At the beginning of November I had tickets for my mum and I to see J R Ellis at the library in Barnsley. My mum and I have read all his books, and it was a free event, so I snaffled up some tickets when I saw about it on the local newsletter that I subscribe to. Then I asked if all four of us with Lee and my stepdad wanted to make a bit of a day of it and have some food and drinks afterwards. My mum agreed, so she and Norman came to Barnsley on the bus and met Lee and I just after midday in the town centre. We went into Costa for a coffee (we would have gone in the independent cafe nearby but it was full!) and then at just before 1pm my mum and I wandered to the library and up to the third floor.
I'm guessing there were about forty of us in total. I was the youngest person there for sure, but then Ellis' books are 'cosy mysteries' which tend to be read by older people. It was interesting to hear John speak, but I think he could have been a bit less rambly. But it was still nice! I've read all of his books on Kindle but I bought one so that he could sign it. We spoke to him briefly and then we went back into the plaza. Lee and Norman had been into the record shop in the arcade and then had a drink in the bar opposite, which was nice for both of them. We decided to eat in the Salt House so we went in and got a table.
They have a bunch of tapas choices in there so we ordered a bunch of stuff to share. They have some good veggie options. I had bruschetta and sticky cauliflower wings and shared some other stuff. My mum and I shared a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc and I had a white sangria too. When we'd eaten we went next door to the Lounge where we had some more drinks. I think Lee popped to a different shop which was fine; he doesn't drink alcohol so he wasn't bothered about sitting with us for the whole time. I think I had a cherry cola cocktail, but I'm not too sure.
About 6pm we went to Dolly's Desserts. I wanted some ice cream the night before but we didn't have any, so Lee said we should go for dessert with my mum and Norman. They hadn't been to that specific one before but I knew they would find something they both liked. I had cookie dough and whippy ice cream, it was delicious. We were lucky to get the big table at the front of the place which meant we didn't have to go upstairs as my stepdad finds stairs difficult.
When we had eaten pudding we were totally stuffed so we took my mum and Norman home and then came back home ourselves. My mum did invite us in for drinks but we wanted to just come back, so we did!
I was wearing some new Dr Marten boots that I bought a few months ago but hadn't worn them in the summer, but when the weather turned cooler I pulled them out. I wore them for the first time this day and they didn't rub me very much at all, which is good. They will still need some breaking in, though! But I love the pattern of them - the black rubs off as you wear them and I just love them so yes I did buy them full price...
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