My last half term
The week before last was half term. Last week was quite busy so I've only just got round to sorting out photos from our trip away.
We started off by visiting friends in Coventry for dinner. It snowed! Traffic was horrible, and I ended up mapreading by torchlight in order to avoid a major tailback on the A14. Then lovely Sally cooked us lovely dinner, and we drank wine and chatted. We should go for dinner with lovely people more often.
On the Wednesday morning we got up to a frosty but no longer snowy Cov, and headed towards Shropshire. Becky had kindly given us lots of local info about things to do, and we decided to head to Ironbridge to look at the Iron Bridge.
It was a chilly day but the rain held off so we explored, walked lots and lots, and then had a lovely full English breakfast in one of the tea rooms. Then we had a look at the shops, and I found a copy of "Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" which I hadn't read since I was about 11.
After leaving Ironbridge, we headed north. We paused in Whitchurch for a cup of tea and a slice of cake, then pushed on to our overnight stop, the Holiday Inn in Runcorn, which was much nicer than it sounds.
The following morning we headed to Liverpool where we met Sam's dad who'd got the train from Durham. We spent the next couple of days marvelling at everything that has been done for the European Capital of Culture 08, and we were there for the Long Night of the Biennial, so got to see more of the museum and gallery exhibits than we otherwise might have.
We visited the bombed-out St Luke's Church, where Yoko Ono has contributed to the Biennial. The ladders all have messages attached by the people who donated them, some of which were very touching.
We also stopped to look at the Bucket Fountain, which is hypnotic to watch.
After visiting some of the places where Sam's dad grew up, we headed North and East to Durham for a couple of days. We didn't do a great deal, just enjoyed good food and good company. We finished off a very busy week of travelling by calling in to visit Alistair in York on the way home.
I called this entry My Last Half Term, because it is, at least for now. In January I start a job which isn't teaching. I expect you'll hear more about it as time goes on; for now, I'm petrified at the prospect of doing a Proper Job, and keep being convinced that I'll be rubbish, but that's fairly normal for me. When I'm not being petrified, I'm very excited about the prospect of something new, which is a Good Thing.
We started off by visiting friends in Coventry for dinner. It snowed! Traffic was horrible, and I ended up mapreading by torchlight in order to avoid a major tailback on the A14. Then lovely Sally cooked us lovely dinner, and we drank wine and chatted. We should go for dinner with lovely people more often.
On the Wednesday morning we got up to a frosty but no longer snowy Cov, and headed towards Shropshire. Becky had kindly given us lots of local info about things to do, and we decided to head to Ironbridge to look at the Iron Bridge.
It was a chilly day but the rain held off so we explored, walked lots and lots, and then had a lovely full English breakfast in one of the tea rooms. Then we had a look at the shops, and I found a copy of "Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" which I hadn't read since I was about 11.
After leaving Ironbridge, we headed north. We paused in Whitchurch for a cup of tea and a slice of cake, then pushed on to our overnight stop, the Holiday Inn in Runcorn, which was much nicer than it sounds.
The following morning we headed to Liverpool where we met Sam's dad who'd got the train from Durham. We spent the next couple of days marvelling at everything that has been done for the European Capital of Culture 08, and we were there for the Long Night of the Biennial, so got to see more of the museum and gallery exhibits than we otherwise might have.
We visited the bombed-out St Luke's Church, where Yoko Ono has contributed to the Biennial. The ladders all have messages attached by the people who donated them, some of which were very touching.
We also stopped to look at the Bucket Fountain, which is hypnotic to watch.
After visiting some of the places where Sam's dad grew up, we headed North and East to Durham for a couple of days. We didn't do a great deal, just enjoyed good food and good company. We finished off a very busy week of travelling by calling in to visit Alistair in York on the way home.
I called this entry My Last Half Term, because it is, at least for now. In January I start a job which isn't teaching. I expect you'll hear more about it as time goes on; for now, I'm petrified at the prospect of doing a Proper Job, and keep being convinced that I'll be rubbish, but that's fairly normal for me. When I'm not being petrified, I'm very excited about the prospect of something new, which is a Good Thing.
posted by Fluffy at 7:32 pm
4 Comments:
God I'm petrified all the time, so good luck. You can do it
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Coventry has a bombed out *cathedral* though... I don't know if it has any stepladders...
Good luck with the new job Fluffy! Enjoy the time you have left teaching too. xxxx and glad you had a good last half term.
Ooh! Best of luck.
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