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Jun. 12th, 2023 09:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsA quick catch-up.
Bodhi is home and doing very well. She'll need a post-op check up but fingers crossed, once that is done no more hospitals or cyst.
James is getting better. Past that initial time when he feels horrendous and onto gentle walks so he doesn't seize up, though still needs a lot of rest. Thankfully we have lots of suitable places close by which have nice walks and lots of places to sit. So we've had lots of walks at the beach and also to Crook Hall, the National Trust property at Durham.
That was a lovely day. The North East had been blanketed by thick cloud most of the last week so we had temps around 13 while the other side of the country were in the mid-20s. That cloud lifted at the weekend and the weather has been beautiful, and was when we were at Crook Hall. Last time we were there was autumn, so it had changed a lot flower-wise, with the walled garden being especially beautiful.
Another change, they've added a second-hand bookshop, and one sort of on trust as it's in part of the old hall, and you take your selected books to the reception hut to pay for on the way out. Let it be known that there were a load of Christmas-themed books and I left them there. Mainly because between the mail survey and Pauline, who gave me a huge bag of books last week, I'm drowning in the things.
We've also been to the cinema to see The Little Mermaid and the new Spider-Man film, though I pulled a James on the latter and either totally spaced out or dozed off watching as I somehow missed a full fight scene. Not the films fault as I liked it, it's just been a long few weeks.
We finished binge-watching the episodes of New Amsterdam we'd missed and I liked the final episode. It ended the series well. Last night we started on a catch-up on Chicago Med, two episodes down, 47 to go.
It's my second youngest niece's birthday today so we're off to meet up with my in laws and eat out later. Just a local chain pub restaurant she likes but it should be nice.
Cheap but excellent things I bought recently. New Mango flavour Pepsi Max, which is delicious. Also, finally got a new clothes prop so the clothes don't drag on the containers under the washing line and two silicone liners for the air fryer which were a game changer cleaning-wise. So, I give myself a self-awarded adulting gold star.
Bodhi is home and doing very well. She'll need a post-op check up but fingers crossed, once that is done no more hospitals or cyst.
James is getting better. Past that initial time when he feels horrendous and onto gentle walks so he doesn't seize up, though still needs a lot of rest. Thankfully we have lots of suitable places close by which have nice walks and lots of places to sit. So we've had lots of walks at the beach and also to Crook Hall, the National Trust property at Durham.
That was a lovely day. The North East had been blanketed by thick cloud most of the last week so we had temps around 13 while the other side of the country were in the mid-20s. That cloud lifted at the weekend and the weather has been beautiful, and was when we were at Crook Hall. Last time we were there was autumn, so it had changed a lot flower-wise, with the walled garden being especially beautiful.
Another change, they've added a second-hand bookshop, and one sort of on trust as it's in part of the old hall, and you take your selected books to the reception hut to pay for on the way out. Let it be known that there were a load of Christmas-themed books and I left them there. Mainly because between the mail survey and Pauline, who gave me a huge bag of books last week, I'm drowning in the things.
We've also been to the cinema to see The Little Mermaid and the new Spider-Man film, though I pulled a James on the latter and either totally spaced out or dozed off watching as I somehow missed a full fight scene. Not the films fault as I liked it, it's just been a long few weeks.
We finished binge-watching the episodes of New Amsterdam we'd missed and I liked the final episode. It ended the series well. Last night we started on a catch-up on Chicago Med, two episodes down, 47 to go.
It's my second youngest niece's birthday today so we're off to meet up with my in laws and eat out later. Just a local chain pub restaurant she likes but it should be nice.
Cheap but excellent things I bought recently. New Mango flavour Pepsi Max, which is delicious. Also, finally got a new clothes prop so the clothes don't drag on the containers under the washing line and two silicone liners for the air fryer which were a game changer cleaning-wise. So, I give myself a self-awarded adulting gold star.
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Date: 2023-06-12 12:36 pm (UTC)The walks sound lovely.
I'm glad you enjoyed the movies.
Yay for adulting gold star!
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Date: 2023-06-14 03:23 pm (UTC)We've been catching up on a lot of movies. Today we saw the new Transformers, which was loud, brash and entertaining, which is just what I expected.
Yay for adulting gold star!
*preens*
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Date: 2023-06-14 05:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-06-27 10:07 am (UTC)I wear my adulting gold star with pride!
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Date: 2023-06-14 03:10 pm (UTC)We in East Anglia were also left out of last week's heatwave, though the temperature leapt up from about 16-17 to *29* at the weekend, and has now settled into an agreeable 23-ish. Acceptable weather for walks, as it is not too hot to wear a wide-brimmed hat.
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Date: 2023-06-14 03:22 pm (UTC)That is a huge jump! It's around 23 here too and I think that's a good temp, warm and enjoyable without being too hot. Last week felt like we'd slipped back into very early spring, I was sitting under a blanket watching tv while on the other side of the country everyone seemed to be basking in the sun.
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Date: 2023-06-14 06:34 pm (UTC)The walled garden at Crook Hall looks lovely. Just the sort of place you'll be happy to visit several times a year so you can keep up with the seasonal changes.
What?! You didn't bring ALL the Christmas books home with you?? I'm suprised at your restraint ;-P
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Date: 2023-06-27 09:18 am (UTC)Crook Hall is a lovely place and you're right, changes so often seasonally that it'll never get old to visit. The walled garden was stunning this time with all the flowers so bright and cheerful.
What?! You didn't bring ALL the Christmas books home with you?? I'm suprised at your restraint ;-P
I know! But tbh they were a little more than I usually spend on second-hand books, or no doubt some would have come home with me.