ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 33RD OF 2024

 Good Afternoon, I'm a tad late but time to clock the positives and the silver linings of the last 7 days

Well last Friday me and hubby headed to Sheffield to enjoy the Bricktropolis trail, this is a trail set up to keep the kids happy during the school holidays finding Lego sculptures across the city, however, I don't see why this should be limited to children so me and hubby headed up on the tram and had a fun day mooching around the city and finding all the sculptures, this years theme was Safari from the Meercats in the Millennium gallery

to the crocodile in the uni buildings

 

We had great fun

and got to see all the sculptures including some that were a good size

We also came across a few pieces of artwork that were stunning

and the Covid memorial piece was also very poignant

We also enjoyed the artwork in the Millennium gallery around metal work, these drawings were stunning

they were even brave enough to have a couple of sculptures outside

and the kids were enjoying playing on this one, so we had to dive in to get the photo in between visitors. 

and a selfie with the lion, you can see how sunny the day was

Sunday and our usual visit to YSP another blue skies day

the geese were having a morning bath when we got there

and I enjoyed a bit of the old forest bathing. 

Monday came around quickly and work has been mighty busy this week but I got plenty done and feel almost ready for the audit to commence on Monday. 

Thursday and my sister decided that we needed to go shopping for holiday clothes, we have a break booked which is a way off but I hate buying clothes (and she knows this) so she dragged me along to the sales and found lots of things for me to try on and before I knew it I had an ample amount of new clothes to go away with, I'm eternally grateful for her because I'll be honest I don't think I would have had the patience to search as she did.

And that my lovely people is my week, I hope yours has been good.

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 - 31ST OF 2024

Morning all tis Friday time for 

Well the last 7 days have flown by, last Friday whilst I might have been at home I was mighty busy with work, namely year end, and yes I have already done one of these before this year, but that was for my old organisation and this is for my new organisation. 

Saturday was very similar although I managed to finish about half two, so enjoyed the rest of the day with hubby who had been out busy in the garden, sorting the new wood store which I'm relieved to say is now complete, which is great as we have a wood drop next week, we came unstuck a few years ago leaving it until peak season and struggled to source wood, so we normally box clever now and order when it is warm out as it is the last thing on most people's minds. 

Sunday we went to YSP and I thoroughly enjoyed blowing off the cobwebs, we actually parked at the Weston for a change as I wanted to see the new exhibition but as it didn't open until 11am I knew we would miss out if we walked from the main centre as we are normally there for 10am but it doesn't take an hour to get to the Weston, plus we've started making the sausage sandwiches at home as it is more cost effective (much more cost effective). 

This is some of the artwork that we saw at the Weston 

this was huge 

we saw the full statue of this the other week outside. 

and a selfie

Sunday night and we watched 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' which was rather bloody but extremely good and based on a true story that genuinely made my jaw drop.

Monday and I definitely didn't feel like I'd had a break it has to be said, but work beckoned and so did a rather warm office, which has got progressively warmer as the week has progressed.  On the plus side I have had a dedicated fan and discovered that having it point at my feet for the day actually keeps me feeling cool and has prevented my feet from puffing up - who knew that was a thing. 

The rest of the week has tripped along, hubby has made some stunning meals this week that I've come home to which I'm immensely grateful for. 

All in all, a lovely week, I hope yours has been too. 

Hugs