tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74338512657835674762024-03-18T03:01:30.478+00:00Writing, fatshion, meRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1417125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-26103590857178444682024-03-17T21:56:00.066+00:002024-03-17T21:56:00.238+00:00Films of the Month - JanuaryI watched fifteen films in January which was a fabulous amount and a really good start to the year. Of those fifteen, I hadn't seen twelve of those before which is also a high number. Also, to keep giving you statistics out of the stats I keep, I watched all fifteen of those films by myself, I didn't watch any with anyone else. <div><br /></div><div>Here's what I saw:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXDtKT0k7C_5vH0xpLxpzG9Mp46R8Sb-GfbWg2kwr2ToBR26K7cWY0zBPOElwR_DGdUAQU3PwwTAxDeyC_tw2v6VS866fiy7rn0eI8gl-BkXtpUyVv2l8L4QVokMCkR6qeaUccC4ojCYLB6gCliMLB6tqAZhy83f0QfPtGICkI2HOvf1PBjcd6f6tqexB/s281/jamies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="190" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXDtKT0k7C_5vH0xpLxpzG9Mp46R8Sb-GfbWg2kwr2ToBR26K7cWY0zBPOElwR_DGdUAQU3PwwTAxDeyC_tw2v6VS866fiy7rn0eI8gl-BkXtpUyVv2l8L4QVokMCkR6qeaUccC4ojCYLB6gCliMLB6tqAZhy83f0QfPtGICkI2HOvf1PBjcd6f6tqexB/s1600/jamies.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've seen Everybody's Talking About Jamie before, and have seen the stage show, so it was a bit of a comfort film. I don't like the film as much as the stage show, but it is still quite fun</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/AVvXsEi3tRNXxTYKyatRqAPz8tp5RdISuWCjXUyTydyhExF984NSPSyvyZh8nZacOQ-HJAHAxnPAccBFCdEa4EFDMwUiah7Mf2ezDpefLwGBm2K_bzItCh4oI063SGIdQyn73E6-D_9mPLRmRMXocTP5wuBtHyJkzZbdo2hSdoqQ1Zxfe8N-o9Ia3LL5LfpHogo2/s1481/gucci.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tRNXxTYKyatRqAPz8tp5RdISuWCjXUyTydyhExF984NSPSyvyZh8nZacOQ-HJAHAxnPAccBFCdEa4EFDMwUiah7Mf2ezDpefLwGBm2K_bzItCh4oI063SGIdQyn73E6-D_9mPLRmRMXocTP5wuBtHyJkzZbdo2hSdoqQ1Zxfe8N-o9Ia3LL5LfpHogo2/s320/gucci.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been meaning to watch House of Gucci for ages and finally got round to it. I really liked it - Lady Gaga is brilliant and I liked Adam Driver too. I could have lived without Jared Leto but that's a recurring theme in my life, so there we 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/AVvXsEjDvUJC_ORJPeA5u0u0luWPVZR13CM6GNFid7jY_lM49uETIo_FLzXW8Rd9H1147tiCOrLQdEWyxWp_-RjRM76183YvXZHV7Laq9E7Ztdfa18Dgypv9VuQlwGMg5bXT0Ik45Rbq6UENngvYBFvJdxqKQa342Ay-28EwZs_9eNleQXD8Tex8sKu989XeBeAs/s1250/wonka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvUJC_ORJPeA5u0u0luWPVZR13CM6GNFid7jY_lM49uETIo_FLzXW8Rd9H1147tiCOrLQdEWyxWp_-RjRM76183YvXZHV7Laq9E7Ztdfa18Dgypv9VuQlwGMg5bXT0Ik45Rbq6UENngvYBFvJdxqKQa342Ay-28EwZs_9eNleQXD8Tex8sKu989XeBeAs/s320/wonka.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw Wonka too because I'd been interested by all the hype surrounding it. I liked it, but not loads. Timothee was good though! I probably won't watch it again but I'm glad I've seen it</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/AVvXsEjbk8OCpzCoRjx2NAvbMFxx4W6CEZdrBUPXbJTLlgJ3t8BkV-hEOcLJUCdyAi7K6KN18yGsdH-vwNL_gQU4JbUSb39HjhGSb3KNL7jXqajG_0YSj6AZJsYB4ndhlXiiCOz4k82Y_nEYKIx6mh9qhJewe-muCuR-gZv1N8NzN0NblKgISonNC3GgKFf1Go2R/s1481/willywonka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk8OCpzCoRjx2NAvbMFxx4W6CEZdrBUPXbJTLlgJ3t8BkV-hEOcLJUCdyAi7K6KN18yGsdH-vwNL_gQU4JbUSb39HjhGSb3KNL7jXqajG_0YSj6AZJsYB4ndhlXiiCOz4k82Y_nEYKIx6mh9qhJewe-muCuR-gZv1N8NzN0NblKgISonNC3GgKFf1Go2R/s320/willywonka.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the next day after Wonka I watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I have seen it before, but not in like thirty years or something. I liked it, it is fun</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/AVvXsEiILhboR-m7DDiej1pRNfS2m3C0pRE3Su9-LhAibKfJF75zlakPFUBV5sfNdunSsnxeZbHfxfdyjBW_4b9YMbz3e5blg7yybS9HHwbva-VR9JNNO4EMZTXj12OT7z5iCkd7fQ-R9yYVpWbf-jD-5JCzkfdXCw1f5tUbIwQaXy4rV9j6vnSMdmrBNUMoQv8E/s1440/clockwork.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILhboR-m7DDiej1pRNfS2m3C0pRE3Su9-LhAibKfJF75zlakPFUBV5sfNdunSsnxeZbHfxfdyjBW_4b9YMbz3e5blg7yybS9HHwbva-VR9JNNO4EMZTXj12OT7z5iCkd7fQ-R9yYVpWbf-jD-5JCzkfdXCw1f5tUbIwQaXy4rV9j6vnSMdmrBNUMoQv8E/s320/clockwork.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've never seen A Clockwork Orange, or read the book, so I thought it was time to amend that. I liked the film and am glad I've seen it, even though it is so violent. I probably won't bother reading the book now though</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/AVvXsEgteSBRZcW5TBKxPzNQFqk05mDtA_4UuP3FHzCKE_XA5ctB62sBmiHhCPr3EPniv3TnAEXBUFgM6A3ZWZ-3e7mNI2pfVYOhW0z9kXknL76JwmF9W7igfczT__FrZNE0sSQfRQkEZXXKqDyw08wf90psl0ElVoV7PhbWGXyh_BzEmQK_jpXnUJhv5zHaFpyz/s2880/saltburn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteSBRZcW5TBKxPzNQFqk05mDtA_4UuP3FHzCKE_XA5ctB62sBmiHhCPr3EPniv3TnAEXBUFgM6A3ZWZ-3e7mNI2pfVYOhW0z9kXknL76JwmF9W7igfczT__FrZNE0sSQfRQkEZXXKqDyw08wf90psl0ElVoV7PhbWGXyh_BzEmQK_jpXnUJhv5zHaFpyz/s320/saltburn.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend Sam had told me all about this film and I was intrigued so watched it. It's weird when something is now historical but set in a time that you remember very clearly. It's set in 2006 and I left uni in 2005 so I could imagine that bit all too well. I did like it - it's dark and funny and a bit crackers. I'll probably watch it again</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/AVvXsEixcEjev-rp0mLNEGekKjx_e7JWrkbV5DTvdVyYuNHYDbfXNloJa2dwaq4JNktiX5595pEVmMUwQaZwEDbIV2PJ09p9j9nU8D1uxBbWXNk9vDSEnTXQKBetTDmrdjRNuSEMuGaCngX0fN5SHcxraG13LfZ6517FLGHRX84cC-hxaJKPjHbI3AlRDN_sRJWv/s1481/promising.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcEjev-rp0mLNEGekKjx_e7JWrkbV5DTvdVyYuNHYDbfXNloJa2dwaq4JNktiX5595pEVmMUwQaZwEDbIV2PJ09p9j9nU8D1uxBbWXNk9vDSEnTXQKBetTDmrdjRNuSEMuGaCngX0fN5SHcxraG13LfZ6517FLGHRX84cC-hxaJKPjHbI3AlRDN_sRJWv/s320/promising.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I watched Promising Young Woman which was made by the same woman as Saltburn (who also played the young Camilla in The Crown). I liked it - I don't generally like Carey Mulligan but I enjoyed her in both these films. I would definitely recommend this</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/AVvXsEh8GV8DxXxf1SlmeiC-R0GcVw8F7GTbsfxV_rQomJbY0E26ZSHicMpfjPjBlg7KKxLzSVxPwVZUJEHpvOdPRTv2-LdvUZG2fjuczNi5VAKijmcoDzVvMj8yz02FWjB9LFJvoIIvXaN-KjHuznTDMGCFmJweLXyXDYQIA5zuiR-cnjn4vsivr_qAI6k2D1Cv/s3000/nothing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GV8DxXxf1SlmeiC-R0GcVw8F7GTbsfxV_rQomJbY0E26ZSHicMpfjPjBlg7KKxLzSVxPwVZUJEHpvOdPRTv2-LdvUZG2fjuczNi5VAKijmcoDzVvMj8yz02FWjB9LFJvoIIvXaN-KjHuznTDMGCFmJweLXyXDYQIA5zuiR-cnjn4vsivr_qAI6k2D1Cv/s320/nothing.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Someone on Twitter had recommend this film, Nothing Lasts Forever, about the diamond industry and lab grown diamonds. It was really interesting and I would recommend it. I like diamonds but most of the diamonds I have are second hand, which is good/better. I also really don't have a problem with lab grown diamonds. Lee bought me a Pandora ring for my birthday actually which is a lab grown diamond!</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/AVvXsEjWs0hpk-EWyV3F0Adh4bgOUBUyoc5KqHnHpTS_lsua-13OdT-qQfw3pAxSuXNjF8rA7AJvvnqd89XxmDiHk17o2r9fQzCNl0LrZUAN9xszrxy_YbzY_F9R9T9MmM-mVoXswhutesAaFMwfKwpvKqE8PFUyyLA3IIXiDFv0gbZG9sBdZYgBEnXQecBuLZTt/s2048/suicide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWs0hpk-EWyV3F0Adh4bgOUBUyoc5KqHnHpTS_lsua-13OdT-qQfw3pAxSuXNjF8rA7AJvvnqd89XxmDiHk17o2r9fQzCNl0LrZUAN9xszrxy_YbzY_F9R9T9MmM-mVoXswhutesAaFMwfKwpvKqE8PFUyyLA3IIXiDFv0gbZG9sBdZYgBEnXQecBuLZTt/s320/suicide.jpg" width="216" /></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 goal this year to watch ten films with Margot Robbie in as I really like her and thought it would be nice to catch up with her filmography a bit more. I'm not a huge fan of comic stuff but I like Harley Quinn and I really liked this film. I don't care about the Joker and I STILL don't care about Jared Leto, but I did like this a lot. I'll watch the sequels too</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/AVvXsEhPNclwJclumOh4vcHwTxfnmsM6i8FnJwgJe71XgkKWGS8RxLIgDMAzX27Y9iOUkGJhyUF4vZwUWhloF7fuFb7vQ4dnJbx-R1n95pKQt_d3oAPQPRWyo1FZQAjCZAVm6TXOfaB7hiC5Z6yJSVBebiADGZ-KGcFL03MVp_vhfpx8OoVxa9nreLLi9NnGDzdK/s4096/witches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2764" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNclwJclumOh4vcHwTxfnmsM6i8FnJwgJe71XgkKWGS8RxLIgDMAzX27Y9iOUkGJhyUF4vZwUWhloF7fuFb7vQ4dnJbx-R1n95pKQt_d3oAPQPRWyo1FZQAjCZAVm6TXOfaB7hiC5Z6yJSVBebiADGZ-KGcFL03MVp_vhfpx8OoVxa9nreLLi9NnGDzdK/s320/witches.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't remember if I've seen the older film of The Witches and if I had, it was absolutely years and years ago. I really enjoyed this remake with Octavia Spencer and Anne Hathaway and Chris Rock. I would recommend it<br /></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/AVvXsEhnB8lcSfkJuhXu6j_owuM8KC2_4L-MiqeyTljY5z7_HZerBiA-Po2YchFmvqwx4wnMPdIlqcnpcDbD_pA8KRD_TP-EcwwVg56jEWiDJrUgrS2AL8xgTOz1UdjJrz6K0DnxKRTwIjBZCVri10Av1k_Wi1Q_rscF4FW0M0Vs6sw1KCamcnbA-tfHjfP_TT-Z/s387/purehell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnB8lcSfkJuhXu6j_owuM8KC2_4L-MiqeyTljY5z7_HZerBiA-Po2YchFmvqwx4wnMPdIlqcnpcDbD_pA8KRD_TP-EcwwVg56jEWiDJrUgrS2AL8xgTOz1UdjJrz6K0DnxKRTwIjBZCVri10Av1k_Wi1Q_rscF4FW0M0Vs6sw1KCamcnbA-tfHjfP_TT-Z/s320/purehell.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was looking for something to watch on iPlayer and realised there are three early St Trinian's films on there. I really like the more modern ones but they have Russell Brand in so I shan't be bothering with them anymore. So I thought I would give these a go. I really liked this one, which has George Cole and Sid James in! I mentioned it to my stepdad too because he likes the old St Trinian's films too, and the next day he made my mother watch this over lunch, haha</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/AVvXsEiWQtMjsobL3ZlAmvTSwhGUFanvbCb6m-_NzX0GX54mlwZscLoVPCOlQYE15c0BZf3zXQMwBf0PMdEGbJy3WmuCDbX7F802zFV5AJISFxo1dgt403D0IB-SQYVg5KVCowyxxI3xOzc627hjF6pfEM8SHvvyeEkQO40jhGNIRqBtN4zWF-0a-PgIGejr8t9D/s378/belfast2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQtMjsobL3ZlAmvTSwhGUFanvbCb6m-_NzX0GX54mlwZscLoVPCOlQYE15c0BZf3zXQMwBf0PMdEGbJy3WmuCDbX7F802zFV5AJISFxo1dgt403D0IB-SQYVg5KVCowyxxI3xOzc627hjF6pfEM8SHvvyeEkQO40jhGNIRqBtN4zWF-0a-PgIGejr8t9D/s320/belfast2.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Netflix thought I might want to watch Belfast, which is based on Kenneth Brannagh's early life, so I did. I've seen it before - in fact I saw it in the cinema with Sam and Jodie - and I still really like it and would recommend it</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/AVvXsEjz3dwXvUpcf0UX9qcNLRsdTF5MbbrnLms7NjmxIC1E2xohbwhr3qLc7NuuAHWIkUaba6sLSfoxfTQt3xyb1Pjr_cL81uyLoQIHf0j3irHrc4WoQ0ssCk6hyphenhyphen5Wz3_02c7wEF1Hcz8VxgHMEynHxipazodMX3sdQXRFry3XEutuWMg11y-yxqSryQpeOC3NB/s933/belles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3dwXvUpcf0UX9qcNLRsdTF5MbbrnLms7NjmxIC1E2xohbwhr3qLc7NuuAHWIkUaba6sLSfoxfTQt3xyb1Pjr_cL81uyLoQIHf0j3irHrc4WoQ0ssCk6hyphenhyphen5Wz3_02c7wEF1Hcz8VxgHMEynHxipazodMX3sdQXRFry3XEutuWMg11y-yxqSryQpeOC3NB/s320/belles.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I watched another in the St Trinian's series and found it funny too. I'm sure I'll watch the other before too long, too. They're ridiculous and camp and sometimes that's the exact type of film I want to see</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/AVvXsEgmiFUqPXS5m1mCgnwlY1nDr97t1CugcP1dmgtYuPPp4A2MMi8ro0ibz9ld3T8LFYSJgtzcmK_vBM8fFIOjGlU6ScpNZ63rjaXOq4RLdjfVzPkc-TreCAKUj-_Q92rvEoTTZzvNXuU5ctv54hdYVT6Yu7X0HcH75d3h7Lxf-u8kTu9-2VRLyUhnMjBzUElU/s1499/allofus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiFUqPXS5m1mCgnwlY1nDr97t1CugcP1dmgtYuPPp4A2MMi8ro0ibz9ld3T8LFYSJgtzcmK_vBM8fFIOjGlU6ScpNZ63rjaXOq4RLdjfVzPkc-TreCAKUj-_Q92rvEoTTZzvNXuU5ctv54hdYVT6Yu7X0HcH75d3h7Lxf-u8kTu9-2VRLyUhnMjBzUElU/s320/allofus.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have seen SO many clips of Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott doing promo for this film so I wanted to see it. I did like it but I don't think I'll watch it again. They are both great in it, though. I like Andrew Scott a lot and have for ages</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/AVvXsEhY0uGKAi3udF1OfsvUIj1-UgpUKanCDJ1r9CUHiAGXgWyvi6HPnoJD1kYWNBmAaCnn5C6zjJu08pwnSw-Lh70F2JCH5MFMLtn_rCkXud21gjI3OXIhHhVPXFz4wCAXjNmkInhryeA0VpR6khtuJTfKogfBO3llJx54WjmAs4e_0-_5fKu6hRYY_B7tZ9Aj/s597/miami.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0uGKAi3udF1OfsvUIj1-UgpUKanCDJ1r9CUHiAGXgWyvi6HPnoJD1kYWNBmAaCnn5C6zjJu08pwnSw-Lh70F2JCH5MFMLtn_rCkXud21gjI3OXIhHhVPXFz4wCAXjNmkInhryeA0VpR6khtuJTfKogfBO3llJx54WjmAs4e_0-_5fKu6hRYY_B7tZ9Aj/s320/miami.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly I watched this documentary about the massacre of the Miami Showband in Northern Ireland in 1974, supposedly by paramilitaries. I've seen it before and it's really interesting if you are interesting in the history of The Troubles and in the British government's role in the violence. It's very sad but interesting</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-8119304880380865322024-03-15T19:07:00.000+00:002024-03-15T19:07:00.165+00:00Lunch Out and A GigOn the last Sunday of January Lee and I went out for lunch! We had a voucher from his brother from Christmas so thought we would use it by going to Yo Sushi for lunch. I used to love it there but since Covid it's really gone downhill and I have to say it still isn't now brilliant. We booked a table for 12.30 and we got to Meadowhall a little bit before twelve so we went in a few shops first. I had a voucher for a free box of Lindt chocolates because it had been my birthday, which was cool. We went into HMV and a couple of other places before heading up to Yo Sushi. We sat at a table not the bar. You have to order hot food and all drinks via the app, so we did that. There wasn't a lot of choice on the belt, especially veggie choices, so we ended up ordering some of that on the app too. Service was slow and a bit rubbish - we had to ask for some stuff twice, and even though you're near to staff it's nearly impossible to get hold of anyone. Annoying!<div><br /></div><div>However, I will say that the vegetarian options have improved in the last few months. I had fake chicken katsu and fake steak teriyaki, both of which were delicious. Lee had fries and some Korean fried chicken, and we shared some avocado maki. We did enjoy it, but... But I will also say that Yo Sushi is moving in Meadowhall and is going to be on the outskirts of the Oasis in a much bigger place. Hopefully this will rectify a few of the problems!</div><div><br /></div><div>After lunch we went into a few more shops. We both had Christmas money to spend so bought a few things. I got a new t shirt in one of the alternative shops in The Lanes, some wax melts in Yankee Candle, some stickers, and some birthday presents for Sarah from an indie shop selling things made in Sheffield. I love that type of stuff and I'm really glad that shop is there and hope it does really well! </div><div><br /></div><div>We got home around 3pm and chilled out for a bit before I headed out again at 5.45. I had a ticket to see Rowan Rheingans at Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds. I've seen her before as one of Lady Maisery and she's incredibly talented so I thought I would go along. I've never been to that venue before but it's really nice and the menu was great so I would like to go back and eat there. I bought a cup of coffee and headed downstairs to where the folk club is. The doors were at 6.30 but a little bit before that someone from the venue spotted my walking stick so told me I could go in and get a seat. This is brilliant for me and so accessible and I'm really appreciative of it! I sat on the second row and watched the support act, Rosie Brownhill, do her sound check, which was nice. She and I had a nice conversation too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Rosie was really good and I would definitely see her again. She was instrumental and had a great thing called a chord organ which made a great deep noise while she played something else. I liked her tin whistle stuff! She was an excellent support act.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rowan came on just after 8pm and played until about 9.20pm. I've seen her a few times with Lady Maisery and always enjoyed myself and this time was no different. She sounded so good and she is so talented. The whole vibe was really relaxed and I had a good view. I would definitely go back to the folk night! </div><div><br /></div><div>Because it finished so early I was home and eating toast in bed by 10.25! I bought a vinyl from Rowan too which I'm looking forward to listening to. I was also able to park right on a nearby road which is ideal for me too.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was wearing a new jumper from Snag! I put it on my wishlist for my birthday and my aunt and uncle bought it for me! It's covered in strawberries and cherries and it's so warm and cuddly. It is meant to be oversized but I could probably have sized down. But no matter, like this it's enough to be worn as a cxoat, which I did indeed do. Underneath I had my 'Cheers Queers' t shirt and this skirt that used to be a dress that my friend gave me. I love it, it's quite thick and wintry so perfect for January. It was cold in the venue so I kept my jumper on. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a lovely day!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_fGzIa-ONL8Dw9GijlUBZ4_DvoBjD2JvFiXKmNDq3iP6rNme8IAXsSQm3DmYOhnQKzrPckFJXbUstLh6XV03zY_l6XzLrofkd2990V7cWDcIMM22LAon2kS8GPLXpsBXnn8liGWUtZvcWOj3L8QuYo_fDicgQHf8rcV7Nt9eHRrOGkJoXlxyR1rsXJjg/s2016/IMG_4028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_fGzIa-ONL8Dw9GijlUBZ4_DvoBjD2JvFiXKmNDq3iP6rNme8IAXsSQm3DmYOhnQKzrPckFJXbUstLh6XV03zY_l6XzLrofkd2990V7cWDcIMM22LAon2kS8GPLXpsBXnn8liGWUtZvcWOj3L8QuYo_fDicgQHf8rcV7Nt9eHRrOGkJoXlxyR1rsXJjg/s320/IMG_4028.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cute Sheffield mural is in Meadowhall and I liked it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwst4USjqgmk3iirYG7C1YiIA1kS_NdK9FlwAdJIoN_JtyeOmBZPAnpXAVp0JpiAvO0FJo3QNGAE746wl310_G4jvQuB245FeX6KNxN1DN_WUu_17Oy3bp3n7nqlB4va_SXLofmrTcTqqu6ah_mqq32kGEw6HgaWMz7qdb21olhwITZEA96nagT76LK3hZ/s2016/IMG_4030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwst4USjqgmk3iirYG7C1YiIA1kS_NdK9FlwAdJIoN_JtyeOmBZPAnpXAVp0JpiAvO0FJo3QNGAE746wl310_G4jvQuB245FeX6KNxN1DN_WUu_17Oy3bp3n7nqlB4va_SXLofmrTcTqqu6ah_mqq32kGEw6HgaWMz7qdb21olhwITZEA96nagT76LK3hZ/s320/IMG_4030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I in Yo Sushi. This end of Meadowhall is being renovated as it's been pretty crap since Debenhams left a few years ago, and it really needs it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NTL3R6evXjt1o5OOlucU6x_j2B98Rnise7CzUiIS2lBH6TA0XykG5d8Uzo-psHQ0NWb8ttJ8jVOeow-bu4j1sQzyWU3AXQawu4YlFsGKZQ2Pdi5e5vk1AkR_Srh-qM9dn04efjkV4qYRhFjfdczeu40MeZ-QkcWSw2Hie7HzMp9HI7J3LObUfxOH3gXQ/s2016/IMG_4031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NTL3R6evXjt1o5OOlucU6x_j2B98Rnise7CzUiIS2lBH6TA0XykG5d8Uzo-psHQ0NWb8ttJ8jVOeow-bu4j1sQzyWU3AXQawu4YlFsGKZQ2Pdi5e5vk1AkR_Srh-qM9dn04efjkV4qYRhFjfdczeu40MeZ-QkcWSw2Hie7HzMp9HI7J3LObUfxOH3gXQ/s320/IMG_4031.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fake chicken katsu, it was nice</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT5IcbDaD0tcxUeEOjaj-pC66NwkUc22zWUvpyf11Ncw30_Cd69T3tXHNhSo9ygbJT6iTgNQPAuJ_CfVFYijcfmtbYs7894i4Ath1StUp0DO2Hj8BVWfBrgyTKmlwiNXPD5GlCz1y9MUkY9mOZnGjswQHi-CtiFh12d6G_JZ5Fq5I9Pe1DIPkLPC4kdIz/s2016/IMG_4032%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT5IcbDaD0tcxUeEOjaj-pC66NwkUc22zWUvpyf11Ncw30_Cd69T3tXHNhSo9ygbJT6iTgNQPAuJ_CfVFYijcfmtbYs7894i4Ath1StUp0DO2Hj8BVWfBrgyTKmlwiNXPD5GlCz1y9MUkY9mOZnGjswQHi-CtiFh12d6G_JZ5Fq5I9Pe1DIPkLPC4kdIz/s320/IMG_4032%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fake steak teriyaki, it was really nicely flavoured!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpsIqAW2m3pQEtkmb37Ii8d42G-XsmlnIAN9KJg8TY5eTiYQEwvJYZQmmB-TBFS1gfAAZOe2uLgLZ4WshfoywH-GaHxKfSgoNEFcLk-k7s7bmX2FgfptGA4DI6Q0U35-PeGHSmXzi8iJL36WhwbVR898E7lH4NlKNaLvVi5V1qeD001nhrMHrB-NXk6Ki/s2016/IMG_4039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpsIqAW2m3pQEtkmb37Ii8d42G-XsmlnIAN9KJg8TY5eTiYQEwvJYZQmmB-TBFS1gfAAZOe2uLgLZ4WshfoywH-GaHxKfSgoNEFcLk-k7s7bmX2FgfptGA4DI6Q0U35-PeGHSmXzi8iJL36WhwbVR898E7lH4NlKNaLvVi5V1qeD001nhrMHrB-NXk6Ki/s320/IMG_4039.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me in my ridiculous strawberry and cherry jumper and alpine skirt</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqn4uY89zBzAVX17CQyrtifm1wDivUPE-mWEzmGGE1UDe23fYAvj2nVfCSVKM3KT8f0VnssBGPVwmX21YdP1YWsgrIiV3x_ENibJQiJE_dDezjV0sCGVLsgB5k1CSNoVRFaxWEhY0Fg0omOPeQlmvZRNg1F-dBURYP3PsvMyGzk7UM_44xyt6yrzizYvK/s2016/IMG_4044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqn4uY89zBzAVX17CQyrtifm1wDivUPE-mWEzmGGE1UDe23fYAvj2nVfCSVKM3KT8f0VnssBGPVwmX21YdP1YWsgrIiV3x_ENibJQiJE_dDezjV0sCGVLsgB5k1CSNoVRFaxWEhY0Fg0omOPeQlmvZRNg1F-dBURYP3PsvMyGzk7UM_44xyt6yrzizYvK/s320/IMG_4044.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rosie Brownhill in her support set</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDCvckXMd3uQeYgl6uW4GeFdIANDxiesC0cuhhUFNG8At6uoOisYAKxrB40GtnmVHqrDmJAX-U6EWrcfPmvpubAGaLrKMPgB2x4kAqc7j7BQ9F6eHH41JgpNSrmWErrN51xCPRRVI_8Kx3ifvASDIld1rRq-tz1N-TN4u4gel0WCyOx9o1zf4jnvAy41r/s2016/IMG_4045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDCvckXMd3uQeYgl6uW4GeFdIANDxiesC0cuhhUFNG8At6uoOisYAKxrB40GtnmVHqrDmJAX-U6EWrcfPmvpubAGaLrKMPgB2x4kAqc7j7BQ9F6eHH41JgpNSrmWErrN51xCPRRVI_8Kx3ifvASDIld1rRq-tz1N-TN4u4gel0WCyOx9o1zf4jnvAy41r/s320/IMG_4045.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rowan playing her banjo</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAghiKmE4cPNzRPluifW6N56xfvPqM0dC42rsViKq2x9qrf6rzzkT3uJkuSxo7vGZGYOdUvMf4MhI44e0xS_GhG1PBo7kU9B-V5YCTYYldKTAhZwJrmQwPbsIQNxksD1V5sAamAq7fmU7rQIMv8hQVpcTLdsckZAtBQ4sAEVY7bY8aDMrF5jdMl8bphNpa/s2016/IMG_4046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAghiKmE4cPNzRPluifW6N56xfvPqM0dC42rsViKq2x9qrf6rzzkT3uJkuSxo7vGZGYOdUvMf4MhI44e0xS_GhG1PBo7kU9B-V5YCTYYldKTAhZwJrmQwPbsIQNxksD1V5sAamAq7fmU7rQIMv8hQVpcTLdsckZAtBQ4sAEVY7bY8aDMrF5jdMl8bphNpa/s320/IMG_4046.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here she is playing two fiddles at the same time which is quite an achievement!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXApxrTGsXCHtGwn-agr9dUdFnmXYb-Us6c1_g5m3SptmgPK5pzKZtn4m602Y1KB9i5nmnLYGLhU0mvLAuELCCWXHhxceUmxNzC5UsdBVxhLJq1F4n4hUMjxYW2hD8H16lnlctJ7CByOb4cWb96lINmYX5RpcQKphlqFGtKFoMFGvT0WYIM2mCiWEVTPt0/s2016/IMG_4048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXApxrTGsXCHtGwn-agr9dUdFnmXYb-Us6c1_g5m3SptmgPK5pzKZtn4m602Y1KB9i5nmnLYGLhU0mvLAuELCCWXHhxceUmxNzC5UsdBVxhLJq1F4n4hUMjxYW2hD8H16lnlctJ7CByOb4cWb96lINmYX5RpcQKphlqFGtKFoMFGvT0WYIM2mCiWEVTPt0/s320/IMG_4048.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the vinyl I bought</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-78384869506321225052024-03-13T19:42:00.016+00:002024-03-13T19:42:00.140+00:00Trip to the TheatreOn the 26th of January I went to Doncaster to see a play with my mum, stepcousin, and my mum's friend Julie. My stepcousin's mum was supposed to be coming, but she was in Sri Lanka with family, so couldn't. So Julie came instead! We went to the Cast theatre, which is a really lovely modern building. We ordered drinks to half at the interval and made our way upstairs to the circle. The seats are really roomy which is nice to know!<div><br /></div><div>The play we were going to see was by John Godber. I have seen quite a few of his things over the years and he's always funny and satirical. When I saw this advertised I suggested we go. I think Godber was quite an influence on my own writing, honestly! He's always excellent, and so northern. This play was set in 2023 and about three young people who don't have a lot going on in life. They have graduated from uni in Hull but aren't doing anything with their degrees. They get jobs in a fried chicken restaurant (cue lots of repetition of 'Do you want fries with that?') and one of them is looking after her elderly grandma, who was really into Northern Soul back in the day. </div><div><br /></div><div>Little by little, the three get into Northern Soul too, picking up the dancing and attending the club nights. They meet some fun characters along the way and have a lot of fun even in 2023 Britain. I liked it a lot, I'm glad we bothered to go! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdAGisSbDQm-B3Zkv40LvREHnbOWynRmM_c5ds24h1mr80-igYyuZUiffjkS0-4NSlUGQFIcDS-2JSENLBo4P_Ccfn-UtmB4fJ8dzsBzSYLgvq8wYGOmLtJdIllWFYdHpjsPvjcit2WtxqkNoYorXWEaxBRnxbnC_mM0A0XmG6IGnOuGkfTlPXpg0dSbb/s2016/IMG_4002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdAGisSbDQm-B3Zkv40LvREHnbOWynRmM_c5ds24h1mr80-igYyuZUiffjkS0-4NSlUGQFIcDS-2JSENLBo4P_Ccfn-UtmB4fJ8dzsBzSYLgvq8wYGOmLtJdIllWFYdHpjsPvjcit2WtxqkNoYorXWEaxBRnxbnC_mM0A0XmG6IGnOuGkfTlPXpg0dSbb/s320/IMG_4002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flyer I picked up in the foyer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuzOFlDbxozDNk0_nc2UiQhBckA-7xvKheqiAPkE_4aahAXvbHdIuEU1etjQ_H0FHe1L6XYZSKqZLiGiqHqeN4pX7sK1jmSegvFXgbINqgr7yhMNIg8bhIIIuQ9_OQeleH80S28OxeWwB3HAr6bPp9Twfjx0zTIpHwd24-PCHHjWni4jz04H0asT7lu3Q/s2016/IMG_4004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuzOFlDbxozDNk0_nc2UiQhBckA-7xvKheqiAPkE_4aahAXvbHdIuEU1etjQ_H0FHe1L6XYZSKqZLiGiqHqeN4pX7sK1jmSegvFXgbINqgr7yhMNIg8bhIIIuQ9_OQeleH80S28OxeWwB3HAr6bPp9Twfjx0zTIpHwd24-PCHHjWni4jz04H0asT7lu3Q/s320/IMG_4004.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the stage before it started. There were only three people in the whole play (often the case with John Godber) and the staging was very spartan too. The costumes were great! </div><br /><div><br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-61852201837046271502024-03-11T12:33:00.041+00:002024-03-11T12:33:00.137+00:00Birthday Party #2In the evening on the Saturday after my birthday we had a party at a rugby club near my mum's house. It was cheap to hire and they got in plenty of drinks that I like, so I really couldn't complain at all. The only problem was it was a bit cold in there, even with the heating on! We got there about 7pm and put up some decorations that we had had at church too. I had another playlist going and a bubble machine and it was all great! Lee sorted out the PA so the music sounded great. People started arriving - some were the same as the afternoon, obviously, but some were different too which was lovely! <div><br /></div><div>I had got Frank at my work to make pie, mushy peas, and mash for the evening. My uncle and cousins got involved in sorting it out for the evening, which I'm so grateful for. There was chicken and leek pie for the meat eaters, and vegetable curry pie for the vegetarians and vegans. There was plenty of food and it was so delicious, Frank did really well! Everyone enjoyed it! The only thing was it was served a bit later than we would have liked - it was no one's fault, to be clear - and once it was done we cut up cakes and took pieces around for everyone. I thought there might be dancing but we just didn't really get round to it! It was nice to have conversations with everyone, though. I am so glad I saw everyone!</div><div><br /></div><div>I had a different dress for the evening. It was also from Maya Deluxe, but it was full length and a dark purple colour. I loved it and everyone said it looked nice. It was actually a bit too long but my mum cut it off for me and resewed it. She also resewed a button on the back which had come off. I am hoping to wear this dress again at some kind of event in the future!</div><div><br /></div><div>On Sunday morning my mum invited anyone who was around to her house for pastries and stuff for breakfast. Quite a few people dropped in. Lee and I left around 1pm and then I went home and slept for a bit because I was absolutely knackered! I had been wearing my red leopard print dress and black cardigan, as well as some new blood red sparkly tights from Snag that my aunt bought me for Christmas. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am very blessed to have such lovely friends and family! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7tzblEGl90PE4B8ytUHDmZxxdCFxswkQiAHMMFDZG-CEcMEW2CWtkR4PBcSp6nah0qlreizpwdeXlMBkfLYhDz9VG4Pc5fig4t7EIXl_2aEZpZrzvvwayAavoC46J9yBGp1NjkdUtkFbIv8tFKvFDB0CqfnD5BIQygRa3d__xxTWMeZ8aJ0ryShyphenhyphen8_Q5/s1600/4d76ded4-aa50-4f90-93f6-b72ca32f0e87.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7tzblEGl90PE4B8ytUHDmZxxdCFxswkQiAHMMFDZG-CEcMEW2CWtkR4PBcSp6nah0qlreizpwdeXlMBkfLYhDz9VG4Pc5fig4t7EIXl_2aEZpZrzvvwayAavoC46J9yBGp1NjkdUtkFbIv8tFKvFDB0CqfnD5BIQygRa3d__xxTWMeZ8aJ0ryShyphenhyphen8_Q5/s320/4d76ded4-aa50-4f90-93f6-b72ca32f0e87.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Si took this photo of Lou, Bettie, me and Jen just inside the rugby club. The sign behind us says 'this is not the Super League' at the bottom which is funny</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXD2cMIu1nuXSfMpCQ8bkcNU-KxydNpx1Py70ypVf_0bwVg57QcXR-FLCUHMuevlvxR1lxxp2Qcus8aW0D16ZMMUruGAa00_28dld0GqTIVfava5AGueq9foeSd_xYIBjZFeuKDWcFWskmU0SkLakvzz2sVCkl5memGMGnQTXlXoCpCQEtdOSvCFoNmaKY/s1280/10b03bb2-a817-4d4a-9833-19750969bdae.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXD2cMIu1nuXSfMpCQ8bkcNU-KxydNpx1Py70ypVf_0bwVg57QcXR-FLCUHMuevlvxR1lxxp2Qcus8aW0D16ZMMUruGAa00_28dld0GqTIVfava5AGueq9foeSd_xYIBjZFeuKDWcFWskmU0SkLakvzz2sVCkl5memGMGnQTXlXoCpCQEtdOSvCFoNmaKY/s320/10b03bb2-a817-4d4a-9833-19750969bdae.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ceri from my book club took this of me when I was sitting talking to her</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0JUsVgXvAgG70rPcqbCgilVIlfszIumgEU90aYAsF4g7ws2pJkF8wqtRByK9jqAxaaxP4sGTwzJCdXlH5BLOAdfTuoULViOlqSTvPfuG8OvAty-KHAThg_Ft-URoSXSE4gNQzTGhEmlgxjTBnEXUofswxOGh8rg5ncEiXsQ4LG3Sb2HSGoUhmNXui6zB/s1500/79b06b9d-1252-4cb9-bc97-f6f076d57ddf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0JUsVgXvAgG70rPcqbCgilVIlfszIumgEU90aYAsF4g7ws2pJkF8wqtRByK9jqAxaaxP4sGTwzJCdXlH5BLOAdfTuoULViOlqSTvPfuG8OvAty-KHAThg_Ft-URoSXSE4gNQzTGhEmlgxjTBnEXUofswxOGh8rg5ncEiXsQ4LG3Sb2HSGoUhmNXui6zB/s320/79b06b9d-1252-4cb9-bc97-f6f076d57ddf.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Si took this of Lou and Bettie, I think</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScX31h9UF95OlLyOY1xnZraXjIjUgm1YeCOu-rL6JoJT32bmBj0S2wexB31cLIRy04l1AyJzlhBmbpRH7KQF0yqCFuIrCJCEeZT6ztvQj-nK60fR1HY2ZKi6mQaBV-HXWYjhRavToLRWSCs8eQRr6qf80YVmYB-a9y3vEFCODcBVBPCsmphuLEFEZRbRM/s1600/475a1718-ca02-4054-9ba2-d961a4302c5c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScX31h9UF95OlLyOY1xnZraXjIjUgm1YeCOu-rL6JoJT32bmBj0S2wexB31cLIRy04l1AyJzlhBmbpRH7KQF0yqCFuIrCJCEeZT6ztvQj-nK60fR1HY2ZKi6mQaBV-HXWYjhRavToLRWSCs8eQRr6qf80YVmYB-a9y3vEFCODcBVBPCsmphuLEFEZRbRM/s320/475a1718-ca02-4054-9ba2-d961a4302c5c.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nirosha had decorate this cake, too, with artful placement of more ribbons</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQjNvQ2a2XhT3PejJjslPXFfK3Dn8b_upK17CeGp0vGOYzVQoS9hVVTiDmLBAUCHpN1VgLLZ2FDbXnz9SBN0zp_UzlEuNfa8h6IB0Zj2mlnDzI796qb70eDh2dMkbuN4ndlnQKvxWba60cdM2IP_kAxC5fNrZ3CJdHSx7DhPHDswWxiU1wz8Pd3Pz-0Tu/s2000/9971f399-e433-43d8-bd59-62b423df9cf6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="2000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQjNvQ2a2XhT3PejJjslPXFfK3Dn8b_upK17CeGp0vGOYzVQoS9hVVTiDmLBAUCHpN1VgLLZ2FDbXnz9SBN0zp_UzlEuNfa8h6IB0Zj2mlnDzI796qb70eDh2dMkbuN4ndlnQKvxWba60cdM2IP_kAxC5fNrZ3CJdHSx7DhPHDswWxiU1wz8Pd3Pz-0Tu/s320/9971f399-e433-43d8-bd59-62b423df9cf6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jac took this of me, Lucinda, and Sam</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdSlhs4II-eCNQCixl61c48IzAhdzk5DRrGc0eOAuhqvZgg37XcN9uOmCdkgXIw-0g_F5qV3B-qkNSKpngPYaLaJ8wR7zQazv__KYkR3vEe1725czLLajKTQtffaoTtnKGU51nAtgE2I1wTrm1XBPRGtRRUpDo_Se2FgwGI2qH7ZCRsigh2N_VvRSznIy/s2000/60535653-54b1-4587-80d0-5acac94a0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="2000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdSlhs4II-eCNQCixl61c48IzAhdzk5DRrGc0eOAuhqvZgg37XcN9uOmCdkgXIw-0g_F5qV3B-qkNSKpngPYaLaJ8wR7zQazv__KYkR3vEe1725czLLajKTQtffaoTtnKGU51nAtgE2I1wTrm1XBPRGtRRUpDo_Se2FgwGI2qH7ZCRsigh2N_VvRSznIy/s320/60535653-54b1-4587-80d0-5acac94a0053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this of me and Lucinda. The lights were a bit of a faff because if we turned more off it was too dark!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNWpbgfH-ElMsov6R0MZ2X9ofmY-bv1gntjsBWAHpxC2lwjEuocjL9UqCR3ocg33hGtxasYd08CAyytYbGAIqpElq7XAV_KwoZTD1ODvD-iNfNTbTuoCeSc1AMC_rFn7OvJrOc4gRa6Rr5-7vEyD1MM2p_WIyocMn4pd8NoFedb2AQY71CcwDcb4LY1qV/s1984/a71a29d1-936a-4e7a-9d4c-d5dc11a307d4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1984" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNWpbgfH-ElMsov6R0MZ2X9ofmY-bv1gntjsBWAHpxC2lwjEuocjL9UqCR3ocg33hGtxasYd08CAyytYbGAIqpElq7XAV_KwoZTD1ODvD-iNfNTbTuoCeSc1AMC_rFn7OvJrOc4gRa6Rr5-7vEyD1MM2p_WIyocMn4pd8NoFedb2AQY71CcwDcb4LY1qV/s320/a71a29d1-936a-4e7a-9d4c-d5dc11a307d4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jac took this of us, too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFesQVXkuqy4gYoN1XzE0JGPtnAoILTYTHov1kk6DgIwYheXlOqBoU799CDRyEUp8z4_sGdYr2l79oInK4aDIol-ihjSh-boYJ1SaeEVShknf6Y_4MBmgOKYEQk06LTe_DFnYt5tguA-hMTpboumOwFA8LDXzvSm-CmsaLHxD1J0KNxokn73seOzC40_Z/s1600/b39f0a29-8b0b-4d25-8132-ddeaccc7918c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFesQVXkuqy4gYoN1XzE0JGPtnAoILTYTHov1kk6DgIwYheXlOqBoU799CDRyEUp8z4_sGdYr2l79oInK4aDIol-ihjSh-boYJ1SaeEVShknf6Y_4MBmgOKYEQk06LTe_DFnYt5tguA-hMTpboumOwFA8LDXzvSm-CmsaLHxD1J0KNxokn73seOzC40_Z/s320/b39f0a29-8b0b-4d25-8132-ddeaccc7918c.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Si made us go outside into the howling wind to take this photo of me, Lou, Bettie and Jen...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThsdxCyJWpYnbJmMR_0OBu9i_TyhA-l9euThfY42as9mgcTsDXfeu7Itv7IWqUIiF-wsDPXBOx1-to0JjZ5hcF1_RjtYLtCKLweH1eOYlfIxWzKF1uxjxn5aVNhHuG6zeBe05Adkz94N5gYmYpEr__N4AL6VLvUwM5BgHcDg5UcWo-wElbh3TT9yuV-w4/s1600/f808edfa-4894-453e-a690-7e73fc34e2d0.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThsdxCyJWpYnbJmMR_0OBu9i_TyhA-l9euThfY42as9mgcTsDXfeu7Itv7IWqUIiF-wsDPXBOx1-to0JjZ5hcF1_RjtYLtCKLweH1eOYlfIxWzKF1uxjxn5aVNhHuG6zeBe05Adkz94N5gYmYpEr__N4AL6VLvUwM5BgHcDg5UcWo-wElbh3TT9yuV-w4/s320/f808edfa-4894-453e-a690-7e73fc34e2d0.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because he was trying to recreate this photo (above) of us from mine and Lee's vow renewal in 2019! It was totally unrehearsed, the first photo, but we all looked so cute that we thought we would recreate it! I think we did a good job at it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxaKueVPX3IcRmwRVj8Y3fdJPe3L0mix-ImOtsdDaMwCw2HBLrStYpmG92dkFj1IhGui7L5cBl4gYY5SeSkIDcTA0HGrK4iIVXsQ1vI8jdbWgbSaSmlpU4E3bJIKCc9O98j_Xxpcs1VnK3wy6eBC2sMTNcTdYLsTirTjRbXMm-EXCBGWl15Hw23DHmMJM/s1544/IMG_3893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxaKueVPX3IcRmwRVj8Y3fdJPe3L0mix-ImOtsdDaMwCw2HBLrStYpmG92dkFj1IhGui7L5cBl4gYY5SeSkIDcTA0HGrK4iIVXsQ1vI8jdbWgbSaSmlpU4E3bJIKCc9O98j_Xxpcs1VnK3wy6eBC2sMTNcTdYLsTirTjRbXMm-EXCBGWl15Hw23DHmMJM/s320/IMG_3893.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The birthday girl gets a keeeyissss from Lucinda</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0SHMOx0eEyT-nQlvUZyCWRyS3ag0v7Mow73jIYGrxjQkTtJ88tejrgJiRh4ypU4GHGZoGMQpWxqqPoBCABRlUt0qgj8IX9xqGSeff1gV0DuvautXOQvp623mNE1aBPvHrDT8TywkYfGqoGaGMeYqErGOVvcOwXLZTJifplxridI_YrF43cob7DhZzYcL/s2016/IMG_3906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0SHMOx0eEyT-nQlvUZyCWRyS3ag0v7Mow73jIYGrxjQkTtJ88tejrgJiRh4ypU4GHGZoGMQpWxqqPoBCABRlUt0qgj8IX9xqGSeff1gV0DuvautXOQvp623mNE1aBPvHrDT8TywkYfGqoGaGMeYqErGOVvcOwXLZTJifplxridI_YrF43cob7DhZzYcL/s320/IMG_3906.jpg" width="320" /></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 of us</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Q2FALmSiHgm5m_7Y-_vq0UyYCV4px_8GE0CGATwZPNWcuz1ihvc9T_tMUoaYpglxIJdlUENwD8Ut7WuXytOyFkSvoNlMk3UULZKAg72gxbE3oAer0kFjKhTfxYPH8zsDczCgdmuljgX8lYPQbttjp6tog-U5Y2ZB37TDftHpo7-buByOnOag8PUGebRj/s2016/IMG_3908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Q2FALmSiHgm5m_7Y-_vq0UyYCV4px_8GE0CGATwZPNWcuz1ihvc9T_tMUoaYpglxIJdlUENwD8Ut7WuXytOyFkSvoNlMk3UULZKAg72gxbE3oAer0kFjKhTfxYPH8zsDczCgdmuljgX8lYPQbttjp6tog-U5Y2ZB37TDftHpo7-buByOnOag8PUGebRj/s320/IMG_3908.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And si took this I think</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSb8oxkRCs1JmXKi7X9xRbX-Ii6SPdnpnT7klrQ3ZLcT5sI33c-_hvfnT6pfgttluLyUTMCuOSK_r2tvQAMroNJV0FBk6hrXsD8-RPuus4-jYWOGw7WzcNgi9CXjM7dOS9S3gmT0KgN78fQKwlQ7GzCwTopPRiPjrsRjjau2R3jpAGRy5_7qigmY811vb/s2016/IMG_3913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSb8oxkRCs1JmXKi7X9xRbX-Ii6SPdnpnT7klrQ3ZLcT5sI33c-_hvfnT6pfgttluLyUTMCuOSK_r2tvQAMroNJV0FBk6hrXsD8-RPuus4-jYWOGw7WzcNgi9CXjM7dOS9S3gmT0KgN78fQKwlQ7GzCwTopPRiPjrsRjjau2R3jpAGRy5_7qigmY811vb/s320/IMG_3913.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Lianne later in the evening</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvPo29nxZSZKpgA0HuMq6c7Sn86pVVssgGZsG0uFme-AJ_R2li5-NxyQF4NKrHm2T5iuke1Gj6T1dbjsQ37ZCynzfodgkMvSJrMw8d1lHkEi887Z_QOk_1nXxuZKW-o-LsFCBRJFiXfjd7TMMn6ZMQ0acs6LNAJH_rFN8sC4Rb7hnTLd14RNkNJeQubD8/s2016/IMG_3914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvPo29nxZSZKpgA0HuMq6c7Sn86pVVssgGZsG0uFme-AJ_R2li5-NxyQF4NKrHm2T5iuke1Gj6T1dbjsQ37ZCynzfodgkMvSJrMw8d1lHkEi887Z_QOk_1nXxuZKW-o-LsFCBRJFiXfjd7TMMn6ZMQ0acs6LNAJH_rFN8sC4Rb7hnTLd14RNkNJeQubD8/s320/IMG_3914.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Paul - Paul is one of Lee's oldest friends and we love him</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOtm7WwRom_03_Y7uP88DFg1WNvtfiOpq6c_t7ffuvWtfkhSqKU1NvKpCWu34I2Rpw7a6XKaK9L8wd-crZNyRSdm4VwNLR91NYwr4mkcX5qXeUH7c65cvifFcQeez2yRm8w5xqiL2rlACNe-I9dhtXxI80uJLctPe0NRsjRM2o3-zjbZackIb6xE6Osut/s1544/IMG_3916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOtm7WwRom_03_Y7uP88DFg1WNvtfiOpq6c_t7ffuvWtfkhSqKU1NvKpCWu34I2Rpw7a6XKaK9L8wd-crZNyRSdm4VwNLR91NYwr4mkcX5qXeUH7c65cvifFcQeez2yRm8w5xqiL2rlACNe-I9dhtXxI80uJLctPe0NRsjRM2o3-zjbZackIb6xE6Osut/s320/IMG_3916.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Peter late on in the evening</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkt-5CNVEboVdlwEziAQOFW1Y9UVmCXvSNiBqqMmlfsqHPtjkLOO7Gdx9QvDw_vIycHa0LFk6HWBrFwNet-CVEVDryFDkRBqV0CgM2vLE6s2hmdzT_hAk98ek0B70OSoTarpcC_xp7YnO7c2bPESsZKoYLu1Y3DNXhq8nJ6MNzmYlgKDOHpmDyd7XBFvF/s1544/IMG_3917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkt-5CNVEboVdlwEziAQOFW1Y9UVmCXvSNiBqqMmlfsqHPtjkLOO7Gdx9QvDw_vIycHa0LFk6HWBrFwNet-CVEVDryFDkRBqV0CgM2vLE6s2hmdzT_hAk98ek0B70OSoTarpcC_xp7YnO7c2bPESsZKoYLu1Y3DNXhq8nJ6MNzmYlgKDOHpmDyd7XBFvF/s320/IMG_3917.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And me and Rob. My best cousins!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzEQ9y5anWtMvnJJYp8W5byDOi_HmRcOlXu2vhTg0kpz7xyHraLCflhyWW0CIDn6Qb2i_Frz2FXWr3QsqbbEAnzoQsMnvDAtr2BsVjoYHZJR9eJ1FE1LyEAf_bRQQz8lR_MP0Bg8XYpTaoxV7TQ494p6VTb02K5oNf_YsFc6pBrF0Jkfh5bbd0d5aRvIe/s2016/IMG_3928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzEQ9y5anWtMvnJJYp8W5byDOi_HmRcOlXu2vhTg0kpz7xyHraLCflhyWW0CIDn6Qb2i_Frz2FXWr3QsqbbEAnzoQsMnvDAtr2BsVjoYHZJR9eJ1FE1LyEAf_bRQQz8lR_MP0Bg8XYpTaoxV7TQ494p6VTb02K5oNf_YsFc6pBrF0Jkfh5bbd0d5aRvIe/s320/IMG_3928.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's baby T with Lee's mam on the Sunday morning, he was very interested in my new bear</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pmYFZGEO-sfIHm8dfuYtWfnALVPXdxqHXSDRULAdakFzlzCqQY69aWJqz2lUNVqBx-mVEiQs474n6YHSkgKUWiM-0uRQac94ruekWJJ7IPV9bgZoMGyUeIGR0EsJM5BGFRKMh39TfTms2jIB4jWBWblBQISz2GBTcUnmEeDVmC_65usZw0NcpKMdPfSG/s2016/IMG_3930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pmYFZGEO-sfIHm8dfuYtWfnALVPXdxqHXSDRULAdakFzlzCqQY69aWJqz2lUNVqBx-mVEiQs474n6YHSkgKUWiM-0uRQac94ruekWJJ7IPV9bgZoMGyUeIGR0EsJM5BGFRKMh39TfTms2jIB4jWBWblBQISz2GBTcUnmEeDVmC_65usZw0NcpKMdPfSG/s320/IMG_3930.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my outfit when we got home</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtz3ZDBHNGpduTWHMa48Afpdc-AC85ZFH12RvjK0p22GfbVggDYWTJEGIAqHvMA6lp6J6aNeRn7Q9WLiE6HhywPNf8BytsHWYHiKHk32rmEk3TFoZs9HeI_wDuQ4lr_pmJ5oxpMPej-O6h8_rHvMndPdS3b3OHglvyoJxwmaVIX86FbtihBdtOfRgArsM/s2016/IMG_3931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtz3ZDBHNGpduTWHMa48Afpdc-AC85ZFH12RvjK0p22GfbVggDYWTJEGIAqHvMA6lp6J6aNeRn7Q9WLiE6HhywPNf8BytsHWYHiKHk32rmEk3TFoZs9HeI_wDuQ4lr_pmJ5oxpMPej-O6h8_rHvMndPdS3b3OHglvyoJxwmaVIX86FbtihBdtOfRgArsM/s320/IMG_3931.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a close up of the tights. They're cute!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNOyCrQTEyFtNrl8afXJpvQTJxQtPE0tgoKaWEQ1l9rp2-HO9cuE-lMF0unCVmUtW7t9Ya4DaKBlJ0IEhCUxw83srap6rgNsHfgko-4GFvJ9rMl6rbAb4IjkIMKyjkqeghRCn5LzabQo7C__9bjXA2daDuztp_SvRiSzFTPzH0QlS6cvw4FkvC00OmBn7/s2016/IMG_3932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNOyCrQTEyFtNrl8afXJpvQTJxQtPE0tgoKaWEQ1l9rp2-HO9cuE-lMF0unCVmUtW7t9Ya4DaKBlJ0IEhCUxw83srap6rgNsHfgko-4GFvJ9rMl6rbAb4IjkIMKyjkqeghRCn5LzabQo7C__9bjXA2daDuztp_SvRiSzFTPzH0QlS6cvw4FkvC00OmBn7/s320/IMG_3932.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, there was a lot of mashed potato left so Lee and I had it for tea on Sunday - I had it fried with fake bacon!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-44032989758440457342024-03-08T10:53:00.054+00:002024-03-08T10:53:00.135+00:00Birthday Party #1<p>On the 20th of January I had two birthday parties! This is because several of my friends have small children still so wouldn't be able to come out in the evening, but I still wanted to celebrate with them. So I organised two parties! And it was brilliant! Although exhausting!</p><p>For the afternoon we had cream tea at the church where I work in Wakefield. The chef there, Frank, did a fabulous array of sandwiches, salads, scones and jam, cakes, tea and coffee. There was also a great spread for the vegans I had coming too! We got there about 11.45 after having picked up one of my cakes, and started setting things up. Nirosha and Jacqui did loads of setting up, which was great, and Lee and I went to pick up my friend Rachael, who also helped to set things up too. </p><p>People started arriving from about 1pm I think. My aunt had done a slideshow of photos throughout my life which we had on the big screens, and I had made a playlist which we had playing through the speakers too. Stacey brought some kids toys and I had bought some of those hypothermia blankets because all the kids seem to absolutely love them and they're cheap! </p><p>So many people came! I think I got photos with lots of them, my uncle took a bunch! I may upload some of those at a later date once I get them from him. I was wearing the same dress that I had worn the night before and people really liked it. </p><p>I cut the Hello Kitty cake that my mum had got for me, and gave people pieces of it as they were leaving. I guess we left about 4.30! It was so nice to see so many people! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSmxYDlm8zdXHg7PL7wfHPBK95nWL_trYncCH10OGqOL5NpB0UEXdd9eNeXLKBl-yFFzKoYeuJYa23Ots0Ea6OZP32kl17pHU0pMEJ5mDtVgM-WDOyn3-cUUpqBJEQxLgoMGeu-R1Otm-ewYnbUGWduF3IOBtRTfP4D2flY_zvk1OQAhnKStz3mkUcgpj/s1280/ad792601-0f45-4171-8d82-0b592441454b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSmxYDlm8zdXHg7PL7wfHPBK95nWL_trYncCH10OGqOL5NpB0UEXdd9eNeXLKBl-yFFzKoYeuJYa23Ots0Ea6OZP32kl17pHU0pMEJ5mDtVgM-WDOyn3-cUUpqBJEQxLgoMGeu-R1Otm-ewYnbUGWduF3IOBtRTfP4D2flY_zvk1OQAhnKStz3mkUcgpj/s320/ad792601-0f45-4171-8d82-0b592441454b.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend Michelle took this of me and her 2.5 week old baby, who was very well behaved and who was wearing her first party dress especially for me! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bgHecx6zLDp9ItGOx41ck-CDsU3IlR7_5S89vGK_15h8RvpVckqWrIaCh0LBU2EIrVVn40Of5idf7iITJa4cJeWVmyaivTr_JvuYlap3bnzywx320fYLFvQnSmGK_d-yOdjV_koycHVzLYRbXiD4rhyju9xWyeQvBzhwpPFUm-v45tAi9GPm61mTJaD4/s1280/c5cb9df6-a324-4b90-911f-2e7703f248c2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bgHecx6zLDp9ItGOx41ck-CDsU3IlR7_5S89vGK_15h8RvpVckqWrIaCh0LBU2EIrVVn40Of5idf7iITJa4cJeWVmyaivTr_JvuYlap3bnzywx320fYLFvQnSmGK_d-yOdjV_koycHVzLYRbXiD4rhyju9xWyeQvBzhwpPFUm-v45tAi9GPm61mTJaD4/s320/c5cb9df6-a324-4b90-911f-2e7703f248c2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Michelle on the left and she took this selfie of me, her, Amy, and Gillian. The four of us went to 6th form together over twenty years ago and are still friends. I count therse three among my very favourite people and I am always glad to see them. They brought their six children between them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdbrRYtYgjlaUGo6L7wF-j-ioAHie_snTrvHyWKgtmmNZekynFEaNMhBxrgEwI_qKiEuiC4j2pBgQrp1jPP2zomrd5OziZxoOr0tPqZYRr9qioc0_-99jXZe9aSYkfl-IbKE5fgtw5a6gcYtq0-uBea8RPhKV5F-p3dQFw6KvV6Dlgz5Z_0fXBUkZ6Avw/s1280/da4b0aa8-171b-43e8-a1a2-3008ca6ad291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdbrRYtYgjlaUGo6L7wF-j-ioAHie_snTrvHyWKgtmmNZekynFEaNMhBxrgEwI_qKiEuiC4j2pBgQrp1jPP2zomrd5OziZxoOr0tPqZYRr9qioc0_-99jXZe9aSYkfl-IbKE5fgtw5a6gcYtq0-uBea8RPhKV5F-p3dQFw6KvV6Dlgz5Z_0fXBUkZ6Avw/s320/da4b0aa8-171b-43e8-a1a2-3008ca6ad291.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a photo of that as proof! It is so nice to see the friendships building between these girls too, they are all so cute!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc6J9k2CAXqv3CaRB1U-xp13XsALgfNVpj4_Q0N_VeN6TDT1WM5rIx1vFHbo4K2aY7SkALH513x6P_c_z3zHEISZcV5mDx3-2d7Q867mk-GgyyPA9HO_rG4b2D-Z9j9VyKz3GnrFPh42VLK4KlpvIlGcRRV4DXrmZbRXAPmPMnCkoT3a-o3boWNA7-nuv/s2016/IMG_3855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc6J9k2CAXqv3CaRB1U-xp13XsALgfNVpj4_Q0N_VeN6TDT1WM5rIx1vFHbo4K2aY7SkALH513x6P_c_z3zHEISZcV5mDx3-2d7Q867mk-GgyyPA9HO_rG4b2D-Z9j9VyKz3GnrFPh42VLK4KlpvIlGcRRV4DXrmZbRXAPmPMnCkoT3a-o3boWNA7-nuv/s320/IMG_3855.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the crochet themed cake I bought from Cakes By Michelle in Agbrigg. It's chocolate inside and it looked STUNNING. She did so well on the decorations and I was honestly sad to cut this cake up! It was the one left over at the end and we ended up freezing some of it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlYGATIY32z6AjWoRV2cSLp6oOEvrJuDqJr4eFngSacOwMAGq0GppEgOuY7koCXJNlopIWIZ5RJU-patqwf7cDWldqMH0fTAttQdCi2uqesGEcPr_RpZjAZyytWWcxN7Z3oTg5TZwF4IiJ56UgcZ51f8e7mRZPQaCuG7PciuBmlvbPFBfZAsuQwvhKsyg/s2016/IMG_3856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlYGATIY32z6AjWoRV2cSLp6oOEvrJuDqJr4eFngSacOwMAGq0GppEgOuY7koCXJNlopIWIZ5RJU-patqwf7cDWldqMH0fTAttQdCi2uqesGEcPr_RpZjAZyytWWcxN7Z3oTg5TZwF4IiJ56UgcZ51f8e7mRZPQaCuG7PciuBmlvbPFBfZAsuQwvhKsyg/s320/IMG_3856.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it is with the rainbow cake topper I bought for it. You know me, I love rainbows, so I bought a ton of rainbow themed things off eBay. This was so cute!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoBoT38EiBgavDyvUHXyKUIkn1r3msf7dUva9LLqR4lwWGgWa0lc-NP3O_RYbwqXfNb_iqheBVpu1ou0bQKOYnCoTmU2EIKJI3RR_XajoHGahk3TV8P2eSRK6q7ddzPUvlMwIS83_pWjtczzfD-4WsxC5Z7QcFV_8jcVh64GoGppzfpbD1Jz1Mcyo_Ueu/s2016/IMG_3859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoBoT38EiBgavDyvUHXyKUIkn1r3msf7dUva9LLqR4lwWGgWa0lc-NP3O_RYbwqXfNb_iqheBVpu1ou0bQKOYnCoTmU2EIKJI3RR_XajoHGahk3TV8P2eSRK6q7ddzPUvlMwIS83_pWjtczzfD-4WsxC5Z7QcFV_8jcVh64GoGppzfpbD1Jz1Mcyo_Ueu/s320/IMG_3859.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a better view of my dress. It came from Maya Deluxe via Simply Be and as I said, we sewed a modesty panel into it but I don't think you could tell! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9yvJSlsCLt2rtzPDSwNSR986i2FWvyLatC2Z2L_S4eK57KC8QkattThkmDJCHhVlS5MId2FpMYTKHZn4kRVMRSWQNJg-HA3pFuWvtoUZztg8Dp6Qri8gSqeg60dnP5__4y2N23MjA7X41A2JnzV0dzmTxaz5AR1v6At9Utm6lCWMrNuwpPrZgDTAr-1E/s2016/IMG_3860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9yvJSlsCLt2rtzPDSwNSR986i2FWvyLatC2Z2L_S4eK57KC8QkattThkmDJCHhVlS5MId2FpMYTKHZn4kRVMRSWQNJg-HA3pFuWvtoUZztg8Dp6Qri8gSqeg60dnP5__4y2N23MjA7X41A2JnzV0dzmTxaz5AR1v6At9Utm6lCWMrNuwpPrZgDTAr-1E/s320/IMG_3860.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rachael decorated this plain cake that I had got from Sainsburys with more rainbows. She was pleased with her handiwork</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2fDnlU8f0__w1nTFHgOlQlHIpNrs7bvQAjLZ6wmZ-9a5Ql1MvwHM-PZJBHyQP3GMI3WJKp4z1LdNwPtuwWnALI_JmtH0gINsZ5UDwxl1AHELJ9cxTzWYgI2mHThVSxyZuczOIRseccXEzT24nzDnAPypIrKfs55XCbT5DQIupSWHPPFrEKdyU0FTuXUV/s2016/IMG_3861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2fDnlU8f0__w1nTFHgOlQlHIpNrs7bvQAjLZ6wmZ-9a5Ql1MvwHM-PZJBHyQP3GMI3WJKp4z1LdNwPtuwWnALI_JmtH0gINsZ5UDwxl1AHELJ9cxTzWYgI2mHThVSxyZuczOIRseccXEzT24nzDnAPypIrKfs55XCbT5DQIupSWHPPFrEKdyU0FTuXUV/s320/IMG_3861.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the food, wasn't it lush?! I bought the rainbow napkins too, but Frank already had the cake stands and the other napkins</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKsOTdfAFSgpCh5wx_TVEHQfl4hg399-PsguLHDFY5oyDs6shf1wKLlokOHK4T5kgcAR0MDrnJMhmg393sazCprygzUwdf9jDq13jZVUL2o2Z1w9oVniXkqOtUPsUgJPZHEBj-JUbaQTd8Yzdjq906ph235PMst6tL5DBXqr_cdQKQD75OpZLZSwMgBrq/s2016/IMG_3862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKsOTdfAFSgpCh5wx_TVEHQfl4hg399-PsguLHDFY5oyDs6shf1wKLlokOHK4T5kgcAR0MDrnJMhmg393sazCprygzUwdf9jDq13jZVUL2o2Z1w9oVniXkqOtUPsUgJPZHEBj-JUbaQTd8Yzdjq906ph235PMst6tL5DBXqr_cdQKQD75OpZLZSwMgBrq/s320/IMG_3862.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at all the cakes! So lovely! I could have bought a bit less but you can never tell I don't think</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkNTH1GP4NMjCYN0GdQuE7Cou79cYIQC_Q7FVG7QGYIN1OKj8URDTc2hLLV65K2jCKyCfF2GG11Jfjf3PgGY5gmsr22vwPtrfoFxG4MjFSRzOy7ut3Kr8_UOkuivJTTrACLZRe7f0Q4Yrm2ozYUU811itNP3859kGAk6ziKgdGdmFwHrJdiMw_f2SLMCi/s2016/IMG_3863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkNTH1GP4NMjCYN0GdQuE7Cou79cYIQC_Q7FVG7QGYIN1OKj8URDTc2hLLV65K2jCKyCfF2GG11Jfjf3PgGY5gmsr22vwPtrfoFxG4MjFSRzOy7ut3Kr8_UOkuivJTTrACLZRe7f0Q4Yrm2ozYUU811itNP3859kGAk6ziKgdGdmFwHrJdiMw_f2SLMCi/s320/IMG_3863.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Hello Kitty cake my mum got for me. It was vanilla with jam inside, my fave!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnYN2F8kHLLVNWE8TJUqSE3IrfiL77xFZr0o0qPPZ1J94JnyTvLC8AI0mb5Nf9FNi7YsMMmwOlv46PgYWz2pJ0ebIpZksQ3rniFqhrNAHyo-RajJWGRZYFuYGjZHkft42vttzqhkEzYloyh4CCBLT96xyQuQr1jGPCIVcBL-2zU5xb4ujJ628GoJTdY9h/s2016/IMG_3864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnYN2F8kHLLVNWE8TJUqSE3IrfiL77xFZr0o0qPPZ1J94JnyTvLC8AI0mb5Nf9FNi7YsMMmwOlv46PgYWz2pJ0ebIpZksQ3rniFqhrNAHyo-RajJWGRZYFuYGjZHkft42vttzqhkEzYloyh4CCBLT96xyQuQr1jGPCIVcBL-2zU5xb4ujJ628GoJTdY9h/s320/IMG_3864.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's me and Jodie just as we were starting</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqmJxUNZ2npytYtaxm1LQN_Nou-YuZGr8EC8KmrIRkUMIRDeQZX5dOoZ2Zo686Q34MmGuRIgfzY7-9qXEYqRpbl0rBNWRZyCyUZPEHFOy_25nSk_XdYhfSXSVN_Qmh8AVdYx11JOPUyf8ViBW-0_QmCMGzkykX_nflMbt-t5iJ0FaB9kgJP_pJ29OlQg2/s2016/IMG_3865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqmJxUNZ2npytYtaxm1LQN_Nou-YuZGr8EC8KmrIRkUMIRDeQZX5dOoZ2Zo686Q34MmGuRIgfzY7-9qXEYqRpbl0rBNWRZyCyUZPEHFOy_25nSk_XdYhfSXSVN_Qmh8AVdYx11JOPUyf8ViBW-0_QmCMGzkykX_nflMbt-t5iJ0FaB9kgJP_pJ29OlQg2/s320/IMG_3865.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And me and Sam, and you can see our beautiful nave too. Everyone who had never been before liked the church</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQSLhYbs9nSix_MM9qPIro-Np-jTUTAGEAnSDoijtkdDbdJ30tlLqHF6n53KfzTlWzq6iI7Wv9-APFkl4RcdlR_Mmhjhj_-KjWvVmhMGsBE_FexXGe8Mklz8x420dNmTKxEoe6b1PQnaKEYOT9ZUwJLc0cYahu2A_Tuxwgqj1QTqvQEyt5w0Qr222Arde/s2016/IMG_3866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQSLhYbs9nSix_MM9qPIro-Np-jTUTAGEAnSDoijtkdDbdJ30tlLqHF6n53KfzTlWzq6iI7Wv9-APFkl4RcdlR_Mmhjhj_-KjWvVmhMGsBE_FexXGe8Mklz8x420dNmTKxEoe6b1PQnaKEYOT9ZUwJLc0cYahu2A_Tuxwgqj1QTqvQEyt5w0Qr222Arde/s320/IMG_3866.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peter and I, in front of the balloon arch he helped to construct</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYZ3Z1XDnwJq5hpHqzZsPRncfIZrnDsDRYfeO5SS93ooqUfc41Xt1BIuaY9gNIWJrPcaSghI9X4oWjrwXMWw9l6m6WiGk0JIr3OGWLBG-3XaqQHRqlYihd78birUtR6derBEdGJM5DXXMbNkR7bcIb0z00GDXxUQ9hOjfW6_BnTWxxeIex4b8oWl-hJv-/s2016/IMG_3867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYZ3Z1XDnwJq5hpHqzZsPRncfIZrnDsDRYfeO5SS93ooqUfc41Xt1BIuaY9gNIWJrPcaSghI9X4oWjrwXMWw9l6m6WiGk0JIr3OGWLBG-3XaqQHRqlYihd78birUtR6derBEdGJM5DXXMbNkR7bcIb0z00GDXxUQ9hOjfW6_BnTWxxeIex4b8oWl-hJv-/s320/IMG_3867.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Nirosha with baby T, he is such a cutie</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN24GGZqg1uBto2vrPESMtEJFFLr_iQAWT6pOamGvUXyumiEG2T5eqdV-nTyk_FA8slmAPRglYL5HI4814CmMJuK3DOCuOxiveCVcobpf_2DpiYU-lAuYqPuJsaS2XuyNu735CxLclMK8iye4O95z_VyEn8v8Bs2EEO3NEnJ1LYNndOghuRaDFr5qMwPF/s2016/IMG_3872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN24GGZqg1uBto2vrPESMtEJFFLr_iQAWT6pOamGvUXyumiEG2T5eqdV-nTyk_FA8slmAPRglYL5HI4814CmMJuK3DOCuOxiveCVcobpf_2DpiYU-lAuYqPuJsaS2XuyNu735CxLclMK8iye4O95z_VyEn8v8Bs2EEO3NEnJ1LYNndOghuRaDFr5qMwPF/s320/IMG_3872.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's me and Stacey, one of my oldest friends, and her baby E</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoOeP7h3kRRjZjgtFxp6JNjY8BN75uA2X1yzitweNcfbhyphenhyphenDlVFTAz7mS-Tio03_B2LdPKZkK2JTFtXK8U5AMeBtDThMgRlpGCdiwHIE2F_Q9iVxfFNiY82j0laJiNtjhFU8N3BAfRcSNl_YS8xajuEWL24-ZnhGsmrreQG2iX-5HAOKe-1fbYOuFYG8bk/s2016/IMG_3890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoOeP7h3kRRjZjgtFxp6JNjY8BN75uA2X1yzitweNcfbhyphenhyphenDlVFTAz7mS-Tio03_B2LdPKZkK2JTFtXK8U5AMeBtDThMgRlpGCdiwHIE2F_Q9iVxfFNiY82j0laJiNtjhFU8N3BAfRcSNl_YS8xajuEWL24-ZnhGsmrreQG2iX-5HAOKe-1fbYOuFYG8bk/s320/IMG_3890.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At about 5pm a lot of people ended up at my mum's house to get changed and ready for the evening and stuff. I had to laugh that Rob had T and my mum's cat Millie on his knee while everyone else was unencumbered!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-8896669478482545672024-03-05T12:31:00.088+00:002024-03-05T12:31:00.145+00:00My 40th BirthdayI was forty years old on the 19th of January! I actually cannot believe that's my actual age! It seems ridiculous! I had a lot planned because I like to celebrate with a lot of people. On my actual birthday, we went to Leeds. <div><br /></div><div>Lee and I got there at about noon and parked at The Light, and then went to Haute Dolci for dessert for lunch. We knew we didn't need a big meal so we just had dessert! Lee had waffles with milk chocolate sauce, and I had milk chocolate cookie dough with milk chocolate sauce, and a pink lemonade. It was absolutely delicious! </div><div><br /></div><div>After that we went into a few shops. Lee wanted to look at records, and I wanted to go into Harvey Nichols as I had a voucher to spend. He bought records, and I bought fancy hot chocolate and fancy chocolates in Harvey Nichols. Then I wanted to go to Build A Bear for Lee to buy me a bear. I have one that my mother did for me years ago and I thought it would be nice to have one from Lee. It took us ages to find it but we eventually managed to, and we got a pink bear with a rainbow dress. She smells of candy floss!</div><div><br /></div><div>Then we went back into the Light to meet my mum, stepdad, aunt, uncle, and younger cousin, Peter. We did an escape room! As I've blogged previously, I've done two there before. This time I'd booked one called Our Finest Hour which is World War Two themed. My stepdad can't stand up for a long time so I had asked for a chair to be put in for him, and they were really helpful and it was great for him. The room was really interesting and I liked it. We escaped in forty-two minutes and thirty-three seconds, which put us on the leader board for the week, which was great! I was so pleased with that. We had our photo taken. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then we went out of the Light to the big wheel in front of the library. I had seen it on the way in and wanted to go, so my aunt, uncle and Peter came with me. It was a lot of fun. There was a lovely sunset from the top. </div><div><br /></div><div>By this time it was nearly 5pm so my mum, Caroline and I went to get changed into our evening glam. In the meanwhile, Lee, Peter, Norman and Neil went to Fleur where we went to have some drinks. I wouldn't really recommend the place - the drinks were nice but the service was rubbish. I should really have booked a table for drinks in Turtle Bay but I didn't think about it. Oh well! I also opened presents from family here. My aunt got me a Snag jumper with strawberries and cherries on, and my mum had already given me this beautiful pendant that she had made for me, but on my birthday she gave me a pen wrap filled with forty pens! It's so lovely! </div><div><br /></div><div>At just after 7pm we went to The Alchemist on Greek Street which I had booked and since it was my birthday I had a free main meal too. I had a colour changing cocktail which I always love in the Alchemist, and I had cauliflower bites to start with and then a halloumi flatbread with fries. They were both really nice! I had a zombie cocktail too which was lovely. My mum also ordered champagne for us to share, which was lovely! I was really glad of it. </div><div><br /></div><div>We didn't have pudding but just drove home to my mum's, where we had cake! I had ordered a lot of cake (I over ordered, really) so we cut into the rainbow cake and had some each! I was wearing a new dress from Maya Deluxe; I got two for my birthday and this pinky one was one of them. I ordered a ton from Simply Be and chose two from what I ordered. This one was too low on my boobs so my mum sewed a modesty panel in to it, but I don't think you can really tell! It looks like it was always there!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a zillion photos:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86wc-dLloCezEQBitLJ7kdUIjBIZgI9ZJeN_0wH_4XWQDFn1B8U63MRX-6x1FXGAf3cuDUXaohuiRKPuAkCS-O65vvxxd-kV-TOtfSBoCityEw7DKk_QfL15BADQJGii6018Z5T85eTs_iyz9ffOt7rY7noFs03s0rTnb_YyXdU43JDXzqx72rDE6CwXI/s2016/IMG_3749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86wc-dLloCezEQBitLJ7kdUIjBIZgI9ZJeN_0wH_4XWQDFn1B8U63MRX-6x1FXGAf3cuDUXaohuiRKPuAkCS-O65vvxxd-kV-TOtfSBoCityEw7DKk_QfL15BADQJGii6018Z5T85eTs_iyz9ffOt7rY7noFs03s0rTnb_YyXdU43JDXzqx72rDE6CwXI/s320/IMG_3749.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In side Haute Dolci. I've been past a zillion times but hadn't been in. I really liked it - the desserts were delicious and the prices weren't bad either</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA1wJwBxS6zt_lcfXCZt-KUITANUWgVK81jKWsrTTru4PwZENfh9CcA2NuTQnSRjWSSCQpiB-4XgAi72ZksvDu84jRGMbO3Pe3WojCRdEwT1AXXDTCfXGYMvHUZqEbhCkXrannjN-Q5Ur6-rvtgo10Lk0pjPsvQXy4MMA_cRshmQ_4Wot9SCtIJb6k_zb/s2016/IMG_3750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA1wJwBxS6zt_lcfXCZt-KUITANUWgVK81jKWsrTTru4PwZENfh9CcA2NuTQnSRjWSSCQpiB-4XgAi72ZksvDu84jRGMbO3Pe3WojCRdEwT1AXXDTCfXGYMvHUZqEbhCkXrannjN-Q5Ur6-rvtgo10Lk0pjPsvQXy4MMA_cRshmQ_4Wot9SCtIJb6k_zb/s320/IMG_3750.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's really pretty inside, it felt like a nice comfy place to be</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbU1w5ISGtfTlja0YRNp6slFbvfThGu-ZTdV0gV7CFNHm-MVDMqKeDT-o5zKaej7VDa6TKOkEixAp67W_MXLbTRXlBIkSPZqDoQljhGT_NI_LWU0k6SYlCfPb2FWJXMcnz8p4h_9NzPfVpA5HMWYlDp40ekKvjsP418hL5LoAFvfcUW0hMERbI7Y2n2Qw/s2016/IMG_3751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbU1w5ISGtfTlja0YRNp6slFbvfThGu-ZTdV0gV7CFNHm-MVDMqKeDT-o5zKaej7VDa6TKOkEixAp67W_MXLbTRXlBIkSPZqDoQljhGT_NI_LWU0k6SYlCfPb2FWJXMcnz8p4h_9NzPfVpA5HMWYlDp40ekKvjsP418hL5LoAFvfcUW0hMERbI7Y2n2Qw/s320/IMG_3751.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Lee sitting right in the window</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiaspIUBBE_KQvL4E0lzc5wrC7vZ0-XzNhWitnX8mGEpkAWXlbAMI2HZAOI-X0BrM9e6xfqWAp1tHhNa4V16HgDF73MlhcYp71GFipb6YXimznpnb-ClhaEIPhSLkXjTe0AhIt279dzK4XpawqMBEkLnc3CsUgV4m5G-D6HyZaDPgqRoBLzdWiPB9CI4Q/s2016/IMG_3752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiaspIUBBE_KQvL4E0lzc5wrC7vZ0-XzNhWitnX8mGEpkAWXlbAMI2HZAOI-X0BrM9e6xfqWAp1tHhNa4V16HgDF73MlhcYp71GFipb6YXimznpnb-ClhaEIPhSLkXjTe0AhIt279dzK4XpawqMBEkLnc3CsUgV4m5G-D6HyZaDPgqRoBLzdWiPB9CI4Q/s320/IMG_3752.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's me. This is what forty looks like! Wow, can you believe it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pbtD0bfSEgUXNxG0XUBf5VZa3OHfH8QjCjTNNNFzMjJnnbtdvkXrG4MfEZqwC7M87SV_RzON2Cheyz8bad15knUkkvpDTn28oWyjS_iW8GtgbheAh4m91BiP9ej-8ZYbFirmxDCFBzO68VFzy5Va4qNWwRypfTkC_iRe4uX3s_x__sFuXDO1FL19Tktt/s2016/IMG_3753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pbtD0bfSEgUXNxG0XUBf5VZa3OHfH8QjCjTNNNFzMjJnnbtdvkXrG4MfEZqwC7M87SV_RzON2Cheyz8bad15knUkkvpDTn28oWyjS_iW8GtgbheAh4m91BiP9ej-8ZYbFirmxDCFBzO68VFzy5Va4qNWwRypfTkC_iRe4uX3s_x__sFuXDO1FL19Tktt/s320/IMG_3753.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink lemonade, which wasn't too sweet so was a great antidote to the sweet dessert</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUk3BJoYy22sh03sDMVdLDVis0sYZWAnNdt7sv06ImntV4NfnCMTvO-SXksXGkCSJD2AGOQ2Jx3tFKr01DdfJmvRpHiLUz3ErdXF5ZTmQe60j0m2S4Kb2j4P-NJD3n_X6VRJKRnPqu0etpfi-8ctir06Tn9ssvfe3HW-_plBRdren5Zv3Tl3VtQKJKcbJ/s2016/IMG_3754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUk3BJoYy22sh03sDMVdLDVis0sYZWAnNdt7sv06ImntV4NfnCMTvO-SXksXGkCSJD2AGOQ2Jx3tFKr01DdfJmvRpHiLUz3ErdXF5ZTmQe60j0m2S4Kb2j4P-NJD3n_X6VRJKRnPqu0etpfi-8ctir06Tn9ssvfe3HW-_plBRdren5Zv3Tl3VtQKJKcbJ/s320/IMG_3754.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee's waffles with chocolate</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf97IIspe1V1zVU_e6FDOqVt4fhDbJkU4J4RvBG27-aC-pHg2BLamzn1doXAjfKzdu6_xw8bADM9wyp3Xwht_L0AcBi-2bGEfFGkDJMSjFgVG7msAQKLtxQdTqyb1ZuXLp-Pw3i6HNXzgr3sS44ADiAhTx5tN_kMa8_Th69K1kce9NkeJyuod9zt1ROfoq/s2016/IMG_3755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf97IIspe1V1zVU_e6FDOqVt4fhDbJkU4J4RvBG27-aC-pHg2BLamzn1doXAjfKzdu6_xw8bADM9wyp3Xwht_L0AcBi-2bGEfFGkDJMSjFgVG7msAQKLtxQdTqyb1ZuXLp-Pw3i6HNXzgr3sS44ADiAhTx5tN_kMa8_Th69K1kce9NkeJyuod9zt1ROfoq/s320/IMG_3755.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My cookie dough with sauce</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCqz9NngadXD8Aepp6a6BINeJsOqRur8FosT2WCTrSzCxf__SqASuYcZMxC8sAmVEqRsqVbDmYNf7QwGGAGQUvusKiAL_jY_iOHFzHT-J69buxRF87-OAS5JIldcl7hf4sBckkFRzxVdIMTQ8_1byKIVz6JrVzTZ-cTpP-NraVkqo8BxQsg4oHXNUyQXg/s2016/IMG_3756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCqz9NngadXD8Aepp6a6BINeJsOqRur8FosT2WCTrSzCxf__SqASuYcZMxC8sAmVEqRsqVbDmYNf7QwGGAGQUvusKiAL_jY_iOHFzHT-J69buxRF87-OAS5JIldcl7hf4sBckkFRzxVdIMTQ8_1byKIVz6JrVzTZ-cTpP-NraVkqo8BxQsg4oHXNUyQXg/s320/IMG_3756.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the County Arcade in Leeds, this is the one with the clock at the end but I didn't get a photo of it. This area of Leeds is very pretty</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd-taB4bz8KMlFygDNgub_PQQxdvfyEdDd5qLS70CaxxtLhhaZ06FdAsFbHJm_b-YklKVVs8cDHNzCINgt-AdDA37ANF9aBkdXN0kGeejc-BDOZuptsClN5hHXPGPqKSey2zsjqY49J-90Y47tSOnUeajG56PcRVKqmEr5EkbCr4_nQZrYD0M9i3EHjry/s2016/IMG_3757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd-taB4bz8KMlFygDNgub_PQQxdvfyEdDd5qLS70CaxxtLhhaZ06FdAsFbHJm_b-YklKVVs8cDHNzCINgt-AdDA37ANF9aBkdXN0kGeejc-BDOZuptsClN5hHXPGPqKSey2zsjqY49J-90Y47tSOnUeajG56PcRVKqmEr5EkbCr4_nQZrYD0M9i3EHjry/s320/IMG_3757.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the bear I got in Build a Bear, isn't she ridiculous? I love her</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9P2WyJuLP1DqLzfldfwu8tAkoX7X7gXdveQxXsRX_MB8TqK8rE2bWqwvfLvm-HaGCHBn0QGhnGl3QKA8zJ3dZOeuKJRLgtzLP5r8b3Ou7iVnQWrxyao6tXpj5PojeepbGoyDeyichdYo70nB75c-zKUKAKbCEbR3rXGXQ9S2BWFmP5w3SiOHb2Hw6f4B/s2016/IMG_3761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9P2WyJuLP1DqLzfldfwu8tAkoX7X7gXdveQxXsRX_MB8TqK8rE2bWqwvfLvm-HaGCHBn0QGhnGl3QKA8zJ3dZOeuKJRLgtzLP5r8b3Ou7iVnQWrxyao6tXpj5PojeepbGoyDeyichdYo70nB75c-zKUKAKbCEbR3rXGXQ9S2BWFmP5w3SiOHb2Hw6f4B/s320/IMG_3761.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is us after we had escaped our escape room! My mum, stepdad, aunt, cousin, and uncle had all never done one before but they all enjoyed it. All of them input something into solving the puzzles! We didn't ask for a lot of help from the Game Master, either, I was proud of us!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOOydFRHk8UCKd5Wjl5Pncw0MMopcnuk06cSQBse_czEIyGW5TceSfyt604lC2UOKZTd_GTfu-FGTRqkPxv0OesZyUIseu-EBkp3UHRl0ZocuELyWXq1mRy2FUzwU72ufeHiaCXeV0QqXkycrpaEto4mtHLbM7BgMazoUVkEZM64eo2DO0nGOsZ9z0KzS/s2016/IMG_3765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOOydFRHk8UCKd5Wjl5Pncw0MMopcnuk06cSQBse_czEIyGW5TceSfyt604lC2UOKZTd_GTfu-FGTRqkPxv0OesZyUIseu-EBkp3UHRl0ZocuELyWXq1mRy2FUzwU72ufeHiaCXeV0QqXkycrpaEto4mtHLbM7BgMazoUVkEZM64eo2DO0nGOsZ9z0KzS/s320/IMG_3765.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's our official exit card!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEANK2bxjleXns177x5-WbMEb67PdpXiPJntclzMuPAHBNGr_7JyGys4lJ7wK4t3_viOthKeG2UedGCSDQSk0fEkgDsYeEdKGivnCd0b4Uch-XakQgu9J9cCXmTOsUIsFxYTwimq1wpsXh0bV_ppT1kHs7RxAeR_VNcgKRrg5M0J2vXXGRnUXle4egwjSl/s2016/IMG_3766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEANK2bxjleXns177x5-WbMEb67PdpXiPJntclzMuPAHBNGr_7JyGys4lJ7wK4t3_viOthKeG2UedGCSDQSk0fEkgDsYeEdKGivnCd0b4Uch-XakQgu9J9cCXmTOsUIsFxYTwimq1wpsXh0bV_ppT1kHs7RxAeR_VNcgKRrg5M0J2vXXGRnUXle4egwjSl/s320/IMG_3766.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the big wheel</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecEP0f_jolva27k0M7yPrcAyDFJlBLYpoyglPNUA5KcvOc8gRqGEmFfRveoJetlMsRqEsaxiZ7j6rjDDIXPRpR7rtR5sKLrVq_6oyPPXTymYbZymW2_2I-qR1P5qLq1RqcN1hCTlqKZNaEhhM1H9ASpu14W45Jhs700GFHXzaTA-L55uHzmNEG3kfcVAf/s2016/IMG_3768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecEP0f_jolva27k0M7yPrcAyDFJlBLYpoyglPNUA5KcvOc8gRqGEmFfRveoJetlMsRqEsaxiZ7j6rjDDIXPRpR7rtR5sKLrVq_6oyPPXTymYbZymW2_2I-qR1P5qLq1RqcN1hCTlqKZNaEhhM1H9ASpu14W45Jhs700GFHXzaTA-L55uHzmNEG3kfcVAf/s320/IMG_3768.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at the lovely sunset colours</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33W_5juO78z1aBKhJo7OFRXHlcl6-afqEKjGRAAZjvcUhZ0LsbK-zQVZ4YaMGraN5iL9eMHnLsXATrOthVq0IaHZ210uB1f63X3UyQR5vqIgWKEkl9Pz2zQtj4RQ7QtdSEIOldVQETSUazfBBKSyaWv-b9hA33E41wZMQB82hOWcZh96yMhlXOv10cEjs/s2016/IMG_3769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33W_5juO78z1aBKhJo7OFRXHlcl6-afqEKjGRAAZjvcUhZ0LsbK-zQVZ4YaMGraN5iL9eMHnLsXATrOthVq0IaHZ210uB1f63X3UyQR5vqIgWKEkl9Pz2zQtj4RQ7QtdSEIOldVQETSUazfBBKSyaWv-b9hA33E41wZMQB82hOWcZh96yMhlXOv10cEjs/s320/IMG_3769.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking up the Headrow</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWla9f_MR0gGnPwIiOjsa1IaxOoejAg4f-EdpBRDkBf-zKYUnrtbdmx59I3k7tE8EgMYbKLeXaglS8RyOwfoLO12IKKZTYE8bCpth-SNEjY0Io_U0Ef8qbK3jngfV90ZW8jyVDvo39eLgETQQLGfXIrAqzhLV7GRDOsZ2OVB29EHo63HtaMVc-JSi8_ib-/s2016/IMG_3770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWla9f_MR0gGnPwIiOjsa1IaxOoejAg4f-EdpBRDkBf-zKYUnrtbdmx59I3k7tE8EgMYbKLeXaglS8RyOwfoLO12IKKZTYE8bCpth-SNEjY0Io_U0Ef8qbK3jngfV90ZW8jyVDvo39eLgETQQLGfXIrAqzhLV7GRDOsZ2OVB29EHo63HtaMVc-JSi8_ib-/s320/IMG_3770.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the town hall</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIl5cEYQKM6S3m6FiaC2amIO_9LHs2RxVj8tmCjgWdi-m_p35QiLuUOsrcW31k9osS-gSBz-U8a8teqV0Q48xDHAxvDpx06T6KHXsGZMsZQjt9I9si0kDRz76d1elOqOTG6uCLFq1bFj7-pVlycl3pbV-KiwpzeJaDR4t66Akdk17qn6bRZTAMZQAJDht/s2016/IMG_3771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIl5cEYQKM6S3m6FiaC2amIO_9LHs2RxVj8tmCjgWdi-m_p35QiLuUOsrcW31k9osS-gSBz-U8a8teqV0Q48xDHAxvDpx06T6KHXsGZMsZQjt9I9si0kDRz76d1elOqOTG6uCLFq1bFj7-pVlycl3pbV-KiwpzeJaDR4t66Akdk17qn6bRZTAMZQAJDht/s320/IMG_3771.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Neil</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9E-Geg3wjjHMOc-NVsxMPo-UqV_O7q6hk2poMfSsl_o8Ri7fNiyVdwGe-QW2XnlsBZQ-2k-aD1J0oQvGCp9qhBIH7kqbVRnS1GKINTlhvM5Up6EEmudqxv32Gn-kKFws17YrMUUtV3Xfe-yUgW5c3nCFJLAjfRGgVCKLxub781XnLIakBj7ixy_2J3EhX/s2016/IMG_3772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9E-Geg3wjjHMOc-NVsxMPo-UqV_O7q6hk2poMfSsl_o8Ri7fNiyVdwGe-QW2XnlsBZQ-2k-aD1J0oQvGCp9qhBIH7kqbVRnS1GKINTlhvM5Up6EEmudqxv32Gn-kKFws17YrMUUtV3Xfe-yUgW5c3nCFJLAjfRGgVCKLxub781XnLIakBj7ixy_2J3EhX/s320/IMG_3772.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Peter</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNYTvO-FoM-w1L7w-Ya_hOSPW28Yz_0zK4xZa8EXtaK4NOG8ynk6wb69GB3cI7AtpRkMF4Uv0RopO4xX05ySBdH1v26vdI4ve7d66h0-R6JejU11aFpQgX2F5WuykW9psjwnH3G8mFjZhyphenhyphenE-3BddC2w838egbz60dhfpgpM5BA3os-JAMH9Drr-IKq9wd/s2016/IMG_3773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNYTvO-FoM-w1L7w-Ya_hOSPW28Yz_0zK4xZa8EXtaK4NOG8ynk6wb69GB3cI7AtpRkMF4Uv0RopO4xX05ySBdH1v26vdI4ve7d66h0-R6JejU11aFpQgX2F5WuykW9psjwnH3G8mFjZhyphenhyphenE-3BddC2w838egbz60dhfpgpM5BA3os-JAMH9Drr-IKq9wd/s320/IMG_3773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peter and Caroline</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRN8fWE4kwj-VQWNXXfRtqgageMMr_m4PBS5Kft9NwG5F28BlI2hIrsSC3NxrZxWQy4j7U3vpQu3g6dDco0LrjnYbS9QZ2BZwkl82-QIC4QbcViuvUutF1WECR0OqwE_yFcHJxU22QNegC2351ta1XXVVtxb824SbGdIlfktQksSzZWB_ml8gAh_3BGFP3/s2016/IMG_3776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRN8fWE4kwj-VQWNXXfRtqgageMMr_m4PBS5Kft9NwG5F28BlI2hIrsSC3NxrZxWQy4j7U3vpQu3g6dDco0LrjnYbS9QZ2BZwkl82-QIC4QbcViuvUutF1WECR0OqwE_yFcHJxU22QNegC2351ta1XXVVtxb824SbGdIlfktQksSzZWB_ml8gAh_3BGFP3/s320/IMG_3776.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neil and Caroline</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTockCyL_ljeHZ_tIT6T5PaeUmDe7eEjXL4SPMmihYsvfTvq5ELDgFtOvszApedDHfb6srtIcAukQ4njOy6oxABb9JGo8xn8vHFc8yXx2Xz1GnlxYZf3FI8H-ZTXbSxLCUoIKnJOJPndNcKej42o6cok1T0w-87OBZdqbnPGY31gBG3hBn7Z9_-B0bGNz5/s2016/IMG_3779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTockCyL_ljeHZ_tIT6T5PaeUmDe7eEjXL4SPMmihYsvfTvq5ELDgFtOvszApedDHfb6srtIcAukQ4njOy6oxABb9JGo8xn8vHFc8yXx2Xz1GnlxYZf3FI8H-ZTXbSxLCUoIKnJOJPndNcKej42o6cok1T0w-87OBZdqbnPGY31gBG3hBn7Z9_-B0bGNz5/s320/IMG_3779.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picture of the wheel as we got off it</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/AVvXsEi2ydUfWCYlDmcxshyphenhyphenYpe0rUb1GZvSZ3xxmM_L6ltPDbJyBjoVS8rXBNUR2CEy10LPSo435kMhAtIvuynzpKchdbM1nZDysIIXHaHCHCFfTRV9jgA2BrRcAQlRCWPc-ArJKbDRNd5nCf3uKzgOCK_KIvSLYoSTtgwwbGVJ_IDX4DuRGdzt2nH_Wa0scLYfx/s2016/IMG_3780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ydUfWCYlDmcxshyphenhyphenYpe0rUb1GZvSZ3xxmM_L6ltPDbJyBjoVS8rXBNUR2CEy10LPSo435kMhAtIvuynzpKchdbM1nZDysIIXHaHCHCFfTRV9jgA2BrRcAQlRCWPc-ArJKbDRNd5nCf3uKzgOCK_KIvSLYoSTtgwwbGVJ_IDX4DuRGdzt2nH_Wa0scLYfx/s320/IMG_3780.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the ceiling in Fleur, which was lovely</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/AVvXsEg9-YvucGIVt5YEXprzpjBHBINSUe9wN34VGTnv6dXEVkd9Dz2Xmk4aBDpfa_FuR0AuskeYzRf5VEVlbyfoykoNnCIAr-DqAFUv4RosGX7HtBxH4484wEHHwufLIdXYZsnm-87uQ6wK3ERHdyJF6ZDgyVMlG5m2ehbK2nw6_Wm70F5xG6ONZ-WY4znAJo_k/s2048/e8d93c0a-39d5-4e34-a698-7a100887925a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-YvucGIVt5YEXprzpjBHBINSUe9wN34VGTnv6dXEVkd9Dz2Xmk4aBDpfa_FuR0AuskeYzRf5VEVlbyfoykoNnCIAr-DqAFUv4RosGX7HtBxH4484wEHHwufLIdXYZsnm-87uQ6wK3ERHdyJF6ZDgyVMlG5m2ehbK2nw6_Wm70F5xG6ONZ-WY4znAJo_k/s320/e8d93c0a-39d5-4e34-a698-7a100887925a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neil took this, I don't even know what I was happy about, but something, clearly!</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/AVvXsEhuQ09HxEv0IesGALEurIgv6GTZyiITYMsp7bvE2AhoyHf6NCNFWvUH1dOS5DKclO9mmSF1jaAefRLIqVFLb2KMnsYON66XT_wSkrk3H5kF9I4jE5onMHsBAWAu7sxBKuuuRexEBH24wlXQUeocjnniPGTvTi1tBa5Fjyk7eKDNoVIR2f0JlinL44B1_8GO/s2048/d0078c44-8ad2-44f4-874e-d4f3781197be.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ09HxEv0IesGALEurIgv6GTZyiITYMsp7bvE2AhoyHf6NCNFWvUH1dOS5DKclO9mmSF1jaAefRLIqVFLb2KMnsYON66XT_wSkrk3H5kF9I4jE5onMHsBAWAu7sxBKuuuRexEBH24wlXQUeocjnniPGTvTi1tBa5Fjyk7eKDNoVIR2f0JlinL44B1_8GO/s320/d0078c44-8ad2-44f4-874e-d4f3781197be.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neil and Caroline, my stepdad took this</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/AVvXsEhbSHRCf-F4Zm6yp-TgrphkPsDbKIAZwCXaF-9s9ejxDJS26mKjLalsKIeE_7SZmSwduNGBZHd2XzarKD2FBYJR7M2_lXSR7QnnP4bDxT9omEhvVtJDfgMkqzPOGg1npDlCdwruSp5JI1RyMvdV0zYDWdIC3d74X3Tva6PUFEdDDDdYIaDZrXXOuzIEt6pD/s2048/4a755919-837e-4839-86b3-4f9a18f0f1a4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSHRCf-F4Zm6yp-TgrphkPsDbKIAZwCXaF-9s9ejxDJS26mKjLalsKIeE_7SZmSwduNGBZHd2XzarKD2FBYJR7M2_lXSR7QnnP4bDxT9omEhvVtJDfgMkqzPOGg1npDlCdwruSp5JI1RyMvdV0zYDWdIC3d74X3Tva6PUFEdDDDdYIaDZrXXOuzIEt6pD/s320/4a755919-837e-4839-86b3-4f9a18f0f1a4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and Peter</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7dKXXy2VwVlRJm8lkisPBgZ-d59NrIb6RXJSDITvxOaNvTlZRMGffltcrPLzV6NZcJc2RqKshxdIAfHHu6yVMHGYQkAdYLKI66I9PFjAkQEsHKp77wXGHQC__3M1jE4ariMqb_9lJw-1u5KvXF-_n_m59CQK4gnAP617x3uPjLBwHVmutW6lUE8Futh8/s2016/IMG_3781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7dKXXy2VwVlRJm8lkisPBgZ-d59NrIb6RXJSDITvxOaNvTlZRMGffltcrPLzV6NZcJc2RqKshxdIAfHHu6yVMHGYQkAdYLKI66I9PFjAkQEsHKp77wXGHQC__3M1jE4ariMqb_9lJw-1u5KvXF-_n_m59CQK4gnAP617x3uPjLBwHVmutW6lUE8Futh8/s320/IMG_3781.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is all of us in Fleur</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgqVnXmihLuHm02mM1ooqQBlwycIrIuAe9tHKbjzfK9LG5IPu5AzRYtwURiFcVBpEKmAy8kBx_8Z9GJ0iH2TOIW04HwVLdbztnLEwfGZ7lQ38cR-_nAg5b-uJa_IWzu0Vd0W1CtsbpH20oDV3yQEvkOjSN67YaD5JS4NiiEvZ1tryeZr3Lz-PJmJiuBAG/s2016/IMG_3787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgqVnXmihLuHm02mM1ooqQBlwycIrIuAe9tHKbjzfK9LG5IPu5AzRYtwURiFcVBpEKmAy8kBx_8Z9GJ0iH2TOIW04HwVLdbztnLEwfGZ7lQ38cR-_nAg5b-uJa_IWzu0Vd0W1CtsbpH20oDV3yQEvkOjSN67YaD5JS4NiiEvZ1tryeZr3Lz-PJmJiuBAG/s320/IMG_3787.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a pear something, it was nice</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Neil and Caroline</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15v2GkeXrHf3NLjCNDR-aJGkcupNqOD3RfXxVwVVYYml60Z-Lug8yxzQAKvm-JRZvtFp6R3RxZzm2bY8FkTtifjxeuifZy7fTgyBGiObEPpr81UakIkjnVkXbS5_oKo8Rc3O2cUBPvgFwQm_vnleAVEPPiQ_6_sofypxOtZxEGGbHd4c1-H6a7-G6e2Ha/s1544/IMG_3794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15v2GkeXrHf3NLjCNDR-aJGkcupNqOD3RfXxVwVVYYml60Z-Lug8yxzQAKvm-JRZvtFp6R3RxZzm2bY8FkTtifjxeuifZy7fTgyBGiObEPpr81UakIkjnVkXbS5_oKo8Rc3O2cUBPvgFwQm_vnleAVEPPiQ_6_sofypxOtZxEGGbHd4c1-H6a7-G6e2Ha/s320/IMG_3794.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neil and my stepdad</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt0au1Rk7c8plQRjW8BOH5AQJPxEI1pcga43YHClvZowSQkncJ9VHaMOZ9b_5JZ554nmVdxE0Go6-Tdy75bZQBiVnl9mHeNOES784ose9f_yydpi7gyZORrzwldoxADlW1yddm1JgWYUGXPPwvazRWFZSkcTakW-AhbGdFmmW-7O4rasvtOadV9mteZs0/s320/IMG_3797.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and Peter</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoR9L2Iwx19DrZhyphenhypheniEAamr0H3FztQ2dbUJaioQsHXPNlEgRSBZR25n6w0rcriFE7JX1Pxycr1fqf-MTTrGFn8mln_mhZdJ7kp-EsrLY0mCamOmcdQbSwtt9X-ODYzYz86cEfoAU-MxiJzGCnRhLihyWdVCStQB4fn0GZ31ILaccRInICzCpg1LgfpHMwqs/s2016/IMG_3798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoR9L2Iwx19DrZhyphenhypheniEAamr0H3FztQ2dbUJaioQsHXPNlEgRSBZR25n6w0rcriFE7JX1Pxycr1fqf-MTTrGFn8mln_mhZdJ7kp-EsrLY0mCamOmcdQbSwtt9X-ODYzYz86cEfoAU-MxiJzGCnRhLihyWdVCStQB4fn0GZ31ILaccRInICzCpg1LgfpHMwqs/s320/IMG_3798.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peter and Jac</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jUkjPc0Lb8dhJX0IIN9x7Rb4lsVy_cjtRvGHMuDI-lWGsrq9fDHWE-za_XMz6ozm19s_GfR_NrHoKkHQHJCn1a2xkMxCtoVSuM31lbS_166sCry2HVcXeDkVjyJkoAlPc-2MLz2lWugdWLXw_ONNQ9bM6FJh9VI2YBLEImzcVhm7M3shCci6xpcb5hnW/s2016/IMG_3800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jUkjPc0Lb8dhJX0IIN9x7Rb4lsVy_cjtRvGHMuDI-lWGsrq9fDHWE-za_XMz6ozm19s_GfR_NrHoKkHQHJCn1a2xkMxCtoVSuM31lbS_166sCry2HVcXeDkVjyJkoAlPc-2MLz2lWugdWLXw_ONNQ9bM6FJh9VI2YBLEImzcVhm7M3shCci6xpcb5hnW/s320/IMG_3800.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Colour Changing One!</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/AVvXsEjy1keOl5BqR9Duxvc_LzFkWcbLur9qdQTZm0kvlzNHIygTf5oxTWAgrlL5umNLYCLeO8gmAvQkUhCidF5Y6GSkjztz4fEGmMXNHWo7VML1iqWkYAocHS0cuzfs774RAuLyLfOa9Qd680rRyRwZCiuzUA9mSmlkrtjJFArGP58Nb4rrtVDkrGzxtHl27awi/s2048/03bd4c1a-4fef-4d59-849b-09346e686db9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1keOl5BqR9Duxvc_LzFkWcbLur9qdQTZm0kvlzNHIygTf5oxTWAgrlL5umNLYCLeO8gmAvQkUhCidF5Y6GSkjztz4fEGmMXNHWo7VML1iqWkYAocHS0cuzfs774RAuLyLfOa9Qd680rRyRwZCiuzUA9mSmlkrtjJFArGP58Nb4rrtVDkrGzxtHl27awi/s320/03bd4c1a-4fef-4d59-849b-09346e686db9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caroline had this bubble cocktail which she liked</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBbSCJhrPtTlqaBRbXqSLKCwQ-98kCQQaeFcW9TvW7s71qpmVZcEaqwyf3IY00deGe5T8qipblzCIOtVpbvHnLwbopDz8Tm9SrFuJkXLXGZ28LfaPWpYwQ9YrXbHxDye0f-WdSR4xuqSP9KzsPRDQ3GQuUMAc9TlU4EZJP4vAWDLqR3WBLiHxoftY08eG/s2016/IMG_3803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBbSCJhrPtTlqaBRbXqSLKCwQ-98kCQQaeFcW9TvW7s71qpmVZcEaqwyf3IY00deGe5T8qipblzCIOtVpbvHnLwbopDz8Tm9SrFuJkXLXGZ28LfaPWpYwQ9YrXbHxDye0f-WdSR4xuqSP9KzsPRDQ3GQuUMAc9TlU4EZJP4vAWDLqR3WBLiHxoftY08eG/s320/IMG_3803.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Champagne!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIhxWPXPsT_GhCYE-0Fp55qUUfq-HTocrEZivM0sMv4CPHiw5DAIaYA4c8OytHaXAjK4rXe_oJ6xxBYnrLMPrSwE7UiHgS2ZQXP-KTdh_9ev7ifCUfl6iE9vWsPQUW7shzRTNX0LdZhv9BZPNTHW1Ce9V2n7W8etOG-fgCGxa6dCA0Q-kJksjxGnFkfng/s2016/IMG_3804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIhxWPXPsT_GhCYE-0Fp55qUUfq-HTocrEZivM0sMv4CPHiw5DAIaYA4c8OytHaXAjK4rXe_oJ6xxBYnrLMPrSwE7UiHgS2ZQXP-KTdh_9ev7ifCUfl6iE9vWsPQUW7shzRTNX0LdZhv9BZPNTHW1Ce9V2n7W8etOG-fgCGxa6dCA0Q-kJksjxGnFkfng/s320/IMG_3804.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my cute little glass of it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4A_GXWztSCjwFqjAr6OINmYZZhQ60LyCk5deMuw_xMOjc_J-yDDDTp4kWhrMy16NH34T0WgwBAFmq3odaI04UN7u77AkdUL2pyTCbDrYs1cBUU-Zdel7-KCu2l5MOumewU7ndL-YEUhJmTOLnExVsHnf9Z9F4Wgbvr7mORt5NsDTANWU6njVNA0JZLqi/s2016/IMG_3806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4A_GXWztSCjwFqjAr6OINmYZZhQ60LyCk5deMuw_xMOjc_J-yDDDTp4kWhrMy16NH34T0WgwBAFmq3odaI04UN7u77AkdUL2pyTCbDrYs1cBUU-Zdel7-KCu2l5MOumewU7ndL-YEUhJmTOLnExVsHnf9Z9F4Wgbvr7mORt5NsDTANWU6njVNA0JZLqi/s320/IMG_3806.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't actually swig from the bottle but I did consider it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi607-T1XABJbbuiaup5J0vW6EiUbxJgTJGDnnAqUaVhbItbWmUdGfy5VbnIkTYGa4wXKyB2sHlbm_UIx7tJCMeVvWPbmU_aO7KJmmRI-A4BjxS60EDsjGRxWjS9UBMm5FGt16lGhdhYvBoqlkrx9Ttqe2BNfylax1jI5cG1Z-WJEedQSkTm2Y-KpBG9s5w/s2016/IMG_3807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi607-T1XABJbbuiaup5J0vW6EiUbxJgTJGDnnAqUaVhbItbWmUdGfy5VbnIkTYGa4wXKyB2sHlbm_UIx7tJCMeVvWPbmU_aO7KJmmRI-A4BjxS60EDsjGRxWjS9UBMm5FGt16lGhdhYvBoqlkrx9Ttqe2BNfylax1jI5cG1Z-WJEedQSkTm2Y-KpBG9s5w/s320/IMG_3807.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cauliflower bites with a lovely dip</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDe7KeewpDXQ2bvv7xSmvtN2Ock5SaNGHtzneTKvQXLAL5-fHRK-Xu0wLJ69U6FsN20mGSUwYXuhjYCVSEmBM_JpkkfjV85CU8ZYs2evBCglamzAD1w8U5vbuF9puPQjbJ8ixeiqVdzuqTyL9unIa-XNFaFFrqarfl_h_7kJCmFJQx2j5Dz7qVR-npAcG/s2016/IMG_3809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDe7KeewpDXQ2bvv7xSmvtN2Ock5SaNGHtzneTKvQXLAL5-fHRK-Xu0wLJ69U6FsN20mGSUwYXuhjYCVSEmBM_JpkkfjV85CU8ZYs2evBCglamzAD1w8U5vbuF9puPQjbJ8ixeiqVdzuqTyL9unIa-XNFaFFrqarfl_h_7kJCmFJQx2j5Dz7qVR-npAcG/s320/IMG_3809.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Halloumi flatbread</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78hL-CyHh6KM8RglabtvOM3FReqbRAegl4IkNoXVu3Cd53KSPVcQ1R6VgRqrScmJ292TLU9l3w2c5LFrQEJ-wxOK3NOo2otLgskhU3p9RG-5L1-LF-lg6vuJQB0P3apNUZhbKSjYrs9YIWz4q56yWyuNXo5HifkZAHjJ4faUhZx-_Cf4rz_P7lyjND8vl/s2016/IMG_3810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78hL-CyHh6KM8RglabtvOM3FReqbRAegl4IkNoXVu3Cd53KSPVcQ1R6VgRqrScmJ292TLU9l3w2c5LFrQEJ-wxOK3NOo2otLgskhU3p9RG-5L1-LF-lg6vuJQB0P3apNUZhbKSjYrs9YIWz4q56yWyuNXo5HifkZAHjJ4faUhZx-_Cf4rz_P7lyjND8vl/s320/IMG_3810.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my zombie cocktail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoguW4G_LIl89z-U_0HuohDfsHeEdUVRcKfCrQmmRu4uy__kRxgohcHgme7lDXMB0glM9A9GL7m-sAh8zgBL7EuYljd2EvxjKFMRs0dxD4yEhtWrKeOOC18xPnXhgUxITdMhZFlsyCvHY8vdBZq05wtEJalQsi5Cud7imPUVVLfgBFfsVS2V5O_VjntVtw/s2016/IMG_3816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoguW4G_LIl89z-U_0HuohDfsHeEdUVRcKfCrQmmRu4uy__kRxgohcHgme7lDXMB0glM9A9GL7m-sAh8zgBL7EuYljd2EvxjKFMRs0dxD4yEhtWrKeOOC18xPnXhgUxITdMhZFlsyCvHY8vdBZq05wtEJalQsi5Cud7imPUVVLfgBFfsVS2V5O_VjntVtw/s320/IMG_3816.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally rainbow cake later!</div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-19326970638860450362024-03-02T11:04:00.020+00:002024-03-02T11:04:00.244+00:00Lunch with Sarah 10th January<p>On the 10th of January I went over to my friend Sarah's house. As a reminder, she is the friend who lost her husband Tom very suddenly just three weeks before Christmas. The funeral was on the 5th of January and we went to his celebration of life on the 6th. So this was the first week of whatever will be a new normal for Sarah, and as I was free I wanted to go over. </p><p>I also wanted her to wax my eyebrows! Sarah is a make up artist and she's done my brows before, but not for ages. I wanted them doing before my birthday the week after this. I usually just leave my eyebrows alone but I was excited to get them done! I arrived at Sarah's at about noon and she did my brows almost straight away. They look great! </p><p>We then walked round to a pub near her house for lunch. There weren't tons of veggie options but I was happy - I would have just had chips and bread or something if it had come to it! But they had a veggie fajita which came with salad and chips and we also shared some onion rings. It was really nice, decent food and well priced. I would go again with Sarah! We had a coffee afterwards as we were both full of food!</p><p>We talked about anything and everything - obviously we talked about Tom and there were some tears but also a lot of laughs and a lot of plans for the future. Sarah is doing okay and I think that's brilliant. </p><p>I left about 2.30 so got home just after 3. I was wearing my apothecary patterned dress which is so comfy, and my rainbow striped cardigan which is really warm which was needed because it was a cold day! My tights were lilac and from Snag of course, I wore them not so long ago too. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmFbOUE3MQWj7riDNZGF0SuEMWuRMs8b68hNJMIKQ9566rd6IXJg2nFUumKknHTHTJoUpaYVL_452ioVIk0SRzygpKczMAyzzxiifgi0yM1lbNyq6SyNTZnE0b5QlA48zIcNW0TGwVG5_FkAqLu1KMGB22fiIDmtQTavrnZDElxgXSKxDEj-xZqSir7E-/s2016/IMG_3621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmFbOUE3MQWj7riDNZGF0SuEMWuRMs8b68hNJMIKQ9566rd6IXJg2nFUumKknHTHTJoUpaYVL_452ioVIk0SRzygpKczMAyzzxiifgi0yM1lbNyq6SyNTZnE0b5QlA48zIcNW0TGwVG5_FkAqLu1KMGB22fiIDmtQTavrnZDElxgXSKxDEj-xZqSir7E-/s320/IMG_3621.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Veggie fajita and chips and salad, so good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz5h8BL29QGh5eKmOIstP_LTRGLrlQZvVGjWbZyBhtNBOLRrsuP0nYOf5QVEZTSnjM2LJXlivYJPj9atvvMdkzVzS_UPbgSoZF69OVwGeZwFxDzihT34067NlSYgLjke5VA5dqntyO8FIce2uItDbWIIYxq60GctfQT0nhtYJemfz0oscgaLpiX9kQG_N/s2016/IMG_3623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz5h8BL29QGh5eKmOIstP_LTRGLrlQZvVGjWbZyBhtNBOLRrsuP0nYOf5QVEZTSnjM2LJXlivYJPj9atvvMdkzVzS_UPbgSoZF69OVwGeZwFxDzihT34067NlSYgLjke5VA5dqntyO8FIce2uItDbWIIYxq60GctfQT0nhtYJemfz0oscgaLpiX9kQG_N/s320/IMG_3623.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sarah wanted us to take a photo because that's normality, that's what we would normally do</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNGgKKKo4wSE0i0eoh2eRp1OrMlJkabDHoW6S7aAxARGG4L3V4PfwxGvwo9TF7RTjHAerkp6fbdBtLiorUpmXT-RsDxgJxipiHeKb-90gRMRtAqrzxasB1XExFBCmDNZ8o5rM2NMVSl3IJTiCT8R4KDtdV0rsecXEBCVis56s9_55NeBgTJe5Gpc2goXg/s2016/IMG_3626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNGgKKKo4wSE0i0eoh2eRp1OrMlJkabDHoW6S7aAxARGG4L3V4PfwxGvwo9TF7RTjHAerkp6fbdBtLiorUpmXT-RsDxgJxipiHeKb-90gRMRtAqrzxasB1XExFBCmDNZ8o5rM2NMVSl3IJTiCT8R4KDtdV0rsecXEBCVis56s9_55NeBgTJe5Gpc2goXg/s320/IMG_3626.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apothecary dress and striped cardigan</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcyMIoJ-Sn4GeoFviBlE5yz6E0BU-ez9UWHCItPuI20N9W6LTHuN8r9jqMzBRehUE5leiVJXfcyHee70nEYH6GQsNUJSJZXBJVOTjygsr-6fcE_v4jFl-HG_fw8L4wJxAZTFgakcG4kOb8AiJXhIsJXo5QOo3wx76-9dnxrC54QajY6fXESGFkjbKg-3x/s1544/IMG_3629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcyMIoJ-Sn4GeoFviBlE5yz6E0BU-ez9UWHCItPuI20N9W6LTHuN8r9jqMzBRehUE5leiVJXfcyHee70nEYH6GQsNUJSJZXBJVOTjygsr-6fcE_v4jFl-HG_fw8L4wJxAZTFgakcG4kOb8AiJXhIsJXo5QOo3wx76-9dnxrC54QajY6fXESGFkjbKg-3x/s320/IMG_3629.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a close up of my eyebrows, they look so good! I will get her to do it again in a few months I think</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-74813955544100262912024-02-28T20:35:00.052+00:002024-02-28T20:35:00.138+00:00Films of the Month - December<p>I watched thirteen films in December which was a decent number, and which bring my total in 2023 to 123. This is down on previous years but I don't really mind as I had a couple of really low months. I am already doing better in 2024! Here's what I saw in December:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw6J29lE2PoVNXMOWsRvdI5JRP31GLhrUvPFqLCbvc0KfFEzDEApXgLqOSSczdgEYOIGClTKEGiz1PakHxPdOrudKf1Op3lrI-l4g45j7082Z__AgbdZYzm33zl3bMU5038AvUP2KZx1TJYJNnw8O0isw-upcrQmDczcXz4ZxTNDYSh8FONhcIwwwisSr/s810/santaclause.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw6J29lE2PoVNXMOWsRvdI5JRP31GLhrUvPFqLCbvc0KfFEzDEApXgLqOSSczdgEYOIGClTKEGiz1PakHxPdOrudKf1Op3lrI-l4g45j7082Z__AgbdZYzm33zl3bMU5038AvUP2KZx1TJYJNnw8O0isw-upcrQmDczcXz4ZxTNDYSh8FONhcIwwwisSr/s320/santaclause.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I started off the festive season with The Santa Clause, which I haven't seen for ages but enjoy. I like Tim Allen a lot</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/AVvXsEhRWaQDxgesDHdQk1jsCD3_-gTwUshXjJKa0yg20TXo7RqSDQ_mZYT2bwZaXr5gDOUFCqZMZkm4ieFYr2dv2ER4sffThMBTIV2ag9_-oN9d4-pc_ATvXMWXgjQ3Y9m1WaI2IWSNq_NhvIBQn-ciUB8lB0JbphEloAS4wtKq7jKQD5bZ96quEiqYXURvvyL7/s388/diehard3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWaQDxgesDHdQk1jsCD3_-gTwUshXjJKa0yg20TXo7RqSDQ_mZYT2bwZaXr5gDOUFCqZMZkm4ieFYr2dv2ER4sffThMBTIV2ag9_-oN9d4-pc_ATvXMWXgjQ3Y9m1WaI2IWSNq_NhvIBQn-ciUB8lB0JbphEloAS4wtKq7jKQD5bZ96quEiqYXURvvyL7/s320/diehard3.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay so it's not a Christmas film but I was sort of sick of the first two Die Hard films so suggested we watched the third one instead. Samuel L Jackson is so good!</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/AVvXsEjL3kMpeDDaj5c5yx0TVZwuXOoA1OIpM-r0crpGqdAnniucgacv6R-J9SuD2v4PFTjXdlhiCKj3ZInOdUTNMSZhCS-x3oEsqHjRFkgfiaHN_N2BuOAwq9N0BLeYgfnsVtNkDAm5F_AJoHhirWUg9PSVnmnBudUIHuC1SeBQmoSYNOs4KOOPB-JfeQkDbepM/s376/flintst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3kMpeDDaj5c5yx0TVZwuXOoA1OIpM-r0crpGqdAnniucgacv6R-J9SuD2v4PFTjXdlhiCKj3ZInOdUTNMSZhCS-x3oEsqHjRFkgfiaHN_N2BuOAwq9N0BLeYgfnsVtNkDAm5F_AJoHhirWUg9PSVnmnBudUIHuC1SeBQmoSYNOs4KOOPB-JfeQkDbepM/s320/flintst.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love watching the Flint Street Nativity, where a bunch of comedians and comic actors play kids in a nativity play. It's so funny and I really like it. I think Frank Skinner doing his Question of Sport impressions is really funny. I mentioned this to my mum and she watched it too with my stepdad, who had never seen it. Who put baby Jesus in with Michael Owen?!</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/AVvXsEhxm4QvzGCYiCcuS4LgJ1sov7XC5o0hbBeVMNEN2PHe8aSU4xlqYkkkBoswRsUyJ4MWU6eQtLPrfGswJD6f8ifv1xhbPswbi9RACCQZA3oWl_zOuzmU5cwVb5SAjM5b9BRvlEASx4Djphr_gtda6Mvj_r7kSHY5UDAMjJhqDIhx5SCFgNCFgKAQF6CrxzSX/s1481/familyswitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm4QvzGCYiCcuS4LgJ1sov7XC5o0hbBeVMNEN2PHe8aSU4xlqYkkkBoswRsUyJ4MWU6eQtLPrfGswJD6f8ifv1xhbPswbi9RACCQZA3oWl_zOuzmU5cwVb5SAjM5b9BRvlEASx4Djphr_gtda6Mvj_r7kSHY5UDAMjJhqDIhx5SCFgNCFgKAQF6CrxzSX/s320/familyswitch.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Netflix recommended Family Switch to me and I quite enjoyed it - the kids become the grown ups and the baby becomes the dog, like a Freaky Friday for the whole family. Jennifer Garner was really good and I just found the whole thing a bit cute </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/AVvXsEicbK9xYJVsgScgly-hZNLQSV50srW-xcuiB2PETyalYwfcLwX4xiU_gAyxDL5ndARyNNq0b6xQym8cEcmx_R1f1h3_Dzheqrw2lePc64ayHHHN4_UOKGdZQTpN1mKhzsgRg1O280mSyoqhE1FW9GU2XGCffNyyzlN1ljpBJdHRN1BxGJBtJCmfdv3XVUB7/s2048/meangirls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1446" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbK9xYJVsgScgly-hZNLQSV50srW-xcuiB2PETyalYwfcLwX4xiU_gAyxDL5ndARyNNq0b6xQym8cEcmx_R1f1h3_Dzheqrw2lePc64ayHHHN4_UOKGdZQTpN1mKhzsgRg1O280mSyoqhE1FW9GU2XGCffNyyzlN1ljpBJdHRN1BxGJBtJCmfdv3XVUB7/s320/meangirls.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I watched Mean Girls together. It's one of my faves but he had only seen it once before I think. I love it, it's ridiculous </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/AVvXsEg1lmtUiOEToXsbJa7wnzUO8nJB7R0iukNvPUZ_35Ftt3GHyi2V1RNgV2KgJ1RpKtgbhbvrJ69k5SiJjo_ocfRrTX5cqtOhcN6uG4G0wMF3gVq6mZTYN1s0hHegik24Uk2mOQ4gdcB3uz1f7ORQw8yiCMA3wq5DyCgVDIAud48DCokNYIjLdtCGkGKAVnN3/s1259/haunting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lmtUiOEToXsbJa7wnzUO8nJB7R0iukNvPUZ_35Ftt3GHyi2V1RNgV2KgJ1RpKtgbhbvrJ69k5SiJjo_ocfRrTX5cqtOhcN6uG4G0wMF3gVq6mZTYN1s0hHegik24Uk2mOQ4gdcB3uz1f7ORQw8yiCMA3wq5DyCgVDIAud48DCokNYIjLdtCGkGKAVnN3/s320/haunting.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I watched the third in Kenneth Brannagh's Poirot series and I liked it. Venice looked beautiful. I still don't quite buy Brannagh as Poirot but I do like the films enough</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/AVvXsEiZ7q8gnhx5J9sl19kgLnC9mZcsQGdJ2chrMSC_Wi75XWoUNwptxUxNl02T-Ev8nivEupfTlD8-RKZEZPCXlDKx6JS4v4q4YuEBcc4wCcgEZOwzBgWD5DTh_oOSZZzxsMCD2l0EbL0YswnZ-qdolBdFHfo_Rx-XkLMqPSzuwFRCfXzZC4jk7pCEu2DckVaN/s2958/muppetcc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="2002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7q8gnhx5J9sl19kgLnC9mZcsQGdJ2chrMSC_Wi75XWoUNwptxUxNl02T-Ev8nivEupfTlD8-RKZEZPCXlDKx6JS4v4q4YuEBcc4wCcgEZOwzBgWD5DTh_oOSZZzxsMCD2l0EbL0YswnZ-qdolBdFHfo_Rx-XkLMqPSzuwFRCfXzZC4jk7pCEu2DckVaN/s320/muppetcc.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I watched The Muppet Christmas Carol because it's always so good and we both love it. It was just ten days before Christmas at this point</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/AVvXsEifWrM3uQzgZoFijigdHh0o2Uu_d2VLTnNLYGPDHreOhr8xDyvEvzxFu62XBPAenEr1sbGbYzcBogLuTXgUIfpvyxTd6pzVQgJdjpN9JWVfNQ_gh5vEQ0A3h6mgk9TppDgBHSNInpJfrkfjeEwjNXiavo6pQYU7DsaNVwfVxnCUN_PTThV6Q3ltmZ10CupX/s1763/agatha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="1175" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWrM3uQzgZoFijigdHh0o2Uu_d2VLTnNLYGPDHreOhr8xDyvEvzxFu62XBPAenEr1sbGbYzcBogLuTXgUIfpvyxTd6pzVQgJdjpN9JWVfNQ_gh5vEQ0A3h6mgk9TppDgBHSNInpJfrkfjeEwjNXiavo6pQYU7DsaNVwfVxnCUN_PTThV6Q3ltmZ10CupX/s320/agatha.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Agatha and Poirot was a TV film on ITV and I liked it - it had celebrity fans and a lot of information about Agatha Christie and her most famous detective. I'd recommend it if you're a fan</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/AVvXsEicyXrWe89iTO0ehUj7pgmhd6tpYKp4rFWsaeizOxNeMiU3XAFHVipOjmz2UqLkfL6weoXPTSWs8R5xlQSpvk7ZgNHj0SK-FaeB2c-dKCPjzAfePeEcD-x3dJtRhn9hUB0Agt3UaTp2sOLO_ANdfvWduWyeVUQhx2QCjGQbVQgmUcoVfcn-GYaZwxKjUdvM/s1482/elvis2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyXrWe89iTO0ehUj7pgmhd6tpYKp4rFWsaeizOxNeMiU3XAFHVipOjmz2UqLkfL6weoXPTSWs8R5xlQSpvk7ZgNHj0SK-FaeB2c-dKCPjzAfePeEcD-x3dJtRhn9hUB0Agt3UaTp2sOLO_ANdfvWduWyeVUQhx2QCjGQbVQgmUcoVfcn-GYaZwxKjUdvM/s320/elvis2.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I watched Elvis because I want to watch Priscilla soon. I didn't love it. Austin Butler as Elvis was good, but Tom Hanks was terrible, but then, I'm not usually a Hanks fan anyway. I wouldn't run to rewatch this</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7dI1QI8rm4yWroItor-uURWbfsk9grhPyZqAAPVvJaQ_VhGQjcNNlAtbOyoxIPcfJQOrWDEzDbpeojfAeIucYohOZtXQlNrGM_3E2m9RU52I3gIYwM6VUdNj2aBp9ARIf70Ptt4WTKuv2CiSyO0uZ4th0hOtHD9KmX-_woXKBmeUFUF4bQwniBIGEFYh/s1183/chrun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7dI1QI8rm4yWroItor-uURWbfsk9grhPyZqAAPVvJaQ_VhGQjcNNlAtbOyoxIPcfJQOrWDEzDbpeojfAeIucYohOZtXQlNrGM_3E2m9RU52I3gIYwM6VUdNj2aBp9ARIf70Ptt4WTKuv2CiSyO0uZ4th0hOtHD9KmX-_woXKBmeUFUF4bQwniBIGEFYh/s320/chrun.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love Chicken Run and it always feels like a Christmas film even though it's obviously not. It's just so cute</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/AVvXsEiaiwqmGeeo12hnhfIMVhnPzyLUnhksM4o9PYjE9Eu650nYunUGhhU9iQddY4_-o5XWYz-2fQY_Y_3sE-oSErBntAdrY-jxC5hu2cGUp6w6fOU9942WuKYx35JMzvf_TNWVJrgc_b9pZQYM5ayXpJ3uf1uK64H_aY2RsitHHKsviVtbvjKtBsnj59vMnQc3/s921/elf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiwqmGeeo12hnhfIMVhnPzyLUnhksM4o9PYjE9Eu650nYunUGhhU9iQddY4_-o5XWYz-2fQY_Y_3sE-oSErBntAdrY-jxC5hu2cGUp6w6fOU9942WuKYx35JMzvf_TNWVJrgc_b9pZQYM5ayXpJ3uf1uK64H_aY2RsitHHKsviVtbvjKtBsnj59vMnQc3/s320/elf.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I watched Elf together as it's a Christmas film he really likes. Again I don't really like Will Ferrell but find him tolerable in this</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/AVvXsEjyhm_2tCeATPCht8VNdNdythYRaQWp0iU0Ld-_Fh6oLXxPPxwkk6Yi3Q2Tx6CpVbjWXQ2JTP0qlvuxwH0cKpcc6g1rIIKq9DKPnox1VPU3zP5_MbaxUszvhXP1J-l2XvEyPVOvVipan4hQnMjgTPtRd9SuWF3YV-AYEINjzYoyD9XLnnYsHccXBPrZtNbM/s1200/homealone.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhm_2tCeATPCht8VNdNdythYRaQWp0iU0Ld-_Fh6oLXxPPxwkk6Yi3Q2Tx6CpVbjWXQ2JTP0qlvuxwH0cKpcc6g1rIIKq9DKPnox1VPU3zP5_MbaxUszvhXP1J-l2XvEyPVOvVipan4hQnMjgTPtRd9SuWF3YV-AYEINjzYoyD9XLnnYsHccXBPrZtNbM/s320/homealone.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I watched Home Alone just a few days before Christmas because it's a classic and it's ridiculous and I love it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc-a523Ik5VdrirddM-3KxAgHIxY06DK1CnHBv0DZgFAZz-LtAa_bMEsj0E9Aay7gq2lAkq8MeU-tm30KS05VR2-vRx9c90MJfDN1H54QU5jH4gq5Ozzi3pYvkoN__ivmuXGZ7SgkmRMwnu-IlF7O_53xMdSri4eEPFEtCl7h7YPsHrYLSVi0Pk-flbL-/s2048/dawn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc-a523Ik5VdrirddM-3KxAgHIxY06DK1CnHBv0DZgFAZz-LtAa_bMEsj0E9Aay7gq2lAkq8MeU-tm30KS05VR2-vRx9c90MJfDN1H54QU5jH4gq5Ozzi3pYvkoN__ivmuXGZ7SgkmRMwnu-IlF7O_53xMdSri4eEPFEtCl7h7YPsHrYLSVi0Pk-flbL-/s320/dawn.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Netflix thought I might want to watch the new sequel to Chicken Run, so I did. I didn't love it - it was quite cute in places but lacked some of the charm of the original</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLmjjFUPnxExAtRt2JQaou9-MzehTj14CDoDT9iNjHO-Mm6htuBtgWuUefxSkdTz-e32mnXhuwsaeDQxd1vxIchvbE1L6Tltn4m49WrN9iMCwm13UJGoOuLBuKhYQXLQNBBoq4JnV9xBA5_La807ltEw6e0vyIaVAsrO-1YjyDkGbvs-3CwG6tZGSZetT/s278/stepford.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLmjjFUPnxExAtRt2JQaou9-MzehTj14CDoDT9iNjHO-Mm6htuBtgWuUefxSkdTz-e32mnXhuwsaeDQxd1vxIchvbE1L6Tltn4m49WrN9iMCwm13UJGoOuLBuKhYQXLQNBBoq4JnV9xBA5_La807ltEw6e0vyIaVAsrO-1YjyDkGbvs-3CwG6tZGSZetT/s1600/stepford.jpeg" width="181" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally I watched The Stepford Wives because I had listened to a podcast about the book and was intrigued. I remember the film coming out but hadn't seen it before. I liked it, the cast is really good</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-34444113430228103482024-02-26T14:07:00.043+00:002024-02-26T14:07:00.146+00:00New Year's Day 2024<p>We were obviously still at my aunt's on New Year's Day. Lee had the 2nd of January off so I decided to go to work on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, so we could stay an extra day, and my mum and stepdad did too. (They're retired now so it made no difference to them). That meant we weren't travelling two days in a row and it meant more family time together!</p><p>We had a quiet morning and then my cousin Peter and Lee and I put together this chocolate house I had made. I bought chocolate drops from Slatterys when I went there in November and thought this would be a nice family activity, so I didn't make the house parts until the 30th of December. Lee helped me. We tempered the chocolate which was difficult to do and it didn't totally work but it did mostly work, and the chocolate had a lovely glossy shine. We poured the chocolate into the moulds, which my friend from craft club gave me. We left them to set and put them in the car flat to travel down. </p><p>The house pieces came out of the moulds easily enough on Monday morning. I didn't have enough melted chocolate to make the door or the tree or the people that are available in the moulds, so we just had six pieces - four for the house and two for the roof. We tried using hot water and a knife to melt the edges of the pieces, but it wouldn't work well enough. So Peter broke out the blow torch. It took a while and some rescuing with a knife, but it did all stick together in the end! All I wanted was it to be freestanding for a little bit at least and we achieved that! Yes it did have a few gaps but it was so cute. </p><p>Inside we put Minstrels, Maltesers, little Twirl bites and little Wispa bites. We left it to set. We were making curry for the evening and we played cards, which was fun. Lee and my mum and I sometimes play Nomination Whist, but it's better if there's four of you. Peter left and we kept on playing games and stuff, and I was embroidering too. I finished the little gingerbread house piece I had been working on for a few weeks. I got it free with Love Embroidery magazine and I really like it. I ran out of the pale brown though so had to use a different one. </p><p>The curries were amazing! We had about six types. Two were veggie - one Lee made which was vegetable tikka masala, and one which Caroline made which was curried eggs and which was SO good, I'll have to get the recipe off her. I love curried eggs! </p><p>I was wearing my galaxy print dress from Topsy Curvy all day with my rainbow cardigan from Simply Be. A cosy, comfy, and warm outfit! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4LQHBFoJ9OxcoKdOqACNdlPm_nVQMnfFWBOZ4TWt_jQrlbeIRipYvo4PMCNK8EGor1yDa-XdTNaezb73Az6qxTN1YK-0BvtDdwZAyc90_jl8KgBGklVLht346pfS8b1XJEObVPs95ySKXMBhkh469cnMh1KxvYRWA4dfKSn9a15ZU1DhqsUADdotSFt7/s2016/IMG_3446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4LQHBFoJ9OxcoKdOqACNdlPm_nVQMnfFWBOZ4TWt_jQrlbeIRipYvo4PMCNK8EGor1yDa-XdTNaezb73Az6qxTN1YK-0BvtDdwZAyc90_jl8KgBGklVLht346pfS8b1XJEObVPs95ySKXMBhkh469cnMh1KxvYRWA4dfKSn9a15ZU1DhqsUADdotSFt7/s320/IMG_3446.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peter breaking out the blow torch</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoppQvGW6EbLf5onCUMWfxUfokVYzs9V2SLlr3yPsTuvRWa47PXuotLTic7j4HRQ0ZSHx7p5aoNaitqWI2x9p82J7MH3J5sRnRk5dj3FxLrhRraCWbF03eMb3-awJuTsiAXtkFoGuELHnuWQNlFB74MTEbDp85r5aVgj7OpRBA7zTSiK28pAOEWSLntA3/s2016/IMG_3447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoppQvGW6EbLf5onCUMWfxUfokVYzs9V2SLlr3yPsTuvRWa47PXuotLTic7j4HRQ0ZSHx7p5aoNaitqWI2x9p82J7MH3J5sRnRk5dj3FxLrhRraCWbF03eMb3-awJuTsiAXtkFoGuELHnuWQNlFB74MTEbDp85r5aVgj7OpRBA7zTSiK28pAOEWSLntA3/s320/IMG_3447.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Melting the edge of the chocolate</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6o2orIBeNYHLDMkXUDZO0DEs8f4cYlMZ2OBIKUgu-DrWxAhYkbyuTq7BSyCvdTHXuYeJ0b68EK-JzlqW1o8NkQf0rJc9Z-VCg_FtHR4ybCNFUcqPYMH3yVT3tZ1Kd07Ib2Kv83lue4jVzn2zggeanmUKAeJvTQ1tdRWEapusCyAVFogC9Gd54oFvWYzV/s2016/IMG_3448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6o2orIBeNYHLDMkXUDZO0DEs8f4cYlMZ2OBIKUgu-DrWxAhYkbyuTq7BSyCvdTHXuYeJ0b68EK-JzlqW1o8NkQf0rJc9Z-VCg_FtHR4ybCNFUcqPYMH3yVT3tZ1Kd07Ib2Kv83lue4jVzn2zggeanmUKAeJvTQ1tdRWEapusCyAVFogC9Gd54oFvWYzV/s320/IMG_3448.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All four walls standing! Lee and I took a tin to bring it home in, thinking ahead!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb87_d1D9hyAxsm3qM8fOahL5DwdJJzSog54r08MvYxN2kutxbF-0weAoVdoq2h_oOYXb_p9s2Q3vg6hPYZjAv4oWq_HkWQZwpFEaAkERgUGHm0u7ko1kNqBqt7CjibAWA3Lap6kNftlBlQMeWLsmi5wAWUAhGpdiBmRNxAiScj7TpgzZL7US_juNEdARS/s2016/IMG_3449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb87_d1D9hyAxsm3qM8fOahL5DwdJJzSog54r08MvYxN2kutxbF-0weAoVdoq2h_oOYXb_p9s2Q3vg6hPYZjAv4oWq_HkWQZwpFEaAkERgUGHm0u7ko1kNqBqt7CjibAWA3Lap6kNftlBlQMeWLsmi5wAWUAhGpdiBmRNxAiScj7TpgzZL7US_juNEdARS/s320/IMG_3449.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once we started putting stuff inside</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCZsdaib2ppcpzZXshmNrPl_KMpXGSFYjlqLzHz-y-3gO9lTVXCqWnwyBPLpHAkXf6DXkgan5D-tcKMECeT8HMGhGDVI-OH4ABAMQGgiL0SD42SkfMUv1kuhIgo6vMGbux5kwR-z7tdLWx9nYNeTyEUUY42H2XbJeRxuDnqAlWzgvK-N9y8dqT8Z5THY0/s2016/IMG_3450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCZsdaib2ppcpzZXshmNrPl_KMpXGSFYjlqLzHz-y-3gO9lTVXCqWnwyBPLpHAkXf6DXkgan5D-tcKMECeT8HMGhGDVI-OH4ABAMQGgiL0SD42SkfMUv1kuhIgo6vMGbux5kwR-z7tdLWx9nYNeTyEUUY42H2XbJeRxuDnqAlWzgvK-N9y8dqT8Z5THY0/s320/IMG_3450.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bread stick was load bearing until the roof set properly</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWKworY2L5BePUhizuqu_vgSi_iYN-t212Rrq8eaKvt4O-BB4R0_6FoodXB5s17D88ZDYVVgg13gReBH8BL3qRFBP5otHGeoXBcjSE3MQrH56aWTUvrTDEG42mDMBDvsS_-cCFr_DWjjPizjzkShN4DQHw2DaBaZRlQJqrNJasofjZy5JHg6BBJXwzinK/s2016/IMG_3451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWKworY2L5BePUhizuqu_vgSi_iYN-t212Rrq8eaKvt4O-BB4R0_6FoodXB5s17D88ZDYVVgg13gReBH8BL3qRFBP5otHGeoXBcjSE3MQrH56aWTUvrTDEG42mDMBDvsS_-cCFr_DWjjPizjzkShN4DQHw2DaBaZRlQJqrNJasofjZy5JHg6BBJXwzinK/s320/IMG_3451.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we needed two...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ2d6PYLYt36t2dtuxAUYobWLbI-5ucxmxIwqhY6vq4gbEaF0CG6-7KE54tFWHCm1fLHP4CJczvzmFpO4AwX5HS9UuHCuRQdejKmgeCxlXVmzz3uNnVsM4_RUjsIrLmSOPhUu3vPbo3MaaejxKiEcE1Ft7uQl2HvYN27PE7rbzbOIMo7UxWT7ifxoUs0_/s2016/IMG_3453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ2d6PYLYt36t2dtuxAUYobWLbI-5ucxmxIwqhY6vq4gbEaF0CG6-7KE54tFWHCm1fLHP4CJczvzmFpO4AwX5HS9UuHCuRQdejKmgeCxlXVmzz3uNnVsM4_RUjsIrLmSOPhUu3vPbo3MaaejxKiEcE1Ft7uQl2HvYN27PE7rbzbOIMo7UxWT7ifxoUs0_/s320/IMG_3453.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But finally it was all standing! Yay! Ignore the huge gap in the roof - if I did it again I would try harder to get the chocolate flatter, haha. This is the front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFj-YMvUql_hOTWOm-KjpFpTjCM5xxPyXu27l6wr3OrzKoUNs3dJlzLfl7kZXpKMmM_8IwR3FZip6T5Tfp6vh0E-rKiZyLsj2ztOkwQ4UpWm5kuAaJZwhnzApM7u6DAbyWzYnZeEA2fFeiKFzjmi99d6YjfsY_6o-eZXYWyg6U9Z5KyvCF0th69GZsez5K/s2016/IMG_3454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFj-YMvUql_hOTWOm-KjpFpTjCM5xxPyXu27l6wr3OrzKoUNs3dJlzLfl7kZXpKMmM_8IwR3FZip6T5Tfp6vh0E-rKiZyLsj2ztOkwQ4UpWm5kuAaJZwhnzApM7u6DAbyWzYnZeEA2fFeiKFzjmi99d6YjfsY_6o-eZXYWyg6U9Z5KyvCF0th69GZsez5K/s320/IMG_3454.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZQE_hkluOuSIkDXlmH-keacH0Giu7R6Zxrc8GIfgOxWkUa8y0O223haXaFMKsyJ3X3zDyOtHlD_oVX48ykAuN0Af3SxitYhmi9FUd2J4dvsMM0fQ0FFkmPJB-CDxjRN8rO123hEyxzhr8PqgSQMTVPivi0KjDEJecCjnbmtk1yS1up2r8wW-DiAQYra8/s2016/IMG_3464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZQE_hkluOuSIkDXlmH-keacH0Giu7R6Zxrc8GIfgOxWkUa8y0O223haXaFMKsyJ3X3zDyOtHlD_oVX48ykAuN0Af3SxitYhmi9FUd2J4dvsMM0fQ0FFkmPJB-CDxjRN8rO123hEyxzhr8PqgSQMTVPivi0KjDEJecCjnbmtk1yS1up2r8wW-DiAQYra8/s320/IMG_3464.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my little embroidery piece, I will probably keep it in this frame and just sew the back closed </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwt0IdLVqXbB9UAoH0clI7XtHZlwSHFzKl7QwyglrMax6iDUSfyRqEzPWetwUoI8mrEMNh_8Pxdo7fdlRjlLUpb6UHzgIr8fTNmMjP_al8K1ZWHynpJDBEnf-xhAhzwgY6wI7fu82gzlb3CPQMRYRTHauadSwpsnvrMdrI_AjLzvJ4bsH4KF4qVHwXXAZ/s2016/IMG_3466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwt0IdLVqXbB9UAoH0clI7XtHZlwSHFzKl7QwyglrMax6iDUSfyRqEzPWetwUoI8mrEMNh_8Pxdo7fdlRjlLUpb6UHzgIr8fTNmMjP_al8K1ZWHynpJDBEnf-xhAhzwgY6wI7fu82gzlb3CPQMRYRTHauadSwpsnvrMdrI_AjLzvJ4bsH4KF4qVHwXXAZ/s320/IMG_3466.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Curry and rick and snacks, it was so nice</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eNPu4HrkVaXnPWhED6AgsPvIZosSgZL-3QjpkwD4naKYrgBC23ITZquZMzPKjOgbpHnOjuzToPMY0ep11ndsbg5SC1z2uncjFkr969VgEZ-TRh4D3K0qcCj82Xo-cmw5muEvvvdTt2QRnMRsGcsYN2Tnw8aPRNtsSo9D8spyCdgtqN2ZXLW3GFURJ5VW/s2016/IMG_3469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eNPu4HrkVaXnPWhED6AgsPvIZosSgZL-3QjpkwD4naKYrgBC23ITZquZMzPKjOgbpHnOjuzToPMY0ep11ndsbg5SC1z2uncjFkr969VgEZ-TRh4D3K0qcCj82Xo-cmw5muEvvvdTt2QRnMRsGcsYN2Tnw8aPRNtsSo9D8spyCdgtqN2ZXLW3GFURJ5VW/s320/IMG_3469.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's me last thing in my galaxy dress</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-59898870823562054372024-02-24T13:02:00.037+00:002024-02-24T13:02:00.251+00:00New Year's Eve 2023For New Year Lee and I went to my aunt's house in Surrey. We weren't sure what we were going to do, but after the bereavement in December I wanted to be with family so I asked if we could go too as my mum and stepdad were already due to go. Lee was playing a gig on the 30th and he didn't want to cancel it, so we set off on New Year's Eve. We got to Caroline's just before 4pm due to some traffic and that we had stopped for lunch. My cousin Peter was there and was staying for the night too! I didn't know! I had asked if he would be there (he lives in Southampton with his wife now, but she was working both days as she works in theatre) but he said he didn't think so, so it was such a lovely thing to have him there!<div><br /></div><div>We swappped presents and then played with the games we had given Neil, which was fun. I got changed into my evening outfit and so did some other people. During the day I was wearing my "We are the weirdos, mister" t shirt which I got from Grin in 2022 in Afflecks Palace in Manchster, and one of my flamingo skirts. This one came from Interrobang Art and I love it - especially because it has pockets! I had also put on my new cowboy boots that my mum bought me for Christmas and I'm happy to say they were really comfortable. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the evening I was wearing an old Scarlett and Jo dress which is grey with polka dots on. I've had it ages but don't wear it often, but I can't really explain why because it's really nice. I wore it for my other cousin's wedding but that was way back in 2017! It's nice and sheer so would be great for the summer but it's good for a house party too.</div><div><br /></div><div>We had pizza and snacks for tea and then played games in the evening before welcoming in the new year at midnight. Lee and I didn't go to bed until well after 1am! I usually don't like new year's eve but this one felt really okay this time. I was honestly glad to see the back of 2023. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvfKJ5EFrHa8bmERu3w6unh3Irl0UF7nBkR-QktXQTgWMEirz4Pp37FKYRlPuFGo8HvkacG_ukq0RHSLLCToyWfjmw9jzJxml2O1CohGGOVOZmnW9x1F6LRT3UOyv5L0aUmm1g2WgAcXmT2TsCW8PheQRaCqKX9RHopb80W28aAOCHUnu7VSLC62jetkk/s2016/IMG_3422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvfKJ5EFrHa8bmERu3w6unh3Irl0UF7nBkR-QktXQTgWMEirz4Pp37FKYRlPuFGo8HvkacG_ukq0RHSLLCToyWfjmw9jzJxml2O1CohGGOVOZmnW9x1F6LRT3UOyv5L0aUmm1g2WgAcXmT2TsCW8PheQRaCqKX9RHopb80W28aAOCHUnu7VSLC62jetkk/s320/IMG_3422.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New boots! They have a bit of a heel but I could walk fine in them. My only disappointment is that they don't have clicky heels! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqdHrHp3lm5aw2UGvPPVg5Nk0KtwaDVQa9kpj64DEKR-wpyCnIAVCWzL7qb2FsucvmciNpSYJSbEFvFnePfg0kfGXuNsDGOa9V1ssAQYf8gwNrJJR2i3Cq4WwVDqSp9q2whck2VaBEAUQutApXHK5HkTE-vfTguwb44OZq7tCfPJV-2lZtG8IgxB4_cVr/s2016/IMG_3423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqdHrHp3lm5aw2UGvPPVg5Nk0KtwaDVQa9kpj64DEKR-wpyCnIAVCWzL7qb2FsucvmciNpSYJSbEFvFnePfg0kfGXuNsDGOa9V1ssAQYf8gwNrJJR2i3Cq4WwVDqSp9q2whck2VaBEAUQutApXHK5HkTE-vfTguwb44OZq7tCfPJV-2lZtG8IgxB4_cVr/s320/IMG_3423.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we arrived Peter had double decker cats on him - I think they miss him. The grey one is Max and the floofy ginger one is Charlie</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURuogM2xMXFAqkNqMHu7nMJ96fcTH6q3-c1kStWeOeCpjbjIfMDizuwhaO_FbY02xOULKCTR8T-GVuiUeFnk3jZ_K6NVXFVUmbs3RsOfJHXj02sA1-tApjqphM0HtkO5zfVgga7s2OHS-wdofhlLut3EfN3Tc-UhXNfj7PJxBdnIOsbDcdJUvmgzwqkW7/s2016/IMG_3424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURuogM2xMXFAqkNqMHu7nMJ96fcTH6q3-c1kStWeOeCpjbjIfMDizuwhaO_FbY02xOULKCTR8T-GVuiUeFnk3jZ_K6NVXFVUmbs3RsOfJHXj02sA1-tApjqphM0HtkO5zfVgga7s2OHS-wdofhlLut3EfN3Tc-UhXNfj7PJxBdnIOsbDcdJUvmgzwqkW7/s320/IMG_3424.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my outfit when I arrived</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjNx9ShF2L97-61wjrVgWy3M3mzGryViC_TSAk0IoRol3SaJ3rjNzKX1yC4akASBgISeQB-Zvq4fBxlUb7CvLHuNpQuns_HaRCnh8xGRLm8q4oCAhDJ9RPG3yVymZfpw-ooGMTLEqd8MqHrxR2jLURBoUdbAo5iU3yWqh7PWxLyHXlQPKhftqjItxad5C/s1544/IMG_3425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjNx9ShF2L97-61wjrVgWy3M3mzGryViC_TSAk0IoRol3SaJ3rjNzKX1yC4akASBgISeQB-Zvq4fBxlUb7CvLHuNpQuns_HaRCnh8xGRLm8q4oCAhDJ9RPG3yVymZfpw-ooGMTLEqd8MqHrxR2jLURBoUdbAo5iU3yWqh7PWxLyHXlQPKhftqjItxad5C/s320/IMG_3425.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Annual tradition of a photo of me and Peter. My lipstick was an Avon one and it's very Barbie, I love it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSC4EVzOJoLFWlzGoWAb3kiS7QCHAzmGVmDvvvcEZbp7JN9FLQAz_74__f9Z9eV4rGnR8S_K6SCDg9G2O-gJFo2w6_tZOYSovQFL98tlBTFwyAu1_auSdaDhqJh2S30JD5jBNXGZ_hNqqqSc8GKJjT1CpuJj4rXGqs_Wnw4RzuzRd3aqVvwxRcqUsQNBcv/s2016/IMG_3427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSC4EVzOJoLFWlzGoWAb3kiS7QCHAzmGVmDvvvcEZbp7JN9FLQAz_74__f9Z9eV4rGnR8S_K6SCDg9G2O-gJFo2w6_tZOYSovQFL98tlBTFwyAu1_auSdaDhqJh2S30JD5jBNXGZ_hNqqqSc8GKJjT1CpuJj4rXGqs_Wnw4RzuzRd3aqVvwxRcqUsQNBcv/s320/IMG_3427.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gave Peter this handmade (although not by me) headband that I had got for him. I got a pink one for his wife Beth, too</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjST772Bx6LeBXTeka-v9ke1uzuothNbbFdQi20231XrzRgDcseDIUdDt-F5mBeq3q3ScjdU6jdoKtCdnUVUzJRscLhVtxg9d084esSaN8BoeQiGt1tBPjAA57HBVeLP3T_YIe4by6lP9SCEBluSE7UrQVuxLhyphenhyphenTMqabNgF1bHzreASqDsX9KDCeBxfXVfK/s2016/IMG_3428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjST772Bx6LeBXTeka-v9ke1uzuothNbbFdQi20231XrzRgDcseDIUdDt-F5mBeq3q3ScjdU6jdoKtCdnUVUzJRscLhVtxg9d084esSaN8BoeQiGt1tBPjAA57HBVeLP3T_YIe4by6lP9SCEBluSE7UrQVuxLhyphenhyphenTMqabNgF1bHzreASqDsX9KDCeBxfXVfK/s320/IMG_3428.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing one of Neil's silly games</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSnAjr4GbKLWOO4hb6AiK1UqhKW3LuO6wGQyJ291MmPcMe6Dddhuz2wugQOclUhmzMl2pNgJshARCTe1wEGl6afQc356nNz0Q4jjMhMsTUljK7K-ZAPbImCFz51IFbdWPDCWWN11q8nlMDHkoYAZmt3fU2xNtklf7hoC7q1qY9twyxyrekhxddPAB-ISK/s2016/IMG_3429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSnAjr4GbKLWOO4hb6AiK1UqhKW3LuO6wGQyJ291MmPcMe6Dddhuz2wugQOclUhmzMl2pNgJshARCTe1wEGl6afQc356nNz0Q4jjMhMsTUljK7K-ZAPbImCFz51IFbdWPDCWWN11q8nlMDHkoYAZmt3fU2xNtklf7hoC7q1qY9twyxyrekhxddPAB-ISK/s320/IMG_3429.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was fun and funny, even to watch</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUn0l8ZNL67NfzOZ4_VxaW-0TwIkLLowcFTuu2HAsO8V2uh24bEhNkuKXxulYGctF-XIyRWJdikbRZpKTgYuJltxhX65vs-9jieNS3HrXyY3MiWHn8tkHodhvDnGYPAK5_JoIkrs13-FyAE8XUndtSOxcJcPkJO-2VTcUjIeovo1SyKJAPShNMaYAWlEx/s2016/IMG_3432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUn0l8ZNL67NfzOZ4_VxaW-0TwIkLLowcFTuu2HAsO8V2uh24bEhNkuKXxulYGctF-XIyRWJdikbRZpKTgYuJltxhX65vs-9jieNS3HrXyY3MiWHn8tkHodhvDnGYPAK5_JoIkrs13-FyAE8XUndtSOxcJcPkJO-2VTcUjIeovo1SyKJAPShNMaYAWlEx/s320/IMG_3432.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mum wanted me to take this photo of her to show my stepcousin her earrings, which Niri bought for her. Aren't they cute?</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/AVvXsEhhgbFsNN-Ec08LnEWIYAD45_6g-DqrKgxBy37zdmJpwzzoAmSvGAGUuPl9uGBpDqYtIT9WcGoQQn4h7PGvKwE9VoL04ObY3ZjmicQ8_rSMEQL9kl8Lo9A9Og00DNN8Ja9Dk5ZaCLYW925SGRwqzI2xEHFNlv8StEZmWyXm08mc0OmlikmYcOHPDH9WvjvQ/s2048/2649ac26-a79d-43b8-b98d-5c594cf4fe46.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgbFsNN-Ec08LnEWIYAD45_6g-DqrKgxBy37zdmJpwzzoAmSvGAGUuPl9uGBpDqYtIT9WcGoQQn4h7PGvKwE9VoL04ObY3ZjmicQ8_rSMEQL9kl8Lo9A9Og00DNN8Ja9Dk5ZaCLYW925SGRwqzI2xEHFNlv8StEZmWyXm08mc0OmlikmYcOHPDH9WvjvQ/s320/2649ac26-a79d-43b8-b98d-5c594cf4fe46.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neil made us all pose for a photo so here we all are saying 'Yeah!' or something like that</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4_MvOmBBPPI0y5kzZvEt9JAERCy4I3UBUidZrlNKfHkc9f8kfsUYsFeu23C7Z8smCKV0H6MOeCQ7T-0DuUGgTq54-UycEPYop_4AGwFoW74uwBV5bN2Zc3YCB97DoCVZvHkCDQrtl-3i27a3Ma3eboCyjJXOCLpRDZqHcox0ablWutPuwZxExS4mzwoa/s2016/IMG_3441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4_MvOmBBPPI0y5kzZvEt9JAERCy4I3UBUidZrlNKfHkc9f8kfsUYsFeu23C7Z8smCKV0H6MOeCQ7T-0DuUGgTq54-UycEPYop_4AGwFoW74uwBV5bN2Zc3YCB97DoCVZvHkCDQrtl-3i27a3Ma3eboCyjJXOCLpRDZqHcox0ablWutPuwZxExS4mzwoa/s320/IMG_3441.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's my dress later on, I do like it</div><br /><div><br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-72603509841482158552024-02-21T12:11:00.032+00:002024-02-21T12:11:00.141+00:00Brunch with Friends<p>On Friday the 29th of December I went to Wakefield to meet some friends for brunch. We had been due to meet up the week before but Stacey wasn't well so we rescheduled. Stacey and I see each other fairly often, but our friend Gemma (we all went to school together in the 90s!) is working in Ecuador at the moment so she's only home for a few weeks at a time. She's moving soon, though, so we will hopefully be able to see her more. It is nice when we meet up and I'm glad we were able to. </p><p>We arranged to go to Bob and Bert's in Trinity Walk in Wakefield. The place where it is has been a few things over the years but I hadn't been in this one. Still, there were a lot of spaces when we got there so we got a booth. The menu is pretty big and there are quite a few vegetarian options so that was good for me. I went for a vegan breakfast wrap and a candy cane hot chocolate, which were both lovely. </p><p>We were chatting for ages; Stacey's husband and son came in too briefly so it was nice to see them too. We got some pudding and another drink - I went for a mint slice but unfortunately it had coconut in it so I didn't like it very much. </p><p>We said goodbye to Gemma at about 1.30 I think, and then I popped into Lush with Stacey. I had been in the Lush sale before I met her and Gemma and bought a few things, and then Stacey wanted to go too, so I went back in with her and bought a couple more bits. Whoops! I had money from Christmas though and I know this will last me ages. I need to book somewhere with a bath so I can have a long soak or three with the bath bombs! </p><p>I was wearing my Cheers Queers t shirt from The Spark Company, it's pretty new and I only bought it because Stacey sent it to me as she thought I would like it! I love it. I wore it with my purple Scarlett and Jo skirt which I wear really often, sparkly tights, and my new rainbow chenille cardigan. I got it from Simply Be recently and it's really cosy and soft. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu0Fjvn7ifegvxmjA8SiAQHon1LJxRLa_uRTJBXuGBAD8rTUd97xVT436wNEcBay9QnMQ1Q_-FMkQNKndz2w90JB1o0bbtyeJ3Jqi4jZV2Dzf6z8fBm-FKShZz9liuzD3AfMWH0ln5ihK6zJqAexgRtWpOhCrISZ6DkTlLA1Uf_m1YLYo5ZsO79yCZNQo/s1824/5a9545aa-b46a-40f4-92e6-0edaf43bf15e.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1824" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu0Fjvn7ifegvxmjA8SiAQHon1LJxRLa_uRTJBXuGBAD8rTUd97xVT436wNEcBay9QnMQ1Q_-FMkQNKndz2w90JB1o0bbtyeJ3Jqi4jZV2Dzf6z8fBm-FKShZz9liuzD3AfMWH0ln5ihK6zJqAexgRtWpOhCrISZ6DkTlLA1Uf_m1YLYo5ZsO79yCZNQo/s320/5a9545aa-b46a-40f4-92e6-0edaf43bf15e.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We remembered to get a photo just before we said bye, Gemma took it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWvkA1A1slWaWmfQZshznD1h4WOOYzLB8ueFs8mTEkVfdEyyY7R2pCuSgYphZ6cwmJxlROIxQ3LDRff8JrRLI0eKKtJ-RKLX2xJsszT8NFD_ZuJgky8d3Sc1xyZJP9kzvG0DFxH-s12_iYFUzPiRHKle-nMtC3VKvftPg00y-mbsLE7_XYPpJJY1ZQH0f/s2016/IMG_3389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWvkA1A1slWaWmfQZshznD1h4WOOYzLB8ueFs8mTEkVfdEyyY7R2pCuSgYphZ6cwmJxlROIxQ3LDRff8JrRLI0eKKtJ-RKLX2xJsszT8NFD_ZuJgky8d3Sc1xyZJP9kzvG0DFxH-s12_iYFUzPiRHKle-nMtC3VKvftPg00y-mbsLE7_XYPpJJY1ZQH0f/s320/IMG_3389.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vegan brunch wrap - it had veggie sausages, avocado, salsa, and spinach, I think. It was really nice</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnexe7r4T7hKGe4Hc4P6yPxuuOgqffaqsOpxrNrVpipkMFb9W-13hoHNEDHLNhLQ3Bz01unj3vIXiKv8v1W6ME_KFpApT0ccvpMY24Pani3-iOq_lJ-rCn835PGI74fvR21rBzDCYGAsDkL2pEJd-kJkyTyowcWE-P-KNVpmI6c7-t1SsUcoUUygyyJtr0/s2016/IMG_3390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnexe7r4T7hKGe4Hc4P6yPxuuOgqffaqsOpxrNrVpipkMFb9W-13hoHNEDHLNhLQ3Bz01unj3vIXiKv8v1W6ME_KFpApT0ccvpMY24Pani3-iOq_lJ-rCn835PGI74fvR21rBzDCYGAsDkL2pEJd-kJkyTyowcWE-P-KNVpmI6c7-t1SsUcoUUygyyJtr0/s320/IMG_3390.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mint slice which was disappointing</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR1-H_-rwPi3iLq5KkCqdlykD660L7puFmNhKLx2uFJOE57rRs0s0z1PF4xblh_LNm7rZbSa2cHJU1vtBWn-rgOSA6yTqxnLKHvfOu13PqjuhPqOkEDjV6ziubch80d0aeiaDv_81vyAhtcu_QRjYVXS916WFa1nH-Op3SzbcXQJPCO6CwgRWH77yHHmr/s2016/IMG_3393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR1-H_-rwPi3iLq5KkCqdlykD660L7puFmNhKLx2uFJOE57rRs0s0z1PF4xblh_LNm7rZbSa2cHJU1vtBWn-rgOSA6yTqxnLKHvfOu13PqjuhPqOkEDjV6ziubch80d0aeiaDv_81vyAhtcu_QRjYVXS916WFa1nH-Op3SzbcXQJPCO6CwgRWH77yHHmr/s320/IMG_3393.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My outfit when I got back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1jZ7i8oP6OdebprN8pyRtRFvb0Q8J9nt6IdXX_xCm76jBUlY1JNfUCveKLvkEf4tT35Id6s6NRu0aB_aL8o4MhTaBgb3ONwHAgJXkd1M33fUyCpv4o3yOVvRFs0oSx3Ns0sB9jdnb1asrDBfvqMnrab00ImN8bZJiSOoJH4SKUT9aE9XyjKHL4JHMhb4/s2016/IMG_3394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1jZ7i8oP6OdebprN8pyRtRFvb0Q8J9nt6IdXX_xCm76jBUlY1JNfUCveKLvkEf4tT35Id6s6NRu0aB_aL8o4MhTaBgb3ONwHAgJXkd1M33fUyCpv4o3yOVvRFs0oSx3Ns0sB9jdnb1asrDBfvqMnrab00ImN8bZJiSOoJH4SKUT9aE9XyjKHL4JHMhb4/s320/IMG_3394.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's what I got in the sale - three gift sets, each of which had something in that I really wanted, and something I'm willing to try, some Snow Fairy, and some soap! Gorgeous! I got some Snow Fairy from my mother in law too so I'm well set</div><br /><p><br /></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-5683435925351391332024-02-19T13:35:00.001+00:002024-02-19T13:35:00.258+00:00What I Wore December 28th<p>On the day after Boxing Day Lee and I stayed at my mum's for a bit to see my stepcousin and co again, but we didn't stay long once they arrived. We did see my cousin smash up a dome cake that my mum had bought, haha. </p><p>It was so nice to be at home again. The cats were happy to be back too. I had some time by myself watching some of the Christmas specials that had been on the television over Christmas, and I did some writing as I desperately wanted to get over 200,000 words for 2023. I had signed up for 250,000 but due to it being a really crappy year for many reasons I just hadn't managed that. But I am pleased I had got over 200k, that is really good. We had an early night so that we could both sleep!</p><p>On Thursday our friends Leanne and Adi came over with their little girl, April. We hadn't seen them since February (thanks to the aforementioned crappy year) but always like to get together over Christmas or near it. They had sent us a cheese hamper (some bits seen below) and we had bought them a voucher for the cinema and some snacks to go with it as they like going to the cinema. April has been taken ever since she was a tiny baby! </p><p>We just did a simple buffet for lunch. I did some cheese and crackers as you can see below, and we got some sandwiches, some crisps, some dips, and so on. Nothing complicated but it was lovely. Leanne and Adi brought some cake and we had some Christmas chocolates too of course. We played Mario Kart and Leanne and I chatted about our favourite conspiracy theorists. They left about 4.30 and I relaxed for the rest of the day. Lee did too! </p><p>I didn't take many photos but I was wearing my galaxy print dress from Topsy Curvy, it's so comfy to wear but looks so nice, I love it. I was wearing my new lilac and green checked cardigan which is also really cosy and comfy. It was from Simply Be just a few weeks ago </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgtfFHpei98JQjPJyr0P0y91HMvCpZBsGW7wYlxY-YKT9QYulIYptTWSOowdbFyv77xpX71i9eTbKF33l2dj37si7qGdhZST-alK0jKvWnYjHfmrcoTZM1qSc_HJOoC4Vw1s1Fqxf0Cpxie7Z39Dt2XT0GcfOuXXSfLFpRX7qeCC4214ZKtLWdq-XdxzF/s2016/IMG_3382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgtfFHpei98JQjPJyr0P0y91HMvCpZBsGW7wYlxY-YKT9QYulIYptTWSOowdbFyv77xpX71i9eTbKF33l2dj37si7qGdhZST-alK0jKvWnYjHfmrcoTZM1qSc_HJOoC4Vw1s1Fqxf0Cpxie7Z39Dt2XT0GcfOuXXSfLFpRX7qeCC4214ZKtLWdq-XdxzF/s320/IMG_3382.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My stepcousin gave my cheese board 6.5/10 which is not a bad score. The cheeses were from the hamper that Leanne and Adi sent us, and the chutney was from the hamper Lee's brother gave us</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAz7TqImqjfJLhoXUprUu661mR3I4ocvQGKUOvIvs1cOkxukVTB-T5gUFgSnihEYR5AtJM4-kDXI7n-ukvGM9IiNw5eBTApxepqbhJ74HFAq4r3dAnfr4vhvmLSKvUzq94kuCJrjNAAefoYXYPe4hPzwnq-qdtm4-6If6utNtEjbKLr3IDE5KHKYWz3SP/s2016/IMG_3385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAz7TqImqjfJLhoXUprUu661mR3I4ocvQGKUOvIvs1cOkxukVTB-T5gUFgSnihEYR5AtJM4-kDXI7n-ukvGM9IiNw5eBTApxepqbhJ74HFAq4r3dAnfr4vhvmLSKvUzq94kuCJrjNAAefoYXYPe4hPzwnq-qdtm4-6If6utNtEjbKLr3IDE5KHKYWz3SP/s320/IMG_3385.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my outfit later in the day!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-87642860590641084082024-02-16T13:04:00.030+00:002024-02-16T13:04:00.293+00:00Boxing Day 2023I usually enjoy Boxing Day a whole lot because it's really relaxed and fun. However, I slept really badly on Christmas Day night and felt awful in the morning on Boxing Day. I think my brain just broke a bit. I've had a lot going on and I think my adrenaline had just gone. I struggled to get up and showered, so it was nearly midday before I was dressed and downstairs. It didn't matter, really, but I did feel like I had wasted half the day! <div><br /></div><div>We had Christmas dinner leftovers for lunch at about 1.30. It was delicious, as usual. We listened to some of the records Lee and I had got for Christmas, and played some games. However, I still felt terrible. I had a very brief nap at about 4.30pm, and when I woke up literally about fifteen minutes later, I felt way better. I came round a bit! </div><div><br /></div><div>I hadn't taken any photos until this point, but then my mum gave my cats some treats and Poppy was being so cute asking for them that I took a couple of photos of her. We played cards which I always enjoy, and we had some Christmas cake later on in the evening. My stepdad and I had it with Wensleydale which is traditional in parts of Britain and it's delicious! </div><div><br /></div><div>I was wearing this Judi Love at Very dress which I love so much and it's perfect for a special occasion. It's black, with sheer sleeves and gold stars dotted on it. I wore starry tights from Snag too but you can't see them in the photo. </div><div><br /></div><div>The other photos are of a couple of presents - a poster from Lee and the hamper that his brother and sister in law put together for us. It's amazing, full of so many delicious things! Plus there's a couple of things in it that Lee doesn't like so I'll have to eat them myself, like the brandy snaps! </div><div><br /></div><div>We went to bed and I threw up - so maybe the problem all day was just that I felt under the weather? I'm not sure but I did feel way better once I'd actually been sick which often happens to me! I was happy to get to bed though. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeVRXPCnEn3W0WEE16pkRNY-3W6tzt375rFU3OC-T9zPhDWAtBY33FxEhz4A1-vgkhNh50v0a2AlGApyGEV6pVV4gt5Mymn27BhJPKRduBCaBqBxzxxz3FmWoOrAnWOvkVushDcCIUIyPS7IDl6ExDfsFQiJlYWPnDJZ-VFH_VZlh2sT95r4kB4Up-zu2/s2016/IMG_3344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeVRXPCnEn3W0WEE16pkRNY-3W6tzt375rFU3OC-T9zPhDWAtBY33FxEhz4A1-vgkhNh50v0a2AlGApyGEV6pVV4gt5Mymn27BhJPKRduBCaBqBxzxxz3FmWoOrAnWOvkVushDcCIUIyPS7IDl6ExDfsFQiJlYWPnDJZ-VFH_VZlh2sT95r4kB4Up-zu2/s320/IMG_3344.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at Poppy's little feet stretching up to my mum for a treat. She's been overgrooming herself and has bald bits down both sides of her body. We've had her back and forth to the vet and can't find anything much wrong with her. It's the first week in January as I am writing this though and she's been diagnosed with allergies and we have to give her a tablet a day. It is growing back and she seems less stressed, just a bit bald!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bEMo4dg1blEBEGMec1ODedp9ZpF141Qb8gZ2uyHgFw3yJn-U0wceQUm3Z4huTwRfs9a47XsGM3DKo5OilXtdPzGiKzCt88_m53NgyYYm-rGHpbRV29ua0P4f8U87sfB-DNzEkuOJZJ_MabLwC9FfIv7-hV6PTvYnxh_amC_HKsTUisH7T2FdlyDt6D-j/s2016/IMG_3345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bEMo4dg1blEBEGMec1ODedp9ZpF141Qb8gZ2uyHgFw3yJn-U0wceQUm3Z4huTwRfs9a47XsGM3DKo5OilXtdPzGiKzCt88_m53NgyYYm-rGHpbRV29ua0P4f8U87sfB-DNzEkuOJZJ_MabLwC9FfIv7-hV6PTvYnxh_amC_HKsTUisH7T2FdlyDt6D-j/s320/IMG_3345.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is too cute though. Jasmine was nearby too, don't worry!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk0H0w3Yk1Z8ICED1aZ5-dq-Sbz_qFXSjkY1911crjxruVkNDkVjvO3HClvfxLdnduR-Spk97J90_fSaoLQft0EDPgLXKbYfvLsCfGs84ec46ggo7bRDfzNvYrq7GM5TkzuJ5PmYS_7DWwFvtPAmN59u5wI5wKlfg5gu9uB9b7lcpL0HcdiDCGTXhCeR6/s2016/IMG_3346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk0H0w3Yk1Z8ICED1aZ5-dq-Sbz_qFXSjkY1911crjxruVkNDkVjvO3HClvfxLdnduR-Spk97J90_fSaoLQft0EDPgLXKbYfvLsCfGs84ec46ggo7bRDfzNvYrq7GM5TkzuJ5PmYS_7DWwFvtPAmN59u5wI5wKlfg5gu9uB9b7lcpL0HcdiDCGTXhCeR6/s320/IMG_3346.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was what I got in The Broke and the Bookish's swap, which I've done for a few years now. The books are all off my wishlist and I'm excited to read all of them! I got some lovely things alongside, too, including treats for the cats which is a really lovely thought, and some handmade things which are beautiful</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTyCGUgAoV6Bs5BT478ajp1lKbop8QwWvsE2J7ZPsGSVCaq6oH1VG4rI35ptEI-B_nSBHMD-0cFyVmPbCsKy-3S1YDBFlxS_sKzyk4W_YGE53ktQVAwCK5yq2r_NvGSm4BLGsnH8PWrqVnZWgS6wk9yHKtJfDOw-FUfrt49eHeZsD20PbATzRPbjk3Vmn/s2016/IMG_3347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTyCGUgAoV6Bs5BT478ajp1lKbop8QwWvsE2J7ZPsGSVCaq6oH1VG4rI35ptEI-B_nSBHMD-0cFyVmPbCsKy-3S1YDBFlxS_sKzyk4W_YGE53ktQVAwCK5yq2r_NvGSm4BLGsnH8PWrqVnZWgS6wk9yHKtJfDOw-FUfrt49eHeZsD20PbATzRPbjk3Vmn/s320/IMG_3347.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was Gwen and Janet's swap and my partner was Kathryn, who you may remember from blogging back in the day. She and I have really similar taste in books so I am really intrigued by these books and will have to get to them soon</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EH1hjD9xjlkgb5CG2mrYyhmzwgkF7CTfpogeVG6RjA3LMjsOmiiAdoBgzIokwR-tAAf52KJABlUrhwxlseHXPPNewYr8XA5gu801iEjZtVcgYSoaiIIyMHoFMhJJBy9TPrq4piwZ6MVN8IPTV-X2fhGcPApMD4vhA_QzoBs0gLHse_qbwdU1i1q6Kgnc/s2016/IMG_3348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EH1hjD9xjlkgb5CG2mrYyhmzwgkF7CTfpogeVG6RjA3LMjsOmiiAdoBgzIokwR-tAAf52KJABlUrhwxlseHXPPNewYr8XA5gu801iEjZtVcgYSoaiIIyMHoFMhJJBy9TPrq4piwZ6MVN8IPTV-X2fhGcPApMD4vhA_QzoBs0gLHse_qbwdU1i1q6Kgnc/s320/IMG_3348.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee bought me this poster and it's going straight on the wall, believe me</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_1u8k6UR0VT5Nx_MrFTH66fUFtpiC5OCI-SwRNL_rCT1PbUkD9jt6mudBCcE046pbAza8apMRTWXousVxtEGdIQPdWJYeAqjlh0FqmT3rRTYoBjbJiGxV5d8Gc45q68330NMnidIQ3Tav05NiFoY8m_9Rn7YzGw0h5zck-AYFka_JouuCJW8cZH1ikLx/s2016/IMG_3351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_1u8k6UR0VT5Nx_MrFTH66fUFtpiC5OCI-SwRNL_rCT1PbUkD9jt6mudBCcE046pbAza8apMRTWXousVxtEGdIQPdWJYeAqjlh0FqmT3rRTYoBjbJiGxV5d8Gc45q68330NMnidIQ3Tav05NiFoY8m_9Rn7YzGw0h5zck-AYFka_JouuCJW8cZH1ikLx/s320/IMG_3351.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Judi Love dress in my mum's kitchen</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBC_TrmpcXBxJWhlb197RBhwRUklw9vYmGWkQ6TeQCfVbk94UVCgJL7lWcynEimVdNWrMq-1eX_sRMjNU756qSHh08QiGGePgo0cYqBY8GRvlNHDoxjRKiEhIiIGbzTWjB-a9R3lRIKVkmDTEDzQ2_sSWD5EFjEmCTx0_I_ZbNj3ekHqwZr87LRgykl0n/s2016/IMG_3353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBC_TrmpcXBxJWhlb197RBhwRUklw9vYmGWkQ6TeQCfVbk94UVCgJL7lWcynEimVdNWrMq-1eX_sRMjNU756qSHh08QiGGePgo0cYqBY8GRvlNHDoxjRKiEhIiIGbzTWjB-a9R3lRIKVkmDTEDzQ2_sSWD5EFjEmCTx0_I_ZbNj3ekHqwZr87LRgykl0n/s320/IMG_3353.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas cake and cheese, delish!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kZGC1HzNQQ3EvgDrNpgDHDpWNftASD-k7P-TGicf2-Wdld_awlnM4TKX0P0_muoess_7EqOPaL17-_h9HJR_sCT9H253m7PGV4tb3MIPbvmbw6GnvV9bV8W3wtOuzfRGaIs3jFaW8RT2TmduSsyeJaEZgVFX30jcqkiiIPMFtNsmp1mDJullHwAWw-f0/s2016/IMG_3379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kZGC1HzNQQ3EvgDrNpgDHDpWNftASD-k7P-TGicf2-Wdld_awlnM4TKX0P0_muoess_7EqOPaL17-_h9HJR_sCT9H253m7PGV4tb3MIPbvmbw6GnvV9bV8W3wtOuzfRGaIs3jFaW8RT2TmduSsyeJaEZgVFX30jcqkiiIPMFtNsmp1mDJullHwAWw-f0/s320/IMG_3379.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally here's the hamper Chris and Gemma gave us</div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-9202225804277994582024-02-14T14:31:00.049+00:002024-02-14T14:31:00.128+00:00Christmas Day 2023Christmas Day was a nice one for us, very quiet as there were just the four of us. We have had Christmas Day without my grandma before, but it was different this year given that she died in January. We had a nice day, eating as we usually do with starter around 1pm and lunch around 3.30pm and we didn't eat pudding until about 7.30. We played some games and Lee and I played Super Mario Wonder together which was fun. I've been playing it for weeks and have nearly finished it but Lee hadn't played it at all. <div><br /></div><div>I had mushroom terrine to start with which was only okay. Then for my main I had a parsnip and mushroom wreath thing, but honestly it wasn't that nice and I wouldn't bother again. For dessert we had a chocolate orange cheesecake but it hadn't set properly so my mum had put the topping in the freezer so it was like ice cream and biscuit, but it was really nice. </div><div><br /></div><div>I got some lovely presents, including some boots and some sparkly Converse from my mum (which she got on Vinted!) and a mini sticker printer from Lee! I'm looking forward to taking that on holiday so I can print off photos and journal them as we're going! It'll be so cute to use in my bullet journal. You can print words, too, which is good. </div><div><br /></div><div>I made a cheese sauce to go with the cauliflower which I usually do, I don't have many skills but that is one of them. I also made the bread sauce and made the table look fancy. I joined in a few Christmas swaps as usual so I'll show you those at some point.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was wearing this Simply Be dress from a few years ago, I love it and it's so fancy so perfect for Christmas. I was wearing sparkly tights from Snag which I've worn all the way through December really. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqbY48Vn84JvfiAECPaBBA70IBVDaO38no6WG2vULpQ301kF2txzYu-0DFZL-HL-b1EOUavGb6h6nnJZ2D9yg15jhELUCo6WW0lfLAXNgi9H5YL4sthDQtz01xq80w0ASzLUCV-fX1Y31bvS9vedk0Ihu8HkNuWFHaYXon93Q7p0h6kSJk1yLsHPdE6zk/s2016/IMG_3278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqbY48Vn84JvfiAECPaBBA70IBVDaO38no6WG2vULpQ301kF2txzYu-0DFZL-HL-b1EOUavGb6h6nnJZ2D9yg15jhELUCo6WW0lfLAXNgi9H5YL4sthDQtz01xq80w0ASzLUCV-fX1Y31bvS9vedk0Ihu8HkNuWFHaYXon93Q7p0h6kSJk1yLsHPdE6zk/s320/IMG_3278.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bucks Fizz in the morning, a lovely way to start the day</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBldmEvEaxNWIDy_VQeYlo2nK2_CYGq178Bakqa-ZRHLc7I1mvNqPuXLQ_qRJChqJRT3uU7JZOkRNxlxCFnZzLn5NhUJTtGMQ6s91YeSMM0PLc0UL6pLDCoViri4v3vu77IO-pCqN4HmPxsvhSbcvr-z16q2DdW_AkLa8K4aISPT4_SM6jok5z-znyKLc/s2016/IMG_3279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBldmEvEaxNWIDy_VQeYlo2nK2_CYGq178Bakqa-ZRHLc7I1mvNqPuXLQ_qRJChqJRT3uU7JZOkRNxlxCFnZzLn5NhUJTtGMQ6s91YeSMM0PLc0UL6pLDCoViri4v3vu77IO-pCqN4HmPxsvhSbcvr-z16q2DdW_AkLa8K4aISPT4_SM6jok5z-znyKLc/s320/IMG_3279.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee got me this Barbie print which I will have to put up on the wall</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4BjEl5ZIhnroeDI7xwf_NnG0BG95NUPc6QLMLqW3y_sObERuV4i1yu2flLjbEpEk3xMjZ0_CEMDkc9KJUk4ev1-yV1Z1QmxtH6Lp2htUS5YETBQX3aatBiW-8tjsT4chNh4A8YtjVFxWhEYoLamGI6VcBv1cHgEkDDUYQQkIlYKBj-SFxYjC9IM-njEF/s2016/IMG_3280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4BjEl5ZIhnroeDI7xwf_NnG0BG95NUPc6QLMLqW3y_sObERuV4i1yu2flLjbEpEk3xMjZ0_CEMDkc9KJUk4ev1-yV1Z1QmxtH6Lp2htUS5YETBQX3aatBiW-8tjsT4chNh4A8YtjVFxWhEYoLamGI6VcBv1cHgEkDDUYQQkIlYKBj-SFxYjC9IM-njEF/s320/IMG_3280.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And he also got me this yarn kit to make a Christmas blanket with, I may leave it until next year though!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk6k9_deU_XalDrzOO4uopNcZyZspR6gbp-j4QnmIQvTT5h3TglGWxEIMYCtcjoeX6mLhiNCiNdcP3nzAulT56buAVOvSAN4ccPWSPWQn40YvSFmAjVeZ21Y3gu1h6OP-UTYdtMYI_8xW_4pvJj2dlNNCpIK8hLIXRTaXXhbG4nwg3-xePwR1cHbBOv3X/s2016/IMG_3281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFk6k9_deU_XalDrzOO4uopNcZyZspR6gbp-j4QnmIQvTT5h3TglGWxEIMYCtcjoeX6mLhiNCiNdcP3nzAulT56buAVOvSAN4ccPWSPWQn40YvSFmAjVeZ21Y3gu1h6OP-UTYdtMYI_8xW_4pvJj2dlNNCpIK8hLIXRTaXXhbG4nwg3-xePwR1cHbBOv3X/s320/IMG_3281.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend Philippa got me this print which I really love and which will also have to go on the wall haha</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIltG-FBn3JUfoX92V20oqVTmp3BO0_w-neNzhbnB7T6VGQOJPogQW8jjIAcOLpqo7kR1ztsZP5AE728nmuDnUIXVDzxBkD8vhXX6p33FD-Oui2Ih9op_0mJPTSOepJoFgmS-PSUpDhumLh54Itaot7mCZX8vzRd2XrOtpSEyC-m25fwNgJIvPEoLJNDyM/s2016/IMG_3282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIltG-FBn3JUfoX92V20oqVTmp3BO0_w-neNzhbnB7T6VGQOJPogQW8jjIAcOLpqo7kR1ztsZP5AE728nmuDnUIXVDzxBkD8vhXX6p33FD-Oui2Ih9op_0mJPTSOepJoFgmS-PSUpDhumLh54Itaot7mCZX8vzRd2XrOtpSEyC-m25fwNgJIvPEoLJNDyM/s320/IMG_3282.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee bought me Elastica on vinyl. We listened to it on Boxing Day and it was great</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbhV8evkTl-0wsAmGz3wPhiQpybgonAJJ3jxTD6Srly1mDR1BEJh-H5isKwCPH99Rrp-X5vbXrdUm2LCwkJCZ2B5Mx4kP5kh6lhFXDItPIZM7Ke3mupxqTWKmZmZTHOuOkTHtr7UbjxqGHMrW9GraWkNgs8FoA-OCmo7-jxxftimamYphHILCPxABv28g/s2016/IMG_3283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbhV8evkTl-0wsAmGz3wPhiQpybgonAJJ3jxTD6Srly1mDR1BEJh-H5isKwCPH99Rrp-X5vbXrdUm2LCwkJCZ2B5Mx4kP5kh6lhFXDItPIZM7Ke3mupxqTWKmZmZTHOuOkTHtr7UbjxqGHMrW9GraWkNgs8FoA-OCmo7-jxxftimamYphHILCPxABv28g/s320/IMG_3283.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mum had seen this mystery book thing at a craft fair and decided to get me one as she was intrigued</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqBH0ChseJxAYY5x0x9ywj4zSHxh8rumYFXMR23f4XVXK63riYB9djs1QAsp1F9j9fQB9qoML5Yk4TeftmWSqwkWY6hzk24BHutWBUA1qxmlw1Nf8w-ug81lPgQgEXAxNZxz9HD3CmF5C1Kr3dWdTVHjPk2O1yg6Nl_fJoXINlGiTneX1j03UMrWpPOrW/s2016/IMG_3284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqBH0ChseJxAYY5x0x9ywj4zSHxh8rumYFXMR23f4XVXK63riYB9djs1QAsp1F9j9fQB9qoML5Yk4TeftmWSqwkWY6hzk24BHutWBUA1qxmlw1Nf8w-ug81lPgQgEXAxNZxz9HD3CmF5C1Kr3dWdTVHjPk2O1yg6Nl_fJoXINlGiTneX1j03UMrWpPOrW/s320/IMG_3284.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is what was inside! I will read this as I bet his life is interesting</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9Sb_agkQTPwY93cAtPVrPmFHZw7OPand217nTobcmtngki8wybT2ioEKzh9oThyphenhyphenQleMz0x93jlPo-xOjj335zWd6Y9CEoQHlVClj2mEwgBVmmfNLod1G3dIkRjfWnWEgE4FJlUWNsHIvcqyK73oqoaj3bRtTuAi6ukhkt_j9N7t6e1BBVdKsGlyySnis/s2016/IMG_3285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9Sb_agkQTPwY93cAtPVrPmFHZw7OPand217nTobcmtngki8wybT2ioEKzh9oThyphenhyphenQleMz0x93jlPo-xOjj335zWd6Y9CEoQHlVClj2mEwgBVmmfNLod1G3dIkRjfWnWEgE4FJlUWNsHIvcqyK73oqoaj3bRtTuAi6ukhkt_j9N7t6e1BBVdKsGlyySnis/s320/IMG_3285.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee got a dinosaur</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9SP25o6UpevvoPuF3Ba8L2OCQvb1GWWNWIQO1aUN_8wkT61IvQKABg4qB9Qh1GGEcLMBEaIBdyWDhSzc1i40vZ5XbSggMxZuONs5-UDcMtUZJyZJtoRFWMXNUYMrzd8jWYkudqKJl66R3v0ADhI9rQvmw3FArBLpfo24ZqCXH4B_pno1dCKReaRxvw4N/s2016/IMG_3289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9SP25o6UpevvoPuF3Ba8L2OCQvb1GWWNWIQO1aUN_8wkT61IvQKABg4qB9Qh1GGEcLMBEaIBdyWDhSzc1i40vZ5XbSggMxZuONs5-UDcMtUZJyZJtoRFWMXNUYMrzd8jWYkudqKJl66R3v0ADhI9rQvmw3FArBLpfo24ZqCXH4B_pno1dCKReaRxvw4N/s320/IMG_3289.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The table looking all fancy before we started eating</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrgFR9zLxJflIidKZ88mElh9NoyE8uR3orhczt5OkwwHOyYFjFWBFIjJK1YnG0kLAltQaKdGdr5prrczNFE72Z7Z8698wxQo6j0BVSTndaKmwIVEIycreXJpDPtWzP2bOcXeW6B1h7QeMevPqguNuEmp4uuMpK7gp-I5TgqpgFmX8BwIkaYrlDkB1ir7a/s2016/IMG_3291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrgFR9zLxJflIidKZ88mElh9NoyE8uR3orhczt5OkwwHOyYFjFWBFIjJK1YnG0kLAltQaKdGdr5prrczNFE72Z7Z8698wxQo6j0BVSTndaKmwIVEIycreXJpDPtWzP2bOcXeW6B1h7QeMevPqguNuEmp4uuMpK7gp-I5TgqpgFmX8BwIkaYrlDkB1ir7a/s320/IMG_3291.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sort of got all four of us in to one photo</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEzrDGGKy0mkmtyS6h6i4qWqdWVg0JYJBFdmXk3bBxUzQbIBk4DI_j0_N_XHdMg6NRPLh4gkRK9FDhH5ss9GEW0U7bmFz8N4PFrW-HKpUuPcrL7wfvv7jcGMzDLMK6-87AJiGB93qTR7K289FFutIBLYReEHx4Iip4FlT773hydUUG5khJrmmgpEmT2uF/s2016/IMG_3297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEzrDGGKy0mkmtyS6h6i4qWqdWVg0JYJBFdmXk3bBxUzQbIBk4DI_j0_N_XHdMg6NRPLh4gkRK9FDhH5ss9GEW0U7bmFz8N4PFrW-HKpUuPcrL7wfvv7jcGMzDLMK6-87AJiGB93qTR7K289FFutIBLYReEHx4Iip4FlT773hydUUG5khJrmmgpEmT2uF/s320/IMG_3297.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the boots my mum got me. We bought them in Sheffield when we were there at the beginning of December</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQaLsTjJPbvrWDr6t_YET8WagoVf-x0CgswShxoxQ59mOODOTaMBzyXunDwIgg6D1-CBKXw3Z1vWg3Cn2QCtnFmGMGe2qqtvo8zwnTA_0jHWiOs7Yx6YEgkfLJj9g76i5V3QdD_ZuG7DLuLfHCSzxN9ByWSqNkjU6_N8WTgusA6JDmHmP53TWzth2J7H5/s2016/IMG_3298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQaLsTjJPbvrWDr6t_YET8WagoVf-x0CgswShxoxQ59mOODOTaMBzyXunDwIgg6D1-CBKXw3Z1vWg3Cn2QCtnFmGMGe2qqtvo8zwnTA_0jHWiOs7Yx6YEgkfLJj9g76i5V3QdD_ZuG7DLuLfHCSzxN9ByWSqNkjU6_N8WTgusA6JDmHmP53TWzth2J7H5/s320/IMG_3298.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought this t shirt for Lee as this is in fact exactly who he is</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTEUer9czijFCyT8S_Krz5bhRdB_6NtK-mSfrboZYm1itVK_y6qo27j11S-C_D8cvJS65puJ0PJuSnfPF9UBC9a2q0efjs2KsiZUvHL-Q7QRiEAOm9NKLLPs-A3Ppcx5rc28-GrFpDa0wQcm2ve7jPZDEuvtzXYMYnuC4IAVwyhnrHAmVZuPgy5WPvZpt/s2016/IMG_3299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTEUer9czijFCyT8S_Krz5bhRdB_6NtK-mSfrboZYm1itVK_y6qo27j11S-C_D8cvJS65puJ0PJuSnfPF9UBC9a2q0efjs2KsiZUvHL-Q7QRiEAOm9NKLLPs-A3Ppcx5rc28-GrFpDa0wQcm2ve7jPZDEuvtzXYMYnuC4IAVwyhnrHAmVZuPgy5WPvZpt/s320/IMG_3299.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He got me Martha Wainwright on vinyl. I used to love her but hadn't listened to any of her stuff in a long time. So I'm looking forward to sitting down with this</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdq68YDA4XBDuDrAoYJw3jAN_uB_BRIvVjlWiljYD0pIbV3IoYYxe5sCXc-fH769rU1yCHB7KaJHDVfztH_rM4iWOtrIB5rVmvIoAIpU4te8I4YWhjVDuFoACCjORfunZqlxjRDarVhAfhQUy1VaJOJ-oaxnhUyj9KLqr8n8pXur2DUslc3xVU_2d2LOW/s2016/IMG_3300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdq68YDA4XBDuDrAoYJw3jAN_uB_BRIvVjlWiljYD0pIbV3IoYYxe5sCXc-fH769rU1yCHB7KaJHDVfztH_rM4iWOtrIB5rVmvIoAIpU4te8I4YWhjVDuFoACCjORfunZqlxjRDarVhAfhQUy1VaJOJ-oaxnhUyj9KLqr8n8pXur2DUslc3xVU_2d2LOW/s320/IMG_3300.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Converse my mum bought me! Aren't they ace?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEfMhlusaeS5XP3iA3lHw5FW3Zkqo9-b764IZ0LUuYkNDfVKxqkrPGwRyg1sVYkFhWJRHnCOhOAd20z9p8su_rfGC7m3aGmQgMHLgpNyD3NrKGbtSHIjFDnhblzeRKmrMmTDZUM4U71pUu9jc5zb2ENFXo5fc897G_H5UnbmIJ5E0kXEf0SsloN6gJbvD/s2016/IMG_3303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEfMhlusaeS5XP3iA3lHw5FW3Zkqo9-b764IZ0LUuYkNDfVKxqkrPGwRyg1sVYkFhWJRHnCOhOAd20z9p8su_rfGC7m3aGmQgMHLgpNyD3NrKGbtSHIjFDnhblzeRKmrMmTDZUM4U71pUu9jc5zb2ENFXo5fc897G_H5UnbmIJ5E0kXEf0SsloN6gJbvD/s320/IMG_3303.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I am making cheese sauce</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwYXqgl25BRtArVOmG8buFo2oAqIx1Po8rEEDIIswxWf1I-0C239DffRWlWV6WCfv5nC1d48KZKwgZs2SrI9PztoggHlMl2mQG4q__uJT6s7u8-1DgvPa57eoVbqgmCdLsaOv4RVpwQl3diUPlvQJKvWQk9wf6hXymJ_DJILmxqBDgDx11__QjnxpA3Bh/s2016/IMG_3305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwYXqgl25BRtArVOmG8buFo2oAqIx1Po8rEEDIIswxWf1I-0C239DffRWlWV6WCfv5nC1d48KZKwgZs2SrI9PztoggHlMl2mQG4q__uJT6s7u8-1DgvPa57eoVbqgmCdLsaOv4RVpwQl3diUPlvQJKvWQk9wf6hXymJ_DJILmxqBDgDx11__QjnxpA3Bh/s320/IMG_3305.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's my dress in a better view, I love it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRMPEQ-q-B6G5PuEJiiwBy3FfL5ZlSQ063P0N4I9Kxx0Kb0wZbeh8N_Rn-WJvpHavu3KJvm332UphTpp5h5p6q7uP7E6hCsDslKqgry4Hht4SRqnttsZCPucyjQIzE27WAnrbKxAZLJ5-r0qo2pr3OqurEUvomh8r1hdDynghbKc_ddgXoXSuAlo2eDsW/s2016/IMG_3306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRMPEQ-q-B6G5PuEJiiwBy3FfL5ZlSQ063P0N4I9Kxx0Kb0wZbeh8N_Rn-WJvpHavu3KJvm332UphTpp5h5p6q7uP7E6hCsDslKqgry4Hht4SRqnttsZCPucyjQIzE27WAnrbKxAZLJ5-r0qo2pr3OqurEUvomh8r1hdDynghbKc_ddgXoXSuAlo2eDsW/s320/IMG_3306.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My parsnip and mushroom wreath</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOdvfQC4U2CRkdFNVWxdicX-X8EhnSKAE5UcEmT34hDmvLi6-690Lj3nCC4Ls0mlRi-lyN_pfv028QZ9zOp3MRMRhjrXUoNtR981EBoFpUflEQban1QbtJf0WW2KpTvA4ArcicPVZALLtyYVd_XqY_gfKT9FhYIbDAWzO8kRzY32LkRJSszlWHm4jbC8d/s2016/IMG_3308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOdvfQC4U2CRkdFNVWxdicX-X8EhnSKAE5UcEmT34hDmvLi6-690Lj3nCC4Ls0mlRi-lyN_pfv028QZ9zOp3MRMRhjrXUoNtR981EBoFpUflEQban1QbtJf0WW2KpTvA4ArcicPVZALLtyYVd_XqY_gfKT9FhYIbDAWzO8kRzY32LkRJSszlWHm4jbC8d/s320/IMG_3308.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my plate! I love Christmas dinner!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7lUsPUlBnGyN00_H3O2T9qhxxjX4To1PJurDmgJzJYKgG13FgLdUFx81wTcQtf4-i4IaZ8WJkCMh3D2f-JEn_piLtwVo12E2rz__YhFt5HaRc5cnVWwlEVpp1K7X66wq9hpX1e7mIZtb3f5HbKH6_af8VfG2i-dOKkJRGBz8LXiedqvCmT56lNvDP9nv/s2016/IMG_3310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7lUsPUlBnGyN00_H3O2T9qhxxjX4To1PJurDmgJzJYKgG13FgLdUFx81wTcQtf4-i4IaZ8WJkCMh3D2f-JEn_piLtwVo12E2rz__YhFt5HaRc5cnVWwlEVpp1K7X66wq9hpX1e7mIZtb3f5HbKH6_af8VfG2i-dOKkJRGBz8LXiedqvCmT56lNvDP9nv/s320/IMG_3310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the swaps I joined in with and I have to say both these books look ideal for me</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDdPE9ZaY2S8zADTgYqHyR6qPOblppBeuFAuWAP0xEu3MRhuP6OMXaKTHAVkSxgzsqGO9DK7cSbyGkXCkwv-h5NG7CEz2Ad7lzEJ5rWN-LcKTyqlou4c3VFHK2H-g93nfMMK9wWotgsOoC24QsGrNFGn2PnP8idngQG84BEkt3sL5JHIoYSNriku9z4Hq/s2016/IMG_3320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDdPE9ZaY2S8zADTgYqHyR6qPOblppBeuFAuWAP0xEu3MRhuP6OMXaKTHAVkSxgzsqGO9DK7cSbyGkXCkwv-h5NG7CEz2Ad7lzEJ5rWN-LcKTyqlou4c3VFHK2H-g93nfMMK9wWotgsOoC24QsGrNFGn2PnP8idngQG84BEkt3sL5JHIoYSNriku9z4Hq/s320/IMG_3320.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ice cream and cheesecake bottom - really yummy if just a bit different from how we planned it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt-ZAf3fvw2eAZM8xYD1zM6KyvZQkyuN9r1sqZdMi2sNRmeL3MiH-3-l0JV3ImGCx6fN840iPJFYWLSr_ZuK8nkw_-cs-B9K9G7clc0QVYGuw6IVkfVYZbOygumf-eNznq51F1710N3bRqurA15_9pRyC9rXSo7vl69P94vLRjmmNB8lh5pyads2gJq4y/s2016/IMG_3333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt-ZAf3fvw2eAZM8xYD1zM6KyvZQkyuN9r1sqZdMi2sNRmeL3MiH-3-l0JV3ImGCx6fN840iPJFYWLSr_ZuK8nkw_-cs-B9K9G7clc0QVYGuw6IVkfVYZbOygumf-eNznq51F1710N3bRqurA15_9pRyC9rXSo7vl69P94vLRjmmNB8lh5pyads2gJq4y/s320/IMG_3333.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A sticker I printed off!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJOJ6jt6ysKnLsYRQV3gsSiljUiPMNvgTJqgg8DOKMY0vuol4uliqJ_ExDg41cmsNaHuX5bnjgQmiy8_1gu_hrLlMwwQ9rI9mZdbQ1_4GnKbZ6vFSjVIDk2IdAe5HBub-OPRxoHUFnFpCHsiOtjxiQxTFdBHfEJjrSXq07HsYWt4cAGyk909tFAYoszV9/s2016/IMG_3334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJOJ6jt6ysKnLsYRQV3gsSiljUiPMNvgTJqgg8DOKMY0vuol4uliqJ_ExDg41cmsNaHuX5bnjgQmiy8_1gu_hrLlMwwQ9rI9mZdbQ1_4GnKbZ6vFSjVIDk2IdAe5HBub-OPRxoHUFnFpCHsiOtjxiQxTFdBHfEJjrSXq07HsYWt4cAGyk909tFAYoszV9/s320/IMG_3334.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the printer itself, isn't it cute</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-68437339896951566392024-02-11T19:23:00.018+00:002024-02-11T19:23:00.134+00:00Christmas Eve 2023<p>On Christmas Eve we had a lazy morning because we hadn't got back from Durham until really late, so we just relaxed and got ready, and then drove over to my step aunt's in Doncaster. I mainly wanted to see my step cousin N, who I've hung out with a few times this year. We have a nice relationship I think. But it was also nice to see her mum and dad and her brother, and also her grandma, who was up visiting from Somerset. We had a buffet and it was really lovely. </p><p>Lee and I got home about 8.30pm I think and quickly got everything packed up to go to my mum's for Christmas. This included taking all the presents and also the cats! At my mum's we helped her get stuff ready for the next day and then we just relaxed until late. I was wearing my What Would Dolly Do t-shirt and this wintry skirt that used to be a dress. The top of it didn't fit me so my mum made it into a skirt for me as it fits fine on my hips. </p><p>It was a weird Christmas Eve but still a nice one! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QhalTr2bmeuPfHqI8ciQq-fp83Qc9Y75gP1-HkoPidCDSHZ-4uZTlaktk9zbr3wwKBxgo34r3xQg9agGKffxgwlyJzpt5p0LGV7lMquG0BOfnz159msFlpAaRoeOtUCshsm9dBrggtnyRvcqy9iEk3ZtwPzlbtjh0ggP9Ktz2dEB7OhBd7ldY9HOCy9P/s2048/6eacf6ff-2563-4e7f-a321-9c9a18053fa4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QhalTr2bmeuPfHqI8ciQq-fp83Qc9Y75gP1-HkoPidCDSHZ-4uZTlaktk9zbr3wwKBxgo34r3xQg9agGKffxgwlyJzpt5p0LGV7lMquG0BOfnz159msFlpAaRoeOtUCshsm9dBrggtnyRvcqy9iEk3ZtwPzlbtjh0ggP9Ktz2dEB7OhBd7ldY9HOCy9P/s320/6eacf6ff-2563-4e7f-a321-9c9a18053fa4.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Nirosha and I, she insisted on the MySpace angle haha</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IZ1y2Pn1DmoNdWRB3FzhVPRiHvNhRVLhOrCBN1ANJGwWNKQfBYipXfRsJ_9_6hw8zA_g9SfW6oWaNuD5oLoWcJG-TaXC9U7T6RuxdwfSxEbCgIaivrFc4iyRRNLDkiPAV43CNxzCGk9K6nHPqnEyjXbZ9Zrea5AU314EOn6ISv_ar4XchkEjkg8_y6Pw/s1544/IMG_3253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IZ1y2Pn1DmoNdWRB3FzhVPRiHvNhRVLhOrCBN1ANJGwWNKQfBYipXfRsJ_9_6hw8zA_g9SfW6oWaNuD5oLoWcJG-TaXC9U7T6RuxdwfSxEbCgIaivrFc4iyRRNLDkiPAV43CNxzCGk9K6nHPqnEyjXbZ9Zrea5AU314EOn6ISv_ar4XchkEjkg8_y6Pw/s320/IMG_3253.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Nishan and I - I haven't seen him in an absolute ice age so it was nice to </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbg3H4QxbaTIahfqFVC3lxyDvKoo1er62DoE7fnmX8Ntj6X8ae_WZAjALzcojA0pYenoD7IHQ_Qgv_RQ4zN5dxzKjv5xR3kErIpwWjFEhDqt0QHostXOceL_4WNL6i7-5f5G65rlY3kVR9kd5c2BAkLkmrPcAK4P2wgXe9tv4-PblSu4qTEVUR6duEsCj/s2016/IMG_3257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbg3H4QxbaTIahfqFVC3lxyDvKoo1er62DoE7fnmX8Ntj6X8ae_WZAjALzcojA0pYenoD7IHQ_Qgv_RQ4zN5dxzKjv5xR3kErIpwWjFEhDqt0QHostXOceL_4WNL6i7-5f5G65rlY3kVR9kd5c2BAkLkmrPcAK4P2wgXe9tv4-PblSu4qTEVUR6duEsCj/s320/IMG_3257.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's never Christmas until you drive past the cranes near Meadowhall and they have their Christmas lights turned on</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFhvPP9K7dYK7PMWxLxcvtBv6YygRVBB6CghMLx5rhW6NUPDftJfQETepxQstlLN2CaU8qzY6WUPygkkrJiLg4rPoc5H0VZgFc-r7EYDAtXuoLR7Pa0eGMs-YtUhOBAbM5jgOuoS68XfKkBnKr9Y6Djoqlnh7dnZSAu2EyI_Ga0X4FBPvegr5p86XwHN6/s2016/IMG_3258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFhvPP9K7dYK7PMWxLxcvtBv6YygRVBB6CghMLx5rhW6NUPDftJfQETepxQstlLN2CaU8qzY6WUPygkkrJiLg4rPoc5H0VZgFc-r7EYDAtXuoLR7Pa0eGMs-YtUhOBAbM5jgOuoS68XfKkBnKr9Y6Djoqlnh7dnZSAu2EyI_Ga0X4FBPvegr5p86XwHN6/s320/IMG_3258.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I'd been past before they hadn't been on (not sure why) so I'm glad they were on Christmas Eve!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeIEa1xZM3NYrB1lGRkabi7ATysm747KyVIiIpVFoE_nuoMsqUJ1C9G9aw8t7YRfBqyxgQXmT51e7CQoFwhox-7Xs1xKD418lh8zCqP9RzkoJwbJuaEgEdb1FLkXLrQe0a8AbI9erVFCUWkQOZ11Q81Pk63QWpErsR8tUPM3gY5yRcguPeHXQWOieMl0B/s2016/IMG_3259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeIEa1xZM3NYrB1lGRkabi7ATysm747KyVIiIpVFoE_nuoMsqUJ1C9G9aw8t7YRfBqyxgQXmT51e7CQoFwhox-7Xs1xKD418lh8zCqP9RzkoJwbJuaEgEdb1FLkXLrQe0a8AbI9erVFCUWkQOZ11Q81Pk63QWpErsR8tUPM3gY5yRcguPeHXQWOieMl0B/s320/IMG_3259.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was wearing my DM boots as usual and dark green tights from Better Tights. They fit me okay but they're not as comfy as Snag. Nice colour though</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwE-AsE_o2nMmLoCaeJaw3gvvSFLoUUYTahxyxxVUui9Eo6TDeyRXU_7zIrPJwQ2vGPQ0YTW_U-LlJFtCtzfxq7C0dRy4w2hX56lzSDEBbUNkwNOchiF37XVn_e1tOJ8np91dzoP_elcMjDkPI4IcQozsds0Y3sHLHGOQmY4ArdZeMsuDEpG6JYfXhGO5b/s2016/IMG_3261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwE-AsE_o2nMmLoCaeJaw3gvvSFLoUUYTahxyxxVUui9Eo6TDeyRXU_7zIrPJwQ2vGPQ0YTW_U-LlJFtCtzfxq7C0dRy4w2hX56lzSDEBbUNkwNOchiF37XVn_e1tOJ8np91dzoP_elcMjDkPI4IcQozsds0Y3sHLHGOQmY4ArdZeMsuDEpG6JYfXhGO5b/s320/IMG_3261.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's my outfit in the evening before we went to bed</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-53179422741269416852024-02-09T15:22:00.036+00:002024-02-09T15:22:00.357+00:00Saturday December 22nd<p>Lee's mam threw her customary Christmas party on the Saturday before Christmas and I think there were at least twenty of us and maybe as many as twenty-five, although not everyone was there at the same time. Lee is the eldest of five so that's a lot before you even start!</p><p>We left Lee's dad's just before noon. I was wearing a velvet Simply Be dress that I got a couple of years ago but save for Christmas. I was also wearing Snag tights with cobwebs on - they're cute but not the easiest to wear so it's sort of ideal if you're sitting around wearing them instead of walking around. </p><p>Lee's mam made a veggie curry with Quorn, a chicken curry, a vegan curry, lots of rice, and then loads of buffet stuff. Lee's friend Paul and his wife Lianne always come to this family gathering and they're vegan but Bev had catered for them excellently. Lee's brother in law made a Biscoff cheesecake and it was lovely, and there was a lot of wine at the same time! We talked to everyone and I persuaded my eldest niece into a selfie with me before she left. </p><p>At some point we sat in the front room and Lee's mam and stepdad and one of his brothers gave us our presents and vice versa. From Andrew and Libby I got a book I wanted and from Lee's mam I got some Lush shower stuff that I wanted and a bottle of Baileys, and some other bits, which is all lovely! One of Lee's other brothers and his wife put together a huge hamper for us which is lush, I've enjoyed eating bits of that over the holidays. </p><p>We played Heads Up and Lee's brother in law made espresso martinis which I love so I appreciated a couple of those! It was absolute chaos the whole day. Lee's cousin turned up because I asked her because I like to see her little girl, so that was nice. Lee's sister in law Gemma let me take a selfie of us only when she had had a few drinks! Haha. </p><p>Everyone had left by 10ish so we stayed for a little bit longer talking to Lee's mam and stepdad as we don't get to see them often. We left about 11pm. Lee doesn't drink so he was fine to drive home then as long as I stay awake to talk to him. He was hungry so we stopped at McDonald's on the way home, like you do. We got home just after 1am and unsurprisingly just crashed into bed!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6Y-n8uD7ZabXiOhFDst5XCUCfOgCJoWHFglhgX1UE4L4dfxnEWtN763WjuA5JtMLpQPjlaw6KYm2WIxPwBDsga4XTmy7i2G4m-E0e3ychPOBhSMdh9JkZM7wc692CIKzp_kEz0OMN0f5zgJ_GHVQ4c__1HTQpV3CNunr3ezMXUX-dnsyGO_f5ZIAKoJq/s2016/IMG_3192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6Y-n8uD7ZabXiOhFDst5XCUCfOgCJoWHFglhgX1UE4L4dfxnEWtN763WjuA5JtMLpQPjlaw6KYm2WIxPwBDsga4XTmy7i2G4m-E0e3ychPOBhSMdh9JkZM7wc692CIKzp_kEz0OMN0f5zgJ_GHVQ4c__1HTQpV3CNunr3ezMXUX-dnsyGO_f5ZIAKoJq/s320/IMG_3192.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Simply Be velvet dress and Snag tights - I love the colour of the dress</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B6jl4pGTq8EZ3KdHaP8DaFSMAL8IHh6Zr5D_3_iAKGDJF76P9bd8HQLG8SsKRFOER90xFq9M1oU2kGWrcBbOWyYLmeAqX5NUEjgqltRUdbTUj-IkBiPRklIa33aPhcRpfRJv030oHUrQztmuslCrTVMaVXZGi350vK3ADF1q45h456H_eeez7bOhKt92/s1544/IMG_3193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B6jl4pGTq8EZ3KdHaP8DaFSMAL8IHh6Zr5D_3_iAKGDJF76P9bd8HQLG8SsKRFOER90xFq9M1oU2kGWrcBbOWyYLmeAqX5NUEjgqltRUdbTUj-IkBiPRklIa33aPhcRpfRJv030oHUrQztmuslCrTVMaVXZGi350vK3ADF1q45h456H_eeez7bOhKt92/s320/IMG_3193.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Face all made up ready for the party - my earrings were from Claire's and they're really cute Christmas trees</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVUOX5G6RxXPNS3CLSE26LyUg1m8D7zI3J3oS-GFYeqkE6eNRo9lTUcypKguXLvkimflFEeepECXGxeGkM27w5CxKmK-xh-xJ5Sh_2QZff6oLE-0ZCdeFAFRyxv5pIk0_EaB3k_mpgdhZrdrUl0h5L8cdWzRVI4-GdLyPOueL3S6ix70xgn5mvzpm7UdO/s2016/IMG_3194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVUOX5G6RxXPNS3CLSE26LyUg1m8D7zI3J3oS-GFYeqkE6eNRo9lTUcypKguXLvkimflFEeepECXGxeGkM27w5CxKmK-xh-xJ5Sh_2QZff6oLE-0ZCdeFAFRyxv5pIk0_EaB3k_mpgdhZrdrUl0h5L8cdWzRVI4-GdLyPOueL3S6ix70xgn5mvzpm7UdO/s320/IMG_3194.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quorn curry, it tasted a bit like Chinese takeaway curry</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMeWJfl3py74HpGSxz6ZHbFVODOT2DSFcpykvdzoWq4yZvckuhvYf3fuX0JXVaJXB1yUMBhwN4qLkuPMKB2COBUzCh1SRex-0uhiY_5EPIlRVUCyermG71c-FQmi0OhFsnjLjU0kF_2s-ElhUUB-wJf7gbmzslikS0ttHm0-ibwrpnTD6vTfTWnd-0vIj/s1544/IMG_3196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMeWJfl3py74HpGSxz6ZHbFVODOT2DSFcpykvdzoWq4yZvckuhvYf3fuX0JXVaJXB1yUMBhwN4qLkuPMKB2COBUzCh1SRex-0uhiY_5EPIlRVUCyermG71c-FQmi0OhFsnjLjU0kF_2s-ElhUUB-wJf7gbmzslikS0ttHm0-ibwrpnTD6vTfTWnd-0vIj/s320/IMG_3196.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's me and Leah, I try to get a photo every year - she is nineteen now and so grown up!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCxARfZwylCgoFZsz-rPt7pAgdBIWieFn9HGGVSnvFT5LrCUmlsPwU2GAHdg-AhvkWSo6eoVaNP1igoWg-KJSrj2uDlaClX6tN1-104pa5NffbXJe7zTtBeEJJ3sHPmqmYF_iG2bjnmUhwz3f8AsLdwMz_9CD8cWdnNaOk1ATDoaoNxy9XDM3_pliF9cJ/s2016/IMG_3197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCxARfZwylCgoFZsz-rPt7pAgdBIWieFn9HGGVSnvFT5LrCUmlsPwU2GAHdg-AhvkWSo6eoVaNP1igoWg-KJSrj2uDlaClX6tN1-104pa5NffbXJe7zTtBeEJJ3sHPmqmYF_iG2bjnmUhwz3f8AsLdwMz_9CD8cWdnNaOk1ATDoaoNxy9XDM3_pliF9cJ/s320/IMG_3197.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Biscoff cheesecake!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOUvR_c9fUkUBv_8ywoFzhrUZTR5PF0FSx_Na3e3hW25yc8N2gX3gGmMN1V1nQjp4RVOtmDzowR0ZiQsEMjkOEuvuNDSSPk2mwvGdq9m8Ik5iFI5eFigtPK6IEwsB6RObWXcdcCvv0jXmKTPk8y3Ml63HoXhh6rOKmZp_Ge2JRVM9xCXjx9NcVmz_8dZk/s2016/IMG_3199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOUvR_c9fUkUBv_8ywoFzhrUZTR5PF0FSx_Na3e3hW25yc8N2gX3gGmMN1V1nQjp4RVOtmDzowR0ZiQsEMjkOEuvuNDSSPk2mwvGdq9m8Ik5iFI5eFigtPK6IEwsB6RObWXcdcCvv0jXmKTPk8y3Ml63HoXhh6rOKmZp_Ge2JRVM9xCXjx9NcVmz_8dZk/s320/IMG_3199.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh and this cake was made by Bev's neighbour and it was so simple and delicious!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Wn3FMlmb3C5qpxzM-O4FDRf9E8hhkK02uHVA3F2eDjy2Snm4lVqDB89Av2Gs98jfIuH3q6gqSMy4LAvb1dAYQP6bqde6qGPXxpqwnnbBcdSuHDtEU50dwx8iGdURR8WyyG6Kc4R8jfHWfbI66vHf4lrZrJJ6TngKVvmTBEy1UJv1PmZSUC3ydHbn-rc4/s1544/IMG_3200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Wn3FMlmb3C5qpxzM-O4FDRf9E8hhkK02uHVA3F2eDjy2Snm4lVqDB89Av2Gs98jfIuH3q6gqSMy4LAvb1dAYQP6bqde6qGPXxpqwnnbBcdSuHDtEU50dwx8iGdURR8WyyG6Kc4R8jfHWfbI66vHf4lrZrJJ6TngKVvmTBEy1UJv1PmZSUC3ydHbn-rc4/s320/IMG_3200.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's me and Lee's friend Paul who at this point is basically one of the family</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGSS8ik1bJFfZPIgokxjCypHfX6V3N9eBA4Mzu6QEBX2u3edxGRFOdqF39OVV99pVkmHNQavthD7_GJ7pAVutG-kJNsHH7725cCpzhc9ULi05M_GYLAzia_uYKOM9VczAw65aa6aRzB9IaRAPRqIkXm3zfqDchGbYcmWQPSuPZzSd-agRoxAUDNMkVxYr/s1544/IMG_3201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGSS8ik1bJFfZPIgokxjCypHfX6V3N9eBA4Mzu6QEBX2u3edxGRFOdqF39OVV99pVkmHNQavthD7_GJ7pAVutG-kJNsHH7725cCpzhc9ULi05M_GYLAzia_uYKOM9VczAw65aa6aRzB9IaRAPRqIkXm3zfqDchGbYcmWQPSuPZzSd-agRoxAUDNMkVxYr/s320/IMG_3201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is his wife Lianne and I'm really happy she's been integrated too! She's a really lovely person</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHJnReNXUj2O9YTmmBgJlWWmOuk4OvIXQJwXzlaJGxxpDxQyLvxg0fdKIr3ex3sA7fZo0CQNVn35EfVvMN2RZzK0yhWyO1q-T1vvJyPxnipm69BD54_B2URzl381R_3-G3JMQp4xF35o23p2lCX44wTEUFIK0JPIUayK-Hi6ngvog8zEcWq1J4fHbQj7d/s2016/IMG_3202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHJnReNXUj2O9YTmmBgJlWWmOuk4OvIXQJwXzlaJGxxpDxQyLvxg0fdKIr3ex3sA7fZo0CQNVn35EfVvMN2RZzK0yhWyO1q-T1vvJyPxnipm69BD54_B2URzl381R_3-G3JMQp4xF35o23p2lCX44wTEUFIK0JPIUayK-Hi6ngvog8zEcWq1J4fHbQj7d/s320/IMG_3202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This isn't the best photo of Lee's brother Chris but it's the best one I got so it'll have to do!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0UYBSv8xCATBe4fcJ31K2nyCZLsBtOHuFAS4qGNdKsRy_EZqx3BTme_-Mh-Zlrg642PZfeFqpqa_IsItNaDPG76L0m4U2yKalmDmCINJ3w_sqzJmOoccE3fSRaHS2aJ68VbpOlSX4P9pixW2JVD87MHVl8QwnGKKjeTJZQlBRvln-BX3EBSGiRlHDJwt/s1544/IMG_3203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0UYBSv8xCATBe4fcJ31K2nyCZLsBtOHuFAS4qGNdKsRy_EZqx3BTme_-Mh-Zlrg642PZfeFqpqa_IsItNaDPG76L0m4U2yKalmDmCINJ3w_sqzJmOoccE3fSRaHS2aJ68VbpOlSX4P9pixW2JVD87MHVl8QwnGKKjeTJZQlBRvln-BX3EBSGiRlHDJwt/s320/IMG_3203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and our soon to be sister in law Libby - she and Andrew get married next October!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvBkKIiRF7GD9NKe3MR8IQ9C77-UX9FINlsgHmwKNe0u6FLhMrGZ8Ih7gQ_JrmMOcxETz6qNMLZWLYfMA7jco8NuzMlZMxUiSCgIWxnNR6EJYNUqK2FGveuIBSuzbNfVq3MBd_GhqdpDpz_kDKFbqr8FJ8FW8L23S-DWPdX-6T__GMDsLppk2cR0nVw3e/s2016/IMG_3204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvBkKIiRF7GD9NKe3MR8IQ9C77-UX9FINlsgHmwKNe0u6FLhMrGZ8Ih7gQ_JrmMOcxETz6qNMLZWLYfMA7jco8NuzMlZMxUiSCgIWxnNR6EJYNUqK2FGveuIBSuzbNfVq3MBd_GhqdpDpz_kDKFbqr8FJ8FW8L23S-DWPdX-6T__GMDsLppk2cR0nVw3e/s320/IMG_3204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and Andrew and Libby</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4AIA3SfIemOOxt1eRj2tUOImOM4Yz2Lz10F5DRz1iPbiBGNTq8bk20NFobFlEsRQMPpZx508ULfBpOQ-LGREqwmVneTPgQbpQXmpWCM8T3fVcaVovMxPBS75ENzY8pZiFBOZQrxyagOifvHol2QyflSs6EY7SxtzCxhnXCsp-6fOfanIrppaBxNeC952/s2016/IMG_3207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4AIA3SfIemOOxt1eRj2tUOImOM4Yz2Lz10F5DRz1iPbiBGNTq8bk20NFobFlEsRQMPpZx508ULfBpOQ-LGREqwmVneTPgQbpQXmpWCM8T3fVcaVovMxPBS75ENzY8pZiFBOZQrxyagOifvHol2QyflSs6EY7SxtzCxhnXCsp-6fOfanIrppaBxNeC952/s320/IMG_3207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and Andrew and Libby and their sister Kim</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf0PHWnfNGK25X-IT-7ADyVImH_yr3Pz7OAsput1gawxmH9E1AnAjOwBaKWhRs3DjYpP8BhM9RLCNtVAbdASeKWAzeJK5rK3N2J5sBpDFgcko24oYyxVPwXhzbw1OCdlWyYINlq_uyYBwzdwFZoSVRL5Ed5ZJ6KU1EftF-d-KqfvsttNpHcKSoCg2mWiB/s2016/IMG_3208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf0PHWnfNGK25X-IT-7ADyVImH_yr3Pz7OAsput1gawxmH9E1AnAjOwBaKWhRs3DjYpP8BhM9RLCNtVAbdASeKWAzeJK5rK3N2J5sBpDFgcko24oYyxVPwXhzbw1OCdlWyYINlq_uyYBwzdwFZoSVRL5Ed5ZJ6KU1EftF-d-KqfvsttNpHcKSoCg2mWiB/s320/IMG_3208.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paul's present... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWHaYk-nThkUWFRzP_9_Sa9FQ9obMvR00YrVZm5y-B_3any4A_Y3Hao49NmVKf6D35NuJwAAwbwdiD4oZGXF52-GamASfIIVo8Vun6kO_vl_QVfOTb1jn6LWKE9Z4aq1NelQyz7VMxIOi34zldBNb3fIqaTGCbhfEHHv3ATr4sae0Lg1YSWgJqZC16_GT/s1544/IMG_3212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWHaYk-nThkUWFRzP_9_Sa9FQ9obMvR00YrVZm5y-B_3any4A_Y3Hao49NmVKf6D35NuJwAAwbwdiD4oZGXF52-GamASfIIVo8Vun6kO_vl_QVfOTb1jn6LWKE9Z4aq1NelQyz7VMxIOi34zldBNb3fIqaTGCbhfEHHv3ATr4sae0Lg1YSWgJqZC16_GT/s320/IMG_3212.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My youngest nephew Tommy. I have another niece from here too, Tommy's twin, but she refused a photo. Which is fine, she's allowed to say no!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsguuxvxIVPVckQgtxF6IIoTe9thrg8-w5S-zXAOijvezNQ2agutc1Ra3Cl0IJO8ndny6vA3eydtMvDGzem4WP2gCtb-zA7pFkehjCH1ZY9AU7Na1sih1wypM2BvhB2J1NmBD5nng0WmHiiEgFeGkcmcRa8dJT9OC3QavRNJf9Rct0xyvYiO4-Cwk5oDmi/s2016/IMG_3215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsguuxvxIVPVckQgtxF6IIoTe9thrg8-w5S-zXAOijvezNQ2agutc1Ra3Cl0IJO8ndny6vA3eydtMvDGzem4WP2gCtb-zA7pFkehjCH1ZY9AU7Na1sih1wypM2BvhB2J1NmBD5nng0WmHiiEgFeGkcmcRa8dJT9OC3QavRNJf9Rct0xyvYiO4-Cwk5oDmi/s320/IMG_3215.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I make all the siblings get a photo with their mam because it's not often they're all together</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRbC95-VEhy5yFnAH2sWCY12s4VSQEUKaxvLLZfuc9wTxjVnshiR6SbqH2onwcU_p6IQFhs6n7WyIkwoWXtfUwWOT9kAzglOr_xxMxnhtzOdB38pW3JVDcjy_jjJBhrt_zSaJG_GwLzDCqLRWrLypx3olzZLnhbCWie9ij_a0gZ9LWYqmXtzS7xaOuoGL/s2016/IMG_3220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRbC95-VEhy5yFnAH2sWCY12s4VSQEUKaxvLLZfuc9wTxjVnshiR6SbqH2onwcU_p6IQFhs6n7WyIkwoWXtfUwWOT9kAzglOr_xxMxnhtzOdB38pW3JVDcjy_jjJBhrt_zSaJG_GwLzDCqLRWrLypx3olzZLnhbCWie9ij_a0gZ9LWYqmXtzS7xaOuoGL/s320/IMG_3220.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their stepdad Gary got in, too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pnxoVCb3k05t-0uwshU_V3oMFTJGLYPmqVcVi-8qf2Gwz-dttnFZFKwOSwo-ht9dnE8MG7wpBHSWr8Ph75ANH4qdj4NDSvPJn4eLFDhpC6efAKIQGPYPyYcBq74ygv7JA-yNmOEQpugNfSXJbZK_UBgC-h6hNslr7dV9MmaIfXW_qiTMhOnmfKQ4M9eD/s2016/IMG_3221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pnxoVCb3k05t-0uwshU_V3oMFTJGLYPmqVcVi-8qf2Gwz-dttnFZFKwOSwo-ht9dnE8MG7wpBHSWr8Ph75ANH4qdj4NDSvPJn4eLFDhpC6efAKIQGPYPyYcBq74ygv7JA-yNmOEQpugNfSXJbZK_UBgC-h6hNslr7dV9MmaIfXW_qiTMhOnmfKQ4M9eD/s320/IMG_3221.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing Heads Up - it was great because Tillie and Tommy could join in (they're 10)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfDXFZiQb4LXvLyGdKlTApQMf_bxDrV1gRhNTAl6HKKKmt5UiLPk6dqdMaG0mCLvI-l5yIh6V7NPlQZmfmhOpNDmD3IGM6qeTH3hTv5p68ANRpE5G-liBjkKvBYNQGCoVGL2w6eDcw7fvr98n74GYkLvzxANhvm5FjstZr5GF9Gx6mk8mLUVnBWMKM2iQ/s2016/IMG_3223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfDXFZiQb4LXvLyGdKlTApQMf_bxDrV1gRhNTAl6HKKKmt5UiLPk6dqdMaG0mCLvI-l5yIh6V7NPlQZmfmhOpNDmD3IGM6qeTH3hTv5p68ANRpE5G-liBjkKvBYNQGCoVGL2w6eDcw7fvr98n74GYkLvzxANhvm5FjstZr5GF9Gx6mk8mLUVnBWMKM2iQ/s320/IMG_3223.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Espresso martini! I love these and this was so nice!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vxWH0nD4SGDHS78b2y53Ke7kxWv_PaBID8LBqwS_XI2lwb0WZRz8ptLTQvx2nCwTorv8Pp5aN5ulFxDUuK1QUqgQNZ76d72MDHFrnMA31Ublt0f2n5h29GOMlw3TGQSa_FMdjssFrLIDzx2KGRtxA54C8g3jnCaKGbfXwO_wIs07K8s9RQWfKCd4ylV9/s1544/IMG_3232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vxWH0nD4SGDHS78b2y53Ke7kxWv_PaBID8LBqwS_XI2lwb0WZRz8ptLTQvx2nCwTorv8Pp5aN5ulFxDUuK1QUqgQNZ76d72MDHFrnMA31Ublt0f2n5h29GOMlw3TGQSa_FMdjssFrLIDzx2KGRtxA54C8g3jnCaKGbfXwO_wIs07K8s9RQWfKCd4ylV9/s320/IMG_3232.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally here's Gemma and I when she agreed to a photo!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-37593350394982903882024-02-06T19:57:00.033+00:002024-02-06T19:57:00.154+00:00Friday December 22nd<p>As is customary for Lee and I before Christmas, we headed up to Durham to see his family. We generally go for a couple of days, but because his dad was busy on Christmas Eve we had to go on the Friday and the Saturday instead. Lee was working Christmas Eve technically so we weren't able to set off straight away. Instead I went out to meet Chloe for coffee and lunch in the morning. December was incredibly difficult for me and she really let me just talk which was so lovely of her and really helped. I had had the same the day before too when I met up with my friend Katie - it was really nice of her to invite me over and it was really nice to see Chloe too. </p><p>I got home just before 2pm and we packed our overnight stuff and set off about 3pm or something like that. The traffic was fine and we arrived at Lee's dad's at 4.30pm. We sat around and chatted for a couple of hours and then got ready and went out to an Italian restaurant in a pub nearby. It was fine, but there weren't a lot of vegetarian options for me. Plus there was an entertainer on and she was really loud and couldn't sing particularly well. Oh well! It was still nice to see Lee's dad and stepmum. </p><p>We went to bed about midnight. As it was just a few days before Christmas I was wearing my Christmas nightie - it was from Yours a few years ago and it's longer than most of my other nighties and thicker too, so it's cosier. It has this lovely candy cane motif on the front!</p><p>When we went out for the evening I was wearing a Scarlett and Jo dress but I forgot to get a photo of it. D'oh! But earlier in the day I was wearing my Merry Kissmas t shirt and a pleated skirt from New Look - this is one of my favourite Christmas outfits and looks so glam but is also so comfortable! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZigUxOYaQLnGil5CceGWvcXTbz6TooteanVXnsilwBpsye8V9gCd17Q3uv0Zx-10onO4YpM6nC6qvcAq1vZgWNiudr9GFGtmubRVjLNBFKWlG3U8R-zNqUeDZFQjR-mDRElM3DrnzpVWx3Q-ub9Qz5rpR3P5AGYpCOFwTm7azdDtPHcqETiwbGmnxdpXD/s2016/IMG_3175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZigUxOYaQLnGil5CceGWvcXTbz6TooteanVXnsilwBpsye8V9gCd17Q3uv0Zx-10onO4YpM6nC6qvcAq1vZgWNiudr9GFGtmubRVjLNBFKWlG3U8R-zNqUeDZFQjR-mDRElM3DrnzpVWx3Q-ub9Qz5rpR3P5AGYpCOFwTm7azdDtPHcqETiwbGmnxdpXD/s320/IMG_3175.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Festive t shirt and burgundy pleated skirt</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1qqfWJ2Bbch_1uyw0de4djiTrLxAFWDcy_-IEjMF2Rlz-sCU7U-cFVw8bJhXA0bhjguunU53pxAFcbfA12y7CmGUxZQz5HpWy0uS9w0d3Vn3PWf6U994ImzqKna4tM1vbajPGC40YG-sNtEAW43K9MTQSRbdwddnAL-P18H6uiUIn88PEggJcXf0cg4j/s1544/IMG_3176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1qqfWJ2Bbch_1uyw0de4djiTrLxAFWDcy_-IEjMF2Rlz-sCU7U-cFVw8bJhXA0bhjguunU53pxAFcbfA12y7CmGUxZQz5HpWy0uS9w0d3Vn3PWf6U994ImzqKna4tM1vbajPGC40YG-sNtEAW43K9MTQSRbdwddnAL-P18H6uiUIn88PEggJcXf0cg4j/s320/IMG_3176.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's me in the restaurant</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIArd1MNuAyNpGw3OHGeViuLxgnmFqbwIpsArhw-Q5WJEEG2ncY17v4_g0Rr-Knm0yy33rZZT_eAt3BHhohfnTbuBirrFdS3v5INB6XFnRUTZkBc72LOmwsFCBmtg2_YH4dMmQL2dBBMDjeR9IGr2TPt8aVxgRg6hd-dD67VuJXCuA6XifJMj2cY6qY9F/s2016/IMG_3177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIArd1MNuAyNpGw3OHGeViuLxgnmFqbwIpsArhw-Q5WJEEG2ncY17v4_g0Rr-Knm0yy33rZZT_eAt3BHhohfnTbuBirrFdS3v5INB6XFnRUTZkBc72LOmwsFCBmtg2_YH4dMmQL2dBBMDjeR9IGr2TPt8aVxgRg6hd-dD67VuJXCuA6XifJMj2cY6qY9F/s320/IMG_3177.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Lee!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq2-UtxAtuApM287rW5FJopQudX4eDXHCDUMl981fLzmJd_Gcpx8Ou70iJ7Rz3O_dJcOlV7wnDmRQ2j18E9cl350GjjQHp7Snyeb1vncQz2nWFAHtW1qS_BEnQSBMeB2Rbkvx3WWAm_CFSwJdm00JudQGRDx1fXJy0PQWq6Q6OGkHMJtnjKisL4I11Y-d/s2016/IMG_3178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq2-UtxAtuApM287rW5FJopQudX4eDXHCDUMl981fLzmJd_Gcpx8Ou70iJ7Rz3O_dJcOlV7wnDmRQ2j18E9cl350GjjQHp7Snyeb1vncQz2nWFAHtW1qS_BEnQSBMeB2Rbkvx3WWAm_CFSwJdm00JudQGRDx1fXJy0PQWq6Q6OGkHMJtnjKisL4I11Y-d/s320/IMG_3178.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I made him pose for a photo with his dad - they are similar looking for sure! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIgF5dyhm306ZWNo87wRVio-UyTfjlz2RjUroGv3nlF9-gx4XvgSfLTzWOG61YiizDmT9qp3fVTaoAZhPrP2QQqAilJhpUkbJiPDAcxZkCRnPjCaNF91A3YKNRIbDtwYZzJcPpWNGzG-ANlQs7tZoUahspK9mitglWZykbT134E_pyL0I6Kg1b-LGj50H/s2016/IMG_3179%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIgF5dyhm306ZWNo87wRVio-UyTfjlz2RjUroGv3nlF9-gx4XvgSfLTzWOG61YiizDmT9qp3fVTaoAZhPrP2QQqAilJhpUkbJiPDAcxZkCRnPjCaNF91A3YKNRIbDtwYZzJcPpWNGzG-ANlQs7tZoUahspK9mitglWZykbT134E_pyL0I6Kg1b-LGj50H/s320/IMG_3179%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's me and Mary. She is the loveliest person</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ltBA3Na11w0JByPBatpbC7zSOoZlgaTVZ4Jh9lOrYZv0xnEkUPu97jJa-vr8QMEjcINxlp-jVnl9pZxsQbmYUX5YI6Y-93OmcUNZBdc6PKJKU_K4GDyacL9G6a97w0SfiG40xClaJWQlb3Gu2aNoZi_HJiII-Ebylk0DxlxgXvcgKTGn3B-V2qyAHP4a/s2016/IMG_3180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ltBA3Na11w0JByPBatpbC7zSOoZlgaTVZ4Jh9lOrYZv0xnEkUPu97jJa-vr8QMEjcINxlp-jVnl9pZxsQbmYUX5YI6Y-93OmcUNZBdc6PKJKU_K4GDyacL9G6a97w0SfiG40xClaJWQlb3Gu2aNoZi_HJiII-Ebylk0DxlxgXvcgKTGn3B-V2qyAHP4a/s320/IMG_3180.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My nails were painted with this lovely red polish from Avon. It lasted well but it stained my fingers horribly when I took it off</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz1ErU1GGmXiOP6RHKYCA9TqQ0eCLaYLoSdN3gu5e1lsLe3KKN3BnZxJFx76GsNYGRfzgcdfj7mT_WFA1LFiJY0EskyS7e2dzbwJ3gS_yIXi2AwWgZiKkyHyf1m293HBbFcQbxbByfhepIxCBDpZaXji-cxh-AK4Ech8U0iL1WWN2j4cNvnOWkMMUD6Kz/s2016/IMG_3182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz1ErU1GGmXiOP6RHKYCA9TqQ0eCLaYLoSdN3gu5e1lsLe3KKN3BnZxJFx76GsNYGRfzgcdfj7mT_WFA1LFiJY0EskyS7e2dzbwJ3gS_yIXi2AwWgZiKkyHyf1m293HBbFcQbxbByfhepIxCBDpZaXji-cxh-AK4Ech8U0iL1WWN2j4cNvnOWkMMUD6Kz/s320/IMG_3182.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My pasta arrabiata. I wouldn't normally choose this but like I said veggie options were a bit thin. It was actually nice - spicy and creamy. I had a starter too but I utterly cannot remember what that was</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB-LM7pH0STp1faaF59PDtHnT07Bwbbu-sSslbjrId0jMQ2x2KU4g-Gfu8mDmDOxH2T1P93NLk2OoiB6_Yiyy-tw1f777rlXazh2fKW0jBFXUCWMkOsvOX2sZGhYTvnuyNxNzYlXSLL3pSUsPwT1IPFB1vZvCOpZtAf3QFQ52kSxCVYJ5HIZcbZsiZ4dE/s2016/IMG_3186%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB-LM7pH0STp1faaF59PDtHnT07Bwbbu-sSslbjrId0jMQ2x2KU4g-Gfu8mDmDOxH2T1P93NLk2OoiB6_Yiyy-tw1f777rlXazh2fKW0jBFXUCWMkOsvOX2sZGhYTvnuyNxNzYlXSLL3pSUsPwT1IPFB1vZvCOpZtAf3QFQ52kSxCVYJ5HIZcbZsiZ4dE/s320/IMG_3186%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was wearing this festive pin badge on my cardigan, too. It was really warm over Christmas so I only really needed a cardigan when we went out most days instead of a coat too</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JFbtJOb9KvGR1NSBRP7gcJ_3cuDv-cZPtoAgyJFO4GXnBYaT0HQk-yh-_qSbLu-p4rTBF97vCzjyIMU27fJTsNhH649Eagp35cwca9LeytxJq7Ssbhrs0C6ByGwnICcRpGf3aD_2aawRke0ZurzTuWNIFQbhjbGQs-h9gxHVLma3-b7CD9qFEJ8TFcbr/s2016/IMG_3188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JFbtJOb9KvGR1NSBRP7gcJ_3cuDv-cZPtoAgyJFO4GXnBYaT0HQk-yh-_qSbLu-p4rTBF97vCzjyIMU27fJTsNhH649Eagp35cwca9LeytxJq7Ssbhrs0C6ByGwnICcRpGf3aD_2aawRke0ZurzTuWNIFQbhjbGQs-h9gxHVLma3-b7CD9qFEJ8TFcbr/s320/IMG_3188.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally here's my nightie last thing!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-87612416613063840652024-02-04T17:56:00.031+00:002024-02-04T17:56:00.269+00:00Lunch Out on 17th DecemberOn the 17th of December Lee and I were at a bit of a loss as to what to do. We didn't have anything planned and we could have done literally anything! We both had jobs to do later in the day (including wrapping each other's presents) so decided to not go too far but to go out for lunch. I decided we would go to Fox House Inn which is on the way towards Holmfirth past Millhouse Green. We've been before - two years ago we went on Christmas Eve and it was just a lovely piece of calm during all the madness. It's a really lovely country pub, in the middle of nowhere, that serves immense portions of home cooked food. It sounded like just what I wanted. <div><br /></div><div>We got there about 11.45 and it wasn't yet open so we sat in the car for a bit longer. It was blowing a gale up there! A few other parties started to arrive but I knew we would get a table as it's quite a big pub and it wasn't that busy. We were told to sit wherever, so we sat at the table we sat at least time as far as I remember! The pub has a really nice atmosphere and the staff are really friendly. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lee and I both had Yorkshire puddings with onion gravy to start with and then Lee had roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings and I had a mushroom stroganoff with chips. The food was absolutely gorgeous and we just had a really nice time chatting to each other and just relaxing. When we got home we tidied up the bedroom a bit and then did our chores each, but I'm glad we took the time to do this. I would recommend the pub if you're in the area!</div><div><br /></div><div>I was wearing my red leopard print dress from Very, as it wasn't that cold of a day and I put my cardigan on just in case it was colder in the pub, but it wasn't. I was wearing some sparkly Snag Tights that I've been wearing a lot as they're so festive, and this patent pair of boots that I bought autumn 2022 but which I had put away because I've been wearing my Dr Marten ones! They popped up on Timehop so I dug them out again. They're really comfy and just look a bit fancy. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohwKcVSaH6hesJfkI6aQghWgbM0m5EaQbexc27xCKCxtSSKvrhOAhUltS_vIlaEwVNoQH39NRoDSUeJAu2-2Fio5jZkT2w7RRtpztrRDn7DnumQQ8UXVjS3Vx9pC1Y63N-UrCRa3w73p3vYlZ8ehDJ4wDu1dONNVQmkzn13-De40MgOTKPpJPoIH1Qi2V/s1280/3ec67b0c-639d-489c-a791-503724b05422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohwKcVSaH6hesJfkI6aQghWgbM0m5EaQbexc27xCKCxtSSKvrhOAhUltS_vIlaEwVNoQH39NRoDSUeJAu2-2Fio5jZkT2w7RRtpztrRDn7DnumQQ8UXVjS3Vx9pC1Y63N-UrCRa3w73p3vYlZ8ehDJ4wDu1dONNVQmkzn13-De40MgOTKPpJPoIH1Qi2V/s320/3ec67b0c-639d-489c-a791-503724b05422.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Christmas tree in the Fox House Inn looked absolutely lovely! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP00MumPGvb2uUNpvnKYjg6B4WG3Syt58_H1WngJYq6lCLwMHdZzKQKykEv8ylu5hPor1CqkvGN6eTY2sczIfx1ZbfHbTrv84YH7NB_XHOi8azAAA2yVe48gweR4-XaNzhcmcRChIu7cV9TUMVn6Foa9ydhK5blokcO1twrBcEcEzDCN72JGgOz5emyBGH/s2016/IMG_3078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP00MumPGvb2uUNpvnKYjg6B4WG3Syt58_H1WngJYq6lCLwMHdZzKQKykEv8ylu5hPor1CqkvGN6eTY2sczIfx1ZbfHbTrv84YH7NB_XHOi8azAAA2yVe48gweR4-XaNzhcmcRChIu7cV9TUMVn6Foa9ydhK5blokcO1twrBcEcEzDCN72JGgOz5emyBGH/s320/IMG_3078.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My boots and tights before we set off</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQvCSHE-6ksZ7EMhXQNnIvqdySYBb76RAOCgok5aqTl3csTueNSMxdYU-s7jZoCHl5uivZDAZFomxGT9ybpdnAKe7n1gyzF5V0eL4sjQ31A_7Pws4S-p1ulp4ofDFw1FH-u9puMeLQQAUnfkt-PZRD_oUVRmAuTI51YHJ0MwlbST_VlLw66bcM9QOYGNx/s2016/IMG_3079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQvCSHE-6ksZ7EMhXQNnIvqdySYBb76RAOCgok5aqTl3csTueNSMxdYU-s7jZoCHl5uivZDAZFomxGT9ybpdnAKe7n1gyzF5V0eL4sjQ31A_7Pws4S-p1ulp4ofDFw1FH-u9puMeLQQAUnfkt-PZRD_oUVRmAuTI51YHJ0MwlbST_VlLw66bcM9QOYGNx/s320/IMG_3079.jpg" width="240" /></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 of Lee and didn't realise until I got home that he had his eyes shut! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PCXXlwjlUgXdZcNA9qrn3vY61X5e9Y8-PiGAfADfDdS41kKQ9dv8nU4KPlMSp6oHgeqar8LPnZeUC0WWLgXTuO5YIX0BSrCkpUgC38MwRVuwj3riih8nYOD40agBN4gRO6hWjjEozEJSNWTbfgoZA0oygPXVkodvrwpRYWJuxJcigGGBgcjS5j0odwbH/s2016/IMG_3080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PCXXlwjlUgXdZcNA9qrn3vY61X5e9Y8-PiGAfADfDdS41kKQ9dv8nU4KPlMSp6oHgeqar8LPnZeUC0WWLgXTuO5YIX0BSrCkpUgC38MwRVuwj3riih8nYOD40agBN4gRO6hWjjEozEJSNWTbfgoZA0oygPXVkodvrwpRYWJuxJcigGGBgcjS5j0odwbH/s320/IMG_3080.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I am</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PThZfG5YaGmhfnyFm4kYwohPV2FDcDMe9-nHqMEDAQd47Za2EoEk11MOz2UHH3hDwWzB5QuCDD9bfoHuuPwg7tvzgj-twh7wCbM1rhmhaax5WkytB1-lO3I0xMUhcVxOmr8FBH20SGg_zGQDpSWw0wT8G7jJLCZFCAIbrR9BeX9QqFxLowFb71s-SdAi/s2016/IMG_3081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PThZfG5YaGmhfnyFm4kYwohPV2FDcDMe9-nHqMEDAQd47Za2EoEk11MOz2UHH3hDwWzB5QuCDD9bfoHuuPwg7tvzgj-twh7wCbM1rhmhaax5WkytB1-lO3I0xMUhcVxOmr8FBH20SGg_zGQDpSWw0wT8G7jJLCZFCAIbrR9BeX9QqFxLowFb71s-SdAi/s320/IMG_3081.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh yeah I had a lovely glass of red, it was recommended by the bartender and it was nice!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCs3VqGrs_kTIL4l7OQsfu1A1YJXy83CFexPztljoBJYOszJ0QqDERaSFW-cUguypQsSGgeSiNI8iApOn_9g-QQ8J0kFug32joLPe16-s6v24ojk46D8QLgTaOijsKJq7ZgO1p9jC2MCSFJ-41oHtnqH0wNxtvCi3Xr45JleiHYWkdG4WPk6kXhsOARw8/s2016/IMG_3082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCs3VqGrs_kTIL4l7OQsfu1A1YJXy83CFexPztljoBJYOszJ0QqDERaSFW-cUguypQsSGgeSiNI8iApOn_9g-QQ8J0kFug32joLPe16-s6v24ojk46D8QLgTaOijsKJq7ZgO1p9jC2MCSFJ-41oHtnqH0wNxtvCi3Xr45JleiHYWkdG4WPk6kXhsOARw8/s320/IMG_3082.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yorkshire puddings and onion gravy, oh my</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59oC7irYj0_N4bs3GnRZFe4sMUcn2c9CQmERQeaU13TfCKXs8pRpe_JCVOsx9_GIQEmEOT0gdKySDvzT24teoIXPPoQFeLJAKIICK5EOu-k7ne4t9LAo8U8YcZ8ShBkpQxZqG8oTARNNdzG2ICTFYI1PiaGi5WE70fzG2dMZSoyLOdr43lpXMW2unbS3d/s2016/IMG_3083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59oC7irYj0_N4bs3GnRZFe4sMUcn2c9CQmERQeaU13TfCKXs8pRpe_JCVOsx9_GIQEmEOT0gdKySDvzT24teoIXPPoQFeLJAKIICK5EOu-k7ne4t9LAo8U8YcZ8ShBkpQxZqG8oTARNNdzG2ICTFYI1PiaGi5WE70fzG2dMZSoyLOdr43lpXMW2unbS3d/s320/IMG_3083.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee's roast turkey</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmpfvaDtaxxMG529dppBaMwYOCgs1H2AXIza7_iTmsht3wqh0NSnDT_gSUrDyL3eRbKp1uBbL5uZOdMwPiJSDVPhu5QoS8sTZbIykoLV2Q0A2at_Pb5cs68tJjlgK5oFEeXEiKmWimQWjnmICZ_QgOmpMnnCann9GWHdCPbj_WZVSss_MohYL6wigps33/s2016/IMG_3084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmpfvaDtaxxMG529dppBaMwYOCgs1H2AXIza7_iTmsht3wqh0NSnDT_gSUrDyL3eRbKp1uBbL5uZOdMwPiJSDVPhu5QoS8sTZbIykoLV2Q0A2at_Pb5cs68tJjlgK5oFEeXEiKmWimQWjnmICZ_QgOmpMnnCann9GWHdCPbj_WZVSss_MohYL6wigps33/s320/IMG_3084.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mushroom stroganoff</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfOnF79ziSws5blNRBQ9CXiBuiDvL1-f6XmX-kYgivbP6bX91qUB1l4oZCr6iwD06EZo53Wx4G2AjQ-Nf5Eh9yjBECoX_1OLqPNAsw9QygXJouYST968VNXJNeQ99o4amKkr_EgPk4G9Wv8osQ82ByNfl7GWIwGsfttl79RmYYBlKuFjfa-M39UvVvI85/s2016/IMG_3088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfOnF79ziSws5blNRBQ9CXiBuiDvL1-f6XmX-kYgivbP6bX91qUB1l4oZCr6iwD06EZo53Wx4G2AjQ-Nf5Eh9yjBECoX_1OLqPNAsw9QygXJouYST968VNXJNeQ99o4amKkr_EgPk4G9Wv8osQ82ByNfl7GWIwGsfttl79RmYYBlKuFjfa-M39UvVvI85/s320/IMG_3088.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's me in my Very dress!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-1649511995526697252024-02-02T20:53:00.019+00:002024-02-02T20:53:00.135+00:00Brunch with Gillian On Friday the 15th of December I headed to Mirfield to meet up with my friend Gillian. I hadn't seen her in absolutely forever and she's one of my favourite people ever, so it was well overdue. We wanted to swap Christmas presents too, and I had gifts for her from a mutual friend too. We were going to go closer to my house but her husband had to get to his work Christmas do later on in the day so we arranged to meet at 10.30 near to her house in Mirfield. It was fine by me as I enjoyed listening to a podcast on my way over.<div><br /></div><div>Gillian had suggested Cupushi which is just on a random street in Mirfield. The menu looked really nice so I agreed. I managed to park right outside, which was good too. The inside of the cafe is really cute with a bit of an industrial feel. We both went for smashed avocado and chilli flakes - Gillian had salmon and feta on hers and I had egg and feta on mine. I also had a really yummy hot chocolate. </div><div><br /></div><div>We decided to have crepes for dessert too, as we hadn't been sure if we wanted sweet or savoury... so we had both! I had mine with banana and Nutella and it was absolutely gorgeous. We inadvertently matched in pastel rainbows, too! I got this cardigan from Simply Be a few weeks previously to this when I got the purple and green checked one and the pink zebra print one too. This one is chenille and it's really cosy. It wasn't too cold of a day so I just wore this in the car instead of my coat as well. I've been wearing it round the house a bit too because it's so warm!</div><div><br /></div><div>I was also wearing my "Express Your Elf" t shirt that came from Simply Be years ago, and an old Scarlett & Jo skirt. Perfect easy winter outfit!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RciYyokpnpFosD0hMXJ4uJnaSFdDhos_APcseRA4cCxjtdVQA4tAmuGQK5v5eYFt5XxU6m8T-7YW9PFiCZIagbaZHBogJtng68TSbpP7acBnVs2WWEHPco9Yhc6gKDfBl221LHZnS1xvjD7VnryFc4uq4ipI0-SbVChY9LDdii-fHdJV4SPwogqZMvn2/s2016/IMG_3059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RciYyokpnpFosD0hMXJ4uJnaSFdDhos_APcseRA4cCxjtdVQA4tAmuGQK5v5eYFt5XxU6m8T-7YW9PFiCZIagbaZHBogJtng68TSbpP7acBnVs2WWEHPco9Yhc6gKDfBl221LHZnS1xvjD7VnryFc4uq4ipI0-SbVChY9LDdii-fHdJV4SPwogqZMvn2/s320/IMG_3059.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Avocado toast with a fried egg and feta - so delicious!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_sS5MMYz8WXnid7nh8AV5V_gd0K3EhtBZnz3GOPbOJxl-cfGAOU6v5CeoQxEVAjyaIduCN-Qb3bB3IQpdeRSMXiPc7vYqUGqnRNrCE3mmrzSwS1ZCIeqiIeqNBxuTFkMKqOxl75RNyz-pnFYn22UIN0ow4hyphenhyphenEZ7gbbQM6JGpV6l6Kg3Uwe61-zlhqA7o/s2016/IMG_3060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_sS5MMYz8WXnid7nh8AV5V_gd0K3EhtBZnz3GOPbOJxl-cfGAOU6v5CeoQxEVAjyaIduCN-Qb3bB3IQpdeRSMXiPc7vYqUGqnRNrCE3mmrzSwS1ZCIeqiIeqNBxuTFkMKqOxl75RNyz-pnFYn22UIN0ow4hyphenhyphenEZ7gbbQM6JGpV6l6Kg3Uwe61-zlhqA7o/s320/IMG_3060.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then my gorgeous crepe</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskQgDeVOWGt689_6r1AlAJdqSGcLKKwIV829z2coEWQbA5jeGf4JndQomtn4mnW09MQAyEEMPvEiLOPuFAW4Ko7rZqEz3H566rSO2YO4m9jvqe34UL8lo8EAw9FmGUQre1AK4Is9sxEYyoJr8MY1dDdq4cP07WAIZxyrhjNZCduwPXhIysPxTHP6QR3pr/s2016/IMG_3061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskQgDeVOWGt689_6r1AlAJdqSGcLKKwIV829z2coEWQbA5jeGf4JndQomtn4mnW09MQAyEEMPvEiLOPuFAW4Ko7rZqEz3H566rSO2YO4m9jvqe34UL8lo8EAw9FmGUQre1AK4Is9sxEYyoJr8MY1dDdq4cP07WAIZxyrhjNZCduwPXhIysPxTHP6QR3pr/s320/IMG_3061.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gillian and I in matching pastel rainbows</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWHlcAt6WcoJJbZterT8LubDiPPhhE1k28xS1sqexVAybMtu9hIIBTUg-bSqHhNBJ2tPNmW19R-oxHlerSDEOxt66zS4MKDjHraR2yFh8QI2VDLwPUtJxETpuLmZxFT65_UNTctVCvwwEXKO06U3sQ_OEFSZ055WAQQj3zdpk9CgzHRIiGUCv3tNnSd1Z/s2016/IMG_3063%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWHlcAt6WcoJJbZterT8LubDiPPhhE1k28xS1sqexVAybMtu9hIIBTUg-bSqHhNBJ2tPNmW19R-oxHlerSDEOxt66zS4MKDjHraR2yFh8QI2VDLwPUtJxETpuLmZxFT65_UNTctVCvwwEXKO06U3sQ_OEFSZ055WAQQj3zdpk9CgzHRIiGUCv3tNnSd1Z/s320/IMG_3063%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's my outfit when I got home</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-19988879656277990762024-01-30T20:24:00.036+00:002024-01-30T20:24:00.141+00:00Book Club Christmas Dinner 2023The 13th of December was mt book club Christmas dinner. This is something I always look forward to. We always meet at Cubley Hall anyway, but usually we just have a drink while talking about the book. But at Christmas we have a meal each and play a game and do a Secret Santa too. This year Ceri (the leader) had mentioned doing a Pass the Parcel so I volunteered because I do one where there were forfeits in each round. I had fun putting it together, and I wrapped it at lunchtime on the Wednesday. I think there were about sixteen layers! <div><br /></div><div>Because of this I needed to get to Cubley Hall early to set up. Lee took me so I could have a drink, and I got there about 6.20 I reckon. I set up the drink forfeits which were some alcohol including neat gin and neat cherry brandy, and some non alcoholic including neat Vimto and grenadine. Totally gross! I waited for everyone else, hiding my stuff behind a chair. We did some furniture removing so that we could all sit together, and then we ordered food. The vegetarian selection at Cubley Hall is not brilliant but I went for the vegan burger and actually really enjoyed it, so that was good. </div><div><br /></div><div>We talked about the book - <a href="http://www.rebeccamccormick.co.uk/2023/11/silas-marner-by-george-eliot-review.html">Silas Marner</a> - while we were waiting for the food to arrive. We generally liked it and it is quite festive so it fitted in quite well for our December meeting. We all enjoyed our food and drink. There were thirteen of us in total, I think. After food we did a quiz that Paula's husband had put together for us - me and Rae got 18 out of 20 which was pretty good but we didn't win! Then pass the parcel. It was ridiculous, everyone really enjoyed it and said they'd love for me to do it again next year. A few people said they would do a similar thing for their families over Christmas! It didn't cost me very much. I got the pirate masks off eBay.</div><div><br /></div><div>We posed for a photo together before we said goodbye, which was around 10pm! I have the same photo from last year too. Our book club was ten years old this year and it really is such a joy in my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was wearing this Joe Brown's dress which I like to wear at Christmas as I feel it's quite festive. And then sparkly tights which are basically all I've worn in December, but I'm not sure if you can see them properly! Lee came to pick me up and I was very glad to go straight to bed!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmlYhzamrN1gBLiwpdtf65GVqIIxOnmDaNONGrFjD-7i99TwxvkQfesyacx7Cay3i7NCtD2A5selFlRas8ZiQF6ebW_qj5Pn5QltrWHnZivkOtU7VmLQy0GZWHz2pags_TN8TrKtIRJsEzuwKxqManBCBvbemNLWQ3WqjJ4NKrbY-PBZvmUOSsDvPGhT3/s2016/IMG_3014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmlYhzamrN1gBLiwpdtf65GVqIIxOnmDaNONGrFjD-7i99TwxvkQfesyacx7Cay3i7NCtD2A5selFlRas8ZiQF6ebW_qj5Pn5QltrWHnZivkOtU7VmLQy0GZWHz2pags_TN8TrKtIRJsEzuwKxqManBCBvbemNLWQ3WqjJ4NKrbY-PBZvmUOSsDvPGhT3/s320/IMG_3014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pass the parcel all ready to go when I'd done it at home</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyb_dldOHISDT3zj1S0ehrc411yAqSVqXbT49pZNFKq26IJwpdBXZpSQEa-OysLemWCPseaMO3RaBhSuUH9eh1e-hlfxJEE6GFvf9By_GKBIBYJEHOiEpZuD48du1sO_rseLSevHSO-N8w6jAkJue0Z8EVoxt0SECQRRUpA1vcuCKSyWNqLWBVot5gtcj/s2016/IMG_3020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyb_dldOHISDT3zj1S0ehrc411yAqSVqXbT49pZNFKq26IJwpdBXZpSQEa-OysLemWCPseaMO3RaBhSuUH9eh1e-hlfxJEE6GFvf9By_GKBIBYJEHOiEpZuD48du1sO_rseLSevHSO-N8w6jAkJue0Z8EVoxt0SECQRRUpA1vcuCKSyWNqLWBVot5gtcj/s320/IMG_3020.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The drinks all ready behind the chair so no one could peep!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6lm3M4VOwA2WrY9IblZxjIHdpvwcRvFOG0ViSeU4MTieAqQNq2QgbNhXaVxHr9TI9E9QGch4rX0vjhTcS0jj16w4d62c1YdG2PlCfNHKkwHrfuIijdfgAUp7ZhTtQXIqqWjKATAlAYjTihlG9yf4yK5uz11AICfk6XQuTnGi7qH6QmnxrF3OqRCReaPY/s2016/IMG_3025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6lm3M4VOwA2WrY9IblZxjIHdpvwcRvFOG0ViSeU4MTieAqQNq2QgbNhXaVxHr9TI9E9QGch4rX0vjhTcS0jj16w4d62c1YdG2PlCfNHKkwHrfuIijdfgAUp7ZhTtQXIqqWjKATAlAYjTihlG9yf4yK5uz11AICfk6XQuTnGi7qH6QmnxrF3OqRCReaPY/s320/IMG_3025.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My vegan burger which came with chips</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmUYnFm0KK6xEkYBBUfq-BHKVqwng29X6FFs3EEzeT60t6QfKHZKcx5TbwOWNViWD107pTwVXpCvyqUy74m_HjXQ7D-QMZOX4uI3LDyoDuZw0saa9fCNKfkUPsAT5MwgWBxbSMaNNawzHnrskRNtPLe_ledWYS9gY5Yo4ZranQK2fzhHxMDvW1W3oyqri/s2016/IMG_3026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmUYnFm0KK6xEkYBBUfq-BHKVqwng29X6FFs3EEzeT60t6QfKHZKcx5TbwOWNViWD107pTwVXpCvyqUy74m_HjXQ7D-QMZOX4uI3LDyoDuZw0saa9fCNKfkUPsAT5MwgWBxbSMaNNawzHnrskRNtPLe_ledWYS9gY5Yo4ZranQK2fzhHxMDvW1W3oyqri/s320/IMG_3026.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the middle of singing Twelve Days of Christmas</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXj_hJCFZRNC3NJ77k7aSYAGW65wk929otG63vhhmdFiDgIwfOENDNceL0j_YzBCwdOElfSvRMv8sGjfd4TfGRVcetbZ53yr0yeBryKFCiw9Xnf6IOYIDmt0A8GN0ZT4-imSFlaYWE_gAUQKyiy4rQWK3t1JN_siDHd2xrJlp4i9_n7AeTZpSIch-rfX8/s2016/IMG_3027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXj_hJCFZRNC3NJ77k7aSYAGW65wk929otG63vhhmdFiDgIwfOENDNceL0j_YzBCwdOElfSvRMv8sGjfd4TfGRVcetbZ53yr0yeBryKFCiw9Xnf6IOYIDmt0A8GN0ZT4-imSFlaYWE_gAUQKyiy4rQWK3t1JN_siDHd2xrJlp4i9_n7AeTZpSIch-rfX8/s320/IMG_3027.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So cute!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6Lh3XEyJS_CkupB700KF-aAXG-qFj2kadkvZLFbOo5HviFU1SYUqQZ4TiUdbxMR0sbPtkM0WMyE7eQdcgy2tQfX_D2gXuyZJwjD2ke-nrlUe8OsE4TPZ-CRy4nuvWV9SxnmQIYti2_ug-sDBvy7WVI4GmpLS73XFBRtA-wqgoVPfTaGAgjR5r8zMzF1i/s2016/IMG_3028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6Lh3XEyJS_CkupB700KF-aAXG-qFj2kadkvZLFbOo5HviFU1SYUqQZ4TiUdbxMR0sbPtkM0WMyE7eQdcgy2tQfX_D2gXuyZJwjD2ke-nrlUe8OsE4TPZ-CRy4nuvWV9SxnmQIYti2_ug-sDBvy7WVI4GmpLS73XFBRtA-wqgoVPfTaGAgjR5r8zMzF1i/s320/IMG_3028.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just as the pass the parcel was about to start </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Lynn took the masks home for her grandson, at least they'll be used!</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/AVvXsEgpxNYUU-OmnRWFYTonWoGuJhFyGTmsO7bsTK-M4odf_8U7RCdwZScIAN11r4l_SW9AmfpBIMf1vFsnlBrB07a077CgVOb6JCEAoZAFTotAstqcjz9D0TMyaB2OjHRhHVgJBsfr2G_IL6myPnaX8Asl7YsQqwFBXdsEP5VWCydF7_DZ6E5FNc5Rh1_2Ly6-/s1023/c12332ef-3c58-4422-a057-01a553ddafcb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1023" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxNYUU-OmnRWFYTonWoGuJhFyGTmsO7bsTK-M4odf_8U7RCdwZScIAN11r4l_SW9AmfpBIMf1vFsnlBrB07a077CgVOb6JCEAoZAFTotAstqcjz9D0TMyaB2OjHRhHVgJBsfr2G_IL6myPnaX8Asl7YsQqwFBXdsEP5VWCydF7_DZ6E5FNc5Rh1_2Ly6-/s320/c12332ef-3c58-4422-a057-01a553ddafcb.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our full club photo - we had two members missing but otherwise this was all of us</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDiWjFm3kctbyNNxTGINz9bVMwxuyy-Gb4LBcMxmK4bXpdq2M1kUTw_EU1SGAosiUrEs_YW4-_Nc1iaNdmOM6efgl9K2VdTKrwysuXbX40aoBhfbqbAl4xPHhDSsIW3ZfUeyXfDO6VKduwfTlffyqtcSDevggLem4MnZmFR0X72JPnEjsk7GgEjDv5UIT/s2016/IMG_3035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDiWjFm3kctbyNNxTGINz9bVMwxuyy-Gb4LBcMxmK4bXpdq2M1kUTw_EU1SGAosiUrEs_YW4-_Nc1iaNdmOM6efgl9K2VdTKrwysuXbX40aoBhfbqbAl4xPHhDSsIW3ZfUeyXfDO6VKduwfTlffyqtcSDevggLem4MnZmFR0X72JPnEjsk7GgEjDv5UIT/s320/IMG_3035.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally my lovely red and navy dress when I got home</div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-24863823768053193902024-01-28T20:51:00.027+00:002024-01-28T20:51:00.137+00:00Birthday Lunch in Wakefield<p>My stepdad's birthday is the 12th of December but my mum had invited us out for lunch to celebrate on the Sunday before that, as they had plans for his birthday itself. They both like going to La Fortezza, an Italian restaurant near my mum's house in Wakefield, and we had never been, so they invited us there. We decided to go out earlier in the morning to go and get the end of the Christmas presents from Asda and the Range, so we set off not long after I had had a shower. We managed to get loads of stuff which made me feel a lot better. We got to Newmillerdam at about 1pm which was a bit early, so we wandered down the side of the dam for a bit. I grew up near there so never really want to go, but it was nice. The water was absolutely filthy, though. </p><p>We went and sat down and waited for my mum and Norman. I ordered a Godfather cocktail which was absolutely gorgeous! Then we ordered a nice bottle of red when they arrived for me and my stepdad to share, although my mum had a little bit too. I had Caprese salad, which is one of my faves, and then a mushroom pizza and some courgette fries. Lee had breads to start with and then chicken in a white wine and mushroom sauce which he really enjoyed too. The food was gorgeous and I would really recommend it if you're in the area! </p><p>We were too full for pudding but my mum invited us back to their house for a little bit. We sat and had some of the cake she had made as a birthday cake which was red velvet with cream cheese frosting and it was absolutely gorgeous. We didn't stay too late but it was still a really nice afternoon. My stepdad and I had a Baby Guinness each - I bought us some when we were out at Easter and he really liked it so he's been making them ever since! </p><p>I was wearing this ancient Scarlett and Jo dress which I've had for about ten years at least. I don't wear it often and I think maybe the top, stretchy lace bit has seen better days, so I may end up chopping it into a skirt like I have done with so many Scarlett and Jo dresses previously. But I like the black lace! So maybe I could replace it? I don't know, I might ask my mum to help me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wLxTicfrN4b7qvO8dtye2R1QVxgOqoFjOb45fUpU2dHcdPhDFTLCXZmXdHCJD1_EbGYKHl7b7JKiS5BDtIrTU9tRnEW6OSn6Kwp71_lvWJgfaA_FaLFf3hEp44PBaf23pDaWnJ889bCnn5yxeHmjz-HlWTueCmBF2Akk7eBN0koQXp8UkJLpo1mO2ydc/s1544/IMG_2964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wLxTicfrN4b7qvO8dtye2R1QVxgOqoFjOb45fUpU2dHcdPhDFTLCXZmXdHCJD1_EbGYKHl7b7JKiS5BDtIrTU9tRnEW6OSn6Kwp71_lvWJgfaA_FaLFf3hEp44PBaf23pDaWnJ889bCnn5yxeHmjz-HlWTueCmBF2Akk7eBN0koQXp8UkJLpo1mO2ydc/s320/IMG_2964.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually put some make up on. I really like this Maybelline lipstick/lip gloss, but it really doesn't stay on the lips very well. It does look nice for about ten minutes though!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pjig2v1vTpsiPcZolBkGMSujA-KbMVif_UcPS66pcgYCQ_jy_qTTYJwd0eC3DiztEbRbUbt724V4XFqwDmABqklHSP1xqyMIBIvMTiXMjy732pcEEq26PX6fyI-0didH_7XHE91RCPbuYJQ9OT0X53NoqFmJBRd97j-8nijlX5y-rTjpk0dOYT8cP2ZS/s2016/IMG_2965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pjig2v1vTpsiPcZolBkGMSujA-KbMVif_UcPS66pcgYCQ_jy_qTTYJwd0eC3DiztEbRbUbt724V4XFqwDmABqklHSP1xqyMIBIvMTiXMjy732pcEEq26PX6fyI-0didH_7XHE91RCPbuYJQ9OT0X53NoqFmJBRd97j-8nijlX5y-rTjpk0dOYT8cP2ZS/s320/IMG_2965.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The actual dam at Newmillerdam. It's a nice area for a walk and an ice cream if you've never been</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcdPsCWcXGvi3t5br_IcTnm8x0XJHvE_lHiGQAgNRQBbqZlaqFLGG01yJs42tqKiHo_Wi4L9Xf7CQxtuPaaqRKK6hI9zZNDJaFKvRumzopgroKdFt7qZ8uBGROikN0PE6XWsX4MraQT0DWnbZsKBswhdH_wQJw0vE1ibPz9PB4EOzZ7-VGN4T1bZ74nXp/s2016/IMG_2966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcdPsCWcXGvi3t5br_IcTnm8x0XJHvE_lHiGQAgNRQBbqZlaqFLGG01yJs42tqKiHo_Wi4L9Xf7CQxtuPaaqRKK6hI9zZNDJaFKvRumzopgroKdFt7qZ8uBGROikN0PE6XWsX4MraQT0DWnbZsKBswhdH_wQJw0vE1ibPz9PB4EOzZ7-VGN4T1bZ74nXp/s320/IMG_2966.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Godfather cocktail - I will have to try to make this at home!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_7GDdLQuS12E4RPm7ls9x3d3EoB6aDzYPoqlfpAOWyUMBo0Q0rHm3pyC0kwLtXMXxdVherAqDphkbPzdvqbDWq3h-oIJJTUk9-sVv1aIdZWTaZWMQ3NccGCW_6xsDITJ1zd75EY_D237H2BMDFhwrWkmna3RZpKUegFo7i1jCOzGwGLTB3gLhjzYrLOU/s2016/IMG_2967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_7GDdLQuS12E4RPm7ls9x3d3EoB6aDzYPoqlfpAOWyUMBo0Q0rHm3pyC0kwLtXMXxdVherAqDphkbPzdvqbDWq3h-oIJJTUk9-sVv1aIdZWTaZWMQ3NccGCW_6xsDITJ1zd75EY_D237H2BMDFhwrWkmna3RZpKUegFo7i1jCOzGwGLTB3gLhjzYrLOU/s320/IMG_2967.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the bottle of red wine we shared</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaqd7bExPeIvgf1nJUQf6OjTQSedz4butyNsQsBv8YuIAsyRtuxyBy0MvxH5ylb5jH0vOuuh27pb0HyVdf69gnT_jiZLd2wxHkLrLVeG2C9WgZ-J9F_e4qhNl3P-5GYVDGRlK55XKwjnwVjdV9CP-DpC6onvehpgS_Mlb2ylXCgE2Gvdm12IYG_Sz8Sb-/s2016/IMG_2968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaqd7bExPeIvgf1nJUQf6OjTQSedz4butyNsQsBv8YuIAsyRtuxyBy0MvxH5ylb5jH0vOuuh27pb0HyVdf69gnT_jiZLd2wxHkLrLVeG2C9WgZ-J9F_e4qhNl3P-5GYVDGRlK55XKwjnwVjdV9CP-DpC6onvehpgS_Mlb2ylXCgE2Gvdm12IYG_Sz8Sb-/s320/IMG_2968.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caprese salad, it was so good</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLuykJeEepWwwOkF4hrfhIQasflhZGtw6IPWxdjdq3FVnZ8SzGRptSIbs5aFgbWt7DZIg472OvL31tWjzxEXTqFy5re_P6GNPiXuDKz-EoGsmg7v7sIVckqW68V4mSLb437gB0AVl3885lBT2ap2TLYtZyEt7o6FOWf9sLcQ-Jo_RBDFg2FUh8Jo33BuK/s2016/IMG_2969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLuykJeEepWwwOkF4hrfhIQasflhZGtw6IPWxdjdq3FVnZ8SzGRptSIbs5aFgbWt7DZIg472OvL31tWjzxEXTqFy5re_P6GNPiXuDKz-EoGsmg7v7sIVckqW68V4mSLb437gB0AVl3885lBT2ap2TLYtZyEt7o6FOWf9sLcQ-Jo_RBDFg2FUh8Jo33BuK/s320/IMG_2969.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mushroom pizza and courgette fries. My stepdad had the end of my pizza to take home because he didn't eat all of his so it made sense for him to have it all</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ-146uqnZJyCEqSgtaVtlHnraN4PXUAxPqzeZxT8qTLs-nJY_IcQgu07toWAQKtNvwqiSGiWnndOtp2En89AyuHey_UUdgz1ynPOnR5PEehOLQKBv8dz7C94Ekau_yohE7mBIk5uzF8MAajOukML5wYzzfH2iUGmUCbu8ToM_bFjmNW6Xr9pEcffejXn/s2016/IMG_2973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ-146uqnZJyCEqSgtaVtlHnraN4PXUAxPqzeZxT8qTLs-nJY_IcQgu07toWAQKtNvwqiSGiWnndOtp2En89AyuHey_UUdgz1ynPOnR5PEehOLQKBv8dz7C94Ekau_yohE7mBIk5uzF8MAajOukML5wYzzfH2iUGmUCbu8ToM_bFjmNW6Xr9pEcffejXn/s320/IMG_2973.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mum's cat Millie; I gave her some treats. Since Ruben died in February she is a very spoilt little girl!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTEfpc0RyRibDyFnvgFQfNcJD5AMOw-swCCz4aO5asvRMmdlIMiE-Vo5rUu6NumZByVsdjDWBijUWYkk76V8iFnOT2va4LmpTY8byNZ2euQlYZSYXOlRbXNC1QIn93D5LL1loeAx7sAfgib7xs4MA5BzpelYeenSBKgXyF5gIhbaiBbFL4yA9D-3rMDEi/s2016/IMG_2974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTEfpc0RyRibDyFnvgFQfNcJD5AMOw-swCCz4aO5asvRMmdlIMiE-Vo5rUu6NumZByVsdjDWBijUWYkk76V8iFnOT2va4LmpTY8byNZ2euQlYZSYXOlRbXNC1QIn93D5LL1loeAx7sAfgib7xs4MA5BzpelYeenSBKgXyF5gIhbaiBbFL4yA9D-3rMDEi/s320/IMG_2974.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baby Guinnesses, on my mum's Ronnie O'Sullivan coaster that I bought her at the snooker in April</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPCwwbtPc64UDvU5OqZUoXxuNB5xB948C3kSx8nDU7Y8Oevlkr3fVuCg_4BwJsMV9MDCjlhjaL4j8M3szFO2uN894-UlH17AlTIj-BGYO3yB9-INPu1mpZxloOudqTH7Wwz6gmEMF0tPfee5rZzz3JxRzxvWCZGfrfCdwvIvqtp_Qo0sghIyu4RHi-VCQ/s2016/IMG_2978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPCwwbtPc64UDvU5OqZUoXxuNB5xB948C3kSx8nDU7Y8Oevlkr3fVuCg_4BwJsMV9MDCjlhjaL4j8M3szFO2uN894-UlH17AlTIj-BGYO3yB9-INPu1mpZxloOudqTH7Wwz6gmEMF0tPfee5rZzz3JxRzxvWCZGfrfCdwvIvqtp_Qo0sghIyu4RHi-VCQ/s320/IMG_2978.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally here I am in this gorgeous red dress</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-42512412918116191322024-01-25T19:26:00.056+00:002024-01-25T19:26:00.154+00:00Shopping and the Christmas Market in Sheffield with my Mum<p>As in previous years, my mum and I went Christmas shopping just a couple of weeks before Christmas. We usually have a full day out somewhere and have a lovely time with some wine or something and a nice lunch. This year we decided to go to Sheffield as the Christmas markets were on and we both wanted to see them. We had planned to get the train from my village to Sheffield, but unfortunately the trains were on strike, so my stepdad drove us to Meadowhall where we got on the tram. </p><p>We were going to get off at Cathedral, but then the tram in front of us had broken down or something so we got off at Fitzalan Square and walked up. We wereboth thirsty by this point so we went in Caffe Nero for a drink to start off with, and we also shared a vegan sausage roll which was delicious! We went in M&S then, and bought absolutely loads in there, before heading in lots more shops. I had taken my gym rucksack with me so I could put most things in there which is easier on my body to carry than stuff hanging off my hands. We were looking for some boots for me from my mother for Christmas so we went in lots of shoe shops along the way!</p><p>Around 12pm we were near the Alpine Lodge in Barkers Pool so we decided to go for a drink in there. My mum had a glass of rose and I had the caramelised spiced hot rum, which was unusual but absolutely delicious, I really enjoyed it. We managed to get a seat inside the lodge so it was lovely and cosy and I'm really glad we did it! Afterwards we walked down through more of the market stalls, and ended up at the Moor, where we were still looking for presents and boots. </p><p>We started to want some lunch so we looked all over but couldn't find much down that end. We looked in the Light but the only thing in there now is a Nandos which we didn't want. We ended up in the Moor Market, where there are a bunch of cafes. It's not fancy but it is delicious! I ended up getting tofu kraprao from a Thai street food place, which was one of the spiciest things I've ever eaten in my life. I did like it but I needed a lot of water to go with it! My mum had cheesy chips. </p><p>We went in a few more shops and eventually found me some boots in Deichmann which I don't think I've ever been in ever before! By this time we were really knackered and had walked a really long way already! So we decided to go to Browns for a drink. I had been just the week previously, with Lolly, and said it was nice. I wasn't sure if we would get a table but I think most people were in parties so there were a few tables just for two. We shared a bottle of the most delicious Sauvignon Blanc and had a pudding each. I had brownie which came in a very cute little skillet. By the time we had finished there it was about 5pm. We wandered back through the market and then got the tram from City Hall to Middlewood. We would have gone back to Meadowhall but there was an event on at the arena so we knew the traffic would be bad there. Lee came to pick us up from Middlewood and then we took my mum home! We ended up having tea with my mum and stepdad which was a really lovely end to the day. </p><p>I had walked absolutely miles! I was okay though. I'm finding walking a lot easier at the moment than I have previously. I was still really sad over my friend's husband so my head was a bit all over the place and I didn't manage to get all the presents that I really could have. But we had a lovely day together and it was so nice to sit and share a bottle of wine and talk for a bit. It was just the day I needed. </p><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/AVvXsEj_BaepCD0QhyphenhyphenvvxXDobgVZxYQAUtwq-SvcF-D_HZsiMvoq0fJz0c97126Bs0ApZTDVH7-1BuF7XSJ5IuZyAwcjimns3GW1zpd6U45Ih7s9ks9UiRE8q5-JNoRxiCAZpTkqbVtA7uy4pnm78_WHkX_4BDgDSIzsnfSSA95QWzW24hoGjTDV33x1cSH5oeNs/s2016/IMG_2912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BaepCD0QhyphenhyphenvvxXDobgVZxYQAUtwq-SvcF-D_HZsiMvoq0fJz0c97126Bs0ApZTDVH7-1BuF7XSJ5IuZyAwcjimns3GW1zpd6U45Ih7s9ks9UiRE8q5-JNoRxiCAZpTkqbVtA7uy4pnm78_WHkX_4BDgDSIzsnfSSA95QWzW24hoGjTDV33x1cSH5oeNs/s320/IMG_2912.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This police box stands near Barkers Pool and is the last surviving one of forty in the city, apparently! Someone I follow had taken a very similar picture recently so I was keeping an eye out</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELirRO-zHMv63SZ5i2p8Pa471AMHl0fBdrhsifngJ6bwKdsN7mV-8hA2xaWOklH7DBzek8Ztu-lT_oFd9YSRfEe6BNUMmMKhU0z_VJiQsw3vcoww1J8BXJPokE2qfS3TvFbDX_qDgBPUfwnP9eELn1mO2BRaL_ZUfXg3WrPnH3DNZCLvw_C5Z0k7onpc7/s2016/IMG_2913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELirRO-zHMv63SZ5i2p8Pa471AMHl0fBdrhsifngJ6bwKdsN7mV-8hA2xaWOklH7DBzek8Ztu-lT_oFd9YSRfEe6BNUMmMKhU0z_VJiQsw3vcoww1J8BXJPokE2qfS3TvFbDX_qDgBPUfwnP9eELn1mO2BRaL_ZUfXg3WrPnH3DNZCLvw_C5Z0k7onpc7/s320/IMG_2913.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hot spiced rum and a glass of rose</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5VHromGP50FTMXJmyB_qlBXTa5AypBCDxDe_7G4D4t3fV8WBhXh_7X6HouaPbdOekbP9xi4UKQ9aEF62oBNMbdSVQV7dczQIfV1DeOQi0ULyDCMTM-4VFfMc4vXRQodVUBZWksbr_6YZt13KAfbhUUbv_SUQhNoFu8iALDrsQMsXmFtZoYZr14ClGbcH/s2016/IMG_2917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5VHromGP50FTMXJmyB_qlBXTa5AypBCDxDe_7G4D4t3fV8WBhXh_7X6HouaPbdOekbP9xi4UKQ9aEF62oBNMbdSVQV7dczQIfV1DeOQi0ULyDCMTM-4VFfMc4vXRQodVUBZWksbr_6YZt13KAfbhUUbv_SUQhNoFu8iALDrsQMsXmFtZoYZr14ClGbcH/s320/IMG_2917.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are both in the lodge, it's very cute!</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/AVvXsEhAcDshrEBE-sq1YRpu96occCb-qiEcCbdnPk4QBLR3L0Mg3RDzOtKaMNpamlPfcUXVWt2xlcQoSS19EJ6zIfk57DDJVdbvQD3myenSvgTtC2SRL9rrCL1b00CTMhN6fk9703LYcsoIiBnt8zqdG6S11vvc7cncGxkYRiZzVfPxQRiIdg4GpUkaIk50VwVP/s2048/1a980c39-bee4-4b1e-973a-3e760c1e3a7c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcDshrEBE-sq1YRpu96occCb-qiEcCbdnPk4QBLR3L0Mg3RDzOtKaMNpamlPfcUXVWt2xlcQoSS19EJ6zIfk57DDJVdbvQD3myenSvgTtC2SRL9rrCL1b00CTMhN6fk9703LYcsoIiBnt8zqdG6S11vvc7cncGxkYRiZzVfPxQRiIdg4GpUkaIk50VwVP/s320/1a980c39-bee4-4b1e-973a-3e760c1e3a7c.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mum took this photo from her vantage point</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu8_8rKk5H9ui-KdYKD-dePiRfTPQwRQLxjoyjCcSgFQiaCeFICE2zotzFePPxJVEJh-rUrvKmmWhOeHyqDSQb2yYOefBi8RKdntDV9d9zyOfq0ESnQ7Nk6UbIv6I_IyEAdWc0FTqpFb397fVe93RW4YVWrYEDVLCiT6TvDzGvEqwGFWSNn0f7zGVcKVZ/s2016/IMG_2919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu8_8rKk5H9ui-KdYKD-dePiRfTPQwRQLxjoyjCcSgFQiaCeFICE2zotzFePPxJVEJh-rUrvKmmWhOeHyqDSQb2yYOefBi8RKdntDV9d9zyOfq0ESnQ7Nk6UbIv6I_IyEAdWc0FTqpFb397fVe93RW4YVWrYEDVLCiT6TvDzGvEqwGFWSNn0f7zGVcKVZ/s320/IMG_2919.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to go on the big wheel but my mum doesn't like heights so we didn't. One of these days I will though!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt-zrzvVGsD5M-n2R-cLQ4ixPQSVN8K4fQiHbA1Low66scHHmVCkwBfgz6eG25nbEGOdSbzfevqGtWx7h4CFP2kSDZraK5PeyQkrp1jv8f5eBCuFp1vwY2UfWMC450xDl5mkz0GGvmJlPfIkCulne3qOebiE54a026P5qCjBIEVhav7LiiSsofz-0Y2F_/s2016/IMG_2920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt-zrzvVGsD5M-n2R-cLQ4ixPQSVN8K4fQiHbA1Low66scHHmVCkwBfgz6eG25nbEGOdSbzfevqGtWx7h4CFP2kSDZraK5PeyQkrp1jv8f5eBCuFp1vwY2UfWMC450xDl5mkz0GGvmJlPfIkCulne3qOebiE54a026P5qCjBIEVhav7LiiSsofz-0Y2F_/s320/IMG_2920.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tofu kraprao and rice</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAix0pATweiRWu14tJSTOaPn22bV5f3akXC3nOuyn5m26vQORvstuoW5nILx7CilQ5nz4QeYHzmUL0JAHHpArS_Z_vP9h1cE6XpBjqLr299_yjZB2i9ZB4wLn8_EZOHN7jQWXLn2pIHDe_gX-QlFHObA0YZnc1_x7ogq_BSlgv0kAl97bOVlrrQENHA60/s2016/IMG_2921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAix0pATweiRWu14tJSTOaPn22bV5f3akXC3nOuyn5m26vQORvstuoW5nILx7CilQ5nz4QeYHzmUL0JAHHpArS_Z_vP9h1cE6XpBjqLr299_yjZB2i9ZB4wLn8_EZOHN7jQWXLn2pIHDe_gX-QlFHObA0YZnc1_x7ogq_BSlgv0kAl97bOVlrrQENHA60/s320/IMG_2921.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside the cafe area in the market. There's a few here I would like to try</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYPyzkyG1yYwRSJiBDbilscwNBjyDxej9uy2aTGuCCYmW71ImQiuT27npluS83umFKGwgH69OInO_YYpXv3vZMjhKygayCfZARNix69YbX666yqBYmfZFo1HOiWP2A8VHCvo9Xd9JQEy_IB1Oa1JpNXEdc_uQrtgjUlCdo6Tzc_fuH5dgauCKj5z_7ci1/s2016/IMG_2922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYPyzkyG1yYwRSJiBDbilscwNBjyDxej9uy2aTGuCCYmW71ImQiuT27npluS83umFKGwgH69OInO_YYpXv3vZMjhKygayCfZARNix69YbX666yqBYmfZFo1HOiWP2A8VHCvo9Xd9JQEy_IB1Oa1JpNXEdc_uQrtgjUlCdo6Tzc_fuH5dgauCKj5z_7ci1/s320/IMG_2922.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my view up the very festive stairs in Browns</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/AVvXsEjjCfo_iCs0KN2Wj10RHsAQVfFKyLbf9J12hay7wwZmBj62SYhF3D7Xs7uOlS33naCN3fiG7BQ2DvAapEFmHd9hy1vI2RN-GwVFh7Kaa08o4A3iue0ZtM_jtDYsG7me-5_tN5sOEvRquzmsBceyBGHgxbUpcpM95TcLsjgmHZXSOsDy0ARQ5VkN1acPcykB/s2048/9a9b0581-10b7-45de-90a3-3e224b798c3e.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCfo_iCs0KN2Wj10RHsAQVfFKyLbf9J12hay7wwZmBj62SYhF3D7Xs7uOlS33naCN3fiG7BQ2DvAapEFmHd9hy1vI2RN-GwVFh7Kaa08o4A3iue0ZtM_jtDYsG7me-5_tN5sOEvRquzmsBceyBGHgxbUpcpM95TcLsjgmHZXSOsDy0ARQ5VkN1acPcykB/s320/9a9b0581-10b7-45de-90a3-3e224b798c3e.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we both are, thank you to the very nice member of staff who took this! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuyunMzhgyJO0eEZimffDBqgZt-iQE6eSV9lVyUWdBVfgMR9WQycKtzAEOrk-CIAm7DB7wZSmLkMADjHFXCsiXvaxMrQt0HWUR4log230DiJx8YbQbfBUEspLJciIRZ3O1evJCRRhrgrQgC1h4_lh58ifJtJJo2CmUWnpNEFjrdNg0LeS5yEq1nO8LAT0/s2016/IMG_2924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuyunMzhgyJO0eEZimffDBqgZt-iQE6eSV9lVyUWdBVfgMR9WQycKtzAEOrk-CIAm7DB7wZSmLkMADjHFXCsiXvaxMrQt0HWUR4log230DiJx8YbQbfBUEspLJciIRZ3O1evJCRRhrgrQgC1h4_lh58ifJtJJo2CmUWnpNEFjrdNg0LeS5yEq1nO8LAT0/s320/IMG_2924.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My very cute brownie in a little skillet thing</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/AVvXsEh-F40QcuDVO9Exb3BbI1S8WEfF8YUAcU_6u50cKYPmpv9V3VcC7TYTcU63QsFQIpZgxNupqP04ufHdcbTtwtkVHVxuu7YA_KvJo6B6rQK34S99QF5_CSmvw_v6LWTzHiJ98-rAAQyKUkJlgsvO77cZU7msx3evNYzkpM-6kNu45EDw7kmdoRYKNRZW61cY/s2048/60e5101f-8891-420b-84b8-6c5ca45f054e.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F40QcuDVO9Exb3BbI1S8WEfF8YUAcU_6u50cKYPmpv9V3VcC7TYTcU63QsFQIpZgxNupqP04ufHdcbTtwtkVHVxuu7YA_KvJo6B6rQK34S99QF5_CSmvw_v6LWTzHiJ98-rAAQyKUkJlgsvO77cZU7msx3evNYzkpM-6kNu45EDw7kmdoRYKNRZW61cY/s320/60e5101f-8891-420b-84b8-6c5ca45f054e.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mum took this of the place too</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/AVvXsEhiK4XUkkiZ6d9VqeBMSgaEHSmMwhxdcKPrR9ukkZ1pEddYLEggbX7oG_RAR_NNUrkmmmsz9vneAczdUFNk7A6xcE5jbKhvGPQZYuuJn7bf6tO7Ri2cHG23CPG3z8nlx_hyphenhyphenVZCFSJY75oZbigPwz-pXVWKHstJJTCnjCjpmPc-6oxZd12JxgX_2T68ZOUcH/s1280/91b5d387-d1de-4998-9a55-59a8ec60d9ea.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK4XUkkiZ6d9VqeBMSgaEHSmMwhxdcKPrR9ukkZ1pEddYLEggbX7oG_RAR_NNUrkmmmsz9vneAczdUFNk7A6xcE5jbKhvGPQZYuuJn7bf6tO7Ri2cHG23CPG3z8nlx_hyphenhyphenVZCFSJY75oZbigPwz-pXVWKHstJJTCnjCjpmPc-6oxZd12JxgX_2T68ZOUcH/s320/91b5d387-d1de-4998-9a55-59a8ec60d9ea.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then she took this of me as we walked back through the markets to the tram</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/AVvXsEjDxeT5Q0abroJVeRP28LyAGq_y5gZCTAu1Xpd_XzJMpu9bix44QvKNt8gl22Otdpk64BH2g_yQzVq0l6yknoDDreFPr6jltD1XRE0jHTlw8mnCO_Z5XHoG2s-RZjug8zqc_566ugVBJ9bS7uS0I007ouNCz49TavI4WjqDyPX5mqQRQ6JshErOjRg80EjN/s1280/7b1140c5-fc9a-4b52-b978-92ab8ac1ea11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxeT5Q0abroJVeRP28LyAGq_y5gZCTAu1Xpd_XzJMpu9bix44QvKNt8gl22Otdpk64BH2g_yQzVq0l6yknoDDreFPr6jltD1XRE0jHTlw8mnCO_Z5XHoG2s-RZjug8zqc_566ugVBJ9bS7uS0I007ouNCz49TavI4WjqDyPX5mqQRQ6JshErOjRg80EjN/s320/7b1140c5-fc9a-4b52-b978-92ab8ac1ea11.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then a nice stranger took a photo of both of us! This little neon sign is so cute!</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/AVvXsEjl9ZIxVQfgFdR8ZnV_6IEWUj_UES-23UVFqSMSChj2CA45tA6CyiMQ0or3s-dVxejURqCecqd9A3V5mgLpCqk3fFxt7YK9-To5jgSrURoWXnkayqlr_6FiGxMv0_Dk5sLBEnaZcduTM9cYEVGpvBWY2ydhLs-g_M1s5f6KZ3S7fNKp6nGwcDQ7cWjiD_bN/s1280/cb1e56c1-01ef-4c8c-99a8-dc6b1ae25bcd.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9ZIxVQfgFdR8ZnV_6IEWUj_UES-23UVFqSMSChj2CA45tA6CyiMQ0or3s-dVxejURqCecqd9A3V5mgLpCqk3fFxt7YK9-To5jgSrURoWXnkayqlr_6FiGxMv0_Dk5sLBEnaZcduTM9cYEVGpvBWY2ydhLs-g_M1s5f6KZ3S7fNKp6nGwcDQ7cWjiD_bN/s320/cb1e56c1-01ef-4c8c-99a8-dc6b1ae25bcd.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally a better look at the stuff around Barkers Pool. It was really pretty and well done, and showed Sheffield off nicely!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-39930197592745526232024-01-23T20:35:00.033+00:002024-01-23T20:35:00.265+00:00Films of the Month - November<p>I watched nine films in November which wasn't a bad number I don't think. I was reading back through some old journals and I only used to watch about six films a month which has made me feel better about how many I've watched in 2023. I will see how 2024 goes! </p><p>Here's what I saw in November: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_5Xuj2PPf_vzfHUutmJHCP6bopmkRpZhYG2AlMmxhkhiOHBkQAOEgU36BsC7xC-s2YmTLS1X08WLUH4iMM7ZeVETD2-klQ1vRRAjhYzBCBVAiblryKF_0n0gTf7Dyk3iSj1YfFyMn4sgJUBOm_i2zj6BM3mqyZbw4umJr73tuZbacJrSJUtSNvgMANqy/s1481/gods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_5Xuj2PPf_vzfHUutmJHCP6bopmkRpZhYG2AlMmxhkhiOHBkQAOEgU36BsC7xC-s2YmTLS1X08WLUH4iMM7ZeVETD2-klQ1vRRAjhYzBCBVAiblryKF_0n0gTf7Dyk3iSj1YfFyMn4sgJUBOm_i2zj6BM3mqyZbw4umJr73tuZbacJrSJUtSNvgMANqy/s320/gods.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First of all I watched God's Own Country which is one of my favourite films and which I felt like watching on a rainy afternoon</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/AVvXsEizwdfYXNMPEHK1LjOeMwrbA1Te4tfRd7O_zxhlIbx2zoZbNWbfBFZ2F4nQetJsLXdYFUErwrnkxgVHh7KB3Q8aydDo-g5NrJjfzaGyUk1aNwkum2BIdXOvN1YU4-eVyuXcZJyVfrO2Qx3j0SM4MsMTpPj49f4uh_6AvFuzuAxQDTNkU3inf0e176lRox7Y/s324/rocky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwdfYXNMPEHK1LjOeMwrbA1Te4tfRd7O_zxhlIbx2zoZbNWbfBFZ2F4nQetJsLXdYFUErwrnkxgVHh7KB3Q8aydDo-g5NrJjfzaGyUk1aNwkum2BIdXOvN1YU4-eVyuXcZJyVfrO2Qx3j0SM4MsMTpPj49f4uh_6AvFuzuAxQDTNkU3inf0e176lRox7Y/s320/rocky.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I watched Rocky together. I saw it about ten years ago when we were on holiday, but that's the only time I've ever seen it. I do like it, but I don't think it's great</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/AVvXsEjz4dzL4oGnKm-bm0nwUDPFao1zAKygP9mntF06_CaPHzslqDJ_8sEcYX2LFcr5xarbii8Etx-KbyYJ7Ad8lbKF-WzFeSrVv8kCHjpbPZLAkojSE8gvRcrGQYQFw1eUXnkmr4LrFpmifUdwWnT-I74l1hV5tCEn73aTcresUytebbIJ7t4xLKlXNJShZyjG/s1600/voices.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4dzL4oGnKm-bm0nwUDPFao1zAKygP9mntF06_CaPHzslqDJ_8sEcYX2LFcr5xarbii8Etx-KbyYJ7Ad8lbKF-WzFeSrVv8kCHjpbPZLAkojSE8gvRcrGQYQFw1eUXnkmr4LrFpmifUdwWnT-I74l1hV5tCEn73aTcresUytebbIJ7t4xLKlXNJShZyjG/s320/voices.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally got round to Louis Tomlinson's film about his life after One Direction, All of Those Voices. It's really good! I enjoyed a lot of the biographical stuff and I liked seeing members of Louis' family talking about him, and of course little Freddie making an appearance! I'm glad I got round to it</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/AVvXsEg7scVlKqGbSQWv6pOehQaKWj7Z0gpPdSHw5rLEFcTcTIlD4hSOl4BrUGa1S9IZCatm17O8KQg6D29b4iRnoWq8gf-5xPbQXLiH9hrypVsTCiJO_g21u48HNvxxahsDSXwpBNAALKnkFZOK1T_WJb-voN5ooFO3UE4222UjAEH0SmvFn44Ngdu0t44bdeLs/s1600/terminator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7scVlKqGbSQWv6pOehQaKWj7Z0gpPdSHw5rLEFcTcTIlD4hSOl4BrUGa1S9IZCatm17O8KQg6D29b4iRnoWq8gf-5xPbQXLiH9hrypVsTCiJO_g21u48HNvxxahsDSXwpBNAALKnkFZOK1T_WJb-voN5ooFO3UE4222UjAEH0SmvFn44Ngdu0t44bdeLs/s320/terminator.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee wanted to watch The Terminator, so we did. I actually prefer the second one, but it's a really long time since I saw either of them. We'll try to watch the second one soon!</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/AVvXsEicY5_AXOhyphenhyphenElGRfMZ0BPVE1Z8KKeOc5qmF1w05G7eY2-CblMKzYkK7hXyeF3QdwQ9UkHI8WkSBhpMGBky6lQ3DnSps3YwA2k9HrVyv_8gJhLEV0PujWbqig1MimfqxB3qvefsy_kUDtQf6yo2QnpYKwxgVA3MQbcr0rz2ePD4UpWYiD9ZmlWvQG4op6kTZ/s810/stitch.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY5_AXOhyphenhyphenElGRfMZ0BPVE1Z8KKeOc5qmF1w05G7eY2-CblMKzYkK7hXyeF3QdwQ9UkHI8WkSBhpMGBky6lQ3DnSps3YwA2k9HrVyv_8gJhLEV0PujWbqig1MimfqxB3qvefsy_kUDtQf6yo2QnpYKwxgVA3MQbcr0rz2ePD4UpWYiD9ZmlWvQG4op6kTZ/s320/stitch.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lee and I also watched Lilo and Stitch which is one of my favourite Disney films, I just love it so much</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/AVvXsEgpVTHUDU-Ix8qgGXVTdJKGcqWP0mBoKCZ69fRh6uOONHAN75s45cGOt5JizTAcBaCTX0LQLP_lx3ZsGtTYYlk_og_iGS69xRAofcR0fKrbFUmRfnBlY0Kzs7IEwWioyPTKTBP3cZnkP5V5Dzpi4gNIKqdVJFKR1Zr1Dy91c_UArujWECEHC7Q2dLXQM-5U/s2814/barbie2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="1900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVTHUDU-Ix8qgGXVTdJKGcqWP0mBoKCZ69fRh6uOONHAN75s45cGOt5JizTAcBaCTX0LQLP_lx3ZsGtTYYlk_og_iGS69xRAofcR0fKrbFUmRfnBlY0Kzs7IEwWioyPTKTBP3cZnkP5V5Dzpi4gNIKqdVJFKR1Zr1Dy91c_UArujWECEHC7Q2dLXQM-5U/s320/barbie2.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I watched the Barbie film again - I saw it at the cinema back in July and really liked it, and I liked it just as much on rewatch</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/AVvXsEhM7fQpTY5YF05JfxcvEe_ynFZax1dLaP4d2ThCmWKFHSkvGnB3Pteo3bGxSNet8z6yDzP9a1dI7m7swaDmIcxyRJVFb2OzuIpKkTbzQXsGVvZIq1jkGBZO4nJmEO9aaVRzmoURE7SAqKmxYkYJoPeU_XASPOpURxDrOBxdSjOeANxM7pOT7D8t89jPvnRm/s1600/romeo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7fQpTY5YF05JfxcvEe_ynFZax1dLaP4d2ThCmWKFHSkvGnB3Pteo3bGxSNet8z6yDzP9a1dI7m7swaDmIcxyRJVFb2OzuIpKkTbzQXsGVvZIq1jkGBZO4nJmEO9aaVRzmoURE7SAqKmxYkYJoPeU_XASPOpURxDrOBxdSjOeANxM7pOT7D8t89jPvnRm/s320/romeo.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I watched Romeo + Juliet because I had been meaning to forever. I did see it back in the day, probably actually in the actual nineties, and then maybe once again, but I hadn't seen it in forever. I really enjoyed it</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/AVvXsEjt_DnB1lmCKIHS5iBWSMPsW90fRqN8vLD4n6aIXW9-YIOVbzJmhnn1oClHWf5eDo2qjZHPe56xYYi07H2DI-THHYqdghkvcnuQUodctKcW-UOvHNx8W4f7a8Lr_keBY-rprL8PiNIOxgG4Sr369YcKJrUcS7TIaVpF9gyepyenKCo8Eo4E2NbNs5DGpqbv/s2100/legend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_DnB1lmCKIHS5iBWSMPsW90fRqN8vLD4n6aIXW9-YIOVbzJmhnn1oClHWf5eDo2qjZHPe56xYYi07H2DI-THHYqdghkvcnuQUodctKcW-UOvHNx8W4f7a8Lr_keBY-rprL8PiNIOxgG4Sr369YcKJrUcS7TIaVpF9gyepyenKCo8Eo4E2NbNs5DGpqbv/s320/legend.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Legend was on the BBC so I watched it because I like Tom Hardy and I like gangster films. I've seen it before but not for a while</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKi4pZx4mms0dZQ8xfdn4AGoIBNiDor11jxF8bpo3HpPqTncNpN7w-WSwEdGm3TzwkIGD06ZDgZCmpHYzArSrWX_qgdk0yHO2KmluIXMD5TScfnsb_ZBIOzCt5JVncXxRUrG1wE1tkQ7KAXEqCbx88sD4ciUQvxubaD5ciakQu89I2rOYM6UP2MOh0rsN/s1500/bronson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKi4pZx4mms0dZQ8xfdn4AGoIBNiDor11jxF8bpo3HpPqTncNpN7w-WSwEdGm3TzwkIGD06ZDgZCmpHYzArSrWX_qgdk0yHO2KmluIXMD5TScfnsb_ZBIOzCt5JVncXxRUrG1wE1tkQ7KAXEqCbx88sD4ciUQvxubaD5ciakQu89I2rOYM6UP2MOh0rsN/s320/bronson.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then when I was reading the imdb page about Legend I read that Tom Hardy played Charles Bronson in a film so I found that to watch too, as I had never seen it. It's pretty good as films about extremely odd people go, but I probably wouldn't watch it again</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-29864414913396629952024-01-20T20:45:00.072+00:002024-01-20T20:45:00.135+00:00December 2nd<p>So, this is probably going to be a bit of a weird post, but it's a very weird time, and I do use this blog as a diary so I want to write this. </p><p>On the first weekend of December I had planned to see Sam and Jac in York, where Jac lives. We had a few things planned. It had to be that weekend because Sam was going to Malaysia just a little while afterwards. I think I mentioned that her mum died in September; well she and her dad were going to see her mum's family in Malaysia to scatter her mum's ashes. So it had to be that weekend. We had decided to do some pottery painting in York in the morning as we enjoyed it way back in February, and then we were going to chill out at Jac's, and on the Sunday we were going to do some other festive stuff in the city centre and have some lunch before saying goodbye to each other. However, Jac was then poorly, so we decided to just do the pottery painting and then have some lunch before we each went home so she could rest and feel better. So that's what we did.</p><p>I parked near Jac's and got the bus into town with her. We walked across York and met up with Sam on the way. I fell over and really shook myself up and banged my hands and knees but fortunately I wasn't more hurt. I thought that would be the worst thing that happened that day, too. We went to Bish Bash Pot for 11 o'clock. It's a cute little place with plenty of pieces to choose to paint. We decided we would paint one piece for each other as Christmas presents. I chose a Christmas tree for Jacqui and a lighthouse for Sam. I also painted a little house for myself. </p><p>I had a hot chocolate and a really amazing triple chocolate brownie while we were painting. It took longer than we thought and by 1.15 I sort of finished the house for me in a total rush - I am certain it will look rubbish! We had to rush because we had booked a table for lunch in basically the next building along. It's called Khao San and it's Thai tapas! Sam went along while Jac and I were finishing up, and then we went along too. We ordered a bunch of dishes and shared them, and they were all delicious. </p><p>I was wearing one of my old Scarlett & Jo prom dresses - I think it might actually be one of my original ones and I've had it about ten years. I wore sparkly tights and this new zebra print cardigan that I got recently from Simply Be. It was so cold so I needed a lot of layers!</p><p>Jac and I said goodbye to Sam around 3pm and Jac and I waited for a bus back to hers. However, thanks for York Christmas traffic it took forty minutes to come, by which time we were absolutely frozen and I was in pain as I had walked a long way and I had fallen over and then I had been standing for ages waiting for the bus. But I was okay, and I got into my car around 4.30pm. I drove home and when I got home I got undressed and got into bed for a bit because I was still cold and wanted to lie down. Lee was lying with me and we were talking, and it was all good. </p><p>Then Sarah texted me to tell me that her husband Tom had collapsed. And then just a bit later, she texted to tell me that he had actually died. I couldn't believe it, and four days later, I still can't believe it. Tom was one of the nicest people I had ever met, and he loved Sarah and their little girl so much. I won't say more, but it was completely unexpected, which totally blindsides people. I am really grateful for all the time I got to spend with Tom and I am so glad that Sarah had him in her life. </p><p>I just totally went into shock. This often happens when I am actually shocked - my body starts to shake, my teeth chatter, and I drop really cold. I rang my mum and asked her and my stepdad to come over, which fortunately they were able to do. They stayed until around 9pm which really helped me. I spoke to Sarah briefly. I have lived a lot of grief and I know she has a tough road ahead of her - but I also know I'll be behind her every step of the way to support her. </p><p>It is absolutely shit in the meantime, though. </p><p>Here's my photos from before the day went sideways, though. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVasiLb_uSwXBc2zxju3HBujD9OERuhc2d_r90cuQ1HFn0oNjxA8HpJDiukH7ky44rT8OGZkgg8EU4J4lfSVGcpPTDWMFzfIJwGKbMkBH7UtKbxHv860l0h8fVCFW3uEP6xY_hyjqLRq1p1WA10JrugDP7yBEnUwwSO8N4dfd1WzjFbdG61h_guXBgNkZ/s2016/IMG_2766%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVasiLb_uSwXBc2zxju3HBujD9OERuhc2d_r90cuQ1HFn0oNjxA8HpJDiukH7ky44rT8OGZkgg8EU4J4lfSVGcpPTDWMFzfIJwGKbMkBH7UtKbxHv860l0h8fVCFW3uEP6xY_hyjqLRq1p1WA10JrugDP7yBEnUwwSO8N4dfd1WzjFbdG61h_guXBgNkZ/s320/IMG_2766%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waiting at the bus stop in the morning - sparkly tights, ridiculous frilly socks, and my Dr Martens boots that I find really comfortable to walk in </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2unj2urAqFrU64rDNg0lRKFc551fonZf1pZL-6FarqfdG5fT2Mv8gkp63SktDyXvI3_jwkA3roAopmpzVCyhZNCV5tSLvOyP18X8xzjh-r8knv0Jjk_0UhMj1VqHvmItptAn59UZUtsRFU6hexk1H7qiqLpW1sbwh5G3qquL3bHdm2YWyrBWXYto568c/s2016/IMG_2767%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2unj2urAqFrU64rDNg0lRKFc551fonZf1pZL-6FarqfdG5fT2Mv8gkp63SktDyXvI3_jwkA3roAopmpzVCyhZNCV5tSLvOyP18X8xzjh-r8knv0Jjk_0UhMj1VqHvmItptAn59UZUtsRFU6hexk1H7qiqLpW1sbwh5G3qquL3bHdm2YWyrBWXYto568c/s320/IMG_2767%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Down Little Stonegate in York which is one of my favourite streets in York. I went to York St John University way back when </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp0lGUIwc1-ibxpydMvMz-50jZvlrjCCzvsUZfLKw731VDFAtdJq_en0SBUNjBa78b9qAn3dDNfDDuwJQOA4SYoB3oCilDeGr3b2IlpnY8f1FQlWxmsjgekIkrNO7Bs_wCsumeV-b_TYNjksumBcBhJCAMV1jyc3e5VsyNuotNU3lrzS4loohAV41gk4a/s2016/IMG_2768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp0lGUIwc1-ibxpydMvMz-50jZvlrjCCzvsUZfLKw731VDFAtdJq_en0SBUNjBa78b9qAn3dDNfDDuwJQOA4SYoB3oCilDeGr3b2IlpnY8f1FQlWxmsjgekIkrNO7Bs_wCsumeV-b_TYNjksumBcBhJCAMV1jyc3e5VsyNuotNU3lrzS4loohAV41gk4a/s320/IMG_2768.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The street near Betty's, where there was already a big queue even though it was only about 10.30!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAV6YcVubGS2QhoEttVCVf0h8HhMWzAcpTdbNRH6S1GVmUmTfpo1n4OwuFuOySvUCTEjU4yrXj1QJMQvXrY3WN6ufl6baDjKNB_lkLWL67fva4ei400hdkn4-xU96oEs4ggOncgqbkd4qxHbXYl8XpRFbWiujcJRtyyDgu3eG-BilFrNmLKmE5UMVMFfmg/s2016/IMG_2771%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAV6YcVubGS2QhoEttVCVf0h8HhMWzAcpTdbNRH6S1GVmUmTfpo1n4OwuFuOySvUCTEjU4yrXj1QJMQvXrY3WN6ufl6baDjKNB_lkLWL67fva4ei400hdkn4-xU96oEs4ggOncgqbkd4qxHbXYl8XpRFbWiujcJRtyyDgu3eG-BilFrNmLKmE5UMVMFfmg/s320/IMG_2771%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Castle Museum - it was so cold and foggy! It was cold at home but sunnier there!</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/AVvXsEijML7UZqJ7HZuwMN3De-fDay5p7DoG1JeNY436Uv5HO6R9VgyLb_KEklspLveOf6DIonfsOV1FM-WqKitc5ZUwmiNjPB1PvHZ1xCoyR_Mmjyf_AMnakrzQ6wuIh4QQ8lw_IwhhibLByWcg7MrC27S1FlQlGUXb6Z22CYIg3Qkvnj0MUd-QP1ptku2Jv11M/s1280/dc57477a-2aa8-4aa2-99b1-3bcd02be56f1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijML7UZqJ7HZuwMN3De-fDay5p7DoG1JeNY436Uv5HO6R9VgyLb_KEklspLveOf6DIonfsOV1FM-WqKitc5ZUwmiNjPB1PvHZ1xCoyR_Mmjyf_AMnakrzQ6wuIh4QQ8lw_IwhhibLByWcg7MrC27S1FlQlGUXb6Z22CYIg3Qkvnj0MUd-QP1ptku2Jv11M/s320/dc57477a-2aa8-4aa2-99b1-3bcd02be56f1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam took this photo of the pottery painting place</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXqsh398s44bygP2lM_6KeN1UxBs0IhyphenhyphenT4bQunRagbtETLbQ3gNNKXSiFFBLrvQ31-8UlH6uOAb9Y33uHroBv9YnOHQX0COnzW0Tvq8GMz_lU3Lnzq8yMBF_3BPieHYdLbBlmZkuCp2XeIQPv_nGwcSuJ-OgaFa8KuuCnTIWh5aOU7wflD0ASlcAMAIqA/s2016/IMG_2774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXqsh398s44bygP2lM_6KeN1UxBs0IhyphenhyphenT4bQunRagbtETLbQ3gNNKXSiFFBLrvQ31-8UlH6uOAb9Y33uHroBv9YnOHQX0COnzW0Tvq8GMz_lU3Lnzq8yMBF_3BPieHYdLbBlmZkuCp2XeIQPv_nGwcSuJ-OgaFa8KuuCnTIWh5aOU7wflD0ASlcAMAIqA/s320/IMG_2774.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we were painting</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCM5WNasG1V0slyiG3i5Dk-Fv4yWGYReoUhxiJAs3SLZAlcRH5tSy-KvpBh6XPFjfd0Obu3v2Cv_l8LHWaEpwpd8LyWQYSTMI01-o8jaeXen8AwFeZg3_vF_qJ-lQmS6GKWW2tALNB0f9JDCcYCX3VLmOhTmDE2RWCGEEFySxa_3vY4W2R0VD4ASoz2zS/s2016/IMG_2776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCM5WNasG1V0slyiG3i5Dk-Fv4yWGYReoUhxiJAs3SLZAlcRH5tSy-KvpBh6XPFjfd0Obu3v2Cv_l8LHWaEpwpd8LyWQYSTMI01-o8jaeXen8AwFeZg3_vF_qJ-lQmS6GKWW2tALNB0f9JDCcYCX3VLmOhTmDE2RWCGEEFySxa_3vY4W2R0VD4ASoz2zS/s320/IMG_2776.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The brownie was amazing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsOv7DASgZD1aZ4XVDk3cMqtMVgYw82j2iGWIMPp4Z9BFZiiC3PcNppGz7c9odppU3aVFxiLo2wPpALOT1H5csb5G-5XHPlUH9OXIkkNv0RdLcnwpSXNWd4OYIm8zgKIXaQEGkG2OgUATf2j_Z310eA5-fKAa1P2JTPGpYfxSTFIm4XS7CYF5m85eds2s/s2016/IMG_2777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsOv7DASgZD1aZ4XVDk3cMqtMVgYw82j2iGWIMPp4Z9BFZiiC3PcNppGz7c9odppU3aVFxiLo2wPpALOT1H5csb5G-5XHPlUH9OXIkkNv0RdLcnwpSXNWd4OYIm8zgKIXaQEGkG2OgUATf2j_Z310eA5-fKAa1P2JTPGpYfxSTFIm4XS7CYF5m85eds2s/s320/IMG_2777.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's me and Sam and the mug she was painting</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJupNiIqs47Py7cDiJh_-Kx1a0UeaXCO4QHrCLa3zIunZSezvQ9xDRyWG9uLWcRkT-pr84wvlBRRQYUpMwlsqDVuReoHsqr0MucbwNO0xW1IFwULmeDhCKh-BXb-ivVQAkdUu5jKJFjq8BzyJpXpREqvOhlwvhgykAQtK52vGqWapVzbrtIHX07HHTbOzL/s2016/IMG_2778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJupNiIqs47Py7cDiJh_-Kx1a0UeaXCO4QHrCLa3zIunZSezvQ9xDRyWG9uLWcRkT-pr84wvlBRRQYUpMwlsqDVuReoHsqr0MucbwNO0xW1IFwULmeDhCKh-BXb-ivVQAkdUu5jKJFjq8BzyJpXpREqvOhlwvhgykAQtK52vGqWapVzbrtIHX07HHTbOzL/s320/IMG_2778.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My stuff painted just as we were leaving - the black on the house was not great but also I don't care!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7FMeti0Ugibpq47h7QZ3BzkZAuVNzvz5wg64opWng4O0fQqagCEic_oL937u5tSRohL90SXFF4d7yFaBV3OKpmFFQOSjUA0MBHkmtO_6qP3VVvZo0qemnzefIgbrZYA1SA08r4f-fscIj4B-GFH8YCBvNbMHUglM9_cPD2rtDMve5uguxigJtywbAJlO/s320/0c2a037f-95c5-4a2e-add3-e9c5f44960cf.JPG" style="color: #0000ee;" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside the Khao San restaurant, Sam took this</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/AVvXsEgengpj7580VDpBmjkCfp_YsLM3vBYsAQQ7obABAYkKGAYnRY21Wdsbw99qtWcEhIhpfneJGUYEEnaWWAGlJhvek0_2cJQ_uHZZGFUiPbtPFuMZHmI1_fUwl-dsHrejtl-1XEG082-dJhkc1UfjwKM1olYhC2IRAQBpvNyLR4rFsR_yf13Y63eiN1rmjTAX/s1280/ea31b6f9-c24d-4fe0-b67c-35f03ba055fe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgengpj7580VDpBmjkCfp_YsLM3vBYsAQQ7obABAYkKGAYnRY21Wdsbw99qtWcEhIhpfneJGUYEEnaWWAGlJhvek0_2cJQ_uHZZGFUiPbtPFuMZHmI1_fUwl-dsHrejtl-1XEG082-dJhkc1UfjwKM1olYhC2IRAQBpvNyLR4rFsR_yf13Y63eiN1rmjTAX/s320/ea31b6f9-c24d-4fe0-b67c-35f03ba055fe.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And she took this of the three of us too</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5zoXw5dibOfk55CvcPB-sYzHjsfCY10eQggNwLEo_7j-LK4EmFAkLK_kR7ePBplaB3u_3vdM49pYeSKu68ZkhAeE47KO7eVzoE0NZVw1K2_eTKBbRlSVb_uHRBUFndMGR-T3okyfybQWygkR8qG4zXNT2uq04gxCO5oKanvQ3tMTn5vCKGB1LxB5KHES/s2016/IMG_2779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5zoXw5dibOfk55CvcPB-sYzHjsfCY10eQggNwLEo_7j-LK4EmFAkLK_kR7ePBplaB3u_3vdM49pYeSKu68ZkhAeE47KO7eVzoE0NZVw1K2_eTKBbRlSVb_uHRBUFndMGR-T3okyfybQWygkR8qG4zXNT2uq04gxCO5oKanvQ3tMTn5vCKGB1LxB5KHES/s320/IMG_2779.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back dish was broccoli something and the front was battered aubergine, which were both so good</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgHYNuY79v4iAoko8RgN55JzCl6jPT6BitZl_ApRskoLP2KoLf9h-XEwJB8qziAjZcMw-3ovl45K9CPEgIWrhF-rqSTwXBgoWcWPMpR5NZQA2lLx1j1PvyL4oBzim6lz_GOhe1Fdid-z0b-yooJXbNHm4Ea4fSoEY96Yj0TXpzpgNQqAPFxCVuNPZvXoo/s2016/IMG_2780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgHYNuY79v4iAoko8RgN55JzCl6jPT6BitZl_ApRskoLP2KoLf9h-XEwJB8qziAjZcMw-3ovl45K9CPEgIWrhF-rqSTwXBgoWcWPMpR5NZQA2lLx1j1PvyL4oBzim6lz_GOhe1Fdid-z0b-yooJXbNHm4Ea4fSoEY96Yj0TXpzpgNQqAPFxCVuNPZvXoo/s320/IMG_2780.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tofu at the back and pad Thai at the front - the dish you can sort of see was mushrooms. I would go again here</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpspmEIRSQRv5Blb9STXr3px3GFwTIT1OswieEdcFzVG5jseTXlnUUh_Ml9Fld6q-jZy2x5yjYSXqNOOvxfCSajSBZo-zN7rhPnbD9WypsrcuMx1hi0ghY6yk_VIvaYGDhHrMjhvI3I3fcBQtnjz91WDQnYutwXDU3HwmK05cbDuXIABzfi0QsK76gDwc/s2016/IMG_2797%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpspmEIRSQRv5Blb9STXr3px3GFwTIT1OswieEdcFzVG5jseTXlnUUh_Ml9Fld6q-jZy2x5yjYSXqNOOvxfCSajSBZo-zN7rhPnbD9WypsrcuMx1hi0ghY6yk_VIvaYGDhHrMjhvI3I3fcBQtnjz91WDQnYutwXDU3HwmK05cbDuXIABzfi0QsK76gDwc/s320/IMG_2797%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally here's my dress and cardigan as soon as I got home</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433851265783567476.post-79416050890204182712024-01-18T21:22:00.041+00:002024-01-18T21:22:00.154+00:00Wreath Making in PenistoneOn the 30th of November I went to a wreath making workshop in Penistone with two people from book club. One of them had mentioned it and I fancied making a wreath for our door, so I signed up! It was from 7pm so I drove to Penistone and parked and then went in. It was held in the church and they were really organised - they led me to a table with two other people on it so I could wait for Ceri and Jane. In all I bet there were at least 70 people there! Our ticket price got us a drink and a mince pie each, which was a nice way to start off. Then the church curate gave a bit of a demonstration, and then we got to work!<div><br /></div><div>There were big bags of moss on each table and first of all we had to attach big bunches of moss to the wreath blank, with wire. People kept coming round to help us, and it was nice to talk to Ceri and Jane. Then we had to make like bunches with greenery like conifers, eucalyptus leaves, holly, ivy, and so on, held together at the bottom with wire. These were attached to the moss with more wire. The idea was to make enough to cover the whole wreath, but it took longer than we expected so I decided to just do about three quarters of the wreath and then leave a gap for some other decorations. I went for a candy cane, some baubles, and some dried fruit slices. It may look a bit over the top but I really don't care because I like it!</div><div><br /></div><div>There was a lovely little area to take photos so I posed for one by myself and with Ceri and Jane too. It was about 9.30 by this time so Ceri and I walked back to our cars together to go home. It was a really nice workshop, it felt really lovely to be doing it! We still have two hooks on our door from a couple of years ago when I bought a wreath, so Lee and I put it up straight away. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTgPFm59buFDb1HFRfxRkU8YiR4wvCa3crsI3iKs__hI6CcUHboXHoJqqG6OJwxlM1VhtS7ZEoxMV2Y8JSWeKtqxmWPhPtRkJY_kiYEvLHRf1QOCohaFVykNpu6luVK7zet3W9tvyNATbzCz8k6a42gqhBQYzqh6darvyW_NWpxUFriTlhFdmFwOwURZB/s2016/IMG_2724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTgPFm59buFDb1HFRfxRkU8YiR4wvCa3crsI3iKs__hI6CcUHboXHoJqqG6OJwxlM1VhtS7ZEoxMV2Y8JSWeKtqxmWPhPtRkJY_kiYEvLHRf1QOCohaFVykNpu6luVK7zet3W9tvyNATbzCz8k6a42gqhBQYzqh6darvyW_NWpxUFriTlhFdmFwOwURZB/s320/IMG_2724.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mulled wine! So delicious</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTO_ZeKL5LRfMnELB4-Q9XMM2mflSmyNj_S-MuCi9sQnoP3-q5L9QypOoM9SVy-qTYz88y7jcsUQVxlK4dknwEY57UEkKLx529daiKwa6H01nZnaVaGfHjZcC2hh_87KqAvC4liY3VbwJMUqPP_wJR5Xep2_48daUHS53QpkV09vWESeTFygivy20b5dX/s2016/IMG_2725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTO_ZeKL5LRfMnELB4-Q9XMM2mflSmyNj_S-MuCi9sQnoP3-q5L9QypOoM9SVy-qTYz88y7jcsUQVxlK4dknwEY57UEkKLx529daiKwa6H01nZnaVaGfHjZcC2hh_87KqAvC4liY3VbwJMUqPP_wJR5Xep2_48daUHS53QpkV09vWESeTFygivy20b5dX/s320/IMG_2725.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the middle of working on our wreaths</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I0VHO3ehAwpNy5iDRUN1ejWc7MUrlB-xA-UhdqRZKosDHnUVrrC4j9OEnnPP3cTmUL3CQWsTxTNl-Q5eWDsbCJI70Czt63mP5Z6V7CAFdTW-_5j_Hx4s6GR2hpPi_HaPkSHPUraOVLK6miL8fm2On1XUTQj3Pph_PbClXyqGVgHD01w20cRWC_nVqpJo/s2016/IMG_2726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I0VHO3ehAwpNy5iDRUN1ejWc7MUrlB-xA-UhdqRZKosDHnUVrrC4j9OEnnPP3cTmUL3CQWsTxTNl-Q5eWDsbCJI70Czt63mP5Z6V7CAFdTW-_5j_Hx4s6GR2hpPi_HaPkSHPUraOVLK6miL8fm2On1XUTQj3Pph_PbClXyqGVgHD01w20cRWC_nVqpJo/s320/IMG_2726.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me with mine at the end - I was wearing this star print top that I think came from Simply Be originally. It's not specifically Christmassy but I think it's festive</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gOCHtgPVS8M3RzNrtRA8hJoT80KuSq5ESqvT707fOTraGZdVI4LBPx1fIaptcAGhCayme4APEcvVVTnXTwWB2e9oaUcCLa5zPz7Ak3X4GALTwS2Yrb1zy4XU5fSfr6a4msvp5UlubwWq1PK7LHaKpMAJqwxsEDKfv0IAS3Hb5usXNOuiZ0clHMMWSXGA/s2016/IMG_2728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gOCHtgPVS8M3RzNrtRA8hJoT80KuSq5ESqvT707fOTraGZdVI4LBPx1fIaptcAGhCayme4APEcvVVTnXTwWB2e9oaUcCLa5zPz7Ak3X4GALTwS2Yrb1zy4XU5fSfr6a4msvp5UlubwWq1PK7LHaKpMAJqwxsEDKfv0IAS3Hb5usXNOuiZ0clHMMWSXGA/s320/IMG_2728.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mine when I was finished. I'm not certain that all the bits will actually last all the way until Christmas but it did look good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3grjAU7_A5_cP0QsVmjziIPdUE1tcjyIQJ2T4Yhe-UvaF6TeAShQ5KYl5kxzW-gAv2QNBZtdFuCrjNuV-HZ2BAlZueoycDjKAJaZFWGixDua3GAlJqW3mli5Pk7OECxQtDtaU2k1R-hS6uk4uXt9cMmFZglY4fQVmctv7__uA34y1XlO6gpgwAVl4qDw/s2016/IMG_2729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3grjAU7_A5_cP0QsVmjziIPdUE1tcjyIQJ2T4Yhe-UvaF6TeAShQ5KYl5kxzW-gAv2QNBZtdFuCrjNuV-HZ2BAlZueoycDjKAJaZFWGixDua3GAlJqW3mli5Pk7OECxQtDtaU2k1R-hS6uk4uXt9cMmFZglY4fQVmctv7__uA34y1XlO6gpgwAVl4qDw/s320/IMG_2729.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here it is in place on the door</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.com0