhxgkBIrKQZAk3R57NrnqMMbGvTZ4puKsSkS_mgS_svJvKkKZdImhCm6R_YNUHAuyebjaHdN8nSM7-DrtiDhMXsdZGu8ZKi5uRS0wcUG-CaYLSPgMfCxUvXXIBTKOmwz8gja1P7uj5rivD5D6rwk1tFksaXWaVz1JTeGFjyTLhrP2o/s1080/original_fc25dc6f-e0cc-4ef7-b5ae-3d8d4b94840b_Screenshot_20231224_165807_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHNMujyBPkcBXcuhxgkBIrKQZAk3R57NrnqMMbGvTZ4puKsSkS_mgS_svJvKkKZdImhCm6R_YNUHAuyebjaHdN8nSM7-DrtiDhMXsdZGu8ZKi5uRS0wcUG-CaYLSPgMfCxUvXXIBTKOmwz8gja1P7uj5rivD5D6rwk1tFksaXWaVz1JTeGFjyTLhrP2o/w400-h400/original_fc25dc6f-e0cc-4ef7-b5ae-3d8d4b94840b_Screenshot_20231224_165807_Photos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I then thought everyone could take their favourite squares if they wanted, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">pop a sticky magnet or blutac on the back and make use of them! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">The pictures are great quality, from a company called <a href="https://www.cewe.co.uk/photo-gifts/toys-and-games/pairs-game.html?_oss=1" target="_blank">Cewe UK</a> if you are interested..</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSbDM38iJN3c9LucsKwh4BTqmP-lRGKWqlWLpVPFnxgOnypDeqi143M8fkn-TkgSti7GhC43XfWzffPWqo9PgXm95-vOVm_oGWjcg-rHpjiroiojUgoBHhguJ35wWzeTJ7PMYShf5TC1TqWN2y7jzI0ZJ0cxW_-8Ivhdx0sMdc4BB1SZr4hCzTU3pI-w/s2992/20231224_173454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSbDM38iJN3c9LucsKwh4BTqmP-lRGKWqlWLpVPFnxgOnypDeqi143M8fkn-TkgSti7GhC43XfWzffPWqo9PgXm95-vOVm_oGWjcg-rHpjiroiojUgoBHhguJ35wWzeTJ7PMYShf5TC1TqWN2y7jzI0ZJ0cxW_-8Ivhdx0sMdc4BB1SZr4hCzTU3pI-w/w400-h400/20231224_173454.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Traditional Christmas Eve tea, M&S sausage roll wreath.....</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsudBppengy9DRHbq1qnnXfUOpulPMgaUc7nIqgcbtz6jBHo4ChRUjr7khOO1IRKprS1lZuR9ZXW8ESHW-ea7q1fhfEYDilDqyo6brBkU1DOQLix3sAj-SIgdgHp1LHo2GcJWeD53WQ7IGibXmCxa5kQYqKXj_iyWYRdLMNHnu9P-B3dD4mh5rWdCtMM/s2992/20231224_180816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsudBppengy9DRHbq1qnnXfUOpulPMgaUc7nIqgcbtz6jBHo4ChRUjr7khOO1IRKprS1lZuR9ZXW8ESHW-ea7q1fhfEYDilDqyo6brBkU1DOQLix3sAj-SIgdgHp1LHo2GcJWeD53WQ7IGibXmCxa5kQYqKXj_iyWYRdLMNHnu9P-B3dD4mh5rWdCtMM/w400-h400/20231224_180816.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">...... and a Greek beer, thanks to Sam's boss!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yamas!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPockzpMAxwwSvRHSRvjXJfr9BRrpUqKnln4sn4ZnPr6EluLP5HZnDh_I2wD8m-cZ0OBclt2_dU4JtyEk2ShRT64pAae5CHu7pcNaI8_zeJn7EFw7E-8HcCKgZyok7w8Wt9bJuLPuPML2aG3l9d4akT3wv5WXONhzDTFF3NRfrlPmm4RIfyzOqxcYCsiI/s2992/20231223_174130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPockzpMAxwwSvRHSRvjXJfr9BRrpUqKnln4sn4ZnPr6EluLP5HZnDh_I2wD8m-cZ0OBclt2_dU4JtyEk2ShRT64pAae5CHu7pcNaI8_zeJn7EFw7E-8HcCKgZyok7w8Wt9bJuLPuPML2aG3l9d4akT3wv5WXONhzDTFF3NRfrlPmm4RIfyzOqxcYCsiI/w400-h400/20231223_174130.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So all that's left for me to do, before I go and sit on the sofa, is wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope tomorrow is a wonderful day for you all x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas x</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-40865566806966804022023-12-24T09:01:00.001+00:002023-12-24T09:01:33.305+00:00Malaga<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A belated blog post......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA58ZdgftyuoC5IMu2UIkNgwrZpFDfNcLgii1DuHc_wy6Ysk0at2vsFQPuW0e4v0pc49sfhHKLFtCyIRuv9Z-mt2vrzBjOWwZMaAbu1dckIzP-t2m1aIajTxESwFn1AM33ioToQJe-oPQuZSXqPIr_QIAnPkXMgZN9_md7sw727Cl0_dtMQT0y9dqQEs/s1080/Screenshot_20231224_071709_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA58ZdgftyuoC5IMu2UIkNgwrZpFDfNcLgii1DuHc_wy6Ysk0at2vsFQPuW0e4v0pc49sfhHKLFtCyIRuv9Z-mt2vrzBjOWwZMaAbu1dckIzP-t2m1aIajTxESwFn1AM33ioToQJe-oPQuZSXqPIr_QIAnPkXMgZN9_md7sw727Cl0_dtMQT0y9dqQEs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231224_071709_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">......about our recent trip to Malaga.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was wonderful, just super generous.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozJKeNp5_Q1OiUatTs1RYrhk9HQEyEQbP6g-Sss_swd2saeAopcdIdPAcwLQvKBfMv2xnHRNHYvaV6mpjRWIUfI3EVpt7J_UU4dY6cfOJyhaDDuKD48jFSsaRR7pmQO6GtNLxy5ABQgCCwJMAMA6X_JKGbWzjG-ZlCqcXvQrFIG-1nSsXl1h6AHvZgTM/s2992/20231217_101249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozJKeNp5_Q1OiUatTs1RYrhk9HQEyEQbP6g-Sss_swd2saeAopcdIdPAcwLQvKBfMv2xnHRNHYvaV6mpjRWIUfI3EVpt7J_UU4dY6cfOJyhaDDuKD48jFSsaRR7pmQO6GtNLxy5ABQgCCwJMAMA6X_JKGbWzjG-ZlCqcXvQrFIG-1nSsXl1h6AHvZgTM/w400-h400/20231217_101249.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....and I came home with a tummy bug and ended up being out of action for 6 days!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4mypHcXWhUoM0mWwLJyH-6vrNGKEz8ZfiMxmYoMDvYGlE0hk7yxczphh30qH1zqvsQNFP1pRAIW7SJ-kueza-kGkF749ygzAc6S3k4MtNJWwEch23lpuHD1awk9KGOlyQ8no4k5FDkSBTQe4PnXQlLwIrWxhILLuA-sbxHgevWSwpMeJMWdy46ib3zU/s1080/Screenshot_20231224_071720_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4mypHcXWhUoM0mWwLJyH-6vrNGKEz8ZfiMxmYoMDvYGlE0hk7yxczphh30qH1zqvsQNFP1pRAIW7SJ-kueza-kGkF749ygzAc6S3k4MtNJWwEch23lpuHD1awk9KGOlyQ8no4k5FDkSBTQe4PnXQlLwIrWxhILLuA-sbxHgevWSwpMeJMWdy46ib3zU/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231224_071720_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful Cordoba</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A week ago now, we got an early flight out of Bristol, to Malaga, on Sunday morning. We then had a 10 minute train journey from the airport into the city center and then got a bus heading inland up to Cordoba. It was a 2 and a half hour bus journey, the train would have taken half the time but was more than double the price, decision made!! We spent the first afternoon settling in, getting our bearings, acclimatising to to the lovely warmer weather!!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJcsxabc6Y10Wus7vAQKE1Mv84FhdpFfmBBYWVg0NWvTGouSceaBbz1Jt2qKKU4GRV234YanusOkAXrJN8f928Ne0HIP3m3H66NP2WwTCtqPr0NAitp0IOCW119iGugGJRFOgeBbWWfWIZTq1suKpWAIea78mYBs5MCeNa-jK1l0AsQgum_j65OHQVS4/s2992/20231211_094222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJcsxabc6Y10Wus7vAQKE1Mv84FhdpFfmBBYWVg0NWvTGouSceaBbz1Jt2qKKU4GRV234YanusOkAXrJN8f928Ne0HIP3m3H66NP2WwTCtqPr0NAitp0IOCW119iGugGJRFOgeBbWWfWIZTq1suKpWAIea78mYBs5MCeNa-jK1l0AsQgum_j65OHQVS4/w400-h400/20231211_094222.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff managed to really practise his Spanish here. It wasn't so touristy, so English wasn't the default/first spoken word, so he got to speak a fair bit of Spanish, read the morning paper and did a lot of listening, whilst sat drinking many coffee's!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPhDwe72NYEgLu_FoRyWHBpspcM_8iZ6L6MShjpBBLHgY-_AOShgM_bnRqjTO8I4W9x_pLVQbZcUBlLFPziBk1h5uWAAohqdelysK_c5xovdavez-SPJymzH8VyVFZy_VOP6jF1RFPvu6BYUc9KgIvm6hzO-lrWiv9TPoPoc7wF6xcp9Oz96x-JfP0PA/s2992/20231211_135245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPhDwe72NYEgLu_FoRyWHBpspcM_8iZ6L6MShjpBBLHgY-_AOShgM_bnRqjTO8I4W9x_pLVQbZcUBlLFPziBk1h5uWAAohqdelysK_c5xovdavez-SPJymzH8VyVFZy_VOP6jF1RFPvu6BYUc9KgIvm6hzO-lrWiv9TPoPoc7wF6xcp9Oz96x-JfP0PA/w400-h400/20231211_135245.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We just made the most of sunny spots, soaking up a little vitamin D when we could. I wouldn't describe it as hot, more like a lovely Spring day or late Autumn day. Coats still needed in the shade but wonderfully warm in full sunshine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23ruarkOMiLoUdSrZfrdDhnC-AfynyTQUD4EIKM9x555Y2G3wpVJoBYPrNTrgbgLwpuLKwETAkKeGqvquF2NNuPUIw9dCwktftkjFntRNm7LQtOfY6yydfANLICasfQhkL6f8mZgLLF2G1cNDApXqHjEAN8t241kQwFjkmZZbU7HVnggE7cDOM95bd24/s2992/20231211_142721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23ruarkOMiLoUdSrZfrdDhnC-AfynyTQUD4EIKM9x555Y2G3wpVJoBYPrNTrgbgLwpuLKwETAkKeGqvquF2NNuPUIw9dCwktftkjFntRNm7LQtOfY6yydfANLICasfQhkL6f8mZgLLF2G1cNDApXqHjEAN8t241kQwFjkmZZbU7HVnggE7cDOM95bd24/w400-h400/20231211_142721.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can find much more info about all the places we went to, over on my travel Instagram page <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hap_pea_travels/" target="_blank">@hap_pea_travels</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">T</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">he Mezquita, a Mosque within a Cathedral, was the main attraction in Cordoba. It was incredible, vast, breathtaking inside. It seemed to go on forever. The Mosque elements, in their simplicity of design and palette, outshone the decorative, gold, ornate elements of the Cathedral. It was beautiful.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y2vgmuJXmMSjLhY1mFRgnRMzAex4ukB0T6WwpjYbad5-tHWdM39KulzgaNWBC6RpFv8yFdXggJ4VB_mck0Wb8DPnxMZyZKm2lv0FpvbsYNXl3CpC10CQw2JsMOmGMgAZbMs2-LQeHD0nxUIWpwGqMC5m8o4D8BLmyUdpC_Y4SFiHG8wz2s6qU2X7gZU/s2736/20231211_150144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y2vgmuJXmMSjLhY1mFRgnRMzAex4ukB0T6WwpjYbad5-tHWdM39KulzgaNWBC6RpFv8yFdXggJ4VB_mck0Wb8DPnxMZyZKm2lv0FpvbsYNXl3CpC10CQw2JsMOmGMgAZbMs2-LQeHD0nxUIWpwGqMC5m8o4D8BLmyUdpC_Y4SFiHG8wz2s6qU2X7gZU/w400-h400/20231211_150144.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We climbed to the top of the Bell Tower at the Mezquita, 192 steps to the top for €3 each. Fabulous views from the top, looking down over the gardens, the Mezquita and Cordoba. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwFs1Wtwz7mHstDv4qzrQ0bhZvzryM3INWIdd9r12NGGPJdVOjnREFu4z-B1_4H7dpd9H0BOm73u4sMDa0JXyDySPYJSrQ8RnyJjZbpBT7WROXAhayl1EXUEOueS1lHZgXl8oguuuY5VFDj_zLaT_IGrs1wY04k10NXcv7O2dSv0cZKHoLsGSoqjce9E/s2992/20231211_151116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwFs1Wtwz7mHstDv4qzrQ0bhZvzryM3INWIdd9r12NGGPJdVOjnREFu4z-B1_4H7dpd9H0BOm73u4sMDa0JXyDySPYJSrQ8RnyJjZbpBT7WROXAhayl1EXUEOueS1lHZgXl8oguuuY5VFDj_zLaT_IGrs1wY04k10NXcv7O2dSv0cZKHoLsGSoqjce9E/w400-h400/20231211_151116.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">You could certainly appreciate the scale of the Mezquita from above.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfj2sfaa0AD8dfveiEcEVLnhcObrIzLNmmnySyF3YP7_FAaaiDMLzOa3bVn1D9TwgqxhiXx3hEHC-gVN1VkqcAMLpkPPGb68Z2P3P4tEwgQoWs_XxY2XjFx0sFRy9MfL-yIiPeSsdeatpWSp4bCjxlg-BwJLXiVeYUZT-GVzarvP4kuKEjIV7Q0FfRRs/s2992/20231211_155513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfj2sfaa0AD8dfveiEcEVLnhcObrIzLNmmnySyF3YP7_FAaaiDMLzOa3bVn1D9TwgqxhiXx3hEHC-gVN1VkqcAMLpkPPGb68Z2P3P4tEwgQoWs_XxY2XjFx0sFRy9MfL-yIiPeSsdeatpWSp4bCjxlg-BwJLXiVeYUZT-GVzarvP4kuKEjIV7Q0FfRRs/w400-h400/20231211_155513.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next up the Roman Bridge. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Back across the Rio Guadalquivi River, to the far side, to go to the top of the Torre de la Calahorra. Fabulous views again of the bridge, the Mezquita and Cordoba. We walked back along the far side of the river, crossed the Puente de Miraflores iron bridge and wound our way through the streets to the Piazza Corredora. Where we sat and soaked up the last few rays of sunshine with a beer.....salud!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULC3Do2hzxnrvaCmtUbo1X5vNOTclujMO81hn6g9K32W2IpUxXLdm4bqco4J8WgAvXUVVdJ0nm9N-ROhmzjrl8SBpa4RxO2dIjpyrgFHsKKwh2-u77banuwGNpojEW7amCfCEv-l8YjgGLG0W497Kske7ixpjSHvaqRZsSmw5QcxcdodyuSND9WDOl5A/s2992/20231210_185410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULC3Do2hzxnrvaCmtUbo1X5vNOTclujMO81hn6g9K32W2IpUxXLdm4bqco4J8WgAvXUVVdJ0nm9N-ROhmzjrl8SBpa4RxO2dIjpyrgFHsKKwh2-u77banuwGNpojEW7amCfCEv-l8YjgGLG0W497Kske7ixpjSHvaqRZsSmw5QcxcdodyuSND9WDOl5A/w400-h400/20231210_185410.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Christmas lights were fantastic. Every half an hour, this arch of lights moved to music for 10 minutes, attracting large crowds. Made for a really great, busy atmosphere every eveing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrCUBJT8_aP7nXtMcTBjyDTDfQfsYYB38wDMulPlLwbzelP2y3IN9Yq30PMkm95tjh_uXesXGqNCMv6b9TmAMSumguQXEuSRbjySKUq0o3r7C_PEZcEib8xOppkFDw_f-aX9yn3stJyYblyGBJuh6JHS8pzesZwM3lh-XJ80hf0yuhQJy2rxgC7OHX7M/s2992/20231211_193743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrCUBJT8_aP7nXtMcTBjyDTDfQfsYYB38wDMulPlLwbzelP2y3IN9Yq30PMkm95tjh_uXesXGqNCMv6b9TmAMSumguQXEuSRbjySKUq0o3r7C_PEZcEib8xOppkFDw_f-aX9yn3stJyYblyGBJuh6JHS8pzesZwM3lh-XJ80hf0yuhQJy2rxgC7OHX7M/w400-h400/20231211_193743.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRSI5Mtmi655UtiwbgQIl4fP1VXXzOBmJvv8FzvI5_wdHl8_0ntNpTQWpV3s1tWdcnySCQHvMhB7q895FUMIw_4RzBlu5nO5sHhK_eXFeNu7VIhn26D0qJVozPxCJJAQRpengLjzDlFg_kaq42v58_6-Bz-LrpnTMR0__l9rbRz7fQQ04NYCZoJbN4eI/s2992/20231212_100310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRSI5Mtmi655UtiwbgQIl4fP1VXXzOBmJvv8FzvI5_wdHl8_0ntNpTQWpV3s1tWdcnySCQHvMhB7q895FUMIw_4RzBlu5nO5sHhK_eXFeNu7VIhn26D0qJVozPxCJJAQRpengLjzDlFg_kaq42v58_6-Bz-LrpnTMR0__l9rbRz7fQQ04NYCZoJbN4eI/w400-h400/20231212_100310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day two!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The best way to start the day - tostada con tomate!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG30Hbh1pZK_axlKrrGTvhRiTxZlHVFlg205xgOIgKC2fWQgOCMjHLATmlC67vXW_3IjyTKZEorG-MbHY67kM0GUQJItckXACMsl3kczpJ7l-h8GCptCxyUhayQtKtxKpIEnubDmcDahF39G1fRJ4bQyklslcAIMKTCoHofENZuE_CdqO6YuZjo0KZLY/s2992/20231212_130420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG30Hbh1pZK_axlKrrGTvhRiTxZlHVFlg205xgOIgKC2fWQgOCMjHLATmlC67vXW_3IjyTKZEorG-MbHY67kM0GUQJItckXACMsl3kczpJ7l-h8GCptCxyUhayQtKtxKpIEnubDmcDahF39G1fRJ4bQyklslcAIMKTCoHofENZuE_CdqO6YuZjo0KZLY/w400-h400/20231212_130420.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our main focus on day two, was to visit the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos de Cordoba - the Palace of the Christian Kings. It was only €5 each and well worth it. You initially went into a room displaying mosaics. All the info was written in Spanish, so Jeff took great delight in translating it all! I was more interested in the actual mosaics, the scale, the detail, the skill! And then you climbed a tower, to look down over the beautiful gardens.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ2M28egF_J1644IorT19Si2L7FiiiKqFj3aYc3RmURJnC5yPkwE3skPRqPm9cHM0R_RDy7EZCoVBlzI3yrFVFDaTunWUkBZT9TZafAj_w6J1wMuSnAKm-RptcIjJi9Vut5B8Yvdg0R118rQMzO4xdOm_twykBs1hB7qWYjYm0QFmec-droPxKOZZkJ8/s2736/20231212_132858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ2M28egF_J1644IorT19Si2L7FiiiKqFj3aYc3RmURJnC5yPkwE3skPRqPm9cHM0R_RDy7EZCoVBlzI3yrFVFDaTunWUkBZT9TZafAj_w6J1wMuSnAKm-RptcIjJi9Vut5B8Yvdg0R118rQMzO4xdOm_twykBs1hB7qWYjYm0QFmec-droPxKOZZkJ8/w400-h400/20231212_132858.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a beautiful spot to sit and soak up a little more sunshine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy67NVGHQwGichR0cIYXz-S-Yxif7aBLndlxUTN6nFJoS8etEUbfI6q3sWQ0a-jc0YaNqdUfk2hwOcezkX9JUqTbvGyhiaLasx6mRuWXZne5awdNL7wmc3WAg861gJHduew9imfXkwDXakFZwdIaNJ5ZOgBHJcmeTpn4ABjBuTbjmrwJeLyXfhvPgnw4s/s2992/20231212_132948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy67NVGHQwGichR0cIYXz-S-Yxif7aBLndlxUTN6nFJoS8etEUbfI6q3sWQ0a-jc0YaNqdUfk2hwOcezkX9JUqTbvGyhiaLasx6mRuWXZne5awdNL7wmc3WAg861gJHduew9imfXkwDXakFZwdIaNJ5ZOgBHJcmeTpn4ABjBuTbjmrwJeLyXfhvPgnw4s/w400-h400/20231212_132948.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gardens were beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn9NDnFiiQ0mLnUZPQj9YNyaghHNCPuL8e2vQLYLXx-x7xTCsmFB-mjXFqFqfbWzs1tfvQO38pLOnl7Eth0Tl_DBuxmvow_sYeMNWlxv_gynqaRp42hmoUQogAzrulibYIiH3KJ5JtUk0o5xAe2Dsl_YINtWFTeHW60JqfKjIrpeC4grnHpCtZ9MkC-Q/s2992/20231212_143621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn9NDnFiiQ0mLnUZPQj9YNyaghHNCPuL8e2vQLYLXx-x7xTCsmFB-mjXFqFqfbWzs1tfvQO38pLOnl7Eth0Tl_DBuxmvow_sYeMNWlxv_gynqaRp42hmoUQogAzrulibYIiH3KJ5JtUk0o5xAe2Dsl_YINtWFTeHW60JqfKjIrpeC4grnHpCtZ9MkC-Q/w400-h400/20231212_143621.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">We had no other plans for the rest of the day, so we found a sunny spot for lunch by the river and then returned to the Plaza for coffee! We found a great place with a set lunch deal, for a drink, olives and bread, a starter, main, dessert or coffee for under €15 and shared the lot! The trouble with Spain is they eat late. Most </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">restaurants</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">, Tapas Bars, etc don't serve food until after 8pm, too late for us! So it was great to find a good lunch.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkWWiDVKIQTDBBeq4VkE5n3ak0eTVMgWD9lcwczhnuxU2_3IMmYduGff5VxNlT7E76Eun5_MKcWkmW16wg5HjUWIpvIi-9SldFR1A4fb0HA105RjUDnLoSwN6YbaesmSqiQEjOAWoDhtYoCGBdSo2O5y0HZOLJmC4lsT9LlBu1twmlujBEJo_1jWVREM/s2992/20231210_185246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkWWiDVKIQTDBBeq4VkE5n3ak0eTVMgWD9lcwczhnuxU2_3IMmYduGff5VxNlT7E76Eun5_MKcWkmW16wg5HjUWIpvIi-9SldFR1A4fb0HA105RjUDnLoSwN6YbaesmSqiQEjOAWoDhtYoCGBdSo2O5y0HZOLJmC4lsT9LlBu1twmlujBEJo_1jWVREM/w400-h400/20231210_185246.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a last wander around the city, Christmas light spotting as we went!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGunveN_zI7j7vwEaSSp8JO23kYwcLeoZQMgk_ioSWS6WJtGjffCFUWbjW1fNCDa98ZZ5U6gY5Xz9LIiTCgTt45zVcUsKU0Y1yv2eha1Qf0CCr075sBRVJtIEX6Dlk6ntrf9VmuE0POjsPCQvONh1oJu3dDPrdcpD4D3vWNme9KqG8dPTnRXTQNYBonvg/s1080/Screenshot_20231224_071730_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGunveN_zI7j7vwEaSSp8JO23kYwcLeoZQMgk_ioSWS6WJtGjffCFUWbjW1fNCDa98ZZ5U6gY5Xz9LIiTCgTt45zVcUsKU0Y1yv2eha1Qf0CCr075sBRVJtIEX6Dlk6ntrf9VmuE0POjsPCQvONh1oJu3dDPrdcpD4D3vWNme9KqG8dPTnRXTQNYBonvg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231224_071730_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 3!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> And we were up and out early, getting a train to Seville for the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are planning a proper trip to Seville next October, so had no big list to get through. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More a mooch and soak up the festive feels. Plus I love a train ride, £20 return!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW3hPEypc1vyExxOdlv1lv9RsZGwW5jp35vrIj65_cc9x4JHU8av27J3oV8QNNny3ITirRlyMcczLdZTbvROYfsncwry4khLSkYwKZVTym1749EhbwYOeR-h9RjAvEcv_A0v3LvGEnejv5SCLYMXTK_PNajjGKXQvoqjR4zztjrEJQnIIN9bLl1D-AP0/s2736/20231213_122046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW3hPEypc1vyExxOdlv1lv9RsZGwW5jp35vrIj65_cc9x4JHU8av27J3oV8QNNny3ITirRlyMcczLdZTbvROYfsncwry4khLSkYwKZVTym1749EhbwYOeR-h9RjAvEcv_A0v3LvGEnejv5SCLYMXTK_PNajjGKXQvoqjR4zztjrEJQnIIN9bLl1D-AP0/w400-h400/20231213_122046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We did decide to walk (a long way!!) from the train station to the Plaza de Espanya, built in 1926! It was huge. It was lovely and quiet today and really pleasant to wander around. Jeff managed to speak in Spanish, could understand and be understood!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0zfZRHSJ5CiZe1saFaRZK-Tj-COw3GpODSz597JCvEEDw-eFzGzaWciLfJ4SLCi__z0xmUV3WcXWaHKiSSx1O_ntULoyvqM5BawBT4xbWtRqv4tFngZ-WD352Fni2j_OA_BKFJRhkoaehEl65iY6fnxAg6RL2mnD2yvm6eS3_cize3wTbaZZtPrpLuE/s2992/20231213_122819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0zfZRHSJ5CiZe1saFaRZK-Tj-COw3GpODSz597JCvEEDw-eFzGzaWciLfJ4SLCi__z0xmUV3WcXWaHKiSSx1O_ntULoyvqM5BawBT4xbWtRqv4tFngZ-WD352Fni2j_OA_BKFJRhkoaehEl65iY6fnxAg6RL2mnD2yvm6eS3_cize3wTbaZZtPrpLuE/w400-h400/20231213_122819.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">We did comment that in the height of summer, it would be hot and heaving with tourists. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">The perfect time to visit!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hj71kXqT_4LrlL452RNK009NLqmBQAeTZsZG3UjMsTpbW0cAfrDgwVOI2gG8os_qWt3q-J6BFB7cdNqqTsKUf47c_hGfbGrjvSGaojj1T7_4K5izAAGfSaiUp-6tQkI2YbVmhWjT1Gk7RVhXp9_GlM9RGwvFfw-Buxmm7eRKltbayzTz2F3qOoDzSy8/s2992/20231213_143429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hj71kXqT_4LrlL452RNK009NLqmBQAeTZsZG3UjMsTpbW0cAfrDgwVOI2gG8os_qWt3q-J6BFB7cdNqqTsKUf47c_hGfbGrjvSGaojj1T7_4K5izAAGfSaiUp-6tQkI2YbVmhWjT1Gk7RVhXp9_GlM9RGwvFfw-Buxmm7eRKltbayzTz2F3qOoDzSy8/w400-h400/20231213_143429.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Highlight for me was seeing the Setas de Sevilla. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">It looked absolutely stunning against the blue sky. You can view sunset from there and at night it is lit up but due to timings we went in the afternoon.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Known as "Las setas" ("The Mushrooms"), it is the largest wooden structure in the world.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Opened in 2011, the work of German architect Jürgen Mayer is 26 metres high. The structure is made up of six large parasols in the shape of mushrooms, and it affords fantastic views of Seville from the walkway/viewing point</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBtjShRa8If7ma_WkPTW8k14NLynOT0y9Wvstyu-b-97NhV2FnYcLG_qtx3mkwEnB8baiI8yOtWzVChT6Rb92NuLiM42I4In_40-7I95Ai93IyrEHad2Ud_A99GYVvoQqwDASntr5Psy_zAiapqBN4uSUxEbHWCV26ODh7Bt26scDnPBbYzX6Lq5wkV4/s2992/20231213_152740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBtjShRa8If7ma_WkPTW8k14NLynOT0y9Wvstyu-b-97NhV2FnYcLG_qtx3mkwEnB8baiI8yOtWzVChT6Rb92NuLiM42I4In_40-7I95Ai93IyrEHad2Ud_A99GYVvoQqwDASntr5Psy_zAiapqBN4uSUxEbHWCV26ODh7Bt26scDnPBbYzX6Lq5wkV4/w400-h400/20231213_152740.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We paid €15 to go up, and wander around the top of the structure! The views were incredible, and we almost had the place to ourselves. Stripped off to our t-shirts, it was gloriously warm.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ve21uEXEQp1a-74VBi5XroSiKO6WKtl7X9BBxY7EW795xrR85YyatSSeFNZlpo88HK_KRFaLs6fFHLnO1TbLxAr3F7NaJzuz6Z48fi642b0ATPERb_vXNinP6-ULOfVc4penAplwlZVB-Xb-DJ-H86VybR-a3LDJf6OWOXMP-i-iWnc_vz46NO_xwg8/s2992/20231213_184513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ve21uEXEQp1a-74VBi5XroSiKO6WKtl7X9BBxY7EW795xrR85YyatSSeFNZlpo88HK_KRFaLs6fFHLnO1TbLxAr3F7NaJzuz6Z48fi642b0ATPERb_vXNinP6-ULOfVc4penAplwlZVB-Xb-DJ-H86VybR-a3LDJf6OWOXMP-i-iWnc_vz46NO_xwg8/w400-h400/20231213_184513.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And the main event, the lights!! The main reason we came for the day this trip, was to see the Christmas lights, as they won't be up when we do visit properly in October. Although we are now wondering how many days we'll need in actual Seville that trip, given what we already managed to see. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyUM5_KRzPzcKCCU5IovQFFjOYEj6ynlc61OM9ZjiTGiRaUPzK42hCkSMZ-PFQobxMW2FdAzdArioEe3HQGd5ulfDIOdGQPdYmbj8_Hi9FnqUcB3ilmmDMK8AOQSBd_lvr6qNnsV7a39jxqjTMtVltjFLt9UFiNoUrvrSkBCFBgM8gZgDZO1pJV6XnXE/s2992/20231213_190823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyUM5_KRzPzcKCCU5IovQFFjOYEj6ynlc61OM9ZjiTGiRaUPzK42hCkSMZ-PFQobxMW2FdAzdArioEe3HQGd5ulfDIOdGQPdYmbj8_Hi9FnqUcB3ilmmDMK8AOQSBd_lvr6qNnsV7a39jxqjTMtVltjFLt9UFiNoUrvrSkBCFBgM8gZgDZO1pJV6XnXE/w400-h400/20231213_190823.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Regardless, I'm glad we went and it was completely worth getting a later train back to Cordoba. Stunning!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nAjMjsabuXoDfyHSdqhBtdgy1d30XkAFg7mfXXluqAnTNDbFMtWUtVIYlJds-LF0cSduZsr2_uVqoId92bQJ9ZMXZ5VX36u4ujfW1xihEvuuwdgJYWkjkRx5bNJt8ZZlYRLP0TRtshGTJYi1Q3hB8EGHSlE0Lr21-OWACMPmrmlgfklvZ4-aFPJxscA/s1080/Screenshot_20231224_071739_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nAjMjsabuXoDfyHSdqhBtdgy1d30XkAFg7mfXXluqAnTNDbFMtWUtVIYlJds-LF0cSduZsr2_uVqoId92bQJ9ZMXZ5VX36u4ujfW1xihEvuuwdgJYWkjkRx5bNJt8ZZlYRLP0TRtshGTJYi1Q3hB8EGHSlE0Lr21-OWACMPmrmlgfklvZ4-aFPJxscA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231224_071739_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day Four!<br />Malaga bound!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JbPUkp6s14wsdebPkBaTFwjCRDReiYZx95m9rQlU-MudQGtl02x8r7tWNtZnaRqo196z8pkwDbdODrob-R7AF80pdUTnIHXNh1fnv0an0fDSQW1ZczQea97YqFvpGRWumM8o6bxMk4VsapP__BFQoPVOUfNLXI4D0npYS-78_xw4FEUyPAitQsU3ywo/s2992/20231214_125604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JbPUkp6s14wsdebPkBaTFwjCRDReiYZx95m9rQlU-MudQGtl02x8r7tWNtZnaRqo196z8pkwDbdODrob-R7AF80pdUTnIHXNh1fnv0an0fDSQW1ZczQea97YqFvpGRWumM8o6bxMk4VsapP__BFQoPVOUfNLXI4D0npYS-78_xw4FEUyPAitQsU3ywo/w400-h400/20231214_125604.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Early birds, Malaga bound for the final day. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The bus journey was two and a half hours long but is half the price of the train. Loved Cordoba, our apartment was perfect, at less than €50 a night and in a great location. Choose a hotel for the night in Malaga, so we could leave our luggage, to make the most of the day.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0qvhNSB2ySKCDLRvREpe_YSFhGZSpuqwKhi6w0cjtEPxtmQYRinRXaJj4ONXPgPUyvtTZ600Q2wt-NJqPpKRJSPQMgtWnypy5KPQpl5F-6SxeuOi27eLAB7wGRW7aIXU-CXOTHxYCHLVIacQYdjBgKmBHbbZrNZlRdO2chGAf5POijBDNv-neKIO1Y0/s2992/20231214_122559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0qvhNSB2ySKCDLRvREpe_YSFhGZSpuqwKhi6w0cjtEPxtmQYRinRXaJj4ONXPgPUyvtTZ600Q2wt-NJqPpKRJSPQMgtWnypy5KPQpl5F-6SxeuOi27eLAB7wGRW7aIXU-CXOTHxYCHLVIacQYdjBgKmBHbbZrNZlRdO2chGAf5POijBDNv-neKIO1Y0/w400-h400/20231214_122559.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We arrived in Malaga just after 11am. Found our hotel and left our cases and went in search of our last tostada con tomate. Then decided to head down to the water, as it was a glorious day.</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFd8JJJq0AanByGT9uPY-IP5ELu7qbdg4ltsc24Vw2RDwBU-qbMOLUm55t-HyEdp4lFd-gvbn8JYvcaAOp7LYXyMg41XBMzE31E7VIgLzEXLoU72isHN65kSHwGZYgUWiRLGGtXAZ31C9NlPprEP_B4O0zUYm1NlkFZo8xbM8CYnYW4t1rkIUSut6wIk/s2992/20231214_123911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFd8JJJq0AanByGT9uPY-IP5ELu7qbdg4ltsc24Vw2RDwBU-qbMOLUm55t-HyEdp4lFd-gvbn8JYvcaAOp7LYXyMg41XBMzE31E7VIgLzEXLoU72isHN65kSHwGZYgUWiRLGGtXAZ31C9NlPprEP_B4O0zUYm1NlkFZo8xbM8CYnYW4t1rkIUSut6wIk/w400-h400/20231214_123911.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Malaga Pompidou is at the end of the promenade. When we came here last Christmas, it was cloudy, warm but grey clouds. Today, against the magnificent blue skies and beautiful sunshine, the colours sang.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzOzIPkAVWBr_EyY-Abknu652uGq6tjJBRYh7qz4bkiVIspM-p00R_B2P995R2yehMcFSassgznQbLt8g973toct1FdTe3mWhAMzvAXRQoZ_HCDJ8KQOEAdUGcAXKsdKlIp1pFtdiErGzT6wErbzGdukPnkh-1Qy_jqFnOtwQ1kTxQPZe8Pvth8A4MpE/s2992/20231214_125945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzOzIPkAVWBr_EyY-Abknu652uGq6tjJBRYh7qz4bkiVIspM-p00R_B2P995R2yehMcFSassgznQbLt8g973toct1FdTe3mWhAMzvAXRQoZ_HCDJ8KQOEAdUGcAXKsdKlIp1pFtdiErGzT6wErbzGdukPnkh-1Qy_jqFnOtwQ1kTxQPZe8Pvth8A4MpE/w400-h400/20231214_125945.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We spent our afternoon soaking up the sunshine, knowing that's it until we possibly get the odd sunny day in maybe early March! Paddled along the beach, drank beer, wandered, then sat and enjoyed a coffee before heading back to the hotel to get our room.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuDO6gKIhOXhxzCasgWuM5tQ_6zBYxE29zoTTAT1JOXUv3Nin4qDjrv57BSWG26-0_B2TWtu3iatHO_m2DCEqtNKnCIs_j3MhP3-oKm3FKTUFY-1OYOGwdhVHGVoW2z50ZqoEY21A3m2sY7NAJb8ahFjQo1tPhjGwLhB2vSUJaojd2ZaB6NssUHip9dE/s2992/20231214_201338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuDO6gKIhOXhxzCasgWuM5tQ_6zBYxE29zoTTAT1JOXUv3Nin4qDjrv57BSWG26-0_B2TWtu3iatHO_m2DCEqtNKnCIs_j3MhP3-oKm3FKTUFY-1OYOGwdhVHGVoW2z50ZqoEY21A3m2sY7NAJb8ahFjQo1tPhjGwLhB2vSUJaojd2ZaB6NssUHip9dE/w400-h400/20231214_201338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our final evening of the trip and Malaga didn't disappoint! Crowds of people were out to see the incredible lights, definitely seemed a lot busier this year but maybe it's because the lights were set to music this year!?! We just followed the crowds, ended up at the Cathedral where they projected another light show onto the tower.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXewWJLhwdbGpBueS6VsuG1Bik3hIHq4bsb7NN-uCFSq_eKDfioc_IQqNvx-_62cyA4p2GUqWuXi3arECLqo4WcUR5cvsLI8EFn6tD9jVU2TzkDcd55qUmroXzMh-Mu4HhWdgOIIxzrcNklWAb2n0Ly2tokuhWwLcAIMZKW24RWvWopJhQ3MOkohJNWlU/s1075/Screenshot_20231224_071750_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXewWJLhwdbGpBueS6VsuG1Bik3hIHq4bsb7NN-uCFSq_eKDfioc_IQqNvx-_62cyA4p2GUqWuXi3arECLqo4WcUR5cvsLI8EFn6tD9jVU2TzkDcd55qUmroXzMh-Mu4HhWdgOIIxzrcNklWAb2n0Ly2tokuhWwLcAIMZKW24RWvWopJhQ3MOkohJNWlU/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231224_071750_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">A truly fabulous few days. Feels like we've been away for ages, certainly packed a lot in!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYJkf5e9TE_L9WJDZ6LzqvXb4meQDk2Ty0NpOOYq8aIelP87yAx6nl9JW3BbcIu5_jQbr2vdayYhIe_xw17oBakLu-iCuuSvKaXXG-RJDQg9Ncez4P0mfeVoEDmo2lVIzImmJiFc4jPl4Qpjy50W1Qthimk3Lma9OuALKjfcWFoCWkHqXjqhevay2W5E/s2736/20231214_203205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYJkf5e9TE_L9WJDZ6LzqvXb4meQDk2Ty0NpOOYq8aIelP87yAx6nl9JW3BbcIu5_jQbr2vdayYhIe_xw17oBakLu-iCuuSvKaXXG-RJDQg9Ncez4P0mfeVoEDmo2lVIzImmJiFc4jPl4Qpjy50W1Qthimk3Lma9OuALKjfcWFoCWkHqXjqhevay2W5E/w400-h400/20231214_203205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: inherit; font-size: 28px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adiós España</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: inherit; font-size: 28px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">¡Hasta el año que viene!</span></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-5117380529650076502023-12-09T18:35:00.001+00:002023-12-09T18:35:17.452+00:00Busy week of festive preparations<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a soggy start to the week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Monday it rained....biblical rain! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much rain, so many floods, a spectacularly soggy start to the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpKTsVi3O6HrYcXaQjWk5qh1QmflrHn0vWwPJaKt5WcyZagPKviItb07YDKa0ejGaqKH2wkwruS16vHZJ3xvPhkStytPT_VgPGmujsjvEUY9Y2mapvsqKZYV9li27yoPNoqmgUxt3Sn7a7dFdGcK9IQK2AQp_sWWFFWLFPNHJ1IUrKdnrBprxBW-rPl0/s1072/Screenshot_20231205_113325_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpKTsVi3O6HrYcXaQjWk5qh1QmflrHn0vWwPJaKt5WcyZagPKviItb07YDKa0ejGaqKH2wkwruS16vHZJ3xvPhkStytPT_VgPGmujsjvEUY9Y2mapvsqKZYV9li27yoPNoqmgUxt3Sn7a7dFdGcK9IQK2AQp_sWWFFWLFPNHJ1IUrKdnrBprxBW-rPl0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231205_113325_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other than to Sainsbury's, I didn't venture very far!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, by Tuesday it had stopped, enough to go out for a walk with Lynn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuGd93909OWzBo1abUXYHcwL1UPyzOizAGRdoQw0vRZ628yVzcW-iS8_5qZhLudjTI_ODH9rxfTITfvsIMeP5X-SotyofLHoXEBcPngqKFLL5wBVRWG-pkYlzyKEq9MK5P55ku6xPA3vlxRQASJozpy4Yy4gjtiLJ82QYiKkLmjmVNe7xTMyJSf6XJ7s/s1068/Screenshot_20231205_113417_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuGd93909OWzBo1abUXYHcwL1UPyzOizAGRdoQw0vRZ628yVzcW-iS8_5qZhLudjTI_ODH9rxfTITfvsIMeP5X-SotyofLHoXEBcPngqKFLL5wBVRWG-pkYlzyKEq9MK5P55ku6xPA3vlxRQASJozpy4Yy4gjtiLJ82QYiKkLmjmVNe7xTMyJSf6XJ7s/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231205_113417_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a case of staying on hard ground, so we just wandered down to the river Brue to see how high the water levels in the river were. The flood plains were definitely doing their job!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sORnS2OnT-p45PdbxbUHbfjCB2rnSEHk00tm_ZqU0a5wgI27ToAgsMWwmJ3gR6253zx5xIdCRTw2eldjRLF5wQPpZgqYmfs8Hdsm8kDvKSJoZKST9v1OkkpOtjsRDD0FaBR2eQOe1o34JpAseXIXHOnq7gmu5iKQOAfKSjzG-RLWNjr2_fTe3vajmJ0/s1073/Screenshot_20231205_113716_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sORnS2OnT-p45PdbxbUHbfjCB2rnSEHk00tm_ZqU0a5wgI27ToAgsMWwmJ3gR6253zx5xIdCRTw2eldjRLF5wQPpZgqYmfs8Hdsm8kDvKSJoZKST9v1OkkpOtjsRDD0FaBR2eQOe1o34JpAseXIXHOnq7gmu5iKQOAfKSjzG-RLWNjr2_fTe3vajmJ0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231205_113716_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Tor surrounded by water.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpml7dGmsx0PuyaJPoU2HLwomdpYPY4a4EEkxKWjjKmPJUySckQLo6d5uJ2EDTAaUC_10dfuI2awXRxLbtrz14Nx9HvP9ng0zUYbEpKnM_1FNU421VJbkVtVyhnr1bFB7W-LH-Rgh4u1vzlnb5WsoWO9mYTN-nbbH3bkOYpkGTjUWhN8YZHEk5eozKtIc/s1071/Screenshot_20231205_113850_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpml7dGmsx0PuyaJPoU2HLwomdpYPY4a4EEkxKWjjKmPJUySckQLo6d5uJ2EDTAaUC_10dfuI2awXRxLbtrz14Nx9HvP9ng0zUYbEpKnM_1FNU421VJbkVtVyhnr1bFB7W-LH-Rgh4u1vzlnb5WsoWO9mYTN-nbbH3bkOYpkGTjUWhN8YZHEk5eozKtIc/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231205_113850_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to tell where the river actually is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lynn came back to mine for a coffee, our last get-together for the year and then in the afternoon, I met up with my friend Tamsin for a pre-Christmas coffee and catch up. On Wednesday I had a coffee with Nikki.....it's lovely to have made some really good friendships from my Sainsbury's days, so many coffee dates! I was supposed to be meeting my friend Sam for a Christmas catch-up on Thursday evening but we cancelled as we were in for more rain. The road between here and Wells was badly flooded on Monday evening, so didn't want to risk it, although Jeff had to go the Cathedral for the end of term service, and made it there and back okay.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0gBIg9TebuXQoLGnykjfbRn8P88d57VCD5aJJsNGe_pHZtDoivVAeMJ7elRFIRrf4PbGtb0uRy2M1aYJm5P8wg7zVaQfgEdsdZqNirwYRqRzU-UcqqgPKksK8PjMmOqDQYhsjZyXYlMvs9EnnYKR8-dsfemPikjlms2KyUvGov2lW-cI3qLIHyGzL9U/s1071/Image~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0gBIg9TebuXQoLGnykjfbRn8P88d57VCD5aJJsNGe_pHZtDoivVAeMJ7elRFIRrf4PbGtb0uRy2M1aYJm5P8wg7zVaQfgEdsdZqNirwYRqRzU-UcqqgPKksK8PjMmOqDQYhsjZyXYlMvs9EnnYKR8-dsfemPikjlms2KyUvGov2lW-cI3qLIHyGzL9U/w400-h400/Image~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday was 'Save the Children' Christmas Jumper Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Any excuse!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, here, it was Christmas Decoration Day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpsQKfxRr6jwYZIxjM946wv_aNfS2HsulNmk8fbAKJR7cFXUCvI9re8HexUf4x8datjDUAvWNbUi0jNHvGjgFGAoPTb00zQ6OemkzN2PBe9FMo2kBQA-w671zzdlI9fRjnyEC798KzsaJEzNGv0pvXYAxQg1RdDi0_oT1YMxRhgl96z61FK4b695lkCs/s1055/Screenshot_20231207_195905_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1055" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpsQKfxRr6jwYZIxjM946wv_aNfS2HsulNmk8fbAKJR7cFXUCvI9re8HexUf4x8datjDUAvWNbUi0jNHvGjgFGAoPTb00zQ6OemkzN2PBe9FMo2kBQA-w671zzdlI9fRjnyEC798KzsaJEzNGv0pvXYAxQg1RdDi0_oT1YMxRhgl96z61FK4b695lkCs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231207_195905_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Granny's Baubles xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCNrkYF_zdID2PWpotk0SscObJJz93zn5n3-GijiYsIQbhmIFXzVU0qjvvfCm_JW1YpQC0MzJD8jjLzZph-5klyhc7fAoTWCVE00I2JW14uEq5-cqNlm_GlAvKNigtwUQfdVIndorr5B-blmXsYKXlnTBfHUYtehAF3jR5hDCXMYu3DDF0rn_aIbTKOI/s1047/Screenshot_20231207_195915_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1047" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCNrkYF_zdID2PWpotk0SscObJJz93zn5n3-GijiYsIQbhmIFXzVU0qjvvfCm_JW1YpQC0MzJD8jjLzZph-5klyhc7fAoTWCVE00I2JW14uEq5-cqNlm_GlAvKNigtwUQfdVIndorr5B-blmXsYKXlnTBfHUYtehAF3jR5hDCXMYu3DDF0rn_aIbTKOI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231207_195915_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a few days early for me but we're away all next week, so I didn't want it all to do, once we got home. The first time though in 20 years + that I've decorated the tree on my own!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Kd-MlZFGt44JA7fo7_mxM81ogN6Z7lK3k-sI9GXMhuW2NZm4PertXI46CV8AcvJNVnmoqjzQ7K-rHPWx9QfxyHMg7WpFPHEC7SsSPOv6Qv3w3hC83YSmcYlOUU3R2NSy0d6h_BOuD5Y5x-rKMPUUBmb3IaI6pRJCbuwHskdpTMKsLGVK-Mhv5rqmEqo/s1056/Screenshot_20231207_195925_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Kd-MlZFGt44JA7fo7_mxM81ogN6Z7lK3k-sI9GXMhuW2NZm4PertXI46CV8AcvJNVnmoqjzQ7K-rHPWx9QfxyHMg7WpFPHEC7SsSPOv6Qv3w3hC83YSmcYlOUU3R2NSy0d6h_BOuD5Y5x-rKMPUUBmb3IaI6pRJCbuwHskdpTMKsLGVK-Mhv5rqmEqo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231207_195925_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not gonna lie, it pretty much took me all day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it's done and it looks lovely xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfTQDhn8I9oNGgOgMgpqJTrsu-BpKV_RttTzkaoqWZs2MDM5qWjuTQuv1NwKb1KlorTNYBxaKI69jBjEa4TVKSribM20q8hg4fV497_44gQGprBNg1u7NZgKOlak3h3eeCYS9_QvhMwLt7Gi0hq_JsCMTOlge-3yP_8Mh-28EzlCsiUWqAhixbUL6QqE/s1984/20231208_105354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="1984" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfTQDhn8I9oNGgOgMgpqJTrsu-BpKV_RttTzkaoqWZs2MDM5qWjuTQuv1NwKb1KlorTNYBxaKI69jBjEa4TVKSribM20q8hg4fV497_44gQGprBNg1u7NZgKOlak3h3eeCYS9_QvhMwLt7Gi0hq_JsCMTOlge-3yP_8Mh-28EzlCsiUWqAhixbUL6QqE/w400-h400/20231208_105354.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday was hair day! Colour and cut!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff broke up and headed to the barbers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We do like short hair x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigalRe4fxv-Kv0STLWwLguxl92DOhIwFowDUI8BT4QpYWxT-oO70AmKI2MMFk1ls-zbdxRIP6ea2jeJfVrecfJ6FPALmDYThrFJZnJEqW-B0K1yleQIiBseBUGZ7UhN6a1HxeQVDTNCxcXKmMYDjzKI554V3pOqqEqs_pqGl9WPoQSfTnbGP8NhCh5r8A/s1339/Screenshot_20231208_180341_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigalRe4fxv-Kv0STLWwLguxl92DOhIwFowDUI8BT4QpYWxT-oO70AmKI2MMFk1ls-zbdxRIP6ea2jeJfVrecfJ6FPALmDYThrFJZnJEqW-B0K1yleQIiBseBUGZ7UhN6a1HxeQVDTNCxcXKmMYDjzKI554V3pOqqEqs_pqGl9WPoQSfTnbGP8NhCh5r8A/w516-h640/Screenshot_20231208_180341_Instagram.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I received an email from the Art Department as the term closes for Christmas, about my new role as Gallery Invigilator! I've been invited to the private view of the new Student Exhibition when it opens in January and will be hosting the gallery three Saturday's in January. I'm really looking forward to this new role x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQLkwGZwJ4XOCacW0MH-X23AebAJtbdsIF6bhNhtF16gywPWT570QUbd6_7NQm1XM9YgS6VQH1999m7M1rM-dzU32mhbd6J7dXn1WdqAKdA89T2t0HNP1Xe50EquQI-holbMh5_lWQYU7QkHiqHERpJlTx_RiSTAgtA2I75ksh6T3TpMNgWGrBo__s_M/s2992/20231209_083623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQLkwGZwJ4XOCacW0MH-X23AebAJtbdsIF6bhNhtF16gywPWT570QUbd6_7NQm1XM9YgS6VQH1999m7M1rM-dzU32mhbd6J7dXn1WdqAKdA89T2t0HNP1Xe50EquQI-holbMh5_lWQYU7QkHiqHERpJlTx_RiSTAgtA2I75ksh6T3TpMNgWGrBo__s_M/w400-h400/20231209_083623.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And today has been about ticking jobs off the ever growing 'to do' list at this time of year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0iBxBMT7bm9EVRhXf8shMc287xrMUvZBQtCmJm373Ufbj8DDDWRWxbcNRXn8WNVq1AtlhmUPuZrslzaUH0LC_XQrrwGji9I_zcPAGNYsrgTy8ahwY0sg2KvzVum_6gTEbxfX3og6VlKYlF8kMFjRN0ps5sDtC8bOnVH9G652FqZAmfLFSRlobtp_uMY/s2992/20231204_201104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0iBxBMT7bm9EVRhXf8shMc287xrMUvZBQtCmJm373Ufbj8DDDWRWxbcNRXn8WNVq1AtlhmUPuZrslzaUH0LC_XQrrwGji9I_zcPAGNYsrgTy8ahwY0sg2KvzVum_6gTEbxfX3og6VlKYlF8kMFjRN0ps5sDtC8bOnVH9G652FqZAmfLFSRlobtp_uMY/w400-h400/20231204_201104.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow we head off in search of a little burst of warm sunshine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few days away before Christmas week begins. It was our first time last year, going away at this time of year and it was wonderful, so we were keen to go again. Although we're flying into Malaga again, we're actually heading up to Cordoba for 4 nights but......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cjqyA_VMXz5VF-ep_nNsdWprNJWfvSVOtRqbP4z8To6tHX4GWas2-LiN2VvpAsBAa7t0m2Aq-0QmchJdAENW4UNUnxwQMKPZ5k2_e31CyOv_nCrlJ80SMWTfiy0dsVdTXApz1pxse8oMMGr_ZaEZDALqzYMjqt-mRNaUQjGmBTUdy-7J6WdHv2STOf4/s948/Screenshot_20231207_214832_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="946" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cjqyA_VMXz5VF-ep_nNsdWprNJWfvSVOtRqbP4z8To6tHX4GWas2-LiN2VvpAsBAa7t0m2Aq-0QmchJdAENW4UNUnxwQMKPZ5k2_e31CyOv_nCrlJ80SMWTfiy0dsVdTXApz1pxse8oMMGr_ZaEZDALqzYMjqt-mRNaUQjGmBTUdy-7J6WdHv2STOf4/w399-h400/Screenshot_20231207_214832_Instagram.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> .....back to Malaga for the final evening to see the lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd never really thought about travelling at Christmas before, but with the kids now young adults, living away from home, as long as I'm super organised with all the Christmas prep it's certainly doable. And it makes for a lovely change. Packing is always a bit tricky, what to take!?! Over here we're in coats, jumpers, scarves but it'll be 18 degrees, could well be back in a t-shirt!! As long as the sun shines, blue skies will be a real treat. I'm fed up of the grey and rain. So, this time tomorrow I'll be in Spain. An early night tonight, 2.30am alarm!! bit of a shock to the system but always worth it x</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-19633245815127003962023-12-03T15:39:00.007+00:002023-12-03T15:39:59.538+00:00I got another job!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Wednesday I had an interview......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifIYCzCvLmaiOYLcYvohuN6zSDMWH3gjcCW9uEfPjdk-xH4UmGpCMoQ7wdMSaYcZfCm4ObfJXFtLOpsf-QGSShNUkxb0kBCHHb9FgEi6dB9n229jPCxq6CayS9clVihmzrIEkVox8qGcMPX_ctwa4fnX-XnIuIatmHc7wAw_uxuXF7Qt348hsQZSLnmY/s1068/Screenshot_20231203_100252_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifIYCzCvLmaiOYLcYvohuN6zSDMWH3gjcCW9uEfPjdk-xH4UmGpCMoQ7wdMSaYcZfCm4ObfJXFtLOpsf-QGSShNUkxb0kBCHHb9FgEi6dB9n229jPCxq6CayS9clVihmzrIEkVox8qGcMPX_ctwa4fnX-XnIuIatmHc7wAw_uxuXF7Qt348hsQZSLnmY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_100252_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and I got the job!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Gallery Invigilator</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So when exhibitions are on at the Atkinson Gallery, I will welcome visitors, answer any questions, look after the exhibits in the gallery. It's two blocks of 5 week stints, in Feb/March and Sept/Oct, so fits in perfectly alongside my Exam Invigilation. I was worried the exam invigilation wouldn't give me enough money but I think the two roles together will be enough. I'm really looking forward to it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG1ZYeqW2gOnLGvFya2cEVlmidjdX5ugK7psiYF-wNdA81gGQn4TirGsklVfRbP41fS1Yq5Py-FYDjp2ku-Y3LWzDl2glgZk1xGAqRdY1LDjuO_R5HNo4e34DtNiy4PelSjmSY4TKY4t9YE7OFNO7ynqN218-IvTv2qZJo4JBi7PrA4oHpV9bZLD2Jlo/s1062/Screenshot_20231128_164444_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG1ZYeqW2gOnLGvFya2cEVlmidjdX5ugK7psiYF-wNdA81gGQn4TirGsklVfRbP41fS1Yq5Py-FYDjp2ku-Y3LWzDl2glgZk1xGAqRdY1LDjuO_R5HNo4e34DtNiy4PelSjmSY4TKY4t9YE7OFNO7ynqN218-IvTv2qZJo4JBi7PrA4oHpV9bZLD2Jlo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231128_164444_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a sculpture trail up at the school. Lots of fabulous sculptures dotted around the site. So, I may be asked to go in occasionally to take groups around the trail. It's looking lovely up there at the moment with all the Christmas lights on. I'm done working now for the year, which is just wonderful. I don't know when I last had such a relaxed December!! I've invigilated a few internal exams this week and am now not needed until the 4th of January!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9nnFT-hyZ5NbRVZ-hEg2QrolFdPmPL1FEpSZZ5yn39SjReJYewLOPs4RTYMC2PqBihX-Hx1G3dKTOTLQuwkuowYKc3aCGXm2arrxFjkDKM5vBbSMnOlg4mJS7ouV8tBA3sjZwApAop69l35tbnGinufe2NK0o6b-u_MDn7zKXVX_f13idDaEAt513GA/s1069/Screenshot_20231203_100240_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9nnFT-hyZ5NbRVZ-hEg2QrolFdPmPL1FEpSZZ5yn39SjReJYewLOPs4RTYMC2PqBihX-Hx1G3dKTOTLQuwkuowYKc3aCGXm2arrxFjkDKM5vBbSMnOlg4mJS7ouV8tBA3sjZwApAop69l35tbnGinufe2NK0o6b-u_MDn7zKXVX_f13idDaEAt513GA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_100240_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plenty of time to get out walking when the weather plays ball.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An atmospheric Glastonbury Tor</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxca7XF-nmG-7L3P4jH1VTnjIXpOdOub5fkKZ5RGzkI31kUKA-DzklMJO2MokuzOaEbzPapg5wIZJawUrYJMrvXE-kSCnZDeBUqToQRHu6FASJqMaQSC3HibydUq8OVwGeJlOJVHS7tx7OqPFxGBG-OLTkELn5jCKqDsRkCVz-Yu_y1Mwj6AtSUDUKsPA/s1074/Screenshot_20231203_100247_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxca7XF-nmG-7L3P4jH1VTnjIXpOdOub5fkKZ5RGzkI31kUKA-DzklMJO2MokuzOaEbzPapg5wIZJawUrYJMrvXE-kSCnZDeBUqToQRHu6FASJqMaQSC3HibydUq8OVwGeJlOJVHS7tx7OqPFxGBG-OLTkELn5jCKqDsRkCVz-Yu_y1Mwj6AtSUDUKsPA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_100247_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spotify Wrapped came out this week. Always brings a flurry of messages to the family group chat. I like to listen to music in the car but it's often on the radio or a CD, I don't actually listen to loads on my phone, so I had a really low number of minutes, compared to Sam up in 50,000 plus!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ym0OFKRAYATHFBl0dVM-F6C2YG5x7FDxnDkbTxLjMLVVjUFRK46x5ynYOoPgN8i4xxXX-hYMk3LS5eWJSFmr4YcGi6xYc4YKczXR3PVfTFQo9gzuUukKsV97DpZjg3mRzT89aVUkBNpL4BlBMK2RxNP-54ed12Tyw32tq3vBg-FxxWd56QytiTElB1k/s1067/Screenshot_20231203_100302_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ym0OFKRAYATHFBl0dVM-F6C2YG5x7FDxnDkbTxLjMLVVjUFRK46x5ynYOoPgN8i4xxXX-hYMk3LS5eWJSFmr4YcGi6xYc4YKczXR3PVfTFQo9gzuUukKsV97DpZjg3mRzT89aVUkBNpL4BlBMK2RxNP-54ed12Tyw32tq3vBg-FxxWd56QytiTElB1k/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_100302_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My walking friend, Lynn and I, went to Wells on Thursday as the weather was rubbish, extremely cold and everywhere is just sooooo muddy. I 'spotted' these little plates in a charity shop for £2, apparently vintage Tams! Not that that means much to me, I just liked the colour and design. There were cups and saucers which I left behind, I did joke, should I have gone back for them!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj10S-y8oAsPaoWIbtIutS_HJaJa47xra4TE90cb5-vDLVrZEA1gO_nGN34T0kxmSfBenDX50w-rVF4Ek5xjRAiQLVmzJnlIov48yaJ4GLu6Acq2z0GpZl0TAKmE31uPAervLRElxWB2kSpLRiZIPUbuSKMMsmvAUM-E2eadWw9H47TDDXXDb8jJUutA/s1080/Screenshot_20231203_100314_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj10S-y8oAsPaoWIbtIutS_HJaJa47xra4TE90cb5-vDLVrZEA1gO_nGN34T0kxmSfBenDX50w-rVF4Ek5xjRAiQLVmzJnlIov48yaJ4GLu6Acq2z0GpZl0TAKmE31uPAervLRElxWB2kSpLRiZIPUbuSKMMsmvAUM-E2eadWw9H47TDDXXDb8jJUutA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_100314_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Thursday was also the last day of November! It's been a jam packed, enjoyable month x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdPl4iwkjHdLsVaMoeE2hw9Z1hLU5g85sdCzfK13MAfAjKRafr1H1KZDh5lKiWtEcT4bw8X-EBtyTRo5w6xE_ffVsjWU_HDHZCcX0M6RvmAPobmtm3rtHas6bNloW8kwKYrS5bEZW8NQaolqc4Xo9FxM3tHtfJjbTAA_WuzYWpVchyphenhyphenByETtwrODTXSQM/s1080/Screenshot_20231203_100317_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdPl4iwkjHdLsVaMoeE2hw9Z1hLU5g85sdCzfK13MAfAjKRafr1H1KZDh5lKiWtEcT4bw8X-EBtyTRo5w6xE_ffVsjWU_HDHZCcX0M6RvmAPobmtm3rtHas6bNloW8kwKYrS5bEZW8NQaolqc4Xo9FxM3tHtfJjbTAA_WuzYWpVchyphenhyphenByETtwrODTXSQM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_100317_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so pinch and a punch..... hello December x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSL1210whh79b3lkawHnxVQNXeSC6no6vknX76KcmPmpFt3VVNtj-qBN9zacrT66JndMKFFAryRSTskVQj_L3nwWNxp8JGyHUsa8HCeozhncFs7xKl0XDPH8hNFli3PnwqggpHJRFp_aJIvLhM69pvZZxb7p8PQMmQ-pplEe4hdv6_Vf6knCBtj20a54/s1080/original_7013822f-45be-4ea3-b0d6-82386e8f82e8_Screenshot_20231201_165208_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSL1210whh79b3lkawHnxVQNXeSC6no6vknX76KcmPmpFt3VVNtj-qBN9zacrT66JndMKFFAryRSTskVQj_L3nwWNxp8JGyHUsa8HCeozhncFs7xKl0XDPH8hNFli3PnwqggpHJRFp_aJIvLhM69pvZZxb7p8PQMmQ-pplEe4hdv6_Vf6knCBtj20a54/w400-h400/original_7013822f-45be-4ea3-b0d6-82386e8f82e8_Screenshot_20231201_165208_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And hello Advent!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AWiI-bFMtu1V2F_yvlkQSfTtVwEg4BeL_ZD0-d50wNT95duDCgln3-pplczl0JExqjun_xs7bBq020Zb9DMGdMWoS8vxEPkcrmwplvTk3vHnJEunCFZZubraTKqyaDLDNTFE4JAr32TtlwMZbmehPP-9Mk8g2JaCAReNZxIPHiwlHBxR0EgwsJbcFAQ/s1075/Screenshot_20231203_153427_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AWiI-bFMtu1V2F_yvlkQSfTtVwEg4BeL_ZD0-d50wNT95duDCgln3-pplczl0JExqjun_xs7bBq020Zb9DMGdMWoS8vxEPkcrmwplvTk3vHnJEunCFZZubraTKqyaDLDNTFE4JAr32TtlwMZbmehPP-9Mk8g2JaCAReNZxIPHiwlHBxR0EgwsJbcFAQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_153427_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Christmas Cupboard doors are open.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB8fJ1D5Bdx0RxCUHUn74sOHt2ewxc-MMHbgJCgTSTFBWGUGV91xOqQXJd-RkWqWX1bj3yrHiOskK8yMHgLFL8YwLpe-3RjkRV9f447l1KuI8xAv5lIZ1eeMMH7oFY_fZrTPzmvUu1dKO6OFdpg29hXZwwHU7PInTXNEhXzgW1FK2F1oNsh3B6j-0Gzw/s1047/Screenshot_20231203_153434_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1047" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB8fJ1D5Bdx0RxCUHUn74sOHt2ewxc-MMHbgJCgTSTFBWGUGV91xOqQXJd-RkWqWX1bj3yrHiOskK8yMHgLFL8YwLpe-3RjkRV9f447l1KuI8xAv5lIZ1eeMMH7oFY_fZrTPzmvUu1dKO6OFdpg29hXZwwHU7PInTXNEhXzgW1FK2F1oNsh3B6j-0Gzw/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_153434_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and slowly a little bit of Christmas can drip in daily x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmVnU06TbLDr6VQ0v2Lb5PcbfM9HaMPoutGM_L6OJAHPS4mq1lWSLHnCAf0ldRHBpm3OMFrILjX7Qr3EYmRhMU30KNd2GXp0YKMQsAL8ENI2m5h3zUp-66cUWDmx_5AzslXIXKD6q8QXoCTsCPDA0KJY4mhhsyQV2z_Z2fJzjiWOM2CXpwKCpMC_wH7k/s1076/Screenshot_20231201_165226_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmVnU06TbLDr6VQ0v2Lb5PcbfM9HaMPoutGM_L6OJAHPS4mq1lWSLHnCAf0ldRHBpm3OMFrILjX7Qr3EYmRhMU30KNd2GXp0YKMQsAL8ENI2m5h3zUp-66cUWDmx_5AzslXIXKD6q8QXoCTsCPDA0KJY4mhhsyQV2z_Z2fJzjiWOM2CXpwKCpMC_wH7k/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_165226_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wreath is on the door.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOky9sFuJhSTz7h0OjYfj0Tp3dIl7jeFaVHxgh0JHYO1pDULNFt_B52Y_61G7vVXu9yB854wwA8lHsrfNLKunjrEoktX6-mkryQaznSS3V_LbmzjLSUpIZchVjzUmEPnxNyWde7oIXUqV7xvuidkTi0915f_JpAeaIfJJtpRceVo6WP3e71M8EmUah2-c/s1062/Screenshot_20231201_165221_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOky9sFuJhSTz7h0OjYfj0Tp3dIl7jeFaVHxgh0JHYO1pDULNFt_B52Y_61G7vVXu9yB854wwA8lHsrfNLKunjrEoktX6-mkryQaznSS3V_LbmzjLSUpIZchVjzUmEPnxNyWde7oIXUqV7xvuidkTi0915f_JpAeaIfJJtpRceVo6WP3e71M8EmUah2-c/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_165221_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">......the Christmas duvet is on.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStjiyxPC1GF688sxiFJgtuwNcS3oEhA5K77EPGK382i9fmsBdzTXz_USDLTkEH2guGCaJDJ5i5vVnyRyndN-_2Of4gvlesOfMu1VKpLJRaRvRvk0iH80mrhAg0FU3F6L7rg6OMFni8Onq2iz6gP9fhB_7Xmc6uZataII32oMEue1cXwcdiam2uWPv4H4/s1065/Screenshot_20231201_213908_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStjiyxPC1GF688sxiFJgtuwNcS3oEhA5K77EPGK382i9fmsBdzTXz_USDLTkEH2guGCaJDJ5i5vVnyRyndN-_2Of4gvlesOfMu1VKpLJRaRvRvk0iH80mrhAg0FU3F6L7rg6OMFni8Onq2iz6gP9fhB_7Xmc6uZataII32oMEue1cXwcdiam2uWPv4H4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_213908_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and the Christmas mugs are in use!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNounGh5-VQT205zi8R5nvGgYTo5FiLww1o3xcDBmxybhf9zBrFeER03GGzTQCI6VBEyh3-DbeQPCkeFh2f5qJb8NRbPGdWsiJDp3H8usOHJd-EZ0-6p3I9_vT-mwgSlpEgGvfvXuCIoqBNc5a4SkSfnsO4toBy1IQngKoMYEa6Epz_WY71bJ1Dg3gBvw/s1061/Screenshot_20231201_120224_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNounGh5-VQT205zi8R5nvGgYTo5FiLww1o3xcDBmxybhf9zBrFeER03GGzTQCI6VBEyh3-DbeQPCkeFh2f5qJb8NRbPGdWsiJDp3H8usOHJd-EZ0-6p3I9_vT-mwgSlpEgGvfvXuCIoqBNc5a4SkSfnsO4toBy1IQngKoMYEa6Epz_WY71bJ1Dg3gBvw/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_120224_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday was a beautiful morning....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpt-QWXKdLYBa4sbRyedQsXU7ZxFlnYudQLHnMS0Y8Agl9av4RxWRw5tnec3IVy0o3DQV8bwKvf6ad5Qzwe5ad-6QqUKFFXLG_BTv281s82bw6aFw8WdTmSBCUzBJQmyoCcBUwPZVbrP0WCdKhbifB3UchBMCpoxK0DEwMcunFviKGMUpdZ8Vw9jVUF0/s1076/Screenshot_20231201_120637_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpt-QWXKdLYBa4sbRyedQsXU7ZxFlnYudQLHnMS0Y8Agl9av4RxWRw5tnec3IVy0o3DQV8bwKvf6ad5Qzwe5ad-6QqUKFFXLG_BTv281s82bw6aFw8WdTmSBCUzBJQmyoCcBUwPZVbrP0WCdKhbifB3UchBMCpoxK0DEwMcunFviKGMUpdZ8Vw9jVUF0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_120637_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....the best way to start December.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmXEL9BVGOUxRwFXFPm3A3pyquqQ3yu5Rkiqc14x95pZnLSY8-bm1tLhDY90MFXIHkGpMppnwAYeW_OAISDdwQ2-V0n3g83k2ID3j472JvMrieyfxZiKa6G-ZAU7hyphenhyphen-vapoXvO9GH5edMzgHDQdtYDD3G015Kid-Eh-IW4TysVrSya5pmWrQ0S8kREjs/s1074/Screenshot_20231201_120856_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmXEL9BVGOUxRwFXFPm3A3pyquqQ3yu5Rkiqc14x95pZnLSY8-bm1tLhDY90MFXIHkGpMppnwAYeW_OAISDdwQ2-V0n3g83k2ID3j472JvMrieyfxZiKa6G-ZAU7hyphenhyphen-vapoXvO9GH5edMzgHDQdtYDD3G015Kid-Eh-IW4TysVrSya5pmWrQ0S8kREjs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_120856_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful Ham Wall at 8.00am</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUANAbSsEv6HJI9SGTQ6RDFtcSMmuz8y8Iaa4HtmFhKPWPHnsth66y1U6TUm8ydi_hynYdb2n13IwHsMyrPb0Pr9Q7sMfxgQ1IARM6Q4nPKUfiwCQkP3uYVWuD9JlFVmDoMdxzP_9knITPnMcg2RaueYWpM9TMMXaDvzk7OGVuBLDc-vdD96B9h_nnGjQ/s1070/Screenshot_20231201_121350_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUANAbSsEv6HJI9SGTQ6RDFtcSMmuz8y8Iaa4HtmFhKPWPHnsth66y1U6TUm8ydi_hynYdb2n13IwHsMyrPb0Pr9Q7sMfxgQ1IARM6Q4nPKUfiwCQkP3uYVWuD9JlFVmDoMdxzP_9knITPnMcg2RaueYWpM9TMMXaDvzk7OGVuBLDc-vdD96B9h_nnGjQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_121350_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, peaceful....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDKMpcbCFtmVxkkyupAb_XGlrrnqg0bwv6svIvXgbQi8ZuaknJ0eSS6NWFgUhUQsBLJgbZXnPr-NXCt769SXZ-cH4E8xxvVySlWCKBJmCQ9-ctKFXuPNyeNehYwqanihH5JGLNXzdAXKj7swOl1qUk8uKQuDSMVU2nCnFkL3W5cwqbjhzrJ21O09cv34/s1074/Screenshot_20231203_100542_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDKMpcbCFtmVxkkyupAb_XGlrrnqg0bwv6svIvXgbQi8ZuaknJ0eSS6NWFgUhUQsBLJgbZXnPr-NXCt769SXZ-cH4E8xxvVySlWCKBJmCQ9-ctKFXuPNyeNehYwqanihH5JGLNXzdAXKj7swOl1qUk8uKQuDSMVU2nCnFkL3W5cwqbjhzrJ21O09cv34/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_100542_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....the place to myself.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinx_DBA5RfVc1NKbiJqiRuU_-A2DtGJz5hlPD0mW3h9adgLGg6yU4M-UiQ3gJlCtNQA93wJIaquhIOxPtftUQ1G0oECsaKy2HH9UqPmHOsYeIgz-GY7LuX_qeWVpFWXzpBkKSrqnKpzBP4MWIefqS004iP_tP63VTdbVUgLcLygq15g5LaLNdTvNI7KEo/s1064/Screenshot_20231203_100529_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinx_DBA5RfVc1NKbiJqiRuU_-A2DtGJz5hlPD0mW3h9adgLGg6yU4M-UiQ3gJlCtNQA93wJIaquhIOxPtftUQ1G0oECsaKy2HH9UqPmHOsYeIgz-GY7LuX_qeWVpFWXzpBkKSrqnKpzBP4MWIefqS004iP_tP63VTdbVUgLcLygq15g5LaLNdTvNI7KEo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_100529_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....almost!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not what I was expecting to see as I turned the corner!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDFX1_f-Qun87JwRKELINK51SveFqniTbd5ODibxMvzB3bxS7cuedbyTOrDF-0q-UGtRRWOxk-dNED7oUq_O9DqNTVLDfV6jVwweNYWd0urXNMpBlzxlRpbf69ssCU4ks9BRucr3H-EfMto1j75rIEvJp4BYaEwNKrfgYKHFrGzq3lMox4W1sBQcHIb0/s1067/Screenshot_20231201_121107_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDFX1_f-Qun87JwRKELINK51SveFqniTbd5ODibxMvzB3bxS7cuedbyTOrDF-0q-UGtRRWOxk-dNED7oUq_O9DqNTVLDfV6jVwweNYWd0urXNMpBlzxlRpbf69ssCU4ks9BRucr3H-EfMto1j75rIEvJp4BYaEwNKrfgYKHFrGzq3lMox4W1sBQcHIb0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_121107_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything was frosty and beautiful</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi_dWgdaNoehAa3EKC_Bp4n93he81EDMYO0CGVhLDejrvQAjk3C-nB01Tk71hkNhORmuiAjQX2eCvWB_kgI3ZRhPLqYI77Z6T2BSgTtV8fnCOW7mg8EZni-zHiyaZO8jpHRVhWVpa_BpTFi2a11ulstFUu4X0BxwWUQQJSReDNQbQK849KrweaUOCorM/s1072/Screenshot_20231201_131741_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi_dWgdaNoehAa3EKC_Bp4n93he81EDMYO0CGVhLDejrvQAjk3C-nB01Tk71hkNhORmuiAjQX2eCvWB_kgI3ZRhPLqYI77Z6T2BSgTtV8fnCOW7mg8EZni-zHiyaZO8jpHRVhWVpa_BpTFi2a11ulstFUu4X0BxwWUQQJSReDNQbQK849KrweaUOCorM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231201_131741_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was much the same, although incredibly foggy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I met my sister over at the Newt....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlDzyC_60umeidcyArKSz7mT__BMTdtDmpLZBkWbMAImSThGytfxEbPodwr5HKyoBZyjZLCCJA_2xHW-B99ZPH-GlAH_BoUFx2AXx8CDr95FVhSdj6UWnRfTbRhTDMyDybBlXQsc8TC9ogQMSorKGUXsuok6-tkIpXDfw90SvwSwkt3ihXKbA9IisYeA/s1073/original_167f6832-3bce-48b4-890d-06fa4ec05629_Screenshot_20231202_140518_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlDzyC_60umeidcyArKSz7mT__BMTdtDmpLZBkWbMAImSThGytfxEbPodwr5HKyoBZyjZLCCJA_2xHW-B99ZPH-GlAH_BoUFx2AXx8CDr95FVhSdj6UWnRfTbRhTDMyDybBlXQsc8TC9ogQMSorKGUXsuok6-tkIpXDfw90SvwSwkt3ihXKbA9IisYeA/w400-h400/original_167f6832-3bce-48b4-890d-06fa4ec05629_Screenshot_20231202_140518_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....for breakfast.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-ATvkq5wh0e0jpNTg6CVssquzarmwfW5ySXvM84PRJXrI8CkDqShLtfhRelR4XLBqj9rvvoYcD9IAaHvl5s4vGWQQ37H4UnHYKK-wVti5zpK2szOflgfsM-H1pfod8h5ftkKA7x5Csn3oEqT7iglI5lMuoI0Htnqo4PxbKleu1Ltx0n-vmZqdlkCtJE/s1070/original_9a931acd-60bc-4e2f-ab53-283ce0385f22_Screenshot_20231202_140645_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-ATvkq5wh0e0jpNTg6CVssquzarmwfW5ySXvM84PRJXrI8CkDqShLtfhRelR4XLBqj9rvvoYcD9IAaHvl5s4vGWQQ37H4UnHYKK-wVti5zpK2szOflgfsM-H1pfod8h5ftkKA7x5Csn3oEqT7iglI5lMuoI0Htnqo4PxbKleu1Ltx0n-vmZqdlkCtJE/w400-h400/original_9a931acd-60bc-4e2f-ab53-283ce0385f22_Screenshot_20231202_140645_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">......and a wander.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_3p3E_8tP1mwIoCTNTeSxYv-LpFVk92equHNxgs-cD529zE0ExAOv4X4qUA5T_mdZQmXsveYbG-f2CBPC6lZQ7tlhKLR3K-7NLCStn1KKo3f2GsqAXWQjmwlP0IdcD15wxcJcy-jFuGhhSECy9Sk3WWxkUsywwx_PVdUwwfDErGicWJbumy3QZ15VQs/s1069/Screenshot_20231202_141732_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_3p3E_8tP1mwIoCTNTeSxYv-LpFVk92equHNxgs-cD529zE0ExAOv4X4qUA5T_mdZQmXsveYbG-f2CBPC6lZQ7tlhKLR3K-7NLCStn1KKo3f2GsqAXWQjmwlP0IdcD15wxcJcy-jFuGhhSECy9Sk3WWxkUsywwx_PVdUwwfDErGicWJbumy3QZ15VQs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231202_141732_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The deer were very still, stayed still as we walked past. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They normally run off when you approach them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_S18Ft7LgmoiIxpetvTPTrPLZoK7D4_zEJFeA08vak0UdPlOJbTTbWlc5DOrtSqhgrPlFjJHaKHEfWcmQnOX0JyMjtvOjSINHrJ0yQaxEJWwpcu9TWRBUBrsnHA3gnvO_s_vaqBDYyQH84D7V9IBAT974kO7A5eTYFGnzjJRZ6Dd4ABem3DAsDlKbDI/s1061/Screenshot_20231202_142436_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_S18Ft7LgmoiIxpetvTPTrPLZoK7D4_zEJFeA08vak0UdPlOJbTTbWlc5DOrtSqhgrPlFjJHaKHEfWcmQnOX0JyMjtvOjSINHrJ0yQaxEJWwpcu9TWRBUBrsnHA3gnvO_s_vaqBDYyQH84D7V9IBAT974kO7A5eTYFGnzjJRZ6Dd4ABem3DAsDlKbDI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231202_142436_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a lovely walk, enjoyed an extra coffee, before heading home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's our last chance to meet up before Christmas, so was lovely to have a catch up x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePHjANEIDTp2EF39PokacpLom9EkOfznLrreW3S5YvUjokm6J8UD76hXS2MWEZaWd6jPQrhpC4pWzQ9nCOGbDnOcr5q3CIkcwaYxqrzujQujAofBKnn5t69TxPDFY3d07PBmXcnxurtEHEnY-pBr0Ygr-VA2CZZRGmguurE_wfu-8hqQcpU-vmrW6z3I/s1058/Screenshot_20231202_222204_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePHjANEIDTp2EF39PokacpLom9EkOfznLrreW3S5YvUjokm6J8UD76hXS2MWEZaWd6jPQrhpC4pWzQ9nCOGbDnOcr5q3CIkcwaYxqrzujQujAofBKnn5t69TxPDFY3d07PBmXcnxurtEHEnY-pBr0Ygr-VA2CZZRGmguurE_wfu-8hqQcpU-vmrW6z3I/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231202_222204_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got back home and Jeff's football game had been cancelled, so he decided to get the Christmas lights up outside. They're not up for long, so I like them up for the month of December. A little bit of cheer on these gloomy December days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORsDk-ySOMf3yaVMdFmyWIcLkXhu47jgLTu_B9xgfTm1HQ-x0X1glnLcAvZsg_2fJGkhR0_0MDPW-i90vVinSZi5Vg1SF3fdBYwLOiTV1DEBGx3gIEC2oadxKu1nQ9ggbbjEx0tUUvctdDAsXe3cq_l9zumtP1UJx5uvRhYpzPHIrapZYVB-UfuNwuNI/s1061/Screenshot_20231203_142726_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORsDk-ySOMf3yaVMdFmyWIcLkXhu47jgLTu_B9xgfTm1HQ-x0X1glnLcAvZsg_2fJGkhR0_0MDPW-i90vVinSZi5Vg1SF3fdBYwLOiTV1DEBGx3gIEC2oadxKu1nQ9ggbbjEx0tUUvctdDAsXe3cq_l9zumtP1UJx5uvRhYpzPHIrapZYVB-UfuNwuNI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_142726_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today (Sunday) is grey and dull. A day of doing very little. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have finished off all my Christmas cards, popped in any notes, stamped them and.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_bzUq9MOHBKzma_yzU9mnA5NVDqaTQOhAM6bWibHK2l_u0rQUenhevs3ZU5ViQRPA615fdkyu1_EikzbLNQJ-KkdAr7qvOfo6ZAGv_HBQOE3zmuScjwyufjSMx0Bgt6XaXegoWJXuqseEbKIM23WRN5dAWokBVaBpkDYTkeA6qLzhSo5JTsKJma-bsk/s1073/Screenshot_20231203_142730_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_bzUq9MOHBKzma_yzU9mnA5NVDqaTQOhAM6bWibHK2l_u0rQUenhevs3ZU5ViQRPA615fdkyu1_EikzbLNQJ-KkdAr7qvOfo6ZAGv_HBQOE3zmuScjwyufjSMx0Bgt6XaXegoWJXuqseEbKIM23WRN5dAWokBVaBpkDYTkeA6qLzhSo5JTsKJma-bsk/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231203_142730_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...posted them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A job well done! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am going to get the house cleaned and tree up this week. Will be too rushed to do it all after Malaga, so whilst I have the luxury of time, the most in years, I will take it slow and actually enjoy doing it, rather than another job to be ticked off the list in a hurry! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDOT5R1f91KKd23aTUPiO-J7jnyUt4LKOuLGE_IA8p3xqGaQlH3XcLiNr-poQ22fFTj_gsrEUvstqRwguBK-gn33KBCUOrFmakI-ZwKFEs5sz3rPd7XN7kxi2yUT-V826PlcBtsaR8AIF2sUXNgDDA6N5HpxYSneNO4qx2Yv5_U8euvlfmyBNq8uRUy0/s1047/Screenshot_20231202_221141_Instagram~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="1047" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDOT5R1f91KKd23aTUPiO-J7jnyUt4LKOuLGE_IA8p3xqGaQlH3XcLiNr-poQ22fFTj_gsrEUvstqRwguBK-gn33KBCUOrFmakI-ZwKFEs5sz3rPd7XN7kxi2yUT-V826PlcBtsaR8AIF2sUXNgDDA6N5HpxYSneNO4qx2Yv5_U8euvlfmyBNq8uRUy0/w400-h225/Screenshot_20231202_221141_Instagram~3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thought I'd leave you with this beautiful Robin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">If the weather is on my side this week, I'll try and get over to Ham Wall again. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It's not soooo muddy and I love to see the birds, feed them from my hand if I'm lucky x</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Have a good week x</span></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-55099739871555382542023-11-27T17:44:00.001+00:002023-11-27T17:44:28.229+00:00A fabulous festive few days x<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just got back from a few days away, all the festive feels x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_fu4aj46q9qP-0CQ1A2ISauMIdrYiwnevzgmwkQHYQLb4kh5aIWAxXCYfhj4pxLmVR2NZtTfTGwd6KSCylIpcLdcs9iK1mXIKWZD3Bjte_7GlAAWIK3H113cHP6UrEAOeNA1CtP7kMbf0QAHP6-Dp7rRy4drWsejixl8N7Fd8JjRZDgFKx0Fvd2hrg8/s1071/Screenshot_20231126_160719_Amazon%20Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_fu4aj46q9qP-0CQ1A2ISauMIdrYiwnevzgmwkQHYQLb4kh5aIWAxXCYfhj4pxLmVR2NZtTfTGwd6KSCylIpcLdcs9iK1mXIKWZD3Bjte_7GlAAWIK3H113cHP6UrEAOeNA1CtP7kMbf0QAHP6-Dp7rRy4drWsejixl8N7Fd8JjRZDgFKx0Fvd2hrg8/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231126_160719_Amazon%20Photos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 weeks today and it will be Christmas!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcnFFpPOG_v8zs9rYkLBgukZsBwgB_fN5wHE9GE8Usxox4IR1eZAxkEyRJs11OAYYJc25IB9R6fAStXTDJiMr6Md8E6i96g0SSILiO74Lv_t2vT4cwhNLpaL64faim17mQanlB_z2FYlk0t65AD2URe1AD4ODonQmus4TvflxIWG4LFQchyphenhyphen9WztBgMw0/s1071/Screenshot_20231121_192519_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcnFFpPOG_v8zs9rYkLBgukZsBwgB_fN5wHE9GE8Usxox4IR1eZAxkEyRJs11OAYYJc25IB9R6fAStXTDJiMr6Md8E6i96g0SSILiO74Lv_t2vT4cwhNLpaL64faim17mQanlB_z2FYlk0t65AD2URe1AD4ODonQmus4TvflxIWG4LFQchyphenhyphen9WztBgMw0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231121_192519_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a really busy week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff was off on Monday but the weather was rubbish and I didn't feel great. I didn't react very well to the painkillers I'd been prescribed for my frozen shoulder, so cut my morning short, came home and spent the afternoon on the sofa! Felt better by the Tuesday, so got out for some fresh air and a much needed wander around my favourite woods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1mtnascmNI_P6s2YdaEZpA1FSdDXabW8qvBZvctax6POacPQDFId7L5XumTfNTwGXIhxY_DF0VdKoR3K2LkWneJSfQ6_3LeiJMRAr3z8RzdDZeHYCfptvMpD7bCq1g-vy9IG-7RQ1wzQTV9CeBBxm3RO6fFPFXVF0rAftxCIQUCrPhrXBHXWQySTVHY/s1062/Screenshot_20231121_195533_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1mtnascmNI_P6s2YdaEZpA1FSdDXabW8qvBZvctax6POacPQDFId7L5XumTfNTwGXIhxY_DF0VdKoR3K2LkWneJSfQ6_3LeiJMRAr3z8RzdDZeHYCfptvMpD7bCq1g-vy9IG-7RQ1wzQTV9CeBBxm3RO6fFPFXVF0rAftxCIQUCrPhrXBHXWQySTVHY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231121_195533_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Absolutely loads of fabulous fungi about.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfmhb3cdGFzVb5NxJ_u2t0G759lxhpQjuOZMIY69iTrCCLp5QYNr7IZRS5HigDTk2DoEvvmn8i5EECFpmZnOO4Vq-94hpbJbBNP4riwqD1ffyuRXVznlVwAwHKk0Vrm1iND6qY6tbGVU3hjyv1NwFr2Hb7F_BAwEMkoiHwmn-t0xT1CHw62Kvjqbbmco/s2992/20231122_120449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfmhb3cdGFzVb5NxJ_u2t0G759lxhpQjuOZMIY69iTrCCLp5QYNr7IZRS5HigDTk2DoEvvmn8i5EECFpmZnOO4Vq-94hpbJbBNP4riwqD1ffyuRXVznlVwAwHKk0Vrm1iND6qY6tbGVU3hjyv1NwFr2Hb7F_BAwEMkoiHwmn-t0xT1CHw62Kvjqbbmco/w400-h400/20231122_120449.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Wednesday it rained!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I decided to get my Christmas cards written. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7 hours later.......job done!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDJaK1BVcEav3k5T_KHo-lObJwcjRL2Q2PX90dBVaoLkuaoOLkIyOfbHB8VyAmo64rOo2lK2KjgTQjByhpTIE0A2CqmhL2E8s19b1JwSyIFceNtFvRLvsZ9Aemi6YZ-evK_KNZACYPQjxCpf3ZfZA2_E5lb3ShQnlhwpPbxwpgyg8hV2roG1pgVdj6jA/s1070/original_4b8abd79-a030-4fa3-bc77-82b58c15d0f1_Screenshot_20231123_135328_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDJaK1BVcEav3k5T_KHo-lObJwcjRL2Q2PX90dBVaoLkuaoOLkIyOfbHB8VyAmo64rOo2lK2KjgTQjByhpTIE0A2CqmhL2E8s19b1JwSyIFceNtFvRLvsZ9Aemi6YZ-evK_KNZACYPQjxCpf3ZfZA2_E5lb3ShQnlhwpPbxwpgyg8hV2roG1pgVdj6jA/w400-h400/original_4b8abd79-a030-4fa3-bc77-82b58c15d0f1_Screenshot_20231123_135328_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday and what seems like an age ago, I walked with Lynn!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I was away, then she was away, then I worked and the weather....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimElHx5yqZKubs5Ulnmu6wqT_2NyLEmaGgekTVGgILZEr8-JBjk6w1ijaUtEZT467Jn4vudFFPCd0DrjPSwzOcN7TsqJExfHdRh3-m7u9GgNXVvqLS3eOTnnaV3CVOLFLjzqOAdnMd8wDJd2tBR2T6Z-Wazp62GcihOGji7r6rN2fZfZ1IVPCeMvZHNwI/s1058/Screenshot_20231123_135559_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimElHx5yqZKubs5Ulnmu6wqT_2NyLEmaGgekTVGgILZEr8-JBjk6w1ijaUtEZT467Jn4vudFFPCd0DrjPSwzOcN7TsqJExfHdRh3-m7u9GgNXVvqLS3eOTnnaV3CVOLFLjzqOAdnMd8wDJd2tBR2T6Z-Wazp62GcihOGji7r6rN2fZfZ1IVPCeMvZHNwI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231123_135559_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....anyway, we walked from Ham Wall to Avalon Marshes and back. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6o_qIb3AVssM1r7LJsXWnJq0QRbU2B1F5bbBzlDyl4f1qRYjxO_kiYbrX__Ll8YuylEZ7yNYAp8Ca0zgdLtL6leCksnyjEyMNuLAuAvwx-ka2CXMBfqlbwIaT7B-mj0715p6lDbn50_E4KkeISQdXyDUVOSYIL0aCcX9F5AiSeN_8-sjZI9wKxlAUEk/s1067/Screenshot_20231123_135715_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6o_qIb3AVssM1r7LJsXWnJq0QRbU2B1F5bbBzlDyl4f1qRYjxO_kiYbrX__Ll8YuylEZ7yNYAp8Ca0zgdLtL6leCksnyjEyMNuLAuAvwx-ka2CXMBfqlbwIaT7B-mj0715p6lDbn50_E4KkeISQdXyDUVOSYIL0aCcX9F5AiSeN_8-sjZI9wKxlAUEk/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231123_135715_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoyed all weathers, cold but good to get out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxMG4YK5tBODqOHyJE9d17qesiaTP7R3C1RRMuucnlDib2wDZd9gLX1I0n0s7ZFaLHoERY8TVjZMFnkUmdpWUye6u2ARv3fA7392U6oEus4v0iZJ-wn6tcIcWkgIBSTDtX4HRTZdv7JK2lNYR6qfkEtgx2uhc_3YVSCCiy8o3EEB3-O8lPtX68CNcfg4/s1057/Screenshot_20231124_205616_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1057" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxMG4YK5tBODqOHyJE9d17qesiaTP7R3C1RRMuucnlDib2wDZd9gLX1I0n0s7ZFaLHoERY8TVjZMFnkUmdpWUye6u2ARv3fA7392U6oEus4v0iZJ-wn6tcIcWkgIBSTDtX4HRTZdv7JK2lNYR6qfkEtgx2uhc_3YVSCCiy8o3EEB3-O8lPtX68CNcfg4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231124_205616_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Was up bright and breezy on Friday and headed over to Bath, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to meet up with my sister and have a wander around the Christmas markets.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVWf-T_dc-cAiOYZnop8L0MQsRdhqIbihHP3mzGjHs7GIrmNyiCD6yBhM5e9NrmR1R5g5lpkmvXqS_FUEPTe98_EKJiLKr4PyHxLVSXGvZsSwDf67TADZQBzNYkBnDlIggUT6i_-50zrx4sqVeNgT4srRNyNomMCxuMe1TdivlXVgeem_6PA6cAvAbrI/s1061/Screenshot_20231124_205713_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVWf-T_dc-cAiOYZnop8L0MQsRdhqIbihHP3mzGjHs7GIrmNyiCD6yBhM5e9NrmR1R5g5lpkmvXqS_FUEPTe98_EKJiLKr4PyHxLVSXGvZsSwDf67TADZQBzNYkBnDlIggUT6i_-50zrx4sqVeNgT4srRNyNomMCxuMe1TdivlXVgeem_6PA6cAvAbrI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231124_205713_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie got the train over from Cardiff and joined us in the afternoon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBvhiPZiODP7POH1DcDtZDbqPO8HalWT_nNowl0NWWEuAivWaZpR6nL6ivWSpdR1OQB38ZPiEXuX0itlvZac21zhq18Ha-3HSAxZZ_xLvqKdig3EZSaObP1n-uAPLbJYNc2wUWMYO6ehFU-1jadAPZhN8gOneUxCetPuZQuws3kA1AzB_XiCxbb8V47Y/s1061/Screenshot_20231124_210344_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBvhiPZiODP7POH1DcDtZDbqPO8HalWT_nNowl0NWWEuAivWaZpR6nL6ivWSpdR1OQB38ZPiEXuX0itlvZac21zhq18Ha-3HSAxZZ_xLvqKdig3EZSaObP1n-uAPLbJYNc2wUWMYO6ehFU-1jadAPZhN8gOneUxCetPuZQuws3kA1AzB_XiCxbb8V47Y/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231124_210344_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everywhere was looking and feeling very festive x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpEiI1TyCxozrsIYpybE9MwXe2kMt5nJ2TTbjIO2IY49mfdWo647KibxuNpy09XzV795MLTtLz4374EtrIHjL1cJw32cUytwUPqTAM4SBa1xk-KMdGBcJHmtAIrKwwyommTJy-vZo_a4LH9GZ-HZWVpESmhvwACOo1N9dBFR5wJDkAxNbnzFVCM6Xkwc/s1068/Screenshot_20231124_210237_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpEiI1TyCxozrsIYpybE9MwXe2kMt5nJ2TTbjIO2IY49mfdWo647KibxuNpy09XzV795MLTtLz4374EtrIHjL1cJw32cUytwUPqTAM4SBa1xk-KMdGBcJHmtAIrKwwyommTJy-vZo_a4LH9GZ-HZWVpESmhvwACOo1N9dBFR5wJDkAxNbnzFVCM6Xkwc/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231124_210237_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My niece then joined us after school and we met up for food......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYoTuJ7euEijNQpsMke8zNJGzfzxykHbi_9TO_-ua9nxBShHJ6t_Fc1Kc4YREPdFrkWGx7yXFPHJciVTV8uJqV2pDB63MXB9d7tnNjU4OUbgx0gu1Fj8HBGQMr-fZNf8Dp2hacSgm-mMbzLOv7xTe3hEBNR9uwxpM1gpjSd50TySrIpScJmUQJw2oPms/s1056/Screenshot_20231124_192358_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYoTuJ7euEijNQpsMke8zNJGzfzxykHbi_9TO_-ua9nxBShHJ6t_Fc1Kc4YREPdFrkWGx7yXFPHJciVTV8uJqV2pDB63MXB9d7tnNjU4OUbgx0gu1Fj8HBGQMr-fZNf8Dp2hacSgm-mMbzLOv7xTe3hEBNR9uwxpM1gpjSd50TySrIpScJmUQJw2oPms/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231124_192358_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....before the main event.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagun5QnDsb_nwF3lhQjPXZnRW9UuHSsO3L0H4I1aPrrQnFdllp-LZvxdrMHHwR3Am_GpM7dmnuYDiKZQUXWZl9-mSEdUKWaff_sae7zJhhQa2sKzBbvwrCRoKtrxxGLaJE2Q0t4RGIYygGNJaaZjTQZmTmz6NG6QjtAypEtj6kLROl-8zkL6rbvP0UwE/s1063/Screenshot_20231124_192908_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1063" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagun5QnDsb_nwF3lhQjPXZnRW9UuHSsO3L0H4I1aPrrQnFdllp-LZvxdrMHHwR3Am_GpM7dmnuYDiKZQUXWZl9-mSEdUKWaff_sae7zJhhQa2sKzBbvwrCRoKtrxxGLaJE2Q0t4RGIYygGNJaaZjTQZmTmz6NG6QjtAypEtj6kLROl-8zkL6rbvP0UwE/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231124_192908_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....Love Actually with a live orchestra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie and I saw this in 2019 and it was wonderful. A really fabulous start to the festive season. You can't help but get goosebumps as the orchestra crescendos. It was my niece's first watch of Love Actually, so what a fabulous way to begin. Wonderful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WUeWPPZTMGVgo7PHP7WL9jRd4V-NMNEPsANu3jF432obT0tGLSBo6DBXuGa78_8t953p4JHgBPcmtUxafPye8ZVcVJjOAGHx48CdhX8i_15Kv77uT5lnZZeCBGUK7r6D3PiuX9vPYThuEnDDaT__MukQOi3MSlM84eV6QKhosD_4i80v9vu0sf9IuDY/s1080/Screenshot_20231119_192437_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WUeWPPZTMGVgo7PHP7WL9jRd4V-NMNEPsANu3jF432obT0tGLSBo6DBXuGa78_8t953p4JHgBPcmtUxafPye8ZVcVJjOAGHx48CdhX8i_15Kv77uT5lnZZeCBGUK7r6D3PiuX9vPYThuEnDDaT__MukQOi3MSlM84eV6QKhosD_4i80v9vu0sf9IuDY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231119_192437_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hard to believe it's celebrating 20 years!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I still see something new, every time I see it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurZnxqXBzj1S17oMhfICqOpq1IQSXsyubExVkaYv0C1PtsOReMG1ctKPVLPdXyyOKn5BuEgyWnsXoGT8ryQvj1ZnY8L5KbYtgiDnmbKmWWKj_Qfw-yeZlPmsz9hEvIGQor8iXMejXufy6SSAm-UTXJREurrQQDUOIHlneCT3jBUrCDzF33KodsmSV9dQ/s1070/Screenshot_20231125_213029_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurZnxqXBzj1S17oMhfICqOpq1IQSXsyubExVkaYv0C1PtsOReMG1ctKPVLPdXyyOKn5BuEgyWnsXoGT8ryQvj1ZnY8L5KbYtgiDnmbKmWWKj_Qfw-yeZlPmsz9hEvIGQor8iXMejXufy6SSAm-UTXJREurrQQDUOIHlneCT3jBUrCDzF33KodsmSV9dQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231125_213029_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday morning was beautiful. <br />If I hadn't already had plans, I would have gone out for an early morning walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCmWtJd5O2uBLJR2djHipNVI375hAFlcKc_arGhqygA5DElbbWRD38C2LotVAGhOk-lSUI8aPTihKVs9XCuuoib78YXIAMineYxe3gZWxPxnXBuyFiywQY_nU1WqRgf48yijUugIOeTioTTemuJRy0GIki3jURr7x1mkn2cVzTw7LeD3rFrfrr29e1HE/s1070/Screenshot_20231125_213021_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCmWtJd5O2uBLJR2djHipNVI375hAFlcKc_arGhqygA5DElbbWRD38C2LotVAGhOk-lSUI8aPTihKVs9XCuuoib78YXIAMineYxe3gZWxPxnXBuyFiywQY_nU1WqRgf48yijUugIOeTioTTemuJRy0GIki3jURr7x1mkn2cVzTw7LeD3rFrfrr29e1HE/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231125_213021_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First frost of the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had to scrape the car last night in Bath before we could head home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie came home with me last night and today, we headed to......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_P2kHrLoq2T_6GbH-10KL0heai65PSlEqn1uE-jOwi8EbOxK4dXC7ToLl9nGnIZVDVr7qKdoT8lX0jXCxkWG3WN0oBMLw4sOpkF8MXcGz3k2B0w76HsxTsmLkF1snEoM4X45j7UFdMDqoFMpSZVMRgy40KtlxmWR3K8W9LJpb0vED51f-tBUzZ0SjO8/s1071/original_16c7fe5d-66e7-4e61-b0a5-c2ea263be6a4_Screenshot_20231125_142218_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_P2kHrLoq2T_6GbH-10KL0heai65PSlEqn1uE-jOwi8EbOxK4dXC7ToLl9nGnIZVDVr7qKdoT8lX0jXCxkWG3WN0oBMLw4sOpkF8MXcGz3k2B0w76HsxTsmLkF1snEoM4X45j7UFdMDqoFMpSZVMRgy40KtlxmWR3K8W9LJpb0vED51f-tBUzZ0SjO8/w400-h400/original_16c7fe5d-66e7-4e61-b0a5-c2ea263be6a4_Screenshot_20231125_142218_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little shopping....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdBtoRbNZs0reRsVohxfiEimRUlQ7rhuMdOCZM0pk8eh0A2pRmEemnB-7w1k0CYwLQDeHF3mI340XfhFBFmSnHiUx8N1DQFbJPzhbR1bJqWIAq2whTi1RhcN_QbxJt9gqeT5xM2JOEhwfkh1plcnCeYZ38wFr1l4SFE2cU6hi7JgQzHinRNXS-WaVT4Y/s2992/20231125_124332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdBtoRbNZs0reRsVohxfiEimRUlQ7rhuMdOCZM0pk8eh0A2pRmEemnB-7w1k0CYwLQDeHF3mI340XfhFBFmSnHiUx8N1DQFbJPzhbR1bJqWIAq2whTi1RhcN_QbxJt9gqeT5xM2JOEhwfkh1plcnCeYZ38wFr1l4SFE2cU6hi7JgQzHinRNXS-WaVT4Y/w400-h400/20231125_124332.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...lunch at Zizzi's...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4jWh1HnR9P3ebYVytGMwHG7jlZM8MISkdG0kNeAAGXnDYN0g4zwLte2AmBIctnyafVHE-vqKfOse3yZ1lwkwYVB-GxoB_OIq2vJaZ651yVlIs0TV8Ut_S-KVHL4WBh7zxLP5DisbK3l4jRkLcVSA1LdwlSJDt4Dyw6y9RSydgX1qYLv4ufkHNZCrBrM/s655/Screenshot_20231125_141915_Instagram~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="655" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4jWh1HnR9P3ebYVytGMwHG7jlZM8MISkdG0kNeAAGXnDYN0g4zwLte2AmBIctnyafVHE-vqKfOse3yZ1lwkwYVB-GxoB_OIq2vJaZ651yVlIs0TV8Ut_S-KVHL4WBh7zxLP5DisbK3l4jRkLcVSA1LdwlSJDt4Dyw6y9RSydgX1qYLv4ufkHNZCrBrM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231125_141915_Instagram~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....then Annie at the Hippodrome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last musical at the Hippodrome for the year!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsaERWLyzlbukCOnDzXGtazdSEyrcufIHxVrSObgeDq19LS8JMfVIj7yyOTSdzk8zUiVtfoxF6ib0wv-MZyvSYx3NXZLaL3298TH93MUtx3RcMBkzUlFybXo2q6Ay8MK3iKFgEFzTTQ9tS3w5FAo3dupX4Kcur_KG7h_JhSXxwlIiElvnpZrcTbJwrIo/s1051/original_f2f08d4d-d812-4c7a-86ec-daa23d1e3518_Screenshot_20231125_141832_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1051" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsaERWLyzlbukCOnDzXGtazdSEyrcufIHxVrSObgeDq19LS8JMfVIj7yyOTSdzk8zUiVtfoxF6ib0wv-MZyvSYx3NXZLaL3298TH93MUtx3RcMBkzUlFybXo2q6Ay8MK3iKFgEFzTTQ9tS3w5FAo3dupX4Kcur_KG7h_JhSXxwlIiElvnpZrcTbJwrIo/w400-h400/original_f2f08d4d-d812-4c7a-86ec-daa23d1e3518_Screenshot_20231125_141832_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another fabulous performance x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQbKCsAgZU80_5qbGkHgUQpHsfzEn0zW1oGM4VSkWXb7RbaJY3S6ISxfwS4yN1u7NS6YTMpW5LNnI0WEXUv3dc0DB-iY8uen88ATkk0ATqmOsTBiKhoirnrBmt7OXs2x7sClVsgzXaV3bqfDdUEC_KTo-9H2o8uRhC76NDT5MzlrMv_oxJaE3jsd2-2M/s1062/Screenshot_20231125_201709_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQbKCsAgZU80_5qbGkHgUQpHsfzEn0zW1oGM4VSkWXb7RbaJY3S6ISxfwS4yN1u7NS6YTMpW5LNnI0WEXUv3dc0DB-iY8uen88ATkk0ATqmOsTBiKhoirnrBmt7OXs2x7sClVsgzXaV3bqfDdUEC_KTo-9H2o8uRhC76NDT5MzlrMv_oxJaE3jsd2-2M/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231125_201709_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bristol looking festive on our walk back to the car.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8EnHGvSLvyFSmBGbRTjvWshwuXxMLmWwQV-h43NzS_CiK9A843aw1CwcAfejGr-JYPCW2MgHtPYEzG7auodS2I3qefhaJ1ZvaL2jmLG-wDs2h7CVF3jdwGNk3LhrhmsvKWKpGrVsGG2JuXC0z1iuchQPWAWw4k3dRuEe47ep0SBKKX2g-ANjyxjX0_k/s1073/Screenshot_20231125_201746_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8EnHGvSLvyFSmBGbRTjvWshwuXxMLmWwQV-h43NzS_CiK9A843aw1CwcAfejGr-JYPCW2MgHtPYEzG7auodS2I3qefhaJ1ZvaL2jmLG-wDs2h7CVF3jdwGNk3LhrhmsvKWKpGrVsGG2JuXC0z1iuchQPWAWw4k3dRuEe47ep0SBKKX2g-ANjyxjX0_k/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231125_201746_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie persuaded me that it would be a good idea for me to take her back to Cardiff!! So we went via Ikea for a little look around and meatballs for tea!! then sat and watched Strictly together x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJvJdJykGT2j1PDmOtHqYmL7iB1faqqT5Bw91Z9Mc69R1M06rLBVZy1BjPopV75QNJyHpngMwvixVJsQn7r8YF_iSLkonxtpVTMFDggrb8Lzyvrl0aCoUR0R_DyqsrlLmvhmOOoAqIp1bo8Vn5UR6Kl4hEcEWzhavZX-O-Q6iy8wbIoOZQsUNuAGnOmI/s1076/Screenshot_20231126_155117_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJvJdJykGT2j1PDmOtHqYmL7iB1faqqT5Bw91Z9Mc69R1M06rLBVZy1BjPopV75QNJyHpngMwvixVJsQn7r8YF_iSLkonxtpVTMFDggrb8Lzyvrl0aCoUR0R_DyqsrlLmvhmOOoAqIp1bo8Vn5UR6Kl4hEcEWzhavZX-O-Q6iy8wbIoOZQsUNuAGnOmI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231126_155117_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday and Christmas tree decorating!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sophie won't get home to help me decorate our tree this year, so Christmas tunes, sparkling lights, coffee, panettone, clementines - perfect x</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZhIdMnB9pn93pTDnPFkf_LbqHxQm_7Bp0LcGXq_yMRV3QoeTFUGcNIu3VuHIlpzAXwzShRsCtJ8DUbyshU-bioLHxZFUprM1et36rFIkGV0ac8lDtq_MaiYkY588UBhi3bUGodnx_EcuFnFYq0eRvSrxvq5Kl6GdfKI-9rFTVB80G6BS6wua3MusWx4/s1067/Screenshot_20231126_151616_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZhIdMnB9pn93pTDnPFkf_LbqHxQm_7Bp0LcGXq_yMRV3QoeTFUGcNIu3VuHIlpzAXwzShRsCtJ8DUbyshU-bioLHxZFUprM1et36rFIkGV0ac8lDtq_MaiYkY588UBhi3bUGodnx_EcuFnFYq0eRvSrxvq5Kl6GdfKI-9rFTVB80G6BS6wua3MusWx4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231126_151616_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Starting new memories. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's still early but time for her to enjoy her tree, before coming home for Christmas and we get to enjoy decorating it together. I gave her a selection of our home tree decorations last year, and mixed in with new ones, she can build her own memories and traditions x</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SuOTABFdN9TSmbZXUJeqLRfxN0DKDtLARHjB5LfQ72fi8wUrM-L9ajBSTXC0gEHNyAJ5qGdjhBMvFh10XoKpIvRzXARckCLvPF2jcI_Uzc6phU9ZIlfL1PdafBx9e2ywXxPLzXIdaJkUjjAAJA7H48iWsWQxnKH7ddjJvfMjJX14dLiuR6BxxA6HBkQ/s1031/original_b303c6a3-74d6-4dc1-9b2d-e7fe64b5fca9_Screenshot_20231126_200858_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="1031" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SuOTABFdN9TSmbZXUJeqLRfxN0DKDtLARHjB5LfQ72fi8wUrM-L9ajBSTXC0gEHNyAJ5qGdjhBMvFh10XoKpIvRzXARckCLvPF2jcI_Uzc6phU9ZIlfL1PdafBx9e2ywXxPLzXIdaJkUjjAAJA7H48iWsWQxnKH7ddjJvfMjJX14dLiuR6BxxA6HBkQ/w400-h400/original_b303c6a3-74d6-4dc1-9b2d-e7fe64b5fca9_Screenshot_20231126_200858_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then a bonus treat, Sam came round for tea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love seeing them both together x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqd8pE_C57G2HfWHnNHZwwDCS-N3Am96iRT1wVnSiTeDXcpvFPQumhdYmk2ngbKLR56g7RE0_xEfXEoruPcfYcvRg0-M4JAkZQR4TUsANCnVZbGVZ5XBQSD1FXU60e9cgcf7KCwzZXpS_zqFMFu6J1oIny55Dmmw87dT9fYdNWw_Ok3G_JEcj3J6w-ZE/s2992/20231127_121805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqd8pE_C57G2HfWHnNHZwwDCS-N3Am96iRT1wVnSiTeDXcpvFPQumhdYmk2ngbKLR56g7RE0_xEfXEoruPcfYcvRg0-M4JAkZQR4TUsANCnVZbGVZ5XBQSD1FXU60e9cgcf7KCwzZXpS_zqFMFu6J1oIny55Dmmw87dT9fYdNWw_Ok3G_JEcj3J6w-ZE/w400-h400/20231127_121805.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stayed Sunday night, then left early this morning, stopping at Cribbs on my way home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't buy much, in fact I didn't really need anything. I'm pretty much done with my gift buying this year, just need to wrap! I always like to wrap my presents once the tree is up, Christmas tunes playing and all the festive feels. I won't put our tree up until sometime late next week, usually 2 weeks before Christmas. I have a busy few days ahead, a few work sessions in the mix too, and need to give the house a good clean before I begin to get Christmassy!!</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-21208878871665541972023-11-19T13:03:00.001+00:002023-11-19T13:03:19.551+00:0053!! And feeling it!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdWQPXifveaifXbt1CnVYimj_crC3eFZ7GThMG7tUP3FbGIAaGweUYbE-9__7LkHv_-YPHmPVzY5e3UhV8pCRqFbuDIp3-CYeKTRq8vbjGqntcGMyNOZ4TwqFoN7PRF8qAeg-icEJK1sYe1Dcvg-NZ-m6tegYty_vuto_y7MgS1t1HsjKw8X4tcf_zIY/s1073/Screenshot_20231119_121431_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdWQPXifveaifXbt1CnVYimj_crC3eFZ7GThMG7tUP3FbGIAaGweUYbE-9__7LkHv_-YPHmPVzY5e3UhV8pCRqFbuDIp3-CYeKTRq8vbjGqntcGMyNOZ4TwqFoN7PRF8qAeg-icEJK1sYe1Dcvg-NZ-m6tegYty_vuto_y7MgS1t1HsjKw8X4tcf_zIY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231119_121431_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A birthday girl in the house this week......me!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioZlaOKyD67DLULTaSgIarPBEOCUoVJkoO53XTGCR-7P3aKVgsMwFIqv4iVvZ1m7FlVKn2XI2oKVeHQnVvbbwPbbIy422nGwW68u6IqDi9EqMQVTXOwwjhueKXEwY-pBlyz71Fiwc-JwOP1i6Tb_3zNyztmxAIL0Jjd8VBqfmZ95kYowFa9_otTvl2c0/s1074/original_053f9025-1162-41a2-81a4-b24db83fa4a6_Screenshot_20231114_175129_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioZlaOKyD67DLULTaSgIarPBEOCUoVJkoO53XTGCR-7P3aKVgsMwFIqv4iVvZ1m7FlVKn2XI2oKVeHQnVvbbwPbbIy422nGwW68u6IqDi9EqMQVTXOwwjhueKXEwY-pBlyz71Fiwc-JwOP1i6Tb_3zNyztmxAIL0Jjd8VBqfmZ95kYowFa9_otTvl2c0/w400-h400/original_053f9025-1162-41a2-81a4-b24db83fa4a6_Screenshot_20231114_175129_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">53!!! (And feeling it!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoyed a quiet day. Coffee with a friend in the morning, then a free afternoon doing nothing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had my traditional 'first' mince pie of the festive season on my birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perfect!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeAqlKNN9dRJxbQdrPJMvj1e44N2qkdHyNGbw70DOHI254MVyrtzvwVXUNvHl6cT3f6nM9P3WQCq0uNItL4injE4mhTgr9A0-TEiZPdVOkuZX0JgLIvHpCPNx0QlYqIysf3H19iXEvWXm44fVWy8fVpieMjnNNGJbGl-dy8WJ38oSXs8mhUBlZLsotvU/s1067/Screenshot_20231119_121447_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeAqlKNN9dRJxbQdrPJMvj1e44N2qkdHyNGbw70DOHI254MVyrtzvwVXUNvHl6cT3f6nM9P3WQCq0uNItL4injE4mhTgr9A0-TEiZPdVOkuZX0JgLIvHpCPNx0QlYqIysf3H19iXEvWXm44fVWy8fVpieMjnNNGJbGl-dy8WJ38oSXs8mhUBlZLsotvU/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231119_121447_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had hoped to go over to The Newt on my actual birthday, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the weather wasn't good, so went on the Wednesday instead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pX-7ot-A360CfB9Q-jPcNGC3SFzqcETwqzZFNkCNTuoRN6NWji6Sq9fAzLPOeG4Pi8Q8DAJDccKtbyMIXLvNePVNZ4WV9_mgr3W8CrWexPyknqOZrTYp5vxiqh6_-eupobILID5EkXc2WDoFOIRtOX_PUigO3rE-R71-pdbCmMq0KcVA-bHVjg4BTL8/s1064/original_d1dc1063-7cfc-4fd6-89ea-c1d5a9075939_Screenshot_20231115_163151_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pX-7ot-A360CfB9Q-jPcNGC3SFzqcETwqzZFNkCNTuoRN6NWji6Sq9fAzLPOeG4Pi8Q8DAJDccKtbyMIXLvNePVNZ4WV9_mgr3W8CrWexPyknqOZrTYp5vxiqh6_-eupobILID5EkXc2WDoFOIRtOX_PUigO3rE-R71-pdbCmMq0KcVA-bHVjg4BTL8/w400-h400/original_d1dc1063-7cfc-4fd6-89ea-c1d5a9075939_Screenshot_20231115_163151_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful Autumnal colours.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi726a2QDvPbWuHNWI-kXqBZDnJoZtA_TsHCHfkW2CEY37EcXNUoBCwvNiq5FtBSeydbb1WN5sAlZfJMmPqcPti9XSRQL6mT-tBinUT3d1E2QikNaBevRRpRYyF1YgHRRFlJ6YdFiZc9yTfEulb2ywqpVHBDy7X25QzZDnK9tzWq8qRNguyX5ga-hrf4MY/s1060/original_481382d0-02cc-404d-988d-c1b797e8ea6d_Screenshot_20231115_163947_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi726a2QDvPbWuHNWI-kXqBZDnJoZtA_TsHCHfkW2CEY37EcXNUoBCwvNiq5FtBSeydbb1WN5sAlZfJMmPqcPti9XSRQL6mT-tBinUT3d1E2QikNaBevRRpRYyF1YgHRRFlJ6YdFiZc9yTfEulb2ywqpVHBDy7X25QzZDnK9tzWq8qRNguyX5ga-hrf4MY/w400-h400/original_481382d0-02cc-404d-988d-c1b797e8ea6d_Screenshot_20231115_163947_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....deer!.......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdy1oMw1n58gtBRPkaxoVSQAooJdzUDU8ApZa5t7yBFCX2Zf8Hu-FKhB-Z01Bu1UaxFpYtfDufXlKTAXk13ZSh5aG-l21McWXFDYoW91Sxppb7KFH_aUPLThPqtC7O93ULR9_HMJ3R0QY-BtRzaZmuP8N3hkCRO-1CshpVA11Nu5SByRxHUftY36AFIxQ/s1064/original_3495d62f-dfde-493a-848d-c598477bba70_Screenshot_20231115_164126_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdy1oMw1n58gtBRPkaxoVSQAooJdzUDU8ApZa5t7yBFCX2Zf8Hu-FKhB-Z01Bu1UaxFpYtfDufXlKTAXk13ZSh5aG-l21McWXFDYoW91Sxppb7KFH_aUPLThPqtC7O93ULR9_HMJ3R0QY-BtRzaZmuP8N3hkCRO-1CshpVA11Nu5SByRxHUftY36AFIxQ/w400-h400/original_3495d62f-dfde-493a-848d-c598477bba70_Screenshot_20231115_164126_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">........And loads of fungi!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4_B5spc7BJG-wfFUsbH6VWRj2XEIKcP_-Yg1gEaJIB8zz-2CidpnicPL340iFBgu4x00NOWeOpQAifCf1n1j42DBofL5KPJI1Fzzl3VCxtGlnSXI6XzHhEp0HSdvLMl7B2hL04JJyiDK9Yqgml3LIKTckf38lqUydtETmkiH00Pwj25wjwfxrFcKwGo/s1067/Screenshot_20231119_123647_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4_B5spc7BJG-wfFUsbH6VWRj2XEIKcP_-Yg1gEaJIB8zz-2CidpnicPL340iFBgu4x00NOWeOpQAifCf1n1j42DBofL5KPJI1Fzzl3VCxtGlnSXI6XzHhEp0HSdvLMl7B2hL04JJyiDK9Yqgml3LIKTckf38lqUydtETmkiH00Pwj25wjwfxrFcKwGo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231119_123647_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Had to get back for a Physio appointment in the afternoon. Frustratingly, after a good few months of self care, I've had to see a physio and been diagnosed with a frozen shoulder!! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">A very nice physio...</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">"Do you want the good news or bad news first?" </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Went for the bad......it can take 18 months ➕️ to recover!!!!! The good news, I'm 5 months in, seeing as this all started in June!!! I haven't done anything, didn't fall, just something that can happen, is more common in women over 50, could be hormonal, another possible gift of the menopause!!! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I thought way back it was a trapped nerve or pulled muscle, but the pain has increased and movement become more restricted. Have been prescribed painkillers, am on a waiting list for an injection, and have a video link for exercises. I'm still in the 'freezing' stage and am feeling hard done by!! I think I'm reasonably fit, active, eat healthily but the past few years have been challenging. A 2 year dose of plantar fasciitis, an on-going year of an inflamed sacroilliac joint/ back pain, dry eye and now this!!! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Can you tell I'm feeling sorry for myself!!? </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Feeling all my 53 years!!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL8QlSRXXIJgLXvea5ksPkyB9Xiwa5auMvLM0x51nu3IKiM_92JFuP_I7NOtJYtDE43gOFMpaHaJohXpziy4dl4ZfQhaPTvGf8WAqvhh6mdb1nl-8DWlWlixIVOxcqZKrt7Er2wO6BL4Gg0rDwLfuyShaiQJU8Hk1eki-n0V7M_2rs5IdfKWEcBKQWbI/s1073/Screenshot_20231117_173501_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL8QlSRXXIJgLXvea5ksPkyB9Xiwa5auMvLM0x51nu3IKiM_92JFuP_I7NOtJYtDE43gOFMpaHaJohXpziy4dl4ZfQhaPTvGf8WAqvhh6mdb1nl-8DWlWlixIVOxcqZKrt7Er2wO6BL4Gg0rDwLfuyShaiQJU8Hk1eki-n0V7M_2rs5IdfKWEcBKQWbI/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231117_173501_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I worked the Monday and Thursday all day and Friday morning. It's Exeat weekend, everyone goes home and Jeff gets to finish at lunchtime on the Friday and has a long weekend. So we headed over to Ham Wall to try and catch a murmuration, but it wasn't to be! No big groups, lots of smaller groups of starlings scattered. Will have to go back again and hope for a mass roost!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse7NkNJGMVasRs7keHatqOwYu9gHmIW3Rcj4OCNtMu1NGDlNHarxwuM5F65uysnSrXkuZyGZWT2hnXvDxpzcd8FQZcv5wFLc9jJZOlnIO8tcwmkRZn8zMz8wuaSEZg-xBhaw1rydqVUsGYOZs6gcpDFpt8R1CUT4u44U0lYXLkLZG53x5HKJ4EicUMVY/s1080/Screenshot_20231119_121454_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse7NkNJGMVasRs7keHatqOwYu9gHmIW3Rcj4OCNtMu1NGDlNHarxwuM5F65uysnSrXkuZyGZWT2hnXvDxpzcd8FQZcv5wFLc9jJZOlnIO8tcwmkRZn8zMz8wuaSEZg-xBhaw1rydqVUsGYOZs6gcpDFpt8R1CUT4u44U0lYXLkLZG53x5HKJ4EicUMVY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231119_121454_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Annoyingly, the weather hasn't been great. Grey, damp, miserable. Jeff has tried to get out in the garden to do a bit of a tidy up. We had hoped to get out for a couple of walks but I hate the rain!! Got up early this morning to try and get Glastonbury tickets for Sam! An hour in the queue and no joy! He and his friends didn't have any luck either. We still have the local ticket sale and last resort, the Sunday tickets. I just don't get it how some people get tickets every year. It feels pointless trying! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-L6i5g__hyHJFKYwv-6jzLiJsqLREa67t4xl79YgXGhKqXTZ3-7YZyiDtcmJlsayrJAlxRCFTngay_H91ALkN14xhg_JBtu1eKHZdBVp1ylU7C6XKeYHwr-vXFYv_YzwxUs-YdZ7h_Gs436lOVvYeCoxF80a5pLl6Xh8jxw_qFc4ncBvsBk3km3sq_c/s1080/Screenshot_20231116_201257_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1080" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-L6i5g__hyHJFKYwv-6jzLiJsqLREa67t4xl79YgXGhKqXTZ3-7YZyiDtcmJlsayrJAlxRCFTngay_H91ALkN14xhg_JBtu1eKHZdBVp1ylU7C6XKeYHwr-vXFYv_YzwxUs-YdZ7h_Gs436lOVvYeCoxF80a5pLl6Xh8jxw_qFc4ncBvsBk3km3sq_c/w400-h296/Screenshot_20231116_201257_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, the best bit of sitting here writing this, is the realisation that I'm no longer in Sainsbury's having to work a Sunday!! It's such a great feeling. I'm really looking forward to Christmas this year and not having to work. Need to seriously get my act in gear though! As of tomorrow, it's just five weeks to Christmas and we are away one week of that! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSpwvtcP1SXK0c8QLhqyEA_KgF88Ki6AcUrgQZj6-Zbbqgns3o_ctqPDz_HmXRm0fps3CxB8aQDU7OHPpeY7q_AGdfu3ckMA0zcWFFL2RaXbtEJxpWhvf0PqxMlGP1VpaALPUa-BHjvkNAjlS8Z9Q1CY9q64NJOVYCPLgOCCCq8mFqIOUVPLd9Y21w6s/s1074/Screenshot_20231118_200805_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSpwvtcP1SXK0c8QLhqyEA_KgF88Ki6AcUrgQZj6-Zbbqgns3o_ctqPDz_HmXRm0fps3CxB8aQDU7OHPpeY7q_AGdfu3ckMA0zcWFFL2RaXbtEJxpWhvf0PqxMlGP1VpaALPUa-BHjvkNAjlS8Z9Q1CY9q64NJOVYCPLgOCCCq8mFqIOUVPLd9Y21w6s/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231118_200805_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a super busy end of next week, a couple of invigilation sessions up at school and then a two week block of focus! Have done a quick check on what I've bought and squirreled away for Christmas so far, what I need to buy and what cards I've got. Once I tidy my birthday cards away, I can clear the side, ready for December the first and Advent. So a busy few weeks ahead xx</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-48456099320927334062023-11-12T18:25:00.002+00:002023-11-12T22:33:16.297+00:00Walking to work!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVv6DN5v834idvY7edyhgZvB2kmiUsrU0vewv4sEUc_L3bkzO_ARgJjsKGXq2VqKm77b5oYiIJEOn99ewXJZZpd9LNJQuHRNWNc6HAhlD6Oj1OwffArmB6M_JaOCHihLgaq_sf-tAmW9Xhjaa6gi6I5VHtBnmtjrEUcHE7f-1O-29OGImP-R2D1ZIrDk/s1058/Screenshot_20231112_140416_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVv6DN5v834idvY7edyhgZvB2kmiUsrU0vewv4sEUc_L3bkzO_ARgJjsKGXq2VqKm77b5oYiIJEOn99ewXJZZpd9LNJQuHRNWNc6HAhlD6Oj1OwffArmB6M_JaOCHihLgaq_sf-tAmW9Xhjaa6gi6I5VHtBnmtjrEUcHE7f-1O-29OGImP-R2D1ZIrDk/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140416_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this week, I started work as an Exam Invigilator.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was good, I quite enjoyed it. There's a lot to learn and each session is very different but everyone was very helpful and kind. This is a two week block of Mock GCSE's. I have another couple of days in January in the diary, for mock A Levels, maybe a few in between, but I guess a 6-8 week block from May through to June. I'm loving the flexibility, the fact it's not continual and peppered throughout the year but I'm not sure if it will be enough money to do only this. Will have to see how things go!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-bq7F12-4O0KrQtMynMpTwPQb9zqr1Oox6TPzbjuQOX4PtyeqQ3gFHf2LtWSgvvUdnN6mml6fmUde5RkjI60uAExKdXTHDLYnvi5AodZBAgq9t839hwvZmMwDtq-I33C8PexUFnRAaNw4EBzCgH9pSR7j-cacBzvcuoDqS099EjiHflIQLPCJEw3qQc/s1069/Screenshot_20231112_140437_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-bq7F12-4O0KrQtMynMpTwPQb9zqr1Oox6TPzbjuQOX4PtyeqQ3gFHf2LtWSgvvUdnN6mml6fmUde5RkjI60uAExKdXTHDLYnvi5AodZBAgq9t839hwvZmMwDtq-I33C8PexUFnRAaNw4EBzCgH9pSR7j-cacBzvcuoDqS099EjiHflIQLPCJEw3qQc/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140437_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It did mean I could have Wednesday off, as I've had plans in the diary since February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was wet, but I could be under cover most of the time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKq85Xt5Xqk9DKvcdQsczOI73COpzPDfjCT6OelS35H8pcYStgju4FjiyvX8rN2q2v7h2Wd0kxy_1spX2zUWKgOaFnBRVKRE2l7nvPCDVSkH8gg-KwQ-FZQWgX2STO5QqtN83U0moIhCMzGVgkefCa0STv-BGFJHFm9cI69K2bDG1jXlAXZ2Qt1Y8_tA/s1050/Screenshot_20231112_140427_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1050" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKq85Xt5Xqk9DKvcdQsczOI73COpzPDfjCT6OelS35H8pcYStgju4FjiyvX8rN2q2v7h2Wd0kxy_1spX2zUWKgOaFnBRVKRE2l7nvPCDVSkH8gg-KwQ-FZQWgX2STO5QqtN83U0moIhCMzGVgkefCa0STv-BGFJHFm9cI69K2bDG1jXlAXZ2Qt1Y8_tA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140427_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bristol is only an hour away, so a very easy trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Spotted </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">the fabulous, colourful, Aardman character mural for the first time.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">'It's a collaboration between Cabot Circus, Aardman and street art festival, Upfest.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">It was created by artist, Dave Bain, based on original artwork by Aardman illustrator, Lorna Harrington.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">It includes Aardman characters Shaun the Sheep, Wallace and Gromit and Morph can be seen in the mural, alongside famous Bristol landmarks, including Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol Children's Hospital and the colourful houses by the Harbourside.'</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbr1RELcC4t47-nj-Zd7W370i22bcKjGjsdhU0y7poFrE9Bl1COxVIEzQFraZgMWq8_6NA20OhbhDAdcr8fzR0nUCSpzPas5jHV7pOOh34XV9oaL6dluuXdPuFoOvtcZjwJL-3YykALZ4vWAE9VaOyNWJAWuHT_eRZNnEnJamzZK_x-G5LrPIFL3wr4k/s1070/Screenshot_20231112_140441_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbr1RELcC4t47-nj-Zd7W370i22bcKjGjsdhU0y7poFrE9Bl1COxVIEzQFraZgMWq8_6NA20OhbhDAdcr8fzR0nUCSpzPas5jHV7pOOh34XV9oaL6dluuXdPuFoOvtcZjwJL-3YykALZ4vWAE9VaOyNWJAWuHT_eRZNnEnJamzZK_x-G5LrPIFL3wr4k/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140441_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The main event however, was 'Pretty Woman'. I went on my own, £13 for a ticket!! The Hippodrome was packed, excellent show, funnier than I was expecting. Ore Oduba was brilliant. Well, they all were. Need to watch the film again, but seeing as I knew a lot of the lines, I'd say it was true to the film.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzz07GfRfDWpvmB0KGf-dxkQEiYIruKaMWJr7yNdcEJ2CmUGBdzfHDicexgeq2zjKRaAsByb5CZ4G1T2QGa2G046-itNVg94ohDJtBG9IPrgV1Mo5wa6d4RMxMTBg4re89A3cUU2cZoJiphaLaELH8sE8rOoyy3S52hKYC9ogswkOA56NZWJCdmgB7c30/s1065/Screenshot_20231112_140501_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzz07GfRfDWpvmB0KGf-dxkQEiYIruKaMWJr7yNdcEJ2CmUGBdzfHDicexgeq2zjKRaAsByb5CZ4G1T2QGa2G046-itNVg94ohDJtBG9IPrgV1Mo5wa6d4RMxMTBg4re89A3cUU2cZoJiphaLaELH8sE8rOoyy3S52hKYC9ogswkOA56NZWJCdmgB7c30/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140501_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then on Thursday I was in Bath!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I worked the morning, then headed over, in the rain!! Again, it's about an hour away, so it's completely doable and another fab city close by. We also have Exeter just over an hour away, so very lucky really.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K_ljVx3KeMeZX40KX_s7auFNQ0WmBvWC_9_ZKkxxZnjhtShTalMQJcFVEtTWYDr8tsC2Om5HXti8Sazt4NwJe5jFtupCP3IjXif7hKPg6DSMhS0BFR-dyJe5r3YqEZZyihCBZYGxjos7LIYkQX15fJQbGxf7zne20RfySafTif3COimzhMJVMHD9Geo/s1073/Screenshot_20231112_140547_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K_ljVx3KeMeZX40KX_s7auFNQ0WmBvWC_9_ZKkxxZnjhtShTalMQJcFVEtTWYDr8tsC2Om5HXti8Sazt4NwJe5jFtupCP3IjXif7hKPg6DSMhS0BFR-dyJe5r3YqEZZyihCBZYGxjos7LIYkQX15fJQbGxf7zne20RfySafTif3COimzhMJVMHD9Geo/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140547_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I did a little window shopping in Bristol and Bath, gathering ideas. I didn't want to buy stuff and carry it around, have to go back to the car (it was pouring down) or spend £ I don't have!! Need to be a little more frugal now I'm not working as much. If things are there when I go back, and I still love them!! they're meant to be! Do I need more puddings and toadstools? </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQkMwuFAusGpS6NkUvcQDQgpo5ySz1-ezD7zWcfhGnsMlv4jmxNQlvr6a1M4-zhWYeg87neQA31uht2QDD23RdeZ8muOMOq79Jaa-7D2YYzTKpTWX0pzSfa2TFMn58CoY4sK5xefACl-HC3pKYLLiW7Lc0UvF1zkClkNQaSYlMTav8Y_ZhTGn5Uwgepg/s1070/Screenshot_20231112_140506_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQkMwuFAusGpS6NkUvcQDQgpo5ySz1-ezD7zWcfhGnsMlv4jmxNQlvr6a1M4-zhWYeg87neQA31uht2QDD23RdeZ8muOMOq79Jaa-7D2YYzTKpTWX0pzSfa2TFMn58CoY4sK5xefACl-HC3pKYLLiW7Lc0UvF1zkClkNQaSYlMTav8Y_ZhTGn5Uwgepg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140506_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, the main reason for going to Bath, was to meet up with my sister. We haven't exchanged birthday or Christmas presents for a few years now, instead we try and spend time together and this year, after food, we saw......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NJB6tfiLcO9L8o-xnl9u9MW9Q8fVhhDQLcQYaSEcbVhnLhJfR_7KklmZh2JNM0gsUx0pBjr3bQsVWg-ApEXbywnQvhozGiO-YKkrkHX0JiGlXRPKt84P2RI95VJDZeGC4S6rurmS8s-7rAOV8-BqMEmPtBBchJIdSIQ_HW6o4bIP8n1IBuZJ7pQIb1A/s1075/Screenshot_20231112_140516_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NJB6tfiLcO9L8o-xnl9u9MW9Q8fVhhDQLcQYaSEcbVhnLhJfR_7KklmZh2JNM0gsUx0pBjr3bQsVWg-ApEXbywnQvhozGiO-YKkrkHX0JiGlXRPKt84P2RI95VJDZeGC4S6rurmS8s-7rAOV8-BqMEmPtBBchJIdSIQ_HW6o4bIP8n1IBuZJ7pQIb1A/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140516_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Haircut 100!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Taking me right back to my school days and the first cassette I ever bought, age 11! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8go1TeCyVFreVVuQUfWOMjgvb-ke5g4KR9YdM8zvY_CC9Pwb9rlMuyXDp5qmxD7OMArsXMs-5hB3IAHZyBJNvAx5iyz-VKuMXeBkXTMX34MZs_T-1e4fPuz3FayLxkgqpB8pQWiNYcxNB5cgMl2Npu-wFkqIJ8KuHHrmv_zQkdycxMmw4JKAo5JnwPdA/s1064/Screenshot_20231112_140528_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8go1TeCyVFreVVuQUfWOMjgvb-ke5g4KR9YdM8zvY_CC9Pwb9rlMuyXDp5qmxD7OMArsXMs-5hB3IAHZyBJNvAx5iyz-VKuMXeBkXTMX34MZs_T-1e4fPuz3FayLxkgqpB8pQWiNYcxNB5cgMl2Npu-wFkqIJ8KuHHrmv_zQkdycxMmw4JKAo5JnwPdA/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140528_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Didn't really know what to expect, although my sister and I did see Nick Heyward back in 2018, even met him afterwards as we were leaving. It was a great night. An eclectic audience, but as we joked, people probably look around the venue and think the same thing about us!! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlbS_UJL3rxGW_s_qYaTwW1XXG8Aq__Tntysie-UXpBHm0-yQxmRge0AbDkMj3F4D-sYGPlhLiE8WMjSHVrwB0TpgDXCyoB3sBj4431KKUkeE9shR816JBdN1W3FpUvEJSYmaH0qOIPgnm9yPFt_Z_CcQwCJch4LNm0ga5KuKm_1Lg4pVolcTtjwYysk/s1072/Screenshot_20231112_140534_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlbS_UJL3rxGW_s_qYaTwW1XXG8Aq__Tntysie-UXpBHm0-yQxmRge0AbDkMj3F4D-sYGPlhLiE8WMjSHVrwB0TpgDXCyoB3sBj4431KKUkeE9shR816JBdN1W3FpUvEJSYmaH0qOIPgnm9yPFt_Z_CcQwCJch4LNm0ga5KuKm_1Lg4pVolcTtjwYysk/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140534_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Worked Friday morning. Not gonna lie, I was tired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had a hair appointment booked in for the afternoon, a bit of pampering!! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju25KltAnEoQISy8PnxxYn_IBYh8RjniGj-n8VDj0eB85eXpb1irjpAwMV7ChvE4r5FL0-xC6Q5G8bZf09AW368r096ApLqCxbrctxhH7qVIglBdrWRXCple0DG7mGOXOBh1Lko6G06nNiIWVv3jwHuSK0V74G1osizA8onxy8vRAlt5LGIFIfCrP1SM/s1067/Screenshot_20231112_140538_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju25KltAnEoQISy8PnxxYn_IBYh8RjniGj-n8VDj0eB85eXpb1irjpAwMV7ChvE4r5FL0-xC6Q5G8bZf09AW368r096ApLqCxbrctxhH7qVIglBdrWRXCple0DG7mGOXOBh1Lko6G06nNiIWVv3jwHuSK0V74G1osizA8onxy8vRAlt5LGIFIfCrP1SM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140538_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was Armistice Day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was working in the morning and then met a friend for coffee in the afternoon. We met via Instagram, another 3 and a half hour coffee and catch up!! Have decided we need to meet for lunch next time, give us plenty of time x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWPWHqKm9C1yeEJ0mn-l41HtL1uwx1o8wn1P9Ur-RkUQIm_g3frkodGoy_F-_uObXOz-Ye_VnpEsAUW2W7ZA3rHKEIOPzZV4bZ3Z3kZ7kt-eBdefJJ2QO0lFxhyJW-Tt88hgGg6mpw00jKhcJ5L3VyjRPu-1L7eLRORTannegQKsQXIhvBZQiRKI_3OQ/s1070/Screenshot_20231112_140543_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWPWHqKm9C1yeEJ0mn-l41HtL1uwx1o8wn1P9Ur-RkUQIm_g3frkodGoy_F-_uObXOz-Ye_VnpEsAUW2W7ZA3rHKEIOPzZV4bZ3Z3kZ7kt-eBdefJJ2QO0lFxhyJW-Tt88hgGg6mpw00jKhcJ5L3VyjRPu-1L7eLRORTannegQKsQXIhvBZQiRKI_3OQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231112_140543_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took this picture on my walk to work on Saturday morning. A damp, misty, murky start but the sun was trying to burn through! Today has just been wet!! A really miserable day. Everywhere is really wet and muddy already, thoroughly saturated and it's only mid November. A lot of the walks I like to do will be far too muddy now until Spring, good job I joined the Newt!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a few sessions booked in for next week, a birthday, a physio appointment and Jeff ends the week with an Exeat weekend. Here's hoping the weather is better xx</div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-34397685360580168102023-11-05T14:05:00.002+00:002023-11-05T14:05:54.513+00:00Family time and a birthday girl in the house!!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFhWgMz9cnGxlpWkdBbi0C4Aj0AWimg0KDHg89ixKyc6xL_ze2dwcuQzrQsOvMjMVVXcv7cyVWrU1hOPvDMuuj6zjzAIMVfHKJnUrly7Dg2pJh30V9zPGq1NuK3whcP03jZTWjADCJpFMnTNfpNSBnpUGuPr9OyLIOKeZhdGjNiXPDrhECI2L3ob65-M/s2992/20231028_144431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFhWgMz9cnGxlpWkdBbi0C4Aj0AWimg0KDHg89ixKyc6xL_ze2dwcuQzrQsOvMjMVVXcv7cyVWrU1hOPvDMuuj6zjzAIMVfHKJnUrly7Dg2pJh30V9zPGq1NuK3whcP03jZTWjADCJpFMnTNfpNSBnpUGuPr9OyLIOKeZhdGjNiXPDrhECI2L3ob65-M/w400-h400/20231028_144431.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A nice treat on our return from our travels....Sam!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam had the weekend off work, so decided to come home for a few days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2r15NcLOv5pgfT4ZhTgD5702sUk_atSkgKWtp2JOqa_gbl4tNYZL5cKHRM9Ne8MufuWcUP3kgiUd7kAKRwCT6AP_cVF2Tn0hgT_qfPF9Xgk4DhX5AE7jK3synwptA5uec3H5jxN7LClxfzKrThsKJd2M6E2Z_7-fPOC456auk9ZTwBBTUzH6GzQzKYnA/s2992/20231029_115638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2r15NcLOv5pgfT4ZhTgD5702sUk_atSkgKWtp2JOqa_gbl4tNYZL5cKHRM9Ne8MufuWcUP3kgiUd7kAKRwCT6AP_cVF2Tn0hgT_qfPF9Xgk4DhX5AE7jK3synwptA5uec3H5jxN7LClxfzKrThsKJd2M6E2Z_7-fPOC456auk9ZTwBBTUzH6GzQzKYnA/w400-h400/20231029_115638.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to the woods last Sunday morning together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87DdLHlVwjRivmehjLLQ-abp-of0JkRUmGYm6Fs92ZktF6rDusUlnlDyMwnkCn6DTvND8cNPJ350ApX2Ui2Tf6GCNp7MSJd8m6APHFwfVAHC-B4yDzLSqzh21zPpj7Mt8uiC_JSfV8Rd1AX28SDsHzctxUYRb4BtO_1nP11ilbrdaEeGbzMNitZ7VwYs/s2736/20231029_120318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87DdLHlVwjRivmehjLLQ-abp-of0JkRUmGYm6Fs92ZktF6rDusUlnlDyMwnkCn6DTvND8cNPJ350ApX2Ui2Tf6GCNp7MSJd8m6APHFwfVAHC-B4yDzLSqzh21zPpj7Mt8uiC_JSfV8Rd1AX28SDsHzctxUYRb4BtO_1nP11ilbrdaEeGbzMNitZ7VwYs/w400-h400/20231029_120318.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always lovely company and......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o_48KYBztDg_eMYwYkUQxUB-mmmvIB1j4t59ekRO68nPIKyPPnUV6GNdkr2j36P4SynV0JOqQ9LMkCfnbmiKiU0wNhG45HiOD8I_CA0cPbySmufTYrl0IdXPm_ZbWnHGMOT3DcYD4aSOfd3FNEUH4wyavoSYFqnFeto3xX-Ca0HYPqy8zuZNHMzBXBE/s1065/Screenshot_20231105_095952_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o_48KYBztDg_eMYwYkUQxUB-mmmvIB1j4t59ekRO68nPIKyPPnUV6GNdkr2j36P4SynV0JOqQ9LMkCfnbmiKiU0wNhG45HiOD8I_CA0cPbySmufTYrl0IdXPm_ZbWnHGMOT3DcYD4aSOfd3FNEUH4wyavoSYFqnFeto3xX-Ca0HYPqy8zuZNHMzBXBE/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_095952_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....he's a good fungi spotter!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BIaxGBzdAaKZrq11cmFVEsFWoLXfxuwwrOXIJKcXDMFMJd6Um81ZlBAq91IxLq02NaSVnYM8KdfHfPI1gkaJcyhHZ98C78CZJ3wF80w2RD2ttVh2vA2kYNmysvAABLcPxDJyubvVNSfhUE5WNbaW5W-U2GKknzLN7PBBmST0cAMYIKVJ0Davear_c4E/s2992/20231031_082514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BIaxGBzdAaKZrq11cmFVEsFWoLXfxuwwrOXIJKcXDMFMJd6Um81ZlBAq91IxLq02NaSVnYM8KdfHfPI1gkaJcyhHZ98C78CZJ3wF80w2RD2ttVh2vA2kYNmysvAABLcPxDJyubvVNSfhUE5WNbaW5W-U2GKknzLN7PBBmST0cAMYIKVJ0Davear_c4E/w400-h400/20231031_082514.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was just nice to be home x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-20J0RI0mA0f54aDYdOEy8ohvxrH9ZktfqVhnDrfMYAknfjKdxeajpkxOMDuxbu9DY3qhvt1Mt3XQ72SfLZ2lAwQ4_GDsipw0SRc4i92PxqZYIhQnLgFbrJFON5qfX9VKRHjgwh1nPD7RWbKUB9vS5aWVrjh2eKdnk_PTCS1Q4XrbEG2YITLSiI-T0Y/s1062/Screenshot_20231031_082755_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-20J0RI0mA0f54aDYdOEy8ohvxrH9ZktfqVhnDrfMYAknfjKdxeajpkxOMDuxbu9DY3qhvt1Mt3XQ72SfLZ2lAwQ4_GDsipw0SRc4i92PxqZYIhQnLgFbrJFON5qfX9VKRHjgwh1nPD7RWbKUB9vS5aWVrjh2eKdnk_PTCS1Q4XrbEG2YITLSiI-T0Y/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231031_082755_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although I left Jeff to do Halloween. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not that he did anything!! The treats in the bowl were as full as when I left them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC6t5adxM4xpJQsmZYnzQtAx9YYR_TbfG0Yt_ZsbByPsLc8bK_1ia_nGbdOCfkeGsaoeikIAxgvthwYSw-M-BSxFldCWdNZl2yduMHLEeKfw4SoIk6quagXRFx4EZ6_wy9hMuDAzC2616nFNZ2QTNus9vP1iczwJSMYHGZG4JT3GKV-FwFMCbzrPh1io/s1067/Screenshot_20231105_100003_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC6t5adxM4xpJQsmZYnzQtAx9YYR_TbfG0Yt_ZsbByPsLc8bK_1ia_nGbdOCfkeGsaoeikIAxgvthwYSw-M-BSxFldCWdNZl2yduMHLEeKfw4SoIk6quagXRFx4EZ6_wy9hMuDAzC2616nFNZ2QTNus9vP1iczwJSMYHGZG4JT3GKV-FwFMCbzrPh1io/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_100003_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was away when the new month arrived, so had to grab a late photo</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrfBSjcJ23eeqyDb0tzvR9ZxpAZM68DagzFEILDuV4KwXF_U7WsbdmFkx5pIPnMhL_HAsqrNNLmnI26cFNue470OwBcSlmkp3xuS4QOzYvnQ3uU4PGv3xN4QngVBbQAC8KmF8sD054eUdGZFcLy3JX2BtF0HnWr8efXw2XmQDQ7ImPqpyj5ScZpArvbg/s1064/Screenshot_20231105_095944_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrfBSjcJ23eeqyDb0tzvR9ZxpAZM68DagzFEILDuV4KwXF_U7WsbdmFkx5pIPnMhL_HAsqrNNLmnI26cFNue470OwBcSlmkp3xuS4QOzYvnQ3uU4PGv3xN4QngVBbQAC8KmF8sD054eUdGZFcLy3JX2BtF0HnWr8efXw2XmQDQ7ImPqpyj5ScZpArvbg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_095944_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I popped up to Shropshire to meet old school friends. We've been meaning to all get together again, although Emma's plans changed last minute and she couldn't make it. I think it's been since 2019 that we all got together, before Covid put a stop to things. I drove up to Hereford and then Mel drove us across to Ludlow, where we met up for a mooch, lunch, coffee and lots of chat!!! We went to Sixth Form there and I haven't been back in 35 yrs!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnotMRkv-9-sMObohsn8QUdZIktzseTQfDuspXuK9NoWZk-OVW4kkRUwwygsNdpYPL8ilx1fCnObShNRv7tHMqY4orAH7b9_PTWx5DYsLUXVI3H_r0GdwMZh_kvjImgubBIvl4RHYMC1caSJiTSkK-qcap_yVxje4Fr2Qes4jtvGw0ql_13FG0z4voVk/s1042/Screenshot_20231105_100008_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1042" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnotMRkv-9-sMObohsn8QUdZIktzseTQfDuspXuK9NoWZk-OVW4kkRUwwygsNdpYPL8ilx1fCnObShNRv7tHMqY4orAH7b9_PTWx5DYsLUXVI3H_r0GdwMZh_kvjImgubBIvl4RHYMC1caSJiTSkK-qcap_yVxje4Fr2Qes4jtvGw0ql_13FG0z4voVk/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_100008_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mel's mum kindly put me up for the night, was just like old times. We ate out in Cleobury, where I lived from age 11 until Uni days, when my mum and dad moved away. Which is partly why I never really went back, as they no longer lived there. It hasn't really changed. We were looking back at our childhoods, compared to today and all the phones/social media/influencer focus. We had such good, innocent, happy, un-pressured childhoods. We would spend all day at school together, walk home, phone each other (in the hallway with a timer!!), do homework, have tea, then meet up, walk, play records, chat, go home, then repeat!!! So very different to today and the constant messaging, videoing, no off switch, pressure etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08FZoac9XiWqYWNaG1OAE0bxv4pf-WikgGODpH3G96AhZ1XU2hG3r7WjwWi3l4hmKAyesScsMbBH_D6VGLsNuXIVboF0NX0T60Jig74ycqcn0zuzL3ByWlVZ0PtxawP7sqe4_pa0uFF9WMmSe0Dl3XzKweT9PU_kdoWTLhC3twaPNHYnbN7CYGCAiuK8/s2992/20231030_112946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08FZoac9XiWqYWNaG1OAE0bxv4pf-WikgGODpH3G96AhZ1XU2hG3r7WjwWi3l4hmKAyesScsMbBH_D6VGLsNuXIVboF0NX0T60Jig74ycqcn0zuzL3ByWlVZ0PtxawP7sqe4_pa0uFF9WMmSe0Dl3XzKweT9PU_kdoWTLhC3twaPNHYnbN7CYGCAiuK8/w400-h400/20231030_112946.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, a lovely couple of days away!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Came home and had been asked to do the Christmas display back at Sainsbury's. More a case of setting the scene, with some Christmas silhouettes, which can be added to, with any info. Was nice to be asked back and feel my previous efforts had been appreciated and missed!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkhO0RL0PI81Z7iL_jL0aF6lodhTu0aye-75xSmM5TeoTKWuQTamEPaNE91rQma5CDaRQ5eQhqIGLMcZZPwJDsdv1azuotAFPHm90HSzWS8egx7QYNzv78LftKuZ4BYREY4aYDcFCeb-k6D-CoxWM4-gMlTsvdYN4SAN69JZtu751YXg2uU54hZZz5As/s1069/Screenshot_20231105_100029_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkhO0RL0PI81Z7iL_jL0aF6lodhTu0aye-75xSmM5TeoTKWuQTamEPaNE91rQma5CDaRQ5eQhqIGLMcZZPwJDsdv1azuotAFPHm90HSzWS8egx7QYNzv78LftKuZ4BYREY4aYDcFCeb-k6D-CoxWM4-gMlTsvdYN4SAN69JZtu751YXg2uU54hZZz5As/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_100029_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then at home it was time to pack away Halloween and set the scene for the Birthday Girl!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZH0Nkh2FOfhANdJGNtkJrLor7sy8q-4-O-hBtizszFCol8RiGX1vx_B1cjmXfWIVqGldSqsZ2modABgaE_YpDAl6Q2FHVhxSEcN1Fy6X3inMwg7x86fPtBx6n6GPbs6qDWbymFusSiA-DBfs21IXK-DqwTcQniM3AVWAN95xC24P4EfgPrmoFtZ8K8o/s1068/Screenshot_20231105_100038_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZH0Nkh2FOfhANdJGNtkJrLor7sy8q-4-O-hBtizszFCol8RiGX1vx_B1cjmXfWIVqGldSqsZ2modABgaE_YpDAl6Q2FHVhxSEcN1Fy6X3inMwg7x86fPtBx6n6GPbs6qDWbymFusSiA-DBfs21IXK-DqwTcQniM3AVWAN95xC24P4EfgPrmoFtZ8K8o/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_100038_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie went out with friends on the Friday evening, so didn't come home until her actual birthday yesterday (Saturday). We then had to wait for Jeff to come home from work, before we could open pressies etc</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuOzaKyPMRbuzyFTFDs5uay5kH4OQPPdu6jolAUStpj626pyPBN67meKOWXO8Rti8kGUwKz46TSzjPpuzd6prHbiZAIC-FoYoIdXTsBaQJ-sGeyByttpWicB9By2jytQIzUXDypZRJv5N1XlZCQ1Kj6bJwIy_R6ozT8vHpMImNnccv_RHj8nAvsULMzU/s1080/Screenshot_20231105_100021_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuOzaKyPMRbuzyFTFDs5uay5kH4OQPPdu6jolAUStpj626pyPBN67meKOWXO8Rti8kGUwKz46TSzjPpuzd6prHbiZAIC-FoYoIdXTsBaQJ-sGeyByttpWicB9By2jytQIzUXDypZRJv5N1XlZCQ1Kj6bJwIy_R6ozT8vHpMImNnccv_RHj8nAvsULMzU/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_100021_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's nice they want to come home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 years old!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where, oh where, have the years gone?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWIR3EvDuGrOevrhZBj_drDiEXqvByJB0aBuTc5AT5xc60tdndR2ysZNFEqo7e_8CTALkWc08v8Tc_PaliUviUF3VaJjQmWP4CyJRPdaQbyFpWvTjfxSAdkp75WblOMGkBBfWSKgf2pYUEAXW_8XtJqyYlMyJxmXxDLQooDBR2y7hIq5Kt5IQ0Qso0iM/s1070/Screenshot_20231105_100049_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWIR3EvDuGrOevrhZBj_drDiEXqvByJB0aBuTc5AT5xc60tdndR2ysZNFEqo7e_8CTALkWc08v8Tc_PaliUviUF3VaJjQmWP4CyJRPdaQbyFpWvTjfxSAdkp75WblOMGkBBfWSKgf2pYUEAXW_8XtJqyYlMyJxmXxDLQooDBR2y7hIq5Kt5IQ0Qso0iM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_100049_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course I made a cake!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WoUKLujrw5tqRWMw1KmSOONBz2u-4JGjFSciPIncp6K1c9RRr6TXl4q2FxnZ0fVNscerCUlgfXJpKjZRiCtQojX15UQB4qpC64AP3V3jPK2qHdLMXDqriqZ6L-Hnmagn5v7aSjKuB3vXrRWEFuHuuVXqVmvD8OMLP_y8Qc-WU_12FaCJ22WwnYzxtrM/s1069/Screenshot_20231105_100056_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WoUKLujrw5tqRWMw1KmSOONBz2u-4JGjFSciPIncp6K1c9RRr6TXl4q2FxnZ0fVNscerCUlgfXJpKjZRiCtQojX15UQB4qpC64AP3V3jPK2qHdLMXDqriqZ6L-Hnmagn5v7aSjKuB3vXrRWEFuHuuVXqVmvD8OMLP_y8Qc-WU_12FaCJ22WwnYzxtrM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231105_100056_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the best bit.........she brought Sam home with her too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's two weekends on the trot, we've had the joys of his company. I'm seeing it as en early birthday present, having us all together. No one will be here for my actual birthday, so I'm calling it in now!! Will enjoy our time together, until we get together again for Christmas in six weeks time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I start work on Monday. Am feeling nervous! It'll be fine, just need to actually start. At least these are mock exams, so a little 'wobble' room. I have done invigilation before but it was 7 years ago now!! I'm hoping it'll be fine. Still not sure it will be enough money to fund the nice things but I don't want to go back to Sainsbury's, not even as a Christmas temp, although I've already been asked!! I want to enjoy this Christmas, especially as Sam doesn't have to work this year too. We all have 2 full weeks off this year to enjoy. Before Sainsbury's I had my own business and Not on the High Street always started the Sale before Christmas, so you'd always have loads of orders to get packed and sent between Christmas and New Year. When I was teaching, you always finished late, was always exhausted, so this Christmas is the first in years, we can all properly relax and enjoy the time off together xxx </div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038394943451751440.post-90530529479313687892023-10-28T14:11:00.000+01:002023-10-28T14:11:16.800+01:00Barcelona<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Barcelona, finally!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVnxYCALspseTFHgx2SHE8lIx_eZOf5oO3MwFg80UP7aDzfUQFdDi0BQOFyNyLkRvWavOriUTdSklDvh1Z0moTyeYelViV7sinoC_CC3c_uMXmM0yg_3iW59VbFlxIrt9wbAGTPpKdJ2wcvbCtCcfS-YTOAP59RMLPX_ZwumZUaJQLni8vWXFRSX3ArI/s1074/original_1b6e6d6c-7cc5-40ef-a928-c49c4b26ad8f_Screenshot_20231018_204502_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVnxYCALspseTFHgx2SHE8lIx_eZOf5oO3MwFg80UP7aDzfUQFdDi0BQOFyNyLkRvWavOriUTdSklDvh1Z0moTyeYelViV7sinoC_CC3c_uMXmM0yg_3iW59VbFlxIrt9wbAGTPpKdJ2wcvbCtCcfS-YTOAP59RMLPX_ZwumZUaJQLni8vWXFRSX3ArI/w400-h400/original_1b6e6d6c-7cc5-40ef-a928-c49c4b26ad8f_Screenshot_20231018_204502_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have waited a long time to get to Barcelona, a place I've wanted to see for many years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3jZ8CMYEmAV8AsRjGyNQxmmgpHZz_mDkCaUtExDuFC9ZTi88d1gihkeIJTHaK_u0aFtTGn2mKJUhMeditZzovFbz7p5llwX1T8urjiP9-EvfFU20zeeLmAcqZmsbsJaPHb1WRlHYvJcpIMzfwbdgy6mt7ud0yRIqgAvBUfgenL9uNh2vH-znjHspFE4/s1080/original_8b030c02-9494-45b0-bef5-7818de8875c9_Screenshot_20231027_195050_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3jZ8CMYEmAV8AsRjGyNQxmmgpHZz_mDkCaUtExDuFC9ZTi88d1gihkeIJTHaK_u0aFtTGn2mKJUhMeditZzovFbz7p5llwX1T8urjiP9-EvfFU20zeeLmAcqZmsbsJaPHb1WRlHYvJcpIMzfwbdgy6mt7ud0yRIqgAvBUfgenL9uNh2vH-znjHspFE4/w400-h400/original_8b030c02-9494-45b0-bef5-7818de8875c9_Screenshot_20231027_195050_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day one - Barcelona!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We swapped a rainy Bristol for a sunny Barcelona! (Rain was forecast though) </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Had the late afternoon/evening to explore, after catching the train and and then the metro</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> from the airport to our accommodation. Went straight off to explore La Rambla, Mercado de La Boqueria..... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexGGCc8EFSIjn4ebkLnu43Hvp0iGqhO1xKc02j9-qRL0B-Kz-4II8Fqy0BkWy59gFJM71QsfWJPaUkxLjTpgMb7lib4lejAxKnx3uJZzXFZEzfs9gBT0_3CvWHtX1O0s9zXSU4-0vemMlbottloqTTHC61WGgRLGLOSAJRa3CXM6kAOZ-Y3Esn4HfrCM/s1075/original_a9b8deee-7237-453d-8234-b3ec6fbcab8e_Screenshot_20231018_210539_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexGGCc8EFSIjn4ebkLnu43Hvp0iGqhO1xKc02j9-qRL0B-Kz-4II8Fqy0BkWy59gFJM71QsfWJPaUkxLjTpgMb7lib4lejAxKnx3uJZzXFZEzfs9gBT0_3CvWHtX1O0s9zXSU4-0vemMlbottloqTTHC61WGgRLGLOSAJRa3CXM6kAOZ-Y3Esn4HfrCM/w400-h400/original_a9b8deee-7237-453d-8234-b3ec6fbcab8e_Screenshot_20231018_210539_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">......<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">the Kiss of Freedom mural....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuis40KJMYcAOIqx0GW5c3hAZ20fBemxJ3q7PAl35hPWgMWOIMhvn-5QHX0j3kmFg7gv_wCWxdp0BiSMBSBq6Oop1X5TISjIPlWNed7M2z8Decc7HkQ2eZ6z43NxTUG7Ob_gUQJZj09JUr0Xch4hXbmL3ZYORweHYs9YGB_BnMq9akrw7gbfF0dKuwmU/s1067/original_eb637e17-e900-46c2-a47b-0336a8cf8f24_Screenshot_20231018_210709_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuis40KJMYcAOIqx0GW5c3hAZ20fBemxJ3q7PAl35hPWgMWOIMhvn-5QHX0j3kmFg7gv_wCWxdp0BiSMBSBq6Oop1X5TISjIPlWNed7M2z8Decc7HkQ2eZ6z43NxTUG7Ob_gUQJZj09JUr0Xch4hXbmL3ZYORweHYs9YGB_BnMq9akrw7gbfF0dKuwmU/w400-h400/original_eb637e17-e900-46c2-a47b-0336a8cf8f24_Screenshot_20231018_210709_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">.......made up of 4000 images, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">the Cathedral of Barcelona, the Gothic Quarter, tapas....all in the first 5 hours!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCRCj5cnT4iFf6sbgrxcG35G01doyyq2J7waWQfEyKGSMkRDIRAvbodFq6sE-Mpfh8uB0CKxyvqTFQSD-jK9isQiwJurP1mYej8JWYX5SSa0Gqtg3_Ih2jzXVDv6pN8KbW8rb1gpYp-x9mrALEYrGQ5wF7IhX8kCw8i8jG5fuZcUsXa4tFNoADrfHDEs/s1080/original_c34d1dc4-3b15-4753-8f36-874eac1de86f_Screenshot_20231027_195057_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCRCj5cnT4iFf6sbgrxcG35G01doyyq2J7waWQfEyKGSMkRDIRAvbodFq6sE-Mpfh8uB0CKxyvqTFQSD-jK9isQiwJurP1mYej8JWYX5SSa0Gqtg3_Ih2jzXVDv6pN8KbW8rb1gpYp-x9mrALEYrGQ5wF7IhX8kCw8i8jG5fuZcUsXa4tFNoADrfHDEs/w400-h400/original_c34d1dc4-3b15-4753-8f36-874eac1de86f_Screenshot_20231027_195057_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day two - Barcelona! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We walked miles!! A day celebrating all things, Gaudi!! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRCgR4BgnP4HB3QLVTn4DiktLQ4XwmKttwWmyllkidMr6O2AZpVdORCzpf2Z1w5IdUz4-nySImV93BJgfumQud5ONu8vzhRQ0lrPgbus59qW4t8mMzy4sAEIn9jDwINFAkLIylD61ZbCL0T_yDY-YlDfKH5P5dLAzMlBvvU1ogtcfsje3XGdDfABegz4/s1068/original_c1067419-311e-4c42-98ed-913ee44353e5_Screenshot_20231019_201947_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRCgR4BgnP4HB3QLVTn4DiktLQ4XwmKttwWmyllkidMr6O2AZpVdORCzpf2Z1w5IdUz4-nySImV93BJgfumQud5ONu8vzhRQ0lrPgbus59qW4t8mMzy4sAEIn9jDwINFAkLIylD61ZbCL0T_yDY-YlDfKH5P5dLAzMlBvvU1ogtcfsje3XGdDfABegz4/w400-h400/original_c1067419-311e-4c42-98ed-913ee44353e5_Screenshot_20231019_201947_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Early birds and first stop Parc Guell.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6HXgwSvA5v7jTO6X0502SSUZJ6AzD58GdmVVivG6AIxBs93VFsHF4_70x-ZY06IgJw-3iZ258H5zkZQ8WX5eDV71wlfHI7vScTu1H7FEXsiX7fGhjBsu3sW7dOjlf03o1-np597dO7FWytUYJunrAtrrjBjTrw-_cJ8JIKEeukn9h5QbCXpaH5KI_Wk/s1069/original_3fdf0c9a-dbb5-4e07-97b9-9a2f7ebd4900_Screenshot_20231019_202540_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6HXgwSvA5v7jTO6X0502SSUZJ6AzD58GdmVVivG6AIxBs93VFsHF4_70x-ZY06IgJw-3iZ258H5zkZQ8WX5eDV71wlfHI7vScTu1H7FEXsiX7fGhjBsu3sW7dOjlf03o1-np597dO7FWytUYJunrAtrrjBjTrw-_cJ8JIKEeukn9h5QbCXpaH5KI_Wk/w400-h400/original_3fdf0c9a-dbb5-4e07-97b9-9a2f7ebd4900_Screenshot_20231019_202540_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Top tip, book the first slot and get there a bit earlier. We did, just because we are always early!!! But I managed to get some great shots of the park before the masses descended and by being an early bird, you can get a few great shots with no people in them, once you're allowed into the park!!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-6KGJDYm1XapLG7AMynI_33Sc2rtMRfAXpK1n69I8YIR2VqNEAk2mm4HQ6HRsKYZpcpL0lchF_EEHkrbOX6AvoB7xGyIRMujmtC5f9gZNY3cMhTYQ_FKJxNRJ7lUHOGhymYoAab_OVVO65ar6lBMEmw8LHIoGygOpdiq9pwZytuOZ8ug42_7WqxsIzY/s1080/Screenshot_20231028_133018_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-6KGJDYm1XapLG7AMynI_33Sc2rtMRfAXpK1n69I8YIR2VqNEAk2mm4HQ6HRsKYZpcpL0lchF_EEHkrbOX6AvoB7xGyIRMujmtC5f9gZNY3cMhTYQ_FKJxNRJ7lUHOGhymYoAab_OVVO65ar6lBMEmw8LHIoGygOpdiq9pwZytuOZ8ug42_7WqxsIzY/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231028_133018_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> Next up, a few of Gaudi Casa's - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Casa Vincens, Casa Mila, Casa Batllo, Casa Amatller</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">and...</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFe57rp3lCxNZPRxbiMyZo2l87X7ZzrUawWOtOaD6cgYXwsRMcJlbD694mD_fxwgmok_WhOLt_WR3S4I43n4cWDxSSryQCROoBxeky66sUkSvBubH2mCkHzmcbLbnApIR15QcOcYgUEx4n7PtMngP0lzj7BoWAhIMmDFk3tr5wSbbdI50sDe_po3Vtyg/s1064/Screenshot_20231019_211630_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFe57rp3lCxNZPRxbiMyZo2l87X7ZzrUawWOtOaD6cgYXwsRMcJlbD694mD_fxwgmok_WhOLt_WR3S4I43n4cWDxSSryQCROoBxeky66sUkSvBubH2mCkHzmcbLbnApIR15QcOcYgUEx4n7PtMngP0lzj7BoWAhIMmDFk3tr5wSbbdI50sDe_po3Vtyg/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231019_211630_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> .......finally Gaudi's final work, which is still in progress, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">'La Sagrada Familia'</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cyxz1pUHBENvw5HyMP-OrX3tYxa9TvGNzdBxEC4PC5I_YNm44HnwCWW5wb1fA3LyyiOoPqWDFHaWYZ9OqVgD1zxudvxOCzMr028R1TpTbg-h2i7b1PzM8fF-u6kLEqVcdfaHyOUPFDbak6u2tBOmGGkf9TT7WxUEXFXk8xwtdFepT9UHj0gIqrUq6qQ/s1064/Screenshot_20231019_212531_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cyxz1pUHBENvw5HyMP-OrX3tYxa9TvGNzdBxEC4PC5I_YNm44HnwCWW5wb1fA3LyyiOoPqWDFHaWYZ9OqVgD1zxudvxOCzMr028R1TpTbg-h2i7b1PzM8fF-u6kLEqVcdfaHyOUPFDbak6u2tBOmGGkf9TT7WxUEXFXk8xwtdFepT9UHj0gIqrUq6qQ/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231019_212531_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">"La Sagrada Família is one of Gaudí's most famous works in Barcelona. It's a giant Basilica that has been under construction since 1882 (that's not a typing error) and it's not expected to be completed for some time yet."</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IA6E-Xo1sfXBuvsx4vOYr8d6813CjGwl2gPx4r7OWEO5U_eOqT73hYV7AoorUveJwpYND86J1jDf-FKSYmnvTUsMMyxPAkFxonaNHft0Bh75280MifR0nI55xU8Ll8Mu8lUnsYhWtmCCKFMlnfbGQQu-K2nccniVXCKfz4Qi6ow9OcxqvWFVe1wup0c/s1062/Screenshot_20231019_212508_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IA6E-Xo1sfXBuvsx4vOYr8d6813CjGwl2gPx4r7OWEO5U_eOqT73hYV7AoorUveJwpYND86J1jDf-FKSYmnvTUsMMyxPAkFxonaNHft0Bh75280MifR0nI55xU8Ll8Mu8lUnsYhWtmCCKFMlnfbGQQu-K2nccniVXCKfz4Qi6ow9OcxqvWFVe1wup0c/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231019_212508_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">We booked a timed slot a few weeks ago, which made it very easy and efficient to enter. Sadly, the one thing you can't book is the weather. Beautiful sunshine would see it at its best, but even a cloudy afternoon couldn't spoil its absolute magnificence and the light and the colour......</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NN4HDm4bLWs7qZLz5bKauUIEbNh6dT0F3PD9l-tPPvhc6wrIoeD7RHJi08HUkAyg-_EsTdE41naKxudzqLjW6PzUEE0IdI3R6TzZCli8TFl1RcNVS6zbrBtGwclZWEkEmd2KfOD0ZcU6zjnRKvEAKpX1yMp_pYfTNdcmozlFMik-gtzJvqEfvgflmg0/s1080/original_c9f3d266-bd4b-4af1-b799-f58b6d1cac10_Screenshot_20231027_195102_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NN4HDm4bLWs7qZLz5bKauUIEbNh6dT0F3PD9l-tPPvhc6wrIoeD7RHJi08HUkAyg-_EsTdE41naKxudzqLjW6PzUEE0IdI3R6TzZCli8TFl1RcNVS6zbrBtGwclZWEkEmd2KfOD0ZcU6zjnRKvEAKpX1yMp_pYfTNdcmozlFMik-gtzJvqEfvgflmg0/w400-h400/original_c9f3d266-bd4b-4af1-b799-f58b6d1cac10_Screenshot_20231027_195102_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day three - Barcelona! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Early birds again. Today's adventure was to Montserrat.....</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-FlX8I-mvilikZThwufPnQF1dJD-KIM5lVZIrOx0qjhro3eGWAPNAo7p4-Z0h13y9cNoga3ririWY3KBbNltFf8aVd2sx7U3kz3-0oRVCmIq4BuYEdTPdi_hf53Apsv3Xf7LztgXPBO5NZI-RNC2q_GJDuPOdl2VPy2A9XiLgvQd4ZuQ4hhFHRW7c9c/s1064/original_ded34a8e-5825-439e-85d4-d7e45512f4fd_Screenshot_20231020_202616_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-FlX8I-mvilikZThwufPnQF1dJD-KIM5lVZIrOx0qjhro3eGWAPNAo7p4-Z0h13y9cNoga3ririWY3KBbNltFf8aVd2sx7U3kz3-0oRVCmIq4BuYEdTPdi_hf53Apsv3Xf7LztgXPBO5NZI-RNC2q_GJDuPOdl2VPy2A9XiLgvQd4ZuQ4hhFHRW7c9c/w400-h400/original_ded34a8e-5825-439e-85d4-d7e45512f4fd_Screenshot_20231020_202616_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9wVhJ7sXiBli5-UC7rFP_1z8izbfTQZhN8NPUUURa0D1iWAaUP04d6s1G9nXLDMnaow1aSOZtv3uYrRLiPPGRi4EELtKc6elR6xJJbUZJ9jQD5dREzoMmbY6wP3VvlXC7rnhUs5ZHC3f7YSBWTfHs1fQKu346MAdxBISZB4vKuEQYExnHRxJr4-wytM/s1066/original_2a8c6317-915b-4368-ae9b-219803f0d0b6_Screenshot_20231020_203024_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9wVhJ7sXiBli5-UC7rFP_1z8izbfTQZhN8NPUUURa0D1iWAaUP04d6s1G9nXLDMnaow1aSOZtv3uYrRLiPPGRi4EELtKc6elR6xJJbUZJ9jQD5dREzoMmbY6wP3VvlXC7rnhUs5ZHC3f7YSBWTfHs1fQKu346MAdxBISZB4vKuEQYExnHRxJr4-wytM/w400-h400/original_2a8c6317-915b-4368-ae9b-219803f0d0b6_Screenshot_20231020_203024_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> via metro, train, cable car .....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPA4JlWZEFMow5RB98xVGGRnAhlKGGUO17QffBaFesPLStf-mcaQKw-fqiWbAvJN4-6mGb1EBCtxBgPxmlxZu3gMSwLvv9SAcVfXeFOpu5SFDwTPQdayGSi0q1c-CrNq-3ZTHfaBCVQeCKbdBWyaPjEJgaHBXAsk2t7Vqt5wYrtX5-ZWXaRmJr-47Sd9I/s1069/original_05302f06-9a1a-4ec8-8caa-b3fb2eedd897_Screenshot_20231020_203301_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPA4JlWZEFMow5RB98xVGGRnAhlKGGUO17QffBaFesPLStf-mcaQKw-fqiWbAvJN4-6mGb1EBCtxBgPxmlxZu3gMSwLvv9SAcVfXeFOpu5SFDwTPQdayGSi0q1c-CrNq-3ZTHfaBCVQeCKbdBWyaPjEJgaHBXAsk2t7Vqt5wYrtX5-ZWXaRmJr-47Sd9I/w400-h400/original_05302f06-9a1a-4ec8-8caa-b3fb2eedd897_Screenshot_20231020_203301_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">and funicular!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Montserrat was an hour by train out of Barcelona. Home to the Montserrat Monastery </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">and for us, hiking trails up in the mountains.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ1Q8eAwdE_KQVJ2irRQeEnfLxWqbz3FU-gZJlRgnULxmbNsMT6ioOx7IyFe6goydGb0gTvSC9JOw5IVczmu2FNUCq1unDZ__lnIV6DK9KouShTQrPU5NQOJGIQ-pVmILsXdvo91uGBx-0cQDGpDkuWF6gOhm7wcFRtHeqS4QMQOXCg7VwKq35f6Gcy4/s1060/original_c87a7666-8ef3-42ce-83e5-a33db873f059_Screenshot_20231020_203658_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ1Q8eAwdE_KQVJ2irRQeEnfLxWqbz3FU-gZJlRgnULxmbNsMT6ioOx7IyFe6goydGb0gTvSC9JOw5IVczmu2FNUCq1unDZ__lnIV6DK9KouShTQrPU5NQOJGIQ-pVmILsXdvo91uGBx-0cQDGpDkuWF6gOhm7wcFRtHeqS4QMQOXCg7VwKq35f6Gcy4/w400-h400/original_c87a7666-8ef3-42ce-83e5-a33db873f059_Screenshot_20231020_203658_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Found the perfect spot for a bit of lunch!!</div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsNtuFr-OfCq7ul7Lx24JUKBYh0EP53D5l0cV1nfHIoet_MOxxXCGvpqttW3OE6sH_ePw9dbWRwcsofSSwCRUr9cqyOnNLDxC-HuwCGjoe7CVcdz753NAmuRLEfD4uosphrwmo7oG6mYr867gV0GyKL-jYcJv8v2PDN4dmc2ZoTMXDKYGKTzyQ9ewnq0/s1054/original_030dcbfe-fb39-4327-89ec-0160a672173a_Screenshot_20231020_204311_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1054" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsNtuFr-OfCq7ul7Lx24JUKBYh0EP53D5l0cV1nfHIoet_MOxxXCGvpqttW3OE6sH_ePw9dbWRwcsofSSwCRUr9cqyOnNLDxC-HuwCGjoe7CVcdz753NAmuRLEfD4uosphrwmo7oG6mYr867gV0GyKL-jYcJv8v2PDN4dmc2ZoTMXDKYGKTzyQ9ewnq0/w400-h400/original_030dcbfe-fb39-4327-89ec-0160a672173a_Screenshot_20231020_204311_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iLJi6k7JqZoo0ouXieW3ocyQgQ7Rxh-EBuqeZUAf74uSA8OVaUtREXzeNdd22CYeiqbCNvbfF4Ovj1WeMEfr4HJbaBHiw8vH8KSeMhj6wsMibG-gQHhfPOWsxfkoABo0l6TSNXtHfdPUwFlmsxkx7CgXY9nW9UMhClVDRA04lpSQMwmj8wfTsQlJBY4/s1080/Screenshot_20231020_211353_Photos~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1080" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iLJi6k7JqZoo0ouXieW3ocyQgQ7Rxh-EBuqeZUAf74uSA8OVaUtREXzeNdd22CYeiqbCNvbfF4Ovj1WeMEfr4HJbaBHiw8vH8KSeMhj6wsMibG-gQHhfPOWsxfkoABo0l6TSNXtHfdPUwFlmsxkx7CgXY9nW9UMhClVDRA04lpSQMwmj8wfTsQlJBY4/w400-h399/Screenshot_20231020_211353_Photos~2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">We hiked 5 miles + back down to the Monastery, via narrow rocky tracks and challenging descents. Worth it for the fabulous views. We certainly worked up an appetite and enjoyed a well deserved beer that evening, once we were back in Barcelona.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQFpJg51g3X-3SNxwYbePiHOtPClncxVIZ6DynqQeDcsgMTd7QwEPusGF0w5IwfhtaKV5DJizVij0P7EbJF6G1j7ry_v96efCl3IEMrNEs_qQ9Cypbn_hxypjMyi0xrhR0Tjn4V3yh9q2uGYjBuIem9DLZ5ROxmCIMuDsXrrIcVRcbCy6zZv7iFp9aYg/s1080/original_34c04a08-b35c-48e2-9dc8-04f84e719704_Screenshot_20231027_195107_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQFpJg51g3X-3SNxwYbePiHOtPClncxVIZ6DynqQeDcsgMTd7QwEPusGF0w5IwfhtaKV5DJizVij0P7EbJF6G1j7ry_v96efCl3IEMrNEs_qQ9Cypbn_hxypjMyi0xrhR0Tjn4V3yh9q2uGYjBuIem9DLZ5ROxmCIMuDsXrrIcVRcbCy6zZv7iFp9aYg/w400-h400/original_34c04a08-b35c-48e2-9dc8-04f84e719704_Screenshot_20231027_195107_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day four - Barcelona!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Another jam-packed day. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC3DQnhxVmCdYDx-7Uzz9MHkNK9F083D_lj3zPA5pKempibH-PvIXeVfC7qtgVlkdwB2enHbM8WDn3I2HAS9SG5LWhikC2YrIDKm5bLUip98VDAag1Ua1QrbzdodejgObNeiyqPit5Bjo7j91dNh_AvYhIhxv6KSEyst2SUXloNbbHfRQTZHlq3BfUZs/s1070/Screenshot_20231021_204002_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC3DQnhxVmCdYDx-7Uzz9MHkNK9F083D_lj3zPA5pKempibH-PvIXeVfC7qtgVlkdwB2enHbM8WDn3I2HAS9SG5LWhikC2YrIDKm5bLUip98VDAag1Ua1QrbzdodejgObNeiyqPit5Bjo7j91dNh_AvYhIhxv6KSEyst2SUXloNbbHfRQTZHlq3BfUZs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231021_204002_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">We got the Metro, bus, train, and funicular to the Tibido Amusement Park, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">up on a hill overlooking Barcelona. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBcuIFK1ZfzVayUTdew7Ghl5od27Y-WBVNPUFmxaE4bT03WnYiRv4xb1wsYXLM-L1UxMorlxlI3kFDHGExOhTTwVXtqeahAIsBZp-qXnjMrJ9l2_wZhj9At_3KgggK5t-m_U_dHRoA3yb5jzeku39k8_kAsqs8Kxy3daRYOgKskrhujP0siPnbMDi2cw/s1060/original_3d9a1e83-16a4-4172-9e9c-30359ac59e2f_Screenshot_20231021_203427_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBcuIFK1ZfzVayUTdew7Ghl5od27Y-WBVNPUFmxaE4bT03WnYiRv4xb1wsYXLM-L1UxMorlxlI3kFDHGExOhTTwVXtqeahAIsBZp-qXnjMrJ9l2_wZhj9At_3KgggK5t-m_U_dHRoA3yb5jzeku39k8_kAsqs8Kxy3daRYOgKskrhujP0siPnbMDi2cw/w400-h400/original_3d9a1e83-16a4-4172-9e9c-30359ac59e2f_Screenshot_20231021_203427_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Fabulous views, and for a few extra euros......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jpM49zTKm8Zw0T-Ys_Vz6aBupI7H2xX-0VoTRTkyBFS55fJF0Aft7h96arQPZmtl7tFYwVJEYpihtk7mDozLLLbdKBbYLT2a-U5JQFApvwj0ayTAavrXL3lL7NGwmp7nLc79GPyhOBkyEIhCZIght__lSw9KVCvwKtlAJ3yjaIbUmsT441sAistvta0/s1064/Screenshot_20231021_204107_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jpM49zTKm8Zw0T-Ys_Vz6aBupI7H2xX-0VoTRTkyBFS55fJF0Aft7h96arQPZmtl7tFYwVJEYpihtk7mDozLLLbdKBbYLT2a-U5JQFApvwj0ayTAavrXL3lL7NGwmp7nLc79GPyhOBkyEIhCZIght__lSw9KVCvwKtlAJ3yjaIbUmsT441sAistvta0/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231021_204107_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">......you could climb up to the top of the church.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFqlq68NHltYuZD1qAhkBYniIt3kzPeeEGZp8dlyBuK6xT-7xZgZell3Ce9kgw1a4O6EOBUvEyBuYaiUTAwBnfI5HA1ny5su-AdU1HJZKSYsNE88Ahx-3h6GusgWR7RlzhVX_VnIVL1OyUNuqmzCuM5Ct7V-K0B0t5Yybd62mPyVzeKrU24MIQ3vwnPM/s1036/Screenshot_20231021_210549_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFqlq68NHltYuZD1qAhkBYniIt3kzPeeEGZp8dlyBuK6xT-7xZgZell3Ce9kgw1a4O6EOBUvEyBuYaiUTAwBnfI5HA1ny5su-AdU1HJZKSYsNE88Ahx-3h6GusgWR7RlzhVX_VnIVL1OyUNuqmzCuM5Ct7V-K0B0t5Yybd62mPyVzeKrU24MIQ3vwnPM/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231021_210549_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> Spent our afternoon exploring new parts of the city, walking through the El Born neighbourhood, Parc de la Ciutadella, making our way down to the sea and Playa de La Barceloneta...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw1eWetRpzmFAeZctFSE_oBbnXlL2v6hQHeyLJNHdFW9qk6Gyn3_SeqYXyeM-K3oDDVX-66RHV5gb-2dPGuapf1oJZ6XKEkXIDLCPjXKTWBatCWMkLSMEJu1PZdVacZCnjE1lAYI6xJZIde7XStINoaVcL-N5yfs7anDeVZyk-xRp5ue4NKitSSyxKEc/s1063/Screenshot_20231021_211200_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1063" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw1eWetRpzmFAeZctFSE_oBbnXlL2v6hQHeyLJNHdFW9qk6Gyn3_SeqYXyeM-K3oDDVX-66RHV5gb-2dPGuapf1oJZ6XKEkXIDLCPjXKTWBatCWMkLSMEJu1PZdVacZCnjE1lAYI6xJZIde7XStINoaVcL-N5yfs7anDeVZyk-xRp5ue4NKitSSyxKEc/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231021_211200_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">......where we spent our late afternoon and evening. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">1000's of steps chalked up again today!!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz63RzKYDBxmc78gALXqM6J0Ee9mIdPve6y3Bo3LOzH-7_S9HpPCkjleX2Mwf0lhyphenhyphen4e940vIlRin-3FdOIFXDFkryzcF5BdWvGlfAEJTMGYSyte5OBk5lp5ymnA4sWQU6mNc49CRJsf8nzrF3aCOKCMz7cNNHBXl3W1yUhlfb1T_fqZ9BXLumXldNK9p8/s1080/original_b91cc5e1-5973-4c83-9231-929ee284108e_Screenshot_20231027_195111_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz63RzKYDBxmc78gALXqM6J0Ee9mIdPve6y3Bo3LOzH-7_S9HpPCkjleX2Mwf0lhyphenhyphen4e940vIlRin-3FdOIFXDFkryzcF5BdWvGlfAEJTMGYSyte5OBk5lp5ymnA4sWQU6mNc49CRJsf8nzrF3aCOKCMz7cNNHBXl3W1yUhlfb1T_fqZ9BXLumXldNK9p8/w400-h400/original_b91cc5e1-5973-4c83-9231-929ee284108e_Screenshot_20231027_195111_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day five - Barcelona!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Montjuïc via funicular today. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWepkBSITnIKUW7BZ6fBMnjRg4QlUHgV5YdIa1IpMkIIsctXkvvb4PdNZMiu9qIa7UnhZFDnpksNYdgrhX8pWrkV6JTyoGgh6MrgEoaZY_4wUeQdUxCPB_t7knb-BQWKNkPIn6TE1SUpB6sOlv957nAAc_PKhZkQ-HmkP1MLU5kZid_VDaBFEpmiAmyI/s1069/original_6ddd26f5-794a-4bff-a5ef-0a3c4b2a5b2a_Screenshot_20231022_200432_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day six - Barcelona/Blanes!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Time for a change of scenery. Checked out of Barcelona and ....</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZh_sxetj2WaHCwuThUYzkrGEMRWosXMd1B92_J1gRd8UWW7FgX2kU4UsPYzijLSeq3CXMcyoNr92TRxVZvoFk-aPs2lF8ntm_s8hOmeAzJfJ0UdA1QWet1qrCczpG_89HTZzaNP8a7yl5Uma7EAyKXYCmc1u2w79ok2FRyzuyBImgraM00ywbdEgrwk/s1032/original_7e7d8d5c-d8fd-4160-a709-11f32f308794_Screenshot_20231023_202302_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZh_sxetj2WaHCwuThUYzkrGEMRWosXMd1B92_J1gRd8UWW7FgX2kU4UsPYzijLSeq3CXMcyoNr92TRxVZvoFk-aPs2lF8ntm_s8hOmeAzJfJ0UdA1QWet1qrCczpG_89HTZzaNP8a7yl5Uma7EAyKXYCmc1u2w79ok2FRyzuyBImgraM00ywbdEgrwk/w400-h400/original_7e7d8d5c-d8fd-4160-a709-11f32f308794_Screenshot_20231023_202302_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">......<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">headed up the coast by train to Blanes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOOIVW_iT6LAjbMsIGspexOCYtpK2FKVaUBt9bkgXKEuIvo4_UvMaT1gus7ANEXYSbltDMZSsl73Y4A7ZxCf77knLdoGS20NGv0IgmZNvA7y3GdDl3mRR5WpIgJdnUuDJRrrGlFmFmiZWQbpct016py8WakN6nTr4_OUfCutd7Q0lpWMCn_nMlpT6O5g/s1070/original_74ebf7cf-cf1f-4848-9ec3-a7d39f794225_Screenshot_20231023_203412_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOOIVW_iT6LAjbMsIGspexOCYtpK2FKVaUBt9bkgXKEuIvo4_UvMaT1gus7ANEXYSbltDMZSsl73Y4A7ZxCf77knLdoGS20NGv0IgmZNvA7y3GdDl3mRR5WpIgJdnUuDJRrrGlFmFmiZWQbpct016py8WakN6nTr4_OUfCutd7Q0lpWMCn_nMlpT6O5g/w400-h400/original_74ebf7cf-cf1f-4848-9ec3-a7d39f794225_Screenshot_20231023_203412_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Got a seafront view from our hotel balcony. Didn't get there until 3pm, so spent our time having a wander around and enjoying the calmer, quieter pace! And the gorgeous, bonus, warm sunshine. Not what was originally forecast but am not complaining. Have lived in my shorts and sandals, which were packed a little optimistically, just in case the weather improved!!</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoh-Xj0LoHssIZriVbvD8ee49h5QEow6YwmyUW381cVwcACQJUU0to4TTP5SE2xjr3y2Np70XGeVZEcqc8XyOYXJ1qyDRpj_Cd0TlJ-BdIliJYKs-V5gkrYpDoLUP9EpQMFx-_WbooJWq1E-s3waz3OGPlC8Mh85XdbrTzlhnDilk_4i-7SLvvKvohKs/s1067/original_6b203015-2567-44e8-b5f0-26b45accb26a_Screenshot_20231023_204056_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoh-Xj0LoHssIZriVbvD8ee49h5QEow6YwmyUW381cVwcACQJUU0to4TTP5SE2xjr3y2Np70XGeVZEcqc8XyOYXJ1qyDRpj_Cd0TlJ-BdIliJYKs-V5gkrYpDoLUP9EpQMFx-_WbooJWq1E-s3waz3OGPlC8Mh85XdbrTzlhnDilk_4i-7SLvvKvohKs/w400-h400/original_6b203015-2567-44e8-b5f0-26b45accb26a_Screenshot_20231023_204056_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">The first town on the Costa Brava! </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguB-F-LETTvcI0ZdsCsWoTgS5nONNRq9F4ue_MQ8Y_EzMtlaFFM9aCcvgdAqDQ8n78-YEHiq7pdbJlpzlrQJOKBCM7MNzsELkAvgHuBQkprNZRh5LjxXipfi1zve-n07eOMzlCICBecXRCTpNz5BlGxz1zvRZqvq1axDSaGW57pLDDQn3eUIevytx0Xxk/s1063/original_10590e49-0731-4519-9036-74a83608329a_Screenshot_20231023_204333_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1063" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguB-F-LETTvcI0ZdsCsWoTgS5nONNRq9F4ue_MQ8Y_EzMtlaFFM9aCcvgdAqDQ8n78-YEHiq7pdbJlpzlrQJOKBCM7MNzsELkAvgHuBQkprNZRh5LjxXipfi1zve-n07eOMzlCICBecXRCTpNz5BlGxz1zvRZqvq1axDSaGW57pLDDQn3eUIevytx0Xxk/w400-h400/original_10590e49-0731-4519-9036-74a83608329a_Screenshot_20231023_204333_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEV_ewL_7kWOuQzjwAFmhO5_2a3z9XP5cF1-FIPD0isW5cr2kJeEJ5CuibgTRAaj7THyPhsLk_jDcO3w7yeHdwgsdQW2mxbRh0U2HKvqkYQ1UzBzcBLAvHy1J6RkUARZ3LS8kQm5G6Qis1TMW7kuZyCuA9hC2jCvQxJNj6swxU_SJDZbW4SSInOF-KuY/s1072/original_0ed34037-8024-4914-b920-1ff223dd0fb2_Screenshot_20231023_210433_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEV_ewL_7kWOuQzjwAFmhO5_2a3z9XP5cF1-FIPD0isW5cr2kJeEJ5CuibgTRAaj7THyPhsLk_jDcO3w7yeHdwgsdQW2mxbRh0U2HKvqkYQ1UzBzcBLAvHy1J6RkUARZ3LS8kQm5G6Qis1TMW7kuZyCuA9hC2jCvQxJNj6swxU_SJDZbW4SSInOF-KuY/w400-h400/original_0ed34037-8024-4914-b920-1ff223dd0fb2_Screenshot_20231023_210433_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMjyLUh4HqblDKV9VNZFkh7ECgZQT2IgESPQwYVHKce_fKvBICJ9BHneGQ02yTVIhFiNmdgx0xZTYWIvq3P8gRQWp7N7tl0kb7N0q-G9PGe8Jlb7mhAu9BVOmeTMOmL6ipeiZ5MH8jUXQ6TYsQm5COg0MMB1rwyTVuUShMk467zqjXb7iW6vOpYKU2Eo/s1080/original_d8f2340e-4c64-4549-8c5e-17fc8e267305_Screenshot_20231027_195124_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMjyLUh4HqblDKV9VNZFkh7ECgZQT2IgESPQwYVHKce_fKvBICJ9BHneGQ02yTVIhFiNmdgx0xZTYWIvq3P8gRQWp7N7tl0kb7N0q-G9PGe8Jlb7mhAu9BVOmeTMOmL6ipeiZ5MH8jUXQ6TYsQm5COg0MMB1rwyTVuUShMk467zqjXb7iW6vOpYKU2Eo/w400-h400/original_d8f2340e-4c64-4549-8c5e-17fc8e267305_Screenshot_20231027_195124_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day seven - Blanes</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Beautiful blue skies and warm sunshine! Warm enough for Jeff to go for a dip in the sea and for me to paddle. Spent a lovely afternoon relaxing on the beach after a morning wandering around the Marimurtra Botanical Gardens. The summer season may have ended, and a lot of Blanes is closed, but it's been a lovely, chilled couple of days by the sea.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE82pDEXGnNyP7sA8TF0eObJmKNGXrnMuYra2YK-Ii9qbeBLMy-g6fXAapJDX5pGa8n_7lr6LRpO5ntHNw9zmLBgxuXH-n_kYRTgWjIvUIevZu693uS53ogDNIGsg4dhFbawxKkKiMEVgagFjxObOh6nrrxR4voa_9AntI8NvExfaPIPcowUoO1_7Ihw/s1048/original_7b9075de-8269-4b2f-b76e-6a028cca2c50_Screenshot_20231024_173401_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE82pDEXGnNyP7sA8TF0eObJmKNGXrnMuYra2YK-Ii9qbeBLMy-g6fXAapJDX5pGa8n_7lr6LRpO5ntHNw9zmLBgxuXH-n_kYRTgWjIvUIevZu693uS53ogDNIGsg4dhFbawxKkKiMEVgagFjxObOh6nrrxR4voa_9AntI8NvExfaPIPcowUoO1_7Ihw/w400-h400/original_7b9075de-8269-4b2f-b76e-6a028cca2c50_Screenshot_20231024_173401_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> .....hello Girona! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Our last stop! It felt like it's been a really long trip! Blanes was a fabulous seaside stopover, but flying out of Girona (it was cheaper to fly from Girona, than Barcelona) </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0e8KDl2fxR9XjGl4Jlj6fybAYEoiIl1fl4CRnHhPoNwQGre_iCANSq6uv_CKt4QlYwJA6afqVH17xPUvpBf0XQG9E_qmTVbxlV4HYjoKGMjFljhD_aUa8ff4GwxjFn9o-RoxZQVXXlOmi_a2H-B27ArVgSk8KpMHhFmJVYAcbPERTXmsVrxjoVhq0Ck/s1060/original_0b762566-44c8-4f07-be46-4763fb0cff6c_Screenshot_20231025_211920_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0e8KDl2fxR9XjGl4Jlj6fybAYEoiIl1fl4CRnHhPoNwQGre_iCANSq6uv_CKt4QlYwJA6afqVH17xPUvpBf0XQG9E_qmTVbxlV4HYjoKGMjFljhD_aUa8ff4GwxjFn9o-RoxZQVXXlOmi_a2H-B27ArVgSk8KpMHhFmJVYAcbPERTXmsVrxjoVhq0Ck/w400-h400/original_0b762566-44c8-4f07-be46-4763fb0cff6c_Screenshot_20231025_211920_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">We came to Girona in 2019, and loved it, so nice to be back, albeit for just one night! 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</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfU_kVLrJhVlLKe5T27k0KUE8aXexaNAnyj0eDU1SJR90QZxGW99MlqoRVHTRGHf8FSS3EvxtMGmaCkHi1r3YmhxxVyyDzeCYCA4mksmNrfbX16HJ_ZnQ7BznAUB1N3Btd77o_hNuBfrauN-XPRq2z7oJCFzejbAE2ysCvlo26LcU8CA2aXrwXDdahXQ/s1064/original_b9a4a2a6-bd47-4392-968a-8f8bfb97b80d_Screenshot_20231026_175543_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfU_kVLrJhVlLKe5T27k0KUE8aXexaNAnyj0eDU1SJR90QZxGW99MlqoRVHTRGHf8FSS3EvxtMGmaCkHi1r3YmhxxVyyDzeCYCA4mksmNrfbX16HJ_ZnQ7BznAUB1N3Btd77o_hNuBfrauN-XPRq2z7oJCFzejbAE2ysCvlo26LcU8CA2aXrwXDdahXQ/w400-h400/original_b9a4a2a6-bd47-4392-968a-8f8bfb97b80d_Screenshot_20231026_175543_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Breakfast, then off to walk the city walls, that are absolutely free and </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">have the best views across the city.</span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YiySZJGpx3uJzp11qIqgsVZ-IgnL-uNpH4lFsfiy1cIQmRAV4opSBj6ddTYiwNodMO5x96ZSs5McxrlZOGOy-WMGnDBeAQp0rWmEFhM_S6CTLf_Z7NqJapAMmnWMjptfns-2vPqKgagkn4ONpuR_s51SnK7tksWRp4nV32D9EYgQNi4Xr36ZKi3YFp0/s1066/original_acfca519-c1c5-43b3-b85d-ed8a9412709e_Screenshot_20231026_175709_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YiySZJGpx3uJzp11qIqgsVZ-IgnL-uNpH4lFsfiy1cIQmRAV4opSBj6ddTYiwNodMO5x96ZSs5McxrlZOGOy-WMGnDBeAQp0rWmEFhM_S6CTLf_Z7NqJapAMmnWMjptfns-2vPqKgagkn4ONpuR_s51SnK7tksWRp4nV32D9EYgQNi4Xr36ZKi3YFp0/w400-h400/original_acfca519-c1c5-43b3-b85d-ed8a9412709e_Screenshot_20231026_175709_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> Met Eugene, Jeff's new friend, who I think would've talked to Jeff all morning in Spanish. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Great practice for him and a really lovely chap!! 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A fabulous trip!!</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV5NXgL-DlRq5DdxhDqFeACFxPvNz4YG-T0heWyF-ix-bJVPeWjzdc7ys2b_1aoEohVOGKBvl5H40WgpnsKheihbdClXzUpT8FfofkFOAhW6VbqX5uAsIVpvYYrgOOtWLHlUnVx-7Q3kKBjlFHqrq65OtgRrRHK_EA_Mmsp61U06d2sy6OWTNHr_6OcI/s1014/original_0b0aab57-a0bc-4381-893a-079170658e5a_Screenshot_20231026_190041_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1014" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV5NXgL-DlRq5DdxhDqFeACFxPvNz4YG-T0heWyF-ix-bJVPeWjzdc7ys2b_1aoEohVOGKBvl5H40WgpnsKheihbdClXzUpT8FfofkFOAhW6VbqX5uAsIVpvYYrgOOtWLHlUnVx-7Q3kKBjlFHqrq65OtgRrRHK_EA_Mmsp61U06d2sy6OWTNHr_6OcI/w400-h400/original_0b0aab57-a0bc-4381-893a-079170658e5a_Screenshot_20231026_190041_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fabulous skies to end the trip!</div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrR0-zlUTjNjnZWsJAPF5JHmqzzu9Hsn8vhY8NL9LbfU5x0eQ_2pSn5mRHYJPjkdNblwq7HxQDfviSZ1DxowN08z8ueCD2powhYPWM6e3cB3H8uHrGA_e5Dqnl5ZlKdeBEHWTtsxDEDGDmkd6SYPIygOlTpP3PPRMa-osEC9TahMjHjWpbcZHX48y2wo/s1062/original_17c2d3bf-2fa4-47c6-8afb-a279db3eb05b_Screenshot_20231026_200139_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrR0-zlUTjNjnZWsJAPF5JHmqzzu9Hsn8vhY8NL9LbfU5x0eQ_2pSn5mRHYJPjkdNblwq7HxQDfviSZ1DxowN08z8ueCD2powhYPWM6e3cB3H8uHrGA_e5Dqnl5ZlKdeBEHWTtsxDEDGDmkd6SYPIygOlTpP3PPRMa-osEC9TahMjHjWpbcZHX48y2wo/w400-h400/original_17c2d3bf-2fa4-47c6-8afb-a279db3eb05b_Screenshot_20231026_200139_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTUmXCZtIlEdBOZlGicdGS96RhI4y3NJ3ixdIYtLXPno9bVHuYFVCeZVB0JpcZBEMelVMePIEqvqqkwZ16D9owgLpBim4qQX4zzJtwG4CmSPQTlzUA4ecI2JW11wfCpZM_8V4dIKOczi5kwykCg1FjLXE3ZNMNV6Rq3lax6gNBVcMUdhfu14jcLgICSo/s2316/Screenshot_20231028_133334_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTUmXCZtIlEdBOZlGicdGS96RhI4y3NJ3ixdIYtLXPno9bVHuYFVCeZVB0JpcZBEMelVMePIEqvqqkwZ16D9owgLpBim4qQX4zzJtwG4CmSPQTlzUA4ecI2JW11wfCpZM_8V4dIKOczi5kwykCg1FjLXE3ZNMNV6Rq3lax6gNBVcMUdhfu14jcLgICSo/w298-h640/Screenshot_20231028_133334_Instagram.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are loads of photo's and more thorough explanations over on my travel Instagram account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hap_pea_travels/" target="_blank">@hap_pea_travels</a> if you are interested. We had the best time and lucked out with great weather. I believe it's been rather wet at home. We ended up in great accommodation, well located and very reasonably priced. We pretty much work on the rule, you only need a clean bed and shower, fridge is a bonus!! We spend so little time in our room, there is little point spending lots of money on it. As a result, we have enough money to go away again in 6 weeks time. <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Have just booked our accommodation for Cordoba in December. A whole apartment for £176 for 4 nights, booked with booking.com!! Got six weeks to lose the excess pounds gained eating pastries for breakfast, before we get to do it all again!!</span></span></div><p></p>dots and spotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879072729555949026noreply@blogger.com0