ROCKING YOUR WORLD - 32ND OF 2024

 Morning all tis Friday time for

Well last Thursday we headed off to Stratford as we had booked two nights, and were staying three days to see four plays (I kid you not). 

We travelled down, up hill and down dale (not a fan of motorways) on the Thursday, we arrived early, parked up safely and headed to Cox's bar for a drink, hubby enjoying a pint or two of cider and me enjoying non-alcoholic beer.  Then we headed down towards the RSC theatre through a market enjoying the wares on offer and chatting to some of the stallholders. 

We had a wander around the RSC shop and then wandered back to the car, collected bags and headed to the Premier Inn and were soon in our room (we had a few issues but we will skip those as this is my silver linings post). 

First play was The School for Scandal, a play written back in the 1700s and we had no idea what to expect. 

The set and costumes were in a very vibrant pink, so the theatre was lit inside as a way to set the play if that makes sense. 

like I said pink

we even grabbed a selfie before other people arrived

The play was fabulous and we really enjoyed it, we headed outside in the interval to enjoy some fresh air, although the theatre was fairly cool anyway. 

and another selfie

it was a beautiful summer's evening

a new art installation inside caught out eye

We headed back to the hotel afterwards and we were soon asleep.

Friday we had breakfast and then given the very hot weather forecast we decided to head out, I definitely needed a hat, we needed some suntan cream and some water as the next play was being played outdoors. 

We also enjoyed finding some items in a local charity shop and also wandering an art gallery so definitely a good start to the day. 

We headed over to watch an abridged version (1 hour 20 minutes long no interval) at the back of the RSC, the Holloway outdoor theatre, to an amazing play which we thoroughly enjoyed. 

Back to the hotel we had a brief time to shower and changed and headed out for tea 

at Zizzi's restaurant which was lovely, this was the naughty desserts which we both really enjoyed

hubby had me giggling away again, love this man so much, as we headed into the weekend and marked 34 years since we first met. 

The third play of the weekend was The Merry Wives of Windsor back in the RSC (yes same theatre as last night's play - School for Scandal).  The turn around from last night to tonight was huge as you can see a completely different set. 

Another selfie before this epic play, it was the one hubby really wanted to see and they really did a fantastic job, Falstaff was incredibly funny and we loved every moment of the play, the characters, the actors and set. 

The close of the play and as you can see the houses have disappeared and a huge tree had appeared, honestly an amazing set. 

The final day, we had breakfast, packed up and took the things back to the car.  We then had an hour or so to have a wander, we found the Falstaff statue near the canal and had to take a photo. 

Then the final play was Pericles at the Swan theatre, this was the one I really wanted to see and it really didn't disappoint.  

Final selfie at the theatres

and then the play, which was as awesome as I hoped and genuinely brought a tear to my eye.  Absolutely fantastic. 

We then had a jaunt home which took a while but we had plenty to chat about. 

Saturday evening we enjoyed chilling out on the sofa, eating cheese and biscuits and hubby enjoyed another bottle of wine. 

Sunday and our anniversary and we had slow day as we had had a busy few days.  Our son and d-i-law visited which was lovely and we had a few hours catching up with them.

Monday dawned and I had a few busy days at work as is normal.  Hubby is volunteering on the boats again, not sure if this is a long term volunteering opportunity for him as things have moved on a fair amount but for now it will do. 

Wednesday saw him very busy with a woodstore order we ordered a half tipper load

which filled this and some of the other old woodstore, so we should all be set for winter. 

And that my lovely people is my week, I hope yours has been grand, I'm late on catching up with being away last weekend so promise to have a catch up in the next few days. 

Hugs

ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 22ND OF 2023

 Hello lovely people, slightly tardy - apologies time for

So last Saturday was the first of said future daughter in law's hen parties organised by her Mum.  It was the perfect activity at a paint a pot business, we got there just before the bride to be and it was a lovely surprise when she arrived.  Here she is all smiles 

I sat next to my sister and we enjoyed first of all a cream tea together

as you can see in the picture below.  The bride to be looked wonderful and enjoyed trialling a veil for the day. 

My niece came as well

and my Mum, doesn't she look amazing, her hair looks fantastic and it looks just like her original style if I'm honest, which is why I didn't clock she had it on a bargain buy from Amazon at the great price of £20. 

We also had a lovely long weekend with it being a bank holiday again and added a day onto it. 

Which meant as well as working on the stairs (yes, we are still working on the stairs) we received 3 tonnes of wood to move. 

and over a few hours things went from this

to this

to this

which pleased me immensely. 

The rest of the week has been the usual work blur, but it has been good overall, I managed to weed the front and back garden and put in some summer bedding plants, which I hope will be a good addition moving into the warmer months. 

I hope you've had a lovely week too. 

Hugs

ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 43RD OF 2022

 Morning all tis Friday time for 

Well it has been a funny old week if truth be told, last Friday I went for a physio appointment as I've an issue with my shoulder, the physio was fab and gave me some exercises to try and alleviate the issue. 

Saturday was fine and dry and we had a final push to finish the new woodstores for the back of the house. 

We were busy working all day and managed to get them completed.

This is how Saturday started 

and this is how it ended

We ordered some wood later in the week which was delivered yesterday 

and despite it being 2 tonne of wood, it only half filled the new stores, which is excellent news

So we enjoyed a fire this week also

The only downside to Saturday was that I fell, the garden is cluttered at the moment and it was unexpected but I've done some serious damage to my leg, which is now coloured a vivid yellow colour where the bruise is. 

Regardless I went into hospital on Tuesday for my operation and am now back home recovering.  

I'm taking it steady at the moment, I'm not allowed to lift anything so I'm having to be mindful of that and I'm struggling to sit, standing and laying not an issue, sitting not so great. 

I did manage to sort through some layouts I did recently, which I've photographed and am now getting them put into albums, so that's a positive for this week. 

Apart from that, I had a lovely catch up with my Mum on the phone the other day and I'm slowly recovering.  

I hope you've had a good week too. 

Hugs