Evening all. My Saturday night usually consists of an evening in a remote country pub with friends but not tonight. They have both contracted Covid this week after having avoided it up till now. We were discussing booster jabs last week so that was obviously tempting fate. Must get ours organised ASAP.
We spent the morning strolling around the harbour then a visit to the great little bookshop where I discovered that the woman who runs it, like me grew up in the Framlingham area of Suffolk, and we both went to the same lending library as girls, although a generation apart. We indulged in some book buying including Philip Larkin’s’ A Girl in Winter which I was somehow unaware of but am already enjoying a great deal. Then a bit more shopping for bits and bobs before sitting by the harbour and eating crab sandwiches followed by salted caramel icecream for lunch. Then a stroll to the pasty shop for pasties for supper followed by a siesta and more reading … now I’m halfway through A Girl in Winter and loving it …
There’s an occasional spot of drizzle now so we’ve come indoors and are happily people-watching from the comfort of our bed with a pint of Doom Bar for him and Tribute for me … while watching indulgent rubbish on the tv, deciding where to choose for our Sunday Brunch and girding our loins for the pasties … we know how to live … 👍
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for starting the new thread @chicky. Lovely photo Dove, people watching while drinking beer in bed sounds great fun. We've had a good day as we met up with my younger brother and his wife for lunch in a GC about ten miles from us. They were on their way home after her sister's funeral yesterday. We last met up back in February. Was a bit dismayed to see my brother in a wheelchair, his heart condition is getting worse so he can't walk far. Fingers crossed.
I'd set the alarm this morning so we didn't lay in, had breakfast in bed, then I had a shower and pottered about. Re-filled the bird feeder and came back in, thought it rather quiet and found OH had gone back to sleep - cue, panic stations! However we made it to the GC on time despite the traffic in town.
Hotel sounds gorgeous @D0rdogne_Damsel, enjoy the yoga and just relax.
Hope the headache eases @Pat E. I sometimes take migraine pills for a bad one but you have to be careful if you're also taking other medication - which I'm not.
A lovely potter around the old town and port today, went off on a bus by myself this afternoon. Was both excited and disappointed in the space of about two minutes, found a Mark's and Spencers, but as I approached the door a member of staff locked it ... Apparently shops shut at 4pm in Corfu on Saturdays. ☹️ Not been in M&S for about 4 years.
Had a super meal this evening, the hotel has 5 very different restaurants. We had a BBQ this evening, but lots of fresh salad, seafood and homemade burgers, very tasty. They have an Asian restaurant, a hot rock restaurant and two others we're not sure what yet. One of them we get taken to in a buggy, apparently a TV show called The Durrels was filmed there.
We're booked in for massages and a yacht trip too. So far, so good.
Grandchildren are wonderful I'm sure @Busy-Lizzie.
Laptop use, as I know too well @didyw should be rationed.
Your holiday sounds delightful too @Dovefromabove, although, and I shouldn't say it really, if you're people watching from bed.... What can they see? 😱😁😅
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I spent my honeymoon in Corfu @D0rdogne_Damsel, with 1st OH. I loved it there, we went back twice more, stayed in a taverna at Nissaki. I loved the Durrells on TV.
I'm knackered. The 5 GCs are very cute but did my own 4 make so much noise? We played Monopoly, sort of, didn't finish, think I lost, always landed on the tax man or prison. Did a roast chicken dinner. I think I hate induction hobs and very modern ovens. The boys finished theirs before I finished cutting up Eleonore's so they went off to play while us two girls ate in peace. I have played, read stories, changed nappies,wiped bottoms, washed saucepans, faces and teeth and cleared up the mess.
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… now I’m halfway through A Girl in Winter and loving it …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lovely photo Dove, people watching while drinking beer in bed sounds great fun.
We've had a good day as we met up with my younger brother and his wife for lunch in a GC about ten miles from us. They were on their way home after her sister's funeral yesterday.
We last met up back in February. Was a bit dismayed to see my brother in a wheelchair, his heart condition is getting worse so he can't walk far. Fingers crossed.
I'd set the alarm this morning so we didn't lay in, had breakfast in bed, then I had a shower and pottered about. Re-filled the bird feeder and came back in, thought it rather quiet and found OH had gone back to sleep - cue, panic stations! However we made it to the GC on time despite the traffic in town.
Hotel sounds gorgeous @D0rdogne_Damsel, enjoy the yoga and just relax.
Hope the headache eases @Pat E. I sometimes take migraine pills for a bad one but you have to be careful if you're also taking other medication - which I'm not.
A lovely potter around the old town and port today, went off on a bus by myself this afternoon. Was both excited and disappointed in the space of about two minutes, found a Mark's and Spencers, but as I approached the door a member of staff locked it ... Apparently shops shut at 4pm in Corfu on Saturdays. ☹️ Not been in M&S for about 4 years.
Had a super meal this evening, the hotel has 5 very different restaurants. We had a BBQ this evening, but lots of fresh salad, seafood and homemade burgers, very tasty. They have an Asian restaurant, a hot rock restaurant and two others we're not sure what yet. One of them we get taken to in a buggy, apparently a TV show called The Durrels was filmed there.
We're booked in for massages and a yacht trip too. So far, so good.
Sleep is good @Hostafan1.
Rest is good @punkdoc
Grandchildren are wonderful I'm sure @Busy-Lizzie.
Laptop use, as I know too well @didyw should be rationed.
Your holiday sounds delightful too @Dovefromabove, although, and I shouldn't say it really, if you're people watching from bed.... What can they see? 😱😁😅
I'm SO nervous, like starting a new job, or new school.
I'm knackered. The 5 GCs are very cute but did my own 4 make so much noise? We played Monopoly, sort of, didn't finish, think I lost, always landed on the tax man or prison. Did a roast chicken dinner. I think I hate induction hobs and very modern ovens. The boys finished theirs before I finished cutting up Eleonore's so they went off to play while us two girls ate in peace. I have played, read stories, changed nappies,wiped bottoms, washed saucepans, faces and teeth and cleared up the mess.
Good luck for tomorrow @Hostafan1!