tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82572443288911522542024-02-07T03:46:59.677+00:00Wanderings and wonderings"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." - C.S. Lewisruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-67917711356088225062022-04-23T09:00:00.002+01:002022-06-29T18:43:21.273+01:00Wanderings Lately :: January, February and March 2022<script>
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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Recap of the first three months of this year; We spent New Year in Scotland which was lovely, then back to Surrey to work on the house. We powered through two days straight painting the living room which was well worth it. I joined a local 6 week gym taster challenge which encouraged me to get out of the house to try and reach a 10k step goal (which I still rarely reached), and mum and I went to The Swan at Shakespeare's globe for afternoon tea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">February; my birthday month! We got a rescue cat! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobbolino,_the_Witch%27s_Cat" target="_blank">Sootica</a> is at this point now the queen of the house but back in February on that first day she came out of the carry bag and hid under the chair. I managed to coax her out with some treats eventually but she was incredibly timid at first. She's now very confident and has spent the whole night outside a couple of times! We also had our wardrobes delivered and built in February which made a huge difference to our bedroom, we had the small bedroom plastered and my mum came over to help paint it. So I've got my home office back again. And for my birthday Victor took me to Duck and Waffle for breakfast, I have wanted to go for such a long time and it didn't disappoint. The view was great and we were really lucky with the weather so could see for miles. I really enjoyed my food - I had poached egg with avocado and crab on my waffle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">and March - finally Spring is coming. We were able to take advantage of having a garden finally, there was a week of fantastic weather which meant we could cut the grass and finally cut back the bamboo at the back of the garden. I planted some seeds I bought from the supermarket and had lunch outside a few days in a row. We also finally did some small jobs around the house - putting up the kitchen blind, fitting a lock to the bathroom door and putting up my spice rack. Quite small jobs but they made a big difference. 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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">When we were planning our wedding, I was conscious to try and avoid some of the wasteful elements that are deemed 'essential'. Especially since everything for a wedding is so incredibly expensive already. For flowers, I knew what aesthetic I was going for, having a clear memory of loving the flowers that my friend Anita had at her wedding [<a href="https://www.ruthierolo.co.uk/2015/12/wanderings-in-2015.html" target="_blank">in August 2015</a>]. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">Some thoughts I had about flowers and waste, was the possibility of 'resusable' flowers out of felt. There were a few places where I found templates for felt flowers: <a href="https://somethingturquoise.com/2019/04/16/diy-felt-blue-thistle/" target="_blank">a thistle</a>, <a href="https://somethingturquoise.com/2018/05/21/diy-felt-classic-rose/" target="_blank">a rose,</a> some <a href="https://somethingturquoise.com/2018/05/24/diy-felt-true-blue-eucalyptus/" target="_blank">eucalyptus</a>. Cutting these by hand with scissors, was possible but took SO LONG that it wasn't going to be feasible to do this for the table arrangements. I did try and invest in a (second hand) cricut machine to help with this, but in the end the version I bought wasn't able to cut felt and I just couldn't justify the most expensive version which would do the job just for the flowers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">On my internet search quest for felt bouquets, I saw a few crocheted flowers which I thought I'd give a go. I bought a pattern from etsy that turned out to be far too difficult for a beginner, but I came across <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2COLKPVY4" target="_blank">these videos</a> where the lady takes you through the entire process. This I could copy and after a few tries, I got the hang of it. Also her voice was very soft and soothing which was good for all the times when mistakes got frustrating!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">Since all the wedding planning was happening during lockdown(s), I had plenty of time every evening in front of the TV to crochet rose petals. Each rose takes 9 petals, plus a sepal and stem. I decided to just crochet for my own bouquet since it was going to take quite a while to make enough stems. I was so pleased with the end result, and glad that this is something I can keep forever. On the day I added some soft ruscus greenery and baby's breath alongside the roses and bound everything with jute string.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">Another potentially wasteful element (and unnecessary expense) was confetti. We were actually not allowed to throw anything outside our church, and could use only natural confetti at the venue. So over the year until the big day, I saved petals whenever I had cut flowers in the house - and so did my mum, her neighbours and anyone else we could cajole! We had a huge basketful for the wedding day, plenty for all guests and it didn't cost us anything additional! I'm still not out of the habit of wanting to save petals from any flowers we have in the house since the wedding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">And for the table decorations, I couldn't manage the felt flowers but I still went with DIY and collected lots of jars of various sizes and some tonic bottles - which my mum spray painted blue. These were all wrapped around with tartan ribbon for decoration. I bought the <a href="https://www.trianglenursery.co.uk/wedding-pack-blue-lilac-350" target="_blank">DIY flower box in blue and lilac </a>from triangle nursery which was great value. They offered an online consultation which was immensely helpful for planning how each table arrangement would look and how to organise the preparation. I would really recommend their service for anyone brave enough to DIY!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkVkIELU1jbIQ6t7zSzJs0jklYOYYfnXB82cgTiZXpTRv_YJvSCiVnlWHKG5vgGA8nu5Z33InPMj90g9klt0x3PN69pl6VBbPq1KndZkjZJYiC4Vj0vockvPN-S5n8vlvFGxBd7XiwVR-oD-qa4NkyxU54i1zBuDAAC-wBz53ms11TqSGyPMKSBRq/s4032/20210116_200500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkVkIELU1jbIQ6t7zSzJs0jklYOYYfnXB82cgTiZXpTRv_YJvSCiVnlWHKG5vgGA8nu5Z33InPMj90g9klt0x3PN69pl6VBbPq1KndZkjZJYiC4Vj0vockvPN-S5n8vlvFGxBd7XiwVR-oD-qa4NkyxU54i1zBuDAAC-wBz53ms11TqSGyPMKSBRq/w360-h640/20210116_200500.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">It was so easy to dry the petals, and a good money saver. Probably not a huge saving but every little helps!</span></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6V6x7SBVi7KE34dVQcHQfkUx3H-vgS0gMhdbEwB32rY54qFHTd1lqlIMuVP9Eh_dV5cGZnOg91kCogMr4xFthn_7iC8Y78hZIpygaNI2PC6KSJJqvopGbKaxs_GBqx1m6LLvihhawADsmstWpA8pEx1h0gBcGdvn9sGKb-FwWXcWjNullqtea12C/s4032/20210122_205051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6V6x7SBVi7KE34dVQcHQfkUx3H-vgS0gMhdbEwB32rY54qFHTd1lqlIMuVP9Eh_dV5cGZnOg91kCogMr4xFthn_7iC8Y78hZIpygaNI2PC6KSJJqvopGbKaxs_GBqx1m6LLvihhawADsmstWpA8pEx1h0gBcGdvn9sGKb-FwWXcWjNullqtea12C/w360-h640/20210122_205051.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #134f5c; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">I was pleased with these thistles but they were just far too labour intensive to be worthwhile.</span></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jLfRtz2Lsw1CWQWTt_iXzrmvvhj_3p_nTili8ah3pcg5c38LMASH4AV40Y4X6j5XfiFG_CL0Ldh8M0D3tf3qRb1GSH9ChCGqRalwqerkuAoUueUKfPiPy3Wu9ZXETPZAJWlhN2sppsis9V537-zdCUQh9DVRf0vM-h7Q5SWN_L0bJuhFamUa0U8l/s4032/20210122_215321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jLfRtz2Lsw1CWQWTt_iXzrmvvhj_3p_nTili8ah3pcg5c38LMASH4AV40Y4X6j5XfiFG_CL0Ldh8M0D3tf3qRb1GSH9ChCGqRalwqerkuAoUueUKfPiPy3Wu9ZXETPZAJWlhN2sppsis9V537-zdCUQh9DVRf0vM-h7Q5SWN_L0bJuhFamUa0U8l/s320/20210122_215321.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">This was the first rose I made, which wasn't make properly to plan and had a lot more petals than later versions. Plus I didn't bother to make the leaves for the bouquet because they were a big faff, and actually the leaves are removed anyway from fresh roses.</span></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsk1fPnkAszWRuSQ_2UCIVEMOXk2XL9ZibzKa-59JWHZlS-NyvfOUnE_2h3vRN1TqfCWtt5oq1daLlrMiVwyF4x_ZIJ7rfDE7PlMp2DW5RYiHRnmWpdHAd2lIJZcOnhNWGG2wbFwPg-X_JCbeJZW1JxQa8pqbEd-wvPXtrBJTBJ4Gd4EBjQh42s_4/s4032/IMG_0298.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsk1fPnkAszWRuSQ_2UCIVEMOXk2XL9ZibzKa-59JWHZlS-NyvfOUnE_2h3vRN1TqfCWtt5oq1daLlrMiVwyF4x_ZIJ7rfDE7PlMp2DW5RYiHRnmWpdHAd2lIJZcOnhNWGG2wbFwPg-X_JCbeJZW1JxQa8pqbEd-wvPXtrBJTBJ4Gd4EBjQh42s_4/w480-h640/IMG_0298.HEIC" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;">I was pleased with how the table decorations turned out; a handmade effort which was pretty and added nice touches without being over the top. </span></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><br /></div>ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-62761315415132810842022-03-04T17:29:00.003+00:002022-03-04T17:29:46.287+00:00Unpublished Wanderings<script>
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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Oh well, from August onwards last year was pretty full on... I prepared this post and then never wrote anything or published it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">We spent August in our temporary flat, and then moved briefly to Essex while we waited for our house to go through, In the end it happened without much fanfare on a Tuesday afternoon. I met Victor at the house where he'd met the vendor earlier to collect the keys. We now had a new home, but it was in desperate need of a thorough clean and a lot of love. It has been neglected for many years, but we are ready to make it our own. We just needed to get married first!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">So yes, in September and October 2021 I started a new job, moved house, had my hen party, finished wedding prep, got married and went on honeymoon. It was a lot, all at once and I tried my best to just enjoy every moment of it but it would be a lie to say it wasn't also a fairly stressful time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Of course our wedding day was simply the best day, celebrating with our friends and family - seeing some for the first time in over a year. The only COVID restriction was masks in the Church for our guests - pretty lucky considering. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Below is life in August and September 2021.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNz6-MUSGgtwKfCF8-ucOpnAO40dXDHtxKqH0-ZZGkQm_pwDX7H0Urv60gRaTfgj_unJ0i6GJ4saGE2bT9ayYCpS8rxc4rxAM35o9hsRh_5umsD-LPOwTM_tTwnvXuq7DFaiKrJXKSx8/s3088/IMG_0992.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNz6-MUSGgtwKfCF8-ucOpnAO40dXDHtxKqH0-ZZGkQm_pwDX7H0Urv60gRaTfgj_unJ0i6GJ4saGE2bT9ayYCpS8rxc4rxAM35o9hsRh_5umsD-LPOwTM_tTwnvXuq7DFaiKrJXKSx8/w640-h480/IMG_0992.HEIC" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Before we left the temporary flat, I squeezed in a Korean meal with two work friends in New Malden which was such a tonic. Finally seeing people in person to socialise brought so much joy.</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaLz0gW38uQgaGz7fFbbxNlZvHc8fOsBp5aF5fKsYjwEqfZqzKcXqm1jiJ-mfe51OQc-zU64jOXh2OwfaVU90pn-GVOOBCfgx3szCeC7Fv5ATR59QhGRXkfUnZ-QCgvTYm4DSCpD1kkg/s3840/32DA53B2-3DF6-48F0-96DD-D0CB5728FF30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaLz0gW38uQgaGz7fFbbxNlZvHc8fOsBp5aF5fKsYjwEqfZqzKcXqm1jiJ-mfe51OQc-zU64jOXh2OwfaVU90pn-GVOOBCfgx3szCeC7Fv5ATR59QhGRXkfUnZ-QCgvTYm4DSCpD1kkg/w225-h400/32DA53B2-3DF6-48F0-96DD-D0CB5728FF30.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZrQ1LUIvAL5pg4pCMjMk-dlKHOrBE2PcNOio2cb07knrn2iwNnxUQCtVSRol2HaLlzAnlzDMZ8JP22x8BuPWicYcRujCzk5EoHm1r6HpTiZD5y4saMsItr_v_UEQTfQGTpjBBYKPKMk/s4032/IMG_1039.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZrQ1LUIvAL5pg4pCMjMk-dlKHOrBE2PcNOio2cb07knrn2iwNnxUQCtVSRol2HaLlzAnlzDMZ8JP22x8BuPWicYcRujCzk5EoHm1r6HpTiZD5y4saMsItr_v_UEQTfQGTpjBBYKPKMk/w400-h300/IMG_1039.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">A couple of final wedding bits ready for the big day!</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSsJRZ9lLE0h_td5a3vFM6BdkV8hOUKFBCKrte8KdXawkMTiHNh2E6128QNSWS5CVgZRelp1FM1W7n5j4kaIPLQP4-cIBuzQTvNs-QL4TYyh7cPx1mtQNDm5Z0nXdjgr0K_yF-cWb4XM/s4032/IMG_1070.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSsJRZ9lLE0h_td5a3vFM6BdkV8hOUKFBCKrte8KdXawkMTiHNh2E6128QNSWS5CVgZRelp1FM1W7n5j4kaIPLQP4-cIBuzQTvNs-QL4TYyh7cPx1mtQNDm5Z0nXdjgr0K_yF-cWb4XM/w400-h300/IMG_1070.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVF7clarNqEVlEHNvCYNAtyPDiYiYYudnYdCYjrV0qAUtRLPp6vdlBh2YpI3kBUFIsR7No8UKVgCTJoLzf1KimpEv9eDFWWkqeQ3md7Iqq_Oo4QOnQxxxqvIfk0yZiMRgm408rWE0V0Oc/s4032/IMG_1065.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVF7clarNqEVlEHNvCYNAtyPDiYiYYudnYdCYjrV0qAUtRLPp6vdlBh2YpI3kBUFIsR7No8UKVgCTJoLzf1KimpEv9eDFWWkqeQ3md7Iqq_Oo4QOnQxxxqvIfk0yZiMRgm408rWE0V0Oc/w480-h640/IMG_1065.HEIC" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Finally made it to the Postal Museum, which was my mum's Christmas present in 2019! An interesting place to visit, and a novelty to take a trip on the train which has so much history. </span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U9Gna89XVtP-yU2oHKmXNcFA0vLNy0mfjFCr8HAG4-xjfGdgbiDsxPdNqw1Lm0If3hJ4o2w2ouOAQrPtMKPcfLpVRDLThGT7qctP1oL61iN5P5Lw2G4BZq2ZAb-WYLpbUKJseHzg4QQ/s4032/IMG_1107.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U9Gna89XVtP-yU2oHKmXNcFA0vLNy0mfjFCr8HAG4-xjfGdgbiDsxPdNqw1Lm0If3hJ4o2w2ouOAQrPtMKPcfLpVRDLThGT7qctP1oL61iN5P5Lw2G4BZq2ZAb-WYLpbUKJseHzg4QQ/w480-h640/IMG_1107.HEIC" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">First day in our house! </span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj2SeGqe1wiZNx4L4nmTejBzSIJDpDlI-D0ji7AhcjesdaRC2ZyLDL-s6qaJBVbamfFZtn00adzb2tBSj3rTssG88a78YG_OmYgBWSPglzplva_REu4SwaiOmyamubP5Rn14hUNZA6NE/s1600/32f26f60-9f5e-4838-8aec-e7140d4cee3b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj2SeGqe1wiZNx4L4nmTejBzSIJDpDlI-D0ji7AhcjesdaRC2ZyLDL-s6qaJBVbamfFZtn00adzb2tBSj3rTssG88a78YG_OmYgBWSPglzplva_REu4SwaiOmyamubP5Rn14hUNZA6NE/w480-h640/32f26f60-9f5e-4838-8aec-e7140d4cee3b.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJa4jZR3tP_9alFiAriUg8iT5Wosb3-f5b8noN3UYvqy33AfrOh90Kiv-UYffNWa1Z4qYj72a3XUe7syLTqnfJx8staTGmmsEhq8-L2SyLDggGnjjPuPUfxYzRTtXzMzy5JWzdxPWS7I/s1600/65337dae-72a0-4483-9baa-1e6d6b0f8f96.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJa4jZR3tP_9alFiAriUg8iT5Wosb3-f5b8noN3UYvqy33AfrOh90Kiv-UYffNWa1Z4qYj72a3XUe7syLTqnfJx8staTGmmsEhq8-L2SyLDggGnjjPuPUfxYzRTtXzMzy5JWzdxPWS7I/w640-h480/65337dae-72a0-4483-9baa-1e6d6b0f8f96.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yi-Q0urlD7JlmALI5BPQkQAdN3wtQIf3Hf2qur4y8N91FY3BGtL5skp6Ha4E23r4GgXalCSOSiNAh2MxXcnGwJtU9q9fK6ofw3rAsWp41LKmcqLr51mhAz-OjFGbTxQ5a37HXpWYaOM/s2016/aeaf60a2-72b7-48bc-9a0a-bfb7a3b884c3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yi-Q0urlD7JlmALI5BPQkQAdN3wtQIf3Hf2qur4y8N91FY3BGtL5skp6Ha4E23r4GgXalCSOSiNAh2MxXcnGwJtU9q9fK6ofw3rAsWp41LKmcqLr51mhAz-OjFGbTxQ5a37HXpWYaOM/w400-h300/aeaf60a2-72b7-48bc-9a0a-bfb7a3b884c3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJNuuoYdQnAOVDXxdRoKl24IWoqMaW0P-_WmkULGlPAFdugXcQ6OnC-0CXe9BhkhuGbFV4yeWG9usrRUfOED7bJviub5cUsjxos-FrflhDZAHHBicHbprcGVXaJ7cE-FDxrt_6qV3QH4/s1600/fd8a9ad7-0c6c-4785-9a92-4b2d2ae38f4c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJNuuoYdQnAOVDXxdRoKl24IWoqMaW0P-_WmkULGlPAFdugXcQ6OnC-0CXe9BhkhuGbFV4yeWG9usrRUfOED7bJviub5cUsjxos-FrflhDZAHHBicHbprcGVXaJ7cE-FDxrt_6qV3QH4/w640-h480/fd8a9ad7-0c6c-4785-9a92-4b2d2ae38f4c.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Me and my hens! A super spice fun day around London with all the girls <3 </span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-Ubk_2anh3uRfTHNXPU6DnWn-0Y8y1YaSooDxFv9XGdb4yr3hT0LicW6Hdmm7kQjIJw_tBdw8wAyzhgLzdVCQtSemUP3i9M1U6JjQgp2GzbqSW47M8YPCUPzAWrty2yoNjSChV9mfAs/s4032/IMG_1270.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-Ubk_2anh3uRfTHNXPU6DnWn-0Y8y1YaSooDxFv9XGdb4yr3hT0LicW6Hdmm7kQjIJw_tBdw8wAyzhgLzdVCQtSemUP3i9M1U6JjQgp2GzbqSW47M8YPCUPzAWrty2yoNjSChV9mfAs/w480-h640/IMG_1270.HEIC" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">A new commute from the suburbs.</span></div><br />ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-22807823312947726702021-07-31T22:48:00.000+01:002021-07-31T22:48:34.779+01:00Wanderings :: April, May, June & July<script>
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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">I blinked and it's the end of July! So much life has happened since March. We put an offer in on a house and are still currently in the process of trying to exchange and complete. We hadn't expected things to take this long, but nevertheless decided not to renew our rental contract and moved out at the end of June. We have belongings in storage, at parents' and in our temporary flat. Pretty much everything is in a mess, but we really hope we're nearly there with the house purchase now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">We've sent our wedding invites and have started to have meetings about the day and make purchases (rings!) as it fast approaches. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">I've just got a promotion at work, and now things are winding down in my current role whilst I get prepared for the new position in September.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">I'm an Auntie again, and have the most precious and tiny new nephew! Other friends' babies have turned one! Celebrations have typically still been held in the park, but as shops and businesses re-open and restrictions ease we've started to live life once again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Weather is on and off, extremely hot and then torrential downpours and flooding in London. At least we are living somewhere with a small garden currently and so we are taking advantage of sitting outside in the evenings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">April & May</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs75kgJglCuwGQSTbrobjmjs-fbGbQHc56RW8KqDIB1moZG2TwnnnspoKpr5gdNU7iikPB2Z3l76WdYCZ75IuLJd97UkT-a9wJvQ2kXQ6W79KJcy97PJeng3KIg2D3YOo1ZLZJdr-fnuU/s4032/IMG_0128.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs75kgJglCuwGQSTbrobjmjs-fbGbQHc56RW8KqDIB1moZG2TwnnnspoKpr5gdNU7iikPB2Z3l76WdYCZ75IuLJd97UkT-a9wJvQ2kXQ6W79KJcy97PJeng3KIg2D3YOo1ZLZJdr-fnuU/w480-h640/IMG_0128.HEIC" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">I think this is my favourite make so far, it was really quite simple and the sizing was pretty spot on from the packet. </span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKXRA6fk3FEX1c5d-7SW_YV6bnrDBMNcfWdex_QlkiZvLWTbl35oIKAGdJP-cbvo8X3A68GwQF10CAXhZmEyLVZWrWovhbRxT-TqC3cObwmSxfACm4g_nbng4w9jjQtB8blYOYaTnvzM/s4032/IMG_0139.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKXRA6fk3FEX1c5d-7SW_YV6bnrDBMNcfWdex_QlkiZvLWTbl35oIKAGdJP-cbvo8X3A68GwQF10CAXhZmEyLVZWrWovhbRxT-TqC3cObwmSxfACm4g_nbng4w9jjQtB8blYOYaTnvzM/w300-h400/IMG_0139.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Continued to enjoy walks around Battersea park with friends.</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgntONDHoTvJS_lCdxhA48GIUSVxMLFZbndEOzIObEZd5QU60bImdVdVwMKuZTsdvlYGX6LjwXcAitJlDskGiCHjG77yUA_d7Jm73Hbj2kmUGi_NYDEZQbUA0snKzLW6vzmEKQ9g0JlE/s4032/IMG_0229.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgntONDHoTvJS_lCdxhA48GIUSVxMLFZbndEOzIObEZd5QU60bImdVdVwMKuZTsdvlYGX6LjwXcAitJlDskGiCHjG77yUA_d7Jm73Hbj2kmUGi_NYDEZQbUA0snKzLW6vzmEKQ9g0JlE/w300-h400/IMG_0229.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Mastered giraffe bread and made it once a week while we were in our flat!</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFL43_6klenteYEh1jS9hF_LYSOH0qvvAFlHPtwd2spO6tQBwDrM9_UutcEsy40_vQf-H0QQPz_o6IpK8i-sHXctB1vNJ7er6dKV5vTvdgrCts421nroQi9JVqeU_5FFtFTaY8uy-zS0/s4032/IMG_0265.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFL43_6klenteYEh1jS9hF_LYSOH0qvvAFlHPtwd2spO6tQBwDrM9_UutcEsy40_vQf-H0QQPz_o6IpK8i-sHXctB1vNJ7er6dKV5vTvdgrCts421nroQi9JVqeU_5FFtFTaY8uy-zS0/w300-h400/IMG_0265.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #a64d79; 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font-family: helvetica;">Had Sunday lunch at our local pub, ahead of opening inside we sat outside in these little pods. It was slightly too cold to be outside but still nice to go out and not have to worry about washing up!</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Go3tTQHkqxy5xD-dzq-IypUe8cD6kNg6wqAuvcd-lHejs41HW7W7mCMeBksDjzvnBaKRRACCrAEifxzbdAUq269plwCLTzaGY6y45DwrFEEEmNhKKR5RRciz3pU5Ej14PnqdrOJyFn8/s4032/IMG_0323.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Go3tTQHkqxy5xD-dzq-IypUe8cD6kNg6wqAuvcd-lHejs41HW7W7mCMeBksDjzvnBaKRRACCrAEifxzbdAUq269plwCLTzaGY6y45DwrFEEEmNhKKR5RRciz3pU5Ej14PnqdrOJyFn8/w400-h300/IMG_0323.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLf1IxDS5dNUd63SRIzoXWt9YVNbb5gej-R6JHg8XAsdFuZYMiCDRLORyxO61Fem0xNKpQUxk7xVqgsHeDg5PA4DoN7BWCv1RObg9_UsqXQZbHdR5nG6rrqoSZuqif__rrHlzJVCPjGc/s4032/IMG_0327.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLf1IxDS5dNUd63SRIzoXWt9YVNbb5gej-R6JHg8XAsdFuZYMiCDRLORyxO61Fem0xNKpQUxk7xVqgsHeDg5PA4DoN7BWCv1RObg9_UsqXQZbHdR5nG6rrqoSZuqif__rrHlzJVCPjGc/w480-h640/IMG_0327.HEIC" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Harry Potter studios was open so we were able to use Victor's Christmas present. It was nice to go again, as there was so many new exhibitions since the last time I went.</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9FyuwlEOaInaJ9ye3UXiz2Xigi-T5N62xoNKj8sKPnz1UWwoDZWzOxmbiJJjaokq2kz6fqnxK7i02BDHrHqvW7sQQf2h37QD2I53TSDVL9S4s7tBfxgKZTePT1NX_2TJ-hqw3FvYPWM/s3088/IMG_0360.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9FyuwlEOaInaJ9ye3UXiz2Xigi-T5N62xoNKj8sKPnz1UWwoDZWzOxmbiJJjaokq2kz6fqnxK7i02BDHrHqvW7sQQf2h37QD2I53TSDVL9S4s7tBfxgKZTePT1NX_2TJ-hqw3FvYPWM/w400-h300/IMG_0360.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">SUCH A THRILL to be reunited for an in person meet up with my friends. Ayoola was about 30 minutes late, so nothing much changed from before lockdowns!</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJjFQ_UEF6HgOOT-FZxSt_oxv5axDx-eRUDRglL7Pz6Rz2oCIgce6oSou-SiK6IGxslXqV2ITdBoFv2WYo5EPHKLTg0rGPrlCbOt1-ybdUzCOIqDNhPAD6UB7gR1JM2gsAiuUanU7CUA/s4032/IMG_0365.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJjFQ_UEF6HgOOT-FZxSt_oxv5axDx-eRUDRglL7Pz6Rz2oCIgce6oSou-SiK6IGxslXqV2ITdBoFv2WYo5EPHKLTg0rGPrlCbOt1-ybdUzCOIqDNhPAD6UB7gR1JM2gsAiuUanU7CUA/w300-h400/IMG_0365.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Had my first vaccination</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">June & July</span></h3><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEivEuzsvSDmL3arSlgqhk_17oMJKFXeUZu8h-K2KIIX7zrliGx3A-klr8Olv_er-1H38rGZKjani7acnWvXytQH4tu0RURy246jLBsMu1THmMAKO1rFIqSSuhejzO2J2nRkwne9NgPw/s4032/IMG_0453.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEivEuzsvSDmL3arSlgqhk_17oMJKFXeUZu8h-K2KIIX7zrliGx3A-klr8Olv_er-1H38rGZKjani7acnWvXytQH4tu0RURy246jLBsMu1THmMAKO1rFIqSSuhejzO2J2nRkwne9NgPw/w300-h400/IMG_0453.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1sevDCJaDTWe7fmcXKpGpx99rtLRNd-OBwDkxAMlwfqmLPbxCBV5vk5_ut_4bTQNytAK7u1Npv-bbAYh2F_YuCqlyQwOKx-RUOlrdCkIkeCbW_DnjylMjRy2vIt_ofVH8zE0oR9auQo/s3088/IMG_0455.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1sevDCJaDTWe7fmcXKpGpx99rtLRNd-OBwDkxAMlwfqmLPbxCBV5vk5_ut_4bTQNytAK7u1Npv-bbAYh2F_YuCqlyQwOKx-RUOlrdCkIkeCbW_DnjylMjRy2vIt_ofVH8zE0oR9auQo/w300-h400/IMG_0455.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Another successful dress made, although this one was tough and I put off finishing it for ages. It was fairly simple in design but the sizing just didn't suit me and I had a really hard time altering it as I just don't have the knowledge and skills. I also still need to add a few buttons as it blows open a bit too much with the current fastenings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB166T3H0xAHUVbrLW5i22oRCD2m6QI6l11X-PKo31Zbgiilt8OCaICXbH5_rZWsMLWs3wSv3_1r7MfDU5VTOvwuWPRkO6haCIfU7Aaf9mur0iKU-ILhacSWNellUBRTOQ515jRLgbGGo/s4032/IMG_0809.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB166T3H0xAHUVbrLW5i22oRCD2m6QI6l11X-PKo31Zbgiilt8OCaICXbH5_rZWsMLWs3wSv3_1r7MfDU5VTOvwuWPRkO6haCIfU7Aaf9mur0iKU-ILhacSWNellUBRTOQ515jRLgbGGo/w480-h640/IMG_0809.HEIC" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-ewqdncrsfFxjxz5zG5TP3UQE-yNrH1uN4-5PKAc1FhmJXRDymJf04wnek0cSzcuxIcThi55uQE8TDuere4Q8Ee5JuUFXd1PW4fU7AopAzlXmfMVgZxWbMGW_wY7d80CQerfLZhe8IA/s4032/IMG_0811.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-ewqdncrsfFxjxz5zG5TP3UQE-yNrH1uN4-5PKAc1FhmJXRDymJf04wnek0cSzcuxIcThi55uQE8TDuere4Q8Ee5JuUFXd1PW4fU7AopAzlXmfMVgZxWbMGW_wY7d80CQerfLZhe8IA/w300-h400/IMG_0811.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">SO MUCH RAIN!</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8eEXzW40_xN8z9LgSBPU6slY-cZf3iHh_TFLSZBCM2tgbi9x5mi3wnVwBrw-2Xzo9Wkv70FQIOGOAFIhCwpTE5-9mxnVZC-tNaNpaN_lZCb0ABfdXVJYRENWWFNcyIMHWQBzwc1ojRM/s4032/IMG_0778.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8eEXzW40_xN8z9LgSBPU6slY-cZf3iHh_TFLSZBCM2tgbi9x5mi3wnVwBrw-2Xzo9Wkv70FQIOGOAFIhCwpTE5-9mxnVZC-tNaNpaN_lZCb0ABfdXVJYRENWWFNcyIMHWQBzwc1ojRM/w300-h400/IMG_0778.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Another Christmas present used! A lovely spot of afternoon tea - on one of the hottest days of the year.</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENJZ1TRekDsjTwDk2PBQA67P6C7Y9xFmAMhz37VpoGsKy7WLuInGt0k_4rRTlYSr24-Vuxnz4KfpS8wB1m4nuVNQ5gsWGXXBlbLZGcfjeEY_CNVDTJ6MHE7pw__lO18Pti2MXP1xaoqQ/s4032/IMG_0783.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENJZ1TRekDsjTwDk2PBQA67P6C7Y9xFmAMhz37VpoGsKy7WLuInGt0k_4rRTlYSr24-Vuxnz4KfpS8wB1m4nuVNQ5gsWGXXBlbLZGcfjeEY_CNVDTJ6MHE7pw__lO18Pti2MXP1xaoqQ/w300-h400/IMG_0783.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">And afterwards cooling down out in our garden with a homemade aperol spritz</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqeXfaFpCAS5WK_wFhZ-KudM0iSjvpFt_HJ5mhS53vFa6RF99ql9Bu8e94asNfqj426hczsNQhbxT0Q3DWe6HpCPE6EJMrbJw0rKlKFQ2M6vn2eo3bJFx4XbIM0mw3JhgkBhz17XDe70/s4032/IMG_0680.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqeXfaFpCAS5WK_wFhZ-KudM0iSjvpFt_HJ5mhS53vFa6RF99ql9Bu8e94asNfqj426hczsNQhbxT0Q3DWe6HpCPE6EJMrbJw0rKlKFQ2M6vn2eo3bJFx4XbIM0mw3JhgkBhz17XDe70/w300-h400/IMG_0680.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">A nice after work walk turns out rather wet!</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qu-wqeQcXIWNMWR-xPRPaQW2QvZ9GuCwngjFi1nZ-u0m0ENhQ1oq9iifHuXY_tLOQjLJE7GwMTCLAUVQE6eh92huvKVMtdgT4PCB8wEhDyADSqIy-Gfqc-bQTikkv2pq0no_TSHcc-Q/s4032/IMG_0639.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qu-wqeQcXIWNMWR-xPRPaQW2QvZ9GuCwngjFi1nZ-u0m0ENhQ1oq9iifHuXY_tLOQjLJE7GwMTCLAUVQE6eh92huvKVMtdgT4PCB8wEhDyADSqIy-Gfqc-bQTikkv2pq0no_TSHcc-Q/w300-h400/IMG_0639.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Last Sunday lunch at our local, inside this time, whilst the rain was lashing down outside!</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtB82a4Qt8KNIjImL8_Uu1iTqEpoRNQtFCJpaotlfA74kjkO9glCPZWEQE8RivxC-nLhLh5K0IufRLJkQeyP790Y8Idl1ZO4aZNQW753b_PzV-ZuRkhzvnwtmr-Mm-JVXJ4vcehGx5pY/s4032/IMG_0577.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtB82a4Qt8KNIjImL8_Uu1iTqEpoRNQtFCJpaotlfA74kjkO9glCPZWEQE8RivxC-nLhLh5K0IufRLJkQeyP790Y8Idl1ZO4aZNQW753b_PzV-ZuRkhzvnwtmr-Mm-JVXJ4vcehGx5pY/w300-h400/IMG_0577.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Scotland in the Euros (and England in the FINAL!!!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePUVVNQ2feRUgCGZ_2RTRj3ACcOE7p_FtMwCxzHx8ATvD_Yv2PBo4jUUc_pI-D92Xro0HTzJl62TnJAFQsSvw82d189iwXU8w575Zu8NbGOP57qzhggXdyE5IADnPENiPYNQj4J-w0C8/s3088/IMG_0486.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="3088" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePUVVNQ2feRUgCGZ_2RTRj3ACcOE7p_FtMwCxzHx8ATvD_Yv2PBo4jUUc_pI-D92Xro0HTzJl62TnJAFQsSvw82d189iwXU8w575Zu8NbGOP57qzhggXdyE5IADnPENiPYNQj4J-w0C8/w400-h225/IMG_0486.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Last walk around our local park - the place we've spent the most time outside of our house during the covid pandemic</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0l80WDkaZrEzscbctdU_nVe9-j_NshBGRL7lBx-yBzLDztFNm_06fUFF0TMdSoppUPlyIMMqPJozuS2DtTMsPnbCvpK3-p4wyTkbnfZmqlQE8GNfDPIUsnlHu4OplWMn3A7Hb1Sgf4M/s4032/IMG_0538.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0l80WDkaZrEzscbctdU_nVe9-j_NshBGRL7lBx-yBzLDztFNm_06fUFF0TMdSoppUPlyIMMqPJozuS2DtTMsPnbCvpK3-p4wyTkbnfZmqlQE8GNfDPIUsnlHu4OplWMn3A7Hb1Sgf4M/w400-h300/IMG_0538.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Menu tasting at Mulberry House, ready for wedding decisions!</span></div></div><br />ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-49000379674294645702021-04-15T22:30:00.002+01:002021-04-15T22:30:46.970+01:00Wonderings Lately :: March 2021<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">March marks a year since we started working from home, social distancing and really taking things seriously. This month everyone seemed to feel quite reflective, thinking back to last year and the naivety that we had around how long things would last. I remember wondering whether I would actually get to the end of the 30 day yoga challenge I started the first day of wfh. It feel stupid to think that now, but really at the time it was only supposed to last a few weeks.<script>
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This little broach symbolises the coming of spring and the tradition is to wear this everyday in March and on the last day of the month tie it to a tree. I like learning about little things like this when I've travelled abroad and I enjoyed wearing this just for me on the first of March.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG57Ynq0kiRxfYe-yRPXPhPqAh37AVcD19zMrYWAj89ti0MshPOiZMY5LNCbmtWsj5SXToO-hT3AZvJzQ8SJOG-GQhXEc4LprQ3qrAoenTqonrcsbWZUSg29vYQC72qWFkeT36xyvc-o/s2048/1DC92C6A-6515-45F9-BC35-124155B311A2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG57Ynq0kiRxfYe-yRPXPhPqAh37AVcD19zMrYWAj89ti0MshPOiZMY5LNCbmtWsj5SXToO-hT3AZvJzQ8SJOG-GQhXEc4LprQ3qrAoenTqonrcsbWZUSg29vYQC72qWFkeT36xyvc-o/s320/1DC92C6A-6515-45F9-BC35-124155B311A2.jpeg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">I took this photo one evening when I walked to Balham to refill my washing up liquid. I don't usually walk as it's a nice cycle but my bike was vandalised and is now out of action. The walk obviously took slightly longer but it was also a nice route through Wandsworth common and strange and exciting to be out of the house when the sun set!</span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4UPQ5fuZRysUWE-x6dBWyahoD-jf2wpE_n9uA6c5k4Ruc_BWGz4i0nIv9ax6jHsO7ztVnyKoqR6-1v3jh97qDaQq5KfA66Yp2xkg5b9sZud6nijZSuPmSw7dsyj1mGILF_qkoUbsoV0/s2048/14CDE1B9-9225-4593-950E-73F2BDB79B4A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4UPQ5fuZRysUWE-x6dBWyahoD-jf2wpE_n9uA6c5k4Ruc_BWGz4i0nIv9ax6jHsO7ztVnyKoqR6-1v3jh97qDaQq5KfA66Yp2xkg5b9sZud6nijZSuPmSw7dsyj1mGILF_qkoUbsoV0/s320/14CDE1B9-9225-4593-950E-73F2BDB79B4A.jpeg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">I've finally got into a nice routine with working out at home. Pilates and Barre classes through an online zoom subscription. I'm also pleased that my ivy plant has started growing again, after giving me a scare over winter immediately after I cut it back.</span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cR6sq2bustOJrc77SIonp0fsZdT7B6EZ042T2uML1dA9iYXPGh44p5XJy3DosW1ccAiMOhQWfdfKMUDE36Lg_pfAOWVE0ZozrBnhK1miF0H_IGvUkXrEICDBnkpdFgXPvMi4mpWK48c/s2048/40A6D26C-C404-4B2F-B5CD-E1B789B6B9CF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cR6sq2bustOJrc77SIonp0fsZdT7B6EZ042T2uML1dA9iYXPGh44p5XJy3DosW1ccAiMOhQWfdfKMUDE36Lg_pfAOWVE0ZozrBnhK1miF0H_IGvUkXrEICDBnkpdFgXPvMi4mpWK48c/s320/40A6D26C-C404-4B2F-B5CD-E1B789B6B9CF.jpeg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">This book was slow to get going but once it did I devoured it and it's a trilogy so looking forward to the next two being released!</span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iwjzwnQldaiIV0JOLqj_OqYX5cUrx1TDhb3WW9_hXAfSyHTTIBUNr61i_CpSgFVLrKwcu3Hd7bfc3l-XEf6tA6nN7LKQIv7P6B-iSKDieBJJ_dJjBTm1ra0TQWUM9PZ-StzhvZMdbtQ/s2048/427A0584-C1C3-4ECA-9CB6-3BB081835C0A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iwjzwnQldaiIV0JOLqj_OqYX5cUrx1TDhb3WW9_hXAfSyHTTIBUNr61i_CpSgFVLrKwcu3Hd7bfc3l-XEf6tA6nN7LKQIv7P6B-iSKDieBJJ_dJjBTm1ra0TQWUM9PZ-StzhvZMdbtQ/w480-h640/427A0584-C1C3-4ECA-9CB6-3BB081835C0A.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bkFmGldeKqZFhtrxn0VVIwEtq8VBp5kYk_ssV-J7k1OiXNa3aXBnyLW8nHvMJJ6uKpinHoy7RbiuwWzn_Sr30cfx9WtZcbmpsu_Xh2AZ9h9cfyFlFMBfZIa4PhI9Rab21Z-7nGS6BUc/s2048/F66ADA42-9631-4B77-8C1A-975CBF070E6F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bkFmGldeKqZFhtrxn0VVIwEtq8VBp5kYk_ssV-J7k1OiXNa3aXBnyLW8nHvMJJ6uKpinHoy7RbiuwWzn_Sr30cfx9WtZcbmpsu_Xh2AZ9h9cfyFlFMBfZIa4PhI9Rab21Z-7nGS6BUc/w480-h640/F66ADA42-9631-4B77-8C1A-975CBF070E6F.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">I went on a long walk to Wimbledon park which has this great big pond (lake?) and a delightful sunset. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf963S2nZKQhSocsLwCJSow_1qp3HoOXd0J-dBYboEGZZPU-DSYu9GPWewaEoVZ_SGi860_F9Vp3izGK5YY5nGx8XzCfg16Jldw1dWONUPW3PzGfSM8mwADNp60C-Ywy4W4mcbgIWOqE/s2048/26407A30-B3BC-4B2F-BE9E-90034F5F9023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf963S2nZKQhSocsLwCJSow_1qp3HoOXd0J-dBYboEGZZPU-DSYu9GPWewaEoVZ_SGi860_F9Vp3izGK5YY5nGx8XzCfg16Jldw1dWONUPW3PzGfSM8mwADNp60C-Ywy4W4mcbgIWOqE/w360-h640/26407A30-B3BC-4B2F-BE9E-90034F5F9023.jpeg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">I met a friend for a walk in Battersea park and decided to walk home, past Albert bridge; one of the prettiest in London (in my opinion). I over-estimated my capacity to walk this far, after so much time barely moving and my legs were seriously aching for a couple of days afterwards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">I don't know how I am going to survive my first netball game when things start up again.</span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIeKskXC5Vf-u6KpQ9YdscGu1XflhlnJQbFMjUx0sXtWGtUr9NYhNsLVCd5ZA9gn6bHrCYPC3BzqvfRp4ThOI9D95tU7sfG4sdOAeZXcWkxFEZthffnXr_CWOXIuUxTnZB6NREe0WOnQ/s2048/42431700-C09E-421D-A2EC-D6CE104A753F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIeKskXC5Vf-u6KpQ9YdscGu1XflhlnJQbFMjUx0sXtWGtUr9NYhNsLVCd5ZA9gn6bHrCYPC3BzqvfRp4ThOI9D95tU7sfG4sdOAeZXcWkxFEZthffnXr_CWOXIuUxTnZB6NREe0WOnQ/w480-h640/42431700-C09E-421D-A2EC-D6CE104A753F.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiK2Hr9OuiHqX6Ghb15nm_QL1sHeXr02Mx-_np19oWbDN9-Tzf7GVxX3TWnXmZTZb7BYlwvxNBV7nnvqB2I42N4hjleiz69DKhIHXJekW3YHyJb07FDEXUB1RYg2gZWZ3sYThhzd-Um0/s2048/A45B241D-83B3-47D4-90C2-6F156D91183E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiK2Hr9OuiHqX6Ghb15nm_QL1sHeXr02Mx-_np19oWbDN9-Tzf7GVxX3TWnXmZTZb7BYlwvxNBV7nnvqB2I42N4hjleiz69DKhIHXJekW3YHyJb07FDEXUB1RYg2gZWZ3sYThhzd-Um0/w480-h640/A45B241D-83B3-47D4-90C2-6F156D91183E.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">One whole year since we were all instructed to work from home. One year since that Monday evening when I walked in from work and Victor was watching Boris Johnson announce that all who could, should start to work from home and minutes later we were texted from work telling us not to come to the office in the morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">This office space in our spare room has made wfh so much easier for me, I am luck that I can use Victor's desk, keyboard and monitor for work. Sir Woofington helps out on cold days so I don't have to have the heating on for the whole day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: helvetica;">The view from the window could certainly be improved upon though, that's for sure!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-73706005562557043642021-03-10T21:28:00.003+00:002021-03-10T21:28:24.919+00:00Wonderings Lately :: January & February<script>
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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Well the year begun with that usual sense of anticipation and excitement. New Year is a celebrating a prefer low-key in normal times so I was quite happy with a nice meal at home and fireworks on the TV. It's a shame that the televisual offerings were so dire - especially with such a captive audience - but thankful for surprise fireworks anyway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">So January began, and we all kept our optimism for a few days, remembering that there was a vaccine now, surely things will be getting better from now on? Unfortunately, the reality was that things were pretty much the same (or slightly worse) than before and we were back fairly quicky in a national lockdown once more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">So what is there to update each month? We've not really done much of anything. We are lucky, very much so, and we still have jobs and these lockdowns allow us to save money, which we really need to pay for our wedding. But that's so hard to plan for when things are so unknown, and life becomes so boring when it's so monotonous. The weather is grim, the days are short and I'm basically hibernating at home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">So I've not taken a lot of pictures, and I don't have a lot to write about as wanderings or wonderings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">As we move through March, the government's plans for easing are starting to be implemented and I am glad these are being done slowly and cautiously. Hopefully it is for the long term this time; third time lucky? I'm also anxious about returning to 'normality', life is very boring but it's also very easy at the moment. I have no plans and I need to go nowhere but home. What is life like post-COVID? Are we ready to find out?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">As March starts to bloom, spring is in the air, days are longer, and the sun shows up a bit more. There is much optimism, and a little bit of trepidation is probably wise. We proceed with caution.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Lately...</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGZ8vgDHf8Bwgo-1p-qXhlKOGiyP29teGddrRHdjvEeJk8DNKto5zD0RP6d5SSwaTfJJwDoz_RBf31pzHfhtfmGbvS-fC_0vIPrc221GwJr0hdpWkTriR120hw9l4ucL2LWvd52AeNG8/s2592/20210226_120115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1458" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGZ8vgDHf8Bwgo-1p-qXhlKOGiyP29teGddrRHdjvEeJk8DNKto5zD0RP6d5SSwaTfJJwDoz_RBf31pzHfhtfmGbvS-fC_0vIPrc221GwJr0hdpWkTriR120hw9l4ucL2LWvd52AeNG8/w225-h400/20210226_120115.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">I bought a new (to me) phone. Snazzier than my old one, which will soon be recycled.</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp2-wBzxtMXV6GpBfFRQvmIvfBultQdFyq-P6kZegOKRfog6Om4N7YyR28La4dJxDv4SONyHmVvpUPVxXSUr-Zv-58w502amkI3EQ6B4q_H7v21zgCYmzy87hnqFVxGHgDsbzm2bYUMA/s4032/20210225_095938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp2-wBzxtMXV6GpBfFRQvmIvfBultQdFyq-P6kZegOKRfog6Om4N7YyR28La4dJxDv4SONyHmVvpUPVxXSUr-Zv-58w502amkI3EQ6B4q_H7v21zgCYmzy87hnqFVxGHgDsbzm2bYUMA/w400-h225/20210225_095938.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Got this new tea pot for my birthday and absolutely love it! So much joy!</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgP940ys7IttyN5pzKHqx-EXesNNais6xTaOMSvT82dPzwYDCP9VncZLx6DgHCHZoshVQ-2hMoUo6EroEKhwJqfux0Xm-wGid3o-LSjr2ThEqVzG4OfiJiVDelesyvQKNZqguhOKda8o/s4032/20210222_190942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgP940ys7IttyN5pzKHqx-EXesNNais6xTaOMSvT82dPzwYDCP9VncZLx6DgHCHZoshVQ-2hMoUo6EroEKhwJqfux0Xm-wGid3o-LSjr2ThEqVzG4OfiJiVDelesyvQKNZqguhOKda8o/w360-h640/20210222_190942.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Here's Boris announcing the 'road map' out of lockdown. I really wish he'd brush his hair.</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV5CLl-AnpWouSH4932nAH6-0FL8Jd8KMTvRKVQzO2U8eGrSkkdge_jZOneh-XC3bFg9vh1GEaU2NLSt_homXo06PMQTlKdZOV094r6i2rBUe1NJTJkFzCd2M2RUEVRgRwjpkpT-1s5s/s4032/20210220_122645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV5CLl-AnpWouSH4932nAH6-0FL8Jd8KMTvRKVQzO2U8eGrSkkdge_jZOneh-XC3bFg9vh1GEaU2NLSt_homXo06PMQTlKdZOV094r6i2rBUe1NJTJkFzCd2M2RUEVRgRwjpkpT-1s5s/w400-h225/20210220_122645.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFyVVpl8RYLWR35LRxpqxHmBtzyKvw_Z1yEy-tThh0pCtIca_PdEA5Ws2e67Uhui8Vd7NrWqMDzb0bO9G0H_MT_tP7aLE5lNZdi4M7kNof8j6-3G4EKixBEF-jTopasOqPa6h1FsOG2A/s4032/20210220_121706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFyVVpl8RYLWR35LRxpqxHmBtzyKvw_Z1yEy-tThh0pCtIca_PdEA5Ws2e67Uhui8Vd7NrWqMDzb0bO9G0H_MT_tP7aLE5lNZdi4M7kNof8j6-3G4EKixBEF-jTopasOqPa6h1FsOG2A/w640-h360/20210220_121706.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypQoGCnaUqXbwwfR3sikKRGzQFaJOt_48dKsGfHG4HweKbz5ibeUF04CHaTRHK0edUuTrewA_PC317hhHoXHt9DnCBmhL2oUNjnEVwlvLKSurGoY7iYdGd21BS8OXckdbN179-88yRIs/s4032/20210220_120502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypQoGCnaUqXbwwfR3sikKRGzQFaJOt_48dKsGfHG4HweKbz5ibeUF04CHaTRHK0edUuTrewA_PC317hhHoXHt9DnCBmhL2oUNjnEVwlvLKSurGoY7iYdGd21BS8OXckdbN179-88yRIs/w360-h640/20210220_120502.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla_yXP87Rnoa4dFLNGvGfDuUyZRzeRs6eyWqa6_Q-BWB_PBpQssbE-ddXLjtu5UG5KpPwRzWFgglTJExoI02Q1DHbWxUEs9WmkzrWFA833Q8WPNhhCFkQp-79Vp-7jKSomMPZvS2-Ggg/s4032/20210220_115351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla_yXP87Rnoa4dFLNGvGfDuUyZRzeRs6eyWqa6_Q-BWB_PBpQssbE-ddXLjtu5UG5KpPwRzWFgglTJExoI02Q1DHbWxUEs9WmkzrWFA833Q8WPNhhCFkQp-79Vp-7jKSomMPZvS2-Ggg/w640-h362/20210220_115351.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">I went for a long bike ride on a nice day in Feb back to my old neighbourhood in Canada Water. Loved a change of scenery and revisiting somewhere familiar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcGHYngQIa_b6o_IRqXsX5gUHnpXjkcDlAhasu_4gYrd8hriVBo2eDKl4v4lGLVoqFzx2uwzo28sMCj_0Colrx9SD0SoQeGWNzGXvRaPDsNqOuuaWY5i7RExUlfoNnhIEWQXRCCU53qc/s4032/20210214_194505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcGHYngQIa_b6o_IRqXsX5gUHnpXjkcDlAhasu_4gYrd8hriVBo2eDKl4v4lGLVoqFzx2uwzo28sMCj_0Colrx9SD0SoQeGWNzGXvRaPDsNqOuuaWY5i7RExUlfoNnhIEWQXRCCU53qc/w225-h400/20210214_194505.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEgsTz4LFM-OzEHXi5yBo0CceonjGVt0O1u8Cvfd50_WvDXRsrZirLriweXpq30YkBJpYZ4w2hyBJC-HcC70jh3VT_BIEvYwpPaTJnG17P20MzeqCL65KU6792x9_nXaYl9zAKWvYU84/s4032/20210212_152630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEgsTz4LFM-OzEHXi5yBo0CceonjGVt0O1u8Cvfd50_WvDXRsrZirLriweXpq30YkBJpYZ4w2hyBJC-HcC70jh3VT_BIEvYwpPaTJnG17P20MzeqCL65KU6792x9_nXaYl9zAKWvYU84/w225-h400/20210212_152630.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">I enjoyed my birthday, despite the lockdown. I never expected that we would still be under such tight restrictions on my birthday but alas we were. I enjoyed a walk in the park with a friend, although less impressed with her sellotape (!) and Friday fish and chips. Since it was Valentines weekend Victor and I also enjoyed a fancy waitrose 3 course meal deal dinner. <3</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvBLp4p4FLPDoB2vsay9laLsmCpkFfnfNxrHNs2FRYGWNF_EPusMxv6iRdDx0lvAoIhN59jowa22lPPKfARTXUDaZBZ47Sn1qMwOQL_7r3yq46K38Kv8TUmfINqzaHhSgWmPCmJkdXKI/s4032/20210208_081751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvBLp4p4FLPDoB2vsay9laLsmCpkFfnfNxrHNs2FRYGWNF_EPusMxv6iRdDx0lvAoIhN59jowa22lPPKfARTXUDaZBZ47Sn1qMwOQL_7r3yq46K38Kv8TUmfINqzaHhSgWmPCmJkdXKI/w360-h640/20210208_081751.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Got a tiny bit of snow and it was very exciting!</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyj3eIUGuXPi-2ix5WBKdO4GHuAEbclMqqGhheNuhZihVhvAGoyFqDiagnyYbr-QbSK13sv9DCuLSBNL6ilLEK-GHBQciO_MI6UKNozgAHDiHbArz_wfdrqXY8zykRi-tee2tHZjXCfA/s4032/20210128_200246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyj3eIUGuXPi-2ix5WBKdO4GHuAEbclMqqGhheNuhZihVhvAGoyFqDiagnyYbr-QbSK13sv9DCuLSBNL6ilLEK-GHBQciO_MI6UKNozgAHDiHbArz_wfdrqXY8zykRi-tee2tHZjXCfA/w225-h400/20210128_200246.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">And the majority of the past few months have been wedding prep. I'm crocheting and creating felt flowers plus drying rose petals for confetti. What else can you do with every evening in front of the TV?!</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKe40PgY5G-_kKCKAUkbklXNDohDLK4nDYBf0OT6p3heol9SpbA-pAGF6UuGFeh1eitkhYL3Ps5FEWjjBiy0TV1Q4V8padZHloLqGPn-3upLZhgqSgQ5L-bhHZLkUe10DCKAz5Qnk7u0A/s4032/20210111_211302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKe40PgY5G-_kKCKAUkbklXNDohDLK4nDYBf0OT6p3heol9SpbA-pAGF6UuGFeh1eitkhYL3Ps5FEWjjBiy0TV1Q4V8padZHloLqGPn-3upLZhgqSgQ5L-bhHZLkUe10DCKAz5Qnk7u0A/w225-h400/20210111_211302.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Victor's Christmas chocolates lasted about 2 weeks and I ate only about 3 or 4 of these.</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hJWyItwNaslG0rlbAP7DkDMApPs5-4L-v2J5YX9hzzdBnLWALdu6G_TSA1RM8jZnUhlsP3MGE_epOw9QN6BGVjCy6scjTEh39nuaLojLBytsgFJwABSdJUMZGh-tOJzstHjb5QA-M5c/s4032/20210110_103613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hJWyItwNaslG0rlbAP7DkDMApPs5-4L-v2J5YX9hzzdBnLWALdu6G_TSA1RM8jZnUhlsP3MGE_epOw9QN6BGVjCy6scjTEh39nuaLojLBytsgFJwABSdJUMZGh-tOJzstHjb5QA-M5c/w400-h225/20210110_103613.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">Took a long walk along a new to us bit of the Wandle trail. Unfortunately not a particularly attractive outer London walk but nice to visit somewhere a bit different still within walking distance. This was probably the nicest part of the walk.</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWn1K-eRUTqInCummPr8Lfs-_vzdPwfOcmXD4w4k7uTF73bBC-4Yb1iu7uBcotgh3FQ_sSyknbqqVDooBQGy5wQJ7fB_1M085AbUK5REV41TW_uLRaTBkzyH77Gycv8Q49eFDOYhjCCWA/s4032/20210101_130712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWn1K-eRUTqInCummPr8Lfs-_vzdPwfOcmXD4w4k7uTF73bBC-4Yb1iu7uBcotgh3FQ_sSyknbqqVDooBQGy5wQJ7fB_1M085AbUK5REV41TW_uLRaTBkzyH77Gycv8Q49eFDOYhjCCWA/w400-h225/20210101_130712.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF316Dx_SONz0HaAze6iaKT7lGdAg7lo32f5HHZY3pAPcyK1X35h0Eb7OH1MlbKioMsuau0opDRZ6X9BufyGolqWTkl6S0pHAeSKa-lx5AiN40yDhyphenhyphenL4rA3_9F8yVbo__UyIDCQtHICI/s2592/20210101_130743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2592" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF316Dx_SONz0HaAze6iaKT7lGdAg7lo32f5HHZY3pAPcyK1X35h0Eb7OH1MlbKioMsuau0opDRZ6X9BufyGolqWTkl6S0pHAeSKa-lx5AiN40yDhyphenhyphenL4rA3_9F8yVbo__UyIDCQtHICI/w640-h360/20210101_130743.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">These photos are in the wrong order, so these last two are from our New Year's Day visit to Whitstable. Not too busy (unlike the parks in London), we had a lovely but chilly walk along the sea, blowing away the cobwebs and starting the new year fresh.</span></div><br /></div>ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-24735219817424625542020-12-28T08:48:00.000+00:002020-12-28T08:48:07.648+00:00Wanderings Lately :: December 2020<span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">How to top off the year that was 2020? Still plenty of time at home, leaving the house a minimal amount mostly for the supermarket and lots of Christmas prep.</span><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">Last minute changes to government restriction meant that my Christmas wasn't quite as planned, but thankfully we were still able to spend time with family. I experienced my first Polish Christmas (Wigilia), managed another successful Christmas pudding and cycled again to the centre of town to check out the lights. Things looked pretty different than they did in <a href="http://www.ruthierolo.co.uk/2020/05/wanderings-lately-april-may-2020.html" target="_blank">April</a>.</span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">Whilst things were different this December, this was more a continuation of the year we have had and are now fairly used to. It's frustrating how last minute the decision was from the government but we should really be used to these U-turns by now.</span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">As 2020 comes to an end, we all look to 2021 with hope and expectation for a better year.</span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">Christmas Prep</span></h3><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><script>
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In lieu of the proper equipment, I used two separate pyrex dishes. This ended up being fortuitous as I was able to deliver the smaller one to my mum and dad and keep the larger one for us. I persuaded Victor to watch Last Christmas, which was a weird film with the premise based on one line of a Wham song - tenuous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">We decorated near the beginning of December, and yet again a new look for our fireplace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">Light Fantastic Train</span></h3><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD8aaYktqbh5BOBvmDaoCN_w9y4U-Ro3aB_7EdtHA4AL1ZuNZWtATsxfHD4i2ay4rqkMyBYbIaYjW3-iuKVY1FByQ37X5rCoGh5t3yE_RdshJkzri9I0NtTFv9RZcdPHI7N6MK62XLlY/s4032/20201206_201145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD8aaYktqbh5BOBvmDaoCN_w9y4U-Ro3aB_7EdtHA4AL1ZuNZWtATsxfHD4i2ay4rqkMyBYbIaYjW3-iuKVY1FByQ37X5rCoGh5t3yE_RdshJkzri9I0NtTFv9RZcdPHI7N6MK62XLlY/w400-h225/20201206_201145.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GpRXz9TYyD6axMkDdfJAsqtUzwN_MIKqEKFXnWWH3h_bTMP2P13RaaVaEmPngsRJNxK7D6cT4F3K_DOte3IluMRuRRjDVpW5FrSkdVVKvtHGyUcUsFoSI6WEskqwo_QUkziA9r3ykJU/s2592/20201206_212928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2592" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GpRXz9TYyD6axMkDdfJAsqtUzwN_MIKqEKFXnWWH3h_bTMP2P13RaaVaEmPngsRJNxK7D6cT4F3K_DOte3IluMRuRRjDVpW5FrSkdVVKvtHGyUcUsFoSI6WEskqwo_QUkziA9r3ykJU/w640-h360/20201206_212928.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYfpWzz0E1eBHtqa1AV6GGH4oUea9zHz4boLL2_zjPTV2wtz41RnboGXC9iZ2BtvAzddmeBDeNNA7Ak_EvemiaD7aXsEny6nSF-wU1CsD2SM94osBF5T62u4cAE-a69kO-bL9DqQWH2c/s4032/20201206_212800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYfpWzz0E1eBHtqa1AV6GGH4oUea9zHz4boLL2_zjPTV2wtz41RnboGXC9iZ2BtvAzddmeBDeNNA7Ak_EvemiaD7aXsEny6nSF-wU1CsD2SM94osBF5T62u4cAE-a69kO-bL9DqQWH2c/w225-h400/20201206_212800.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IGTKPsmK-n2ACQlRxCuA0LTYDqNWQe1RByHHJUcPj3fd1IpV_G56A6t3dG4Bhoq7ipEpXwP_Q00CWfCqpeQ0BaagARrB7O64YgdR2HXpr5n9Zb7z4DfYo6ObHJKZPE9gtCKaVOyieFk/s4032/20201206_211004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IGTKPsmK-n2ACQlRxCuA0LTYDqNWQe1RByHHJUcPj3fd1IpV_G56A6t3dG4Bhoq7ipEpXwP_Q00CWfCqpeQ0BaagARrB7O64YgdR2HXpr5n9Zb7z4DfYo6ObHJKZPE9gtCKaVOyieFk/w360-h640/20201206_211004.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">In between lockdown 2.0 and tier 2/3/4 we were able to keep our plans on the Light Fantastic train on the Epping Ongar Railway. It was good fun and the train was lovely and warm and comfortable. A nice festive way to kick off December,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">More Days at Home</span></h3><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAw_esYnyDj661y1JKeYFmerYKgCrzowljrrTM7V88cBIUevsRwuPSo7nX5NC8AZE73jBPqevet08AcwWlw_NIoTl22QC4IG-AcYUHX4VTMreaFweXEtGDHY770l9c5yCZSpC7SDXyyn8/s4032/20201207_193840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAw_esYnyDj661y1JKeYFmerYKgCrzowljrrTM7V88cBIUevsRwuPSo7nX5NC8AZE73jBPqevet08AcwWlw_NIoTl22QC4IG-AcYUHX4VTMreaFweXEtGDHY770l9c5yCZSpC7SDXyyn8/w640-h360/20201207_193840.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnyfQC8KQy6_cyDBIpfecnGg3iyRBgBORSOClMN4h3za9w6I6ThFiUEr406Mbb43Qv59xiGWT-ca9zMQ2QLMkbqcaBTxQfCPa0YnK1-U3K6srVr7fnxzMuXfAbNHGfyM47cXwcOpJrN8/w640-h360/20201220_164415.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">I managed to finish my Christmas bunting, which is decorating the kitchen. We managed a meal our at the local pub - although they didn't have mulled wine so I had to be content with mulled cider.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">I cycled along the river once more, Craven cottage renovations coming along well. Bought these new sparkly, spotty tumblers which I absolutely love! We invested in a monopoly board, which I of course lost the first game of :-(</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">And finally I went into central London to see the lights, which were a bit lame on Oxford street but Bond street shops had made more effort. Also honourable mention to Fortnum and Mason for their advent calendar decorations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">It was all a lot busier than last lockdown, despite being in tier 4 and no shops open. The difference being, people there to see the lights, plus more businesses having now been able to adapt and offer take away. Last time I went to Covent Garden it was closed, and empty. This time, a few restaurants were open for take away drinks (and probably food). Buck House also looked quietly majestic as I passed her on the way back home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">It's CHRISTMAS!</span></h3><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyR2Sei8zp7aqfrAZzYhHZSgcbbrNqtxj6DOf8PszbcYgnwar-xDao-Sosg1ZbxR3zsJKYiwp1drPG5oiolp2waO0S17WbmK1RA3kl8APIx4UJOCx2eqoopo_CtHhHCeTZELDplyadWs/s4032/20201221_171806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyR2Sei8zp7aqfrAZzYhHZSgcbbrNqtxj6DOf8PszbcYgnwar-xDao-Sosg1ZbxR3zsJKYiwp1drPG5oiolp2waO0S17WbmK1RA3kl8APIx4UJOCx2eqoopo_CtHhHCeTZELDplyadWs/w225-h400/20201221_171806.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">Photos in order:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">1. Was stitched up by my brother and had to transport this 16kg on my bike from Dalston to Wandsworth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">2. Christmas Eve tipple of my favourite whisky drink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">3. Christmassy jumpers of Christmas Day</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">4. Barszcz</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">5. <span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.5px;">Zupa Grzybowa</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.5px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">6. Carp, Salmon, salad and potatoes</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.5px;">7. Christmas Day breakfast with homemade </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.5px; text-align: left;">hollandaise</span></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><br /></div></div>ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-6672545796701173042020-12-15T22:29:00.003+00:002020-12-15T22:29:56.983+00:00Wanderings Lately :: November 2020<script>
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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">England went into a second lockdown in November, and after what happened in the first lockdown I managed to meet my mum, SIL, niece and nephew outside (socially distanced) just before lockdown. Unfortunately this was the same day a the mass exodus from London - as people escaped from the city to work from their homes in the countryside. This meant a 3 hour journey from Essex back to south London.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've got very used to being at home, and not venturing too far from home since March. It's been a strange year, but there are some positives to pull out. Like discovering how close to Richmond Park and Kew Gardens are to where we live. I've learnt to sew more confidently. We got engaged. <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lockdown 2.0</h3><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/AVvXsEhc_nTv62OUaiG70BEk7Pyy7aPRRHU40OvZ7GM4lV6G7dtPONN-9MC1P_ZUhubogVTCDWi2pp7G_HyKP3XGoa9o9g-aV_lQ8vRE8nwObNtZqX3-v3bIm7IAnq5XUcqIRwVfUP9WYkU5a1I/s4032/20201104_145944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_nTv62OUaiG70BEk7Pyy7aPRRHU40OvZ7GM4lV6G7dtPONN-9MC1P_ZUhubogVTCDWi2pp7G_HyKP3XGoa9o9g-aV_lQ8vRE8nwObNtZqX3-v3bIm7IAnq5XUcqIRwVfUP9WYkU5a1I/w225-h400/20201104_145944.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;">Walk around Gruffalo trail in Essex.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9poezu7uiUFqyBZlpoM1vmYlyAmCl5_VB5yAL14vog1nU1TNg3L5T9fV4qzufEJZnJ6zyJeBk5lGs6oyIDD7ecwIvC5BOovSfIoWEOFW_fjUsYRG6L27EAeyYt6khZu5JHr2o8fP1vOs/s4032/20201104_204252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9poezu7uiUFqyBZlpoM1vmYlyAmCl5_VB5yAL14vog1nU1TNg3L5T9fV4qzufEJZnJ6zyJeBk5lGs6oyIDD7ecwIvC5BOovSfIoWEOFW_fjUsYRG6L27EAeyYt6khZu5JHr2o8fP1vOs/w225-h400/20201104_204252.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;">V went for a haircut the day before lockdown, and the barbers is also a florist (?!) and they gave him these flowers as they were having to close the following day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq70ZoRl6Yq1h5GcYXGm0llrWuhEjQcrylUYTS85Rt1ctCY4ikDcPMTnQCJPVbQ7cAzQ82TC71C7R-TG4lDDUB-iYqSGWhz-pLUJBqPm_oG6a6_G2RU2uf4Bbf2Ghckby2irz5fvYX_UE/s4032/20201114_122153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq70ZoRl6Yq1h5GcYXGm0llrWuhEjQcrylUYTS85Rt1ctCY4ikDcPMTnQCJPVbQ7cAzQ82TC71C7R-TG4lDDUB-iYqSGWhz-pLUJBqPm_oG6a6_G2RU2uf4Bbf2Ghckby2irz5fvYX_UE/w400-h225/20201114_122153.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplQH6oZe80tZwpTgLABDHZgbfp1yVX5yZAg0coufBEP_i-4-eEwtWobSPt2i4oT4HdBEiCaQmveS2IaUas-5Em5uEYuPzMPpYyDn4zb9RvuIhyv2vlAxmCSRZtxB8XNisybnHka4azc/s4032/20201114_120058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplQH6oZe80tZwpTgLABDHZgbfp1yVX5yZAg0coufBEP_i-4-eEwtWobSPt2i4oT4HdBEiCaQmveS2IaUas-5Em5uEYuPzMPpYyDn4zb9RvuIhyv2vlAxmCSRZtxB8XNisybnHka4azc/w640-h360/20201114_120058.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went on a walk through Wimbledon common. It was raining but still a nice bit of nature and an escape from the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfN1Sy1elsPGDrnzXuesKaJZfu5dntNNAaTVVB33_vP9V8jZF-__f7afvdf8UmtT5wKxqjDazdQ471i8A2bdeM4gyZ8GZbdBfTTBSuF6-f3VWp4pe3LnW-7i3Ua-ScbIPX22LyWDWdl20/s4032/20201114_154039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfN1Sy1elsPGDrnzXuesKaJZfu5dntNNAaTVVB33_vP9V8jZF-__f7afvdf8UmtT5wKxqjDazdQ471i8A2bdeM4gyZ8GZbdBfTTBSuF6-f3VWp4pe3LnW-7i3Ua-ScbIPX22LyWDWdl20/w225-h400/20201114_154039.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvlI6Rqs857QuHFGnrJZOQ_L0WH5-pYwGMgluOmSceDD-z3ghrRa-Uv7aY4UHXC7vMRZuT7v0k3NQEo3AVfdulCqWRzmdz4noz-dPSwKCKZi5BeS0zWczAbTwcfsRSzul3EN6poA1ZZI/s4032/20201114_154256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvlI6Rqs857QuHFGnrJZOQ_L0WH5-pYwGMgluOmSceDD-z3ghrRa-Uv7aY4UHXC7vMRZuT7v0k3NQEo3AVfdulCqWRzmdz4noz-dPSwKCKZi5BeS0zWczAbTwcfsRSzul3EN6poA1ZZI/w225-h400/20201114_154256.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;">Rapunzel finally got a haircut. She's not grown back yet so I am hoping it's just because winter is a dormant period!</div><br /><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ready for Christmas</h3><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr5FAoiluhjusS8NCIUAbrFxEji_GVQor7116HEgUfGsG5yjnQQGhov6UYuqcJmRjMHHnTR58P6vB0UWQiWcAAaQBfbVVSUj2bu7ZvXQhO5hKFhuaoBdwuTVGgJPyfQjCQxNIxCcZQ1Q/s4032/20201119_104319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr5FAoiluhjusS8NCIUAbrFxEji_GVQor7116HEgUfGsG5yjnQQGhov6UYuqcJmRjMHHnTR58P6vB0UWQiWcAAaQBfbVVSUj2bu7ZvXQhO5hKFhuaoBdwuTVGgJPyfQjCQxNIxCcZQ1Q/w400-h225/20201119_104319.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried drying oranges, which initially seemed to have worked but later went mouldy...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpYR5nOPA8N5RflnswSQrJ4DOjpNY2eiTSJaj9UUJTnO3TF6fX425-VPXGcWeFDREqWMz1xukZOpB9ItbT9rUtTVAhjvT-JqwgpMbqbwukBHcwKdEHYUhMdqFpFBsNLESidRyCdIBs_U/s4032/20201123_134812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpYR5nOPA8N5RflnswSQrJ4DOjpNY2eiTSJaj9UUJTnO3TF6fX425-VPXGcWeFDREqWMz1xukZOpB9ItbT9rUtTVAhjvT-JqwgpMbqbwukBHcwKdEHYUhMdqFpFBsNLESidRyCdIBs_U/w360-h640/20201123_134812.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little treat (V wasn't happy I got this so early!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCigQspiAGQTQtpK7CCHO7Nx47Uel6od340Pdu_JoiBIdRxjT99lTEo3UTM62y8vUrW9mYqXLoG7exIQqj6TbxPb8zJV9UucEHNaeJbXxoIHGA5RagovIM6lRIOs-xV8Ic2kYNZZJK9A/s4032/20201129_163214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCigQspiAGQTQtpK7CCHO7Nx47Uel6od340Pdu_JoiBIdRxjT99lTEo3UTM62y8vUrW9mYqXLoG7exIQqj6TbxPb8zJV9UucEHNaeJbXxoIHGA5RagovIM6lRIOs-xV8Ic2kYNZZJK9A/s320/20201129_163214.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;">But he was happy enough with these new mugs from Sainsbury's filled with hot chocolate</div><br />ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-75617997591056267142020-11-05T20:28:00.004+00:002020-11-05T20:28:27.388+00:00Wanderings Lately :: October 2020<script>
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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're now heading into another official lockdown, but having been working from home since March, I can't imagine quite how different this will be for us. We have ventured out a bit more recently - not least to view a couple of wedding venues and walk around the park with family we haven't seen this year. I did make a trip into the office this month, although only to collect some personal belongings and clear out my desk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We collected our new (to us) car this month, which is already making a difference for us. Whilst we won't be making unnecessary journeys during lockdown, of course, the last lockdown really highlighted how much we could benefit from being able the get out of London without having to take the tube.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pottering about at home</h3><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/AVvXsEgTUntMOmYEI5EDpzF9cSY1wGRER0u01Ai_J6EBrPLkMQmXcxVZNi8hEWLRXqh1hsVWTJjTtl1q5gKiWiAf0t8jw9m6l0KnDd8JjLNGp5jHQ36NJRr1WDMGGK3nBHntSR54KBuK4HLXDUo/s4032/20201023_093211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUntMOmYEI5EDpzF9cSY1wGRER0u01Ai_J6EBrPLkMQmXcxVZNi8hEWLRXqh1hsVWTJjTtl1q5gKiWiAf0t8jw9m6l0KnDd8JjLNGp5jHQ36NJRr1WDMGGK3nBHntSR54KBuK4HLXDUo/w400-h225/20201023_093211.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First attempt at baked oats - nice but they really made a mess of this tin and could probably have done with less lemon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSFg2oKz40FbSZrIOYh484M_mwAtG1lz4_boObceqV_6_Th90VBlwmxgNh-yl_6wS2yLxtDUOBQ3YifRxcKDNgIqamtMFdob-_4i5TOpipIx4cvNAQt5OrMMoGo37muGVcPx0_L4boQE/s4032/20201023_133759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSFg2oKz40FbSZrIOYh484M_mwAtG1lz4_boObceqV_6_Th90VBlwmxgNh-yl_6wS2yLxtDUOBQ3YifRxcKDNgIqamtMFdob-_4i5TOpipIx4cvNAQt5OrMMoGo37muGVcPx0_L4boQE/w225-h400/20201023_133759.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;">Beautiful tree on one of my morning park walks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpITBTEELzxn3Iiak59Qtz-TLLBI-obm3rq5YwrSTKjgz2wAivjZwnvRObajwcjx35umsX3ImjX0y8bw40ERV1xQvHugfhJkUgmx4MExb0xOB5GUvlwggd7l72zO-gd-WIbXiZrGabDCk/s4032/20201017_111129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpITBTEELzxn3Iiak59Qtz-TLLBI-obm3rq5YwrSTKjgz2wAivjZwnvRObajwcjx35umsX3ImjX0y8bw40ERV1xQvHugfhJkUgmx4MExb0xOB5GUvlwggd7l72zO-gd-WIbXiZrGabDCk/w360-h640/20201017_111129.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The deer at Richmond park have brought something extra to my bike rides around there on a Saturday morning. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiir7xJf6w7sQYLxZdo-6895_QgWR-raQ57Ge65yA0FY6df00bp3PKMP5rqb8oq5UXVUXREjhKwl4x3EFHnpPwY800XDjAwAVH514kkCkQkkT235ZyCxZR8mfKWjZAvsNGTE-KgtIpeCSs/s4032/20201009_081023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiir7xJf6w7sQYLxZdo-6895_QgWR-raQ57Ge65yA0FY6df00bp3PKMP5rqb8oq5UXVUXREjhKwl4x3EFHnpPwY800XDjAwAVH514kkCkQkkT235ZyCxZR8mfKWjZAvsNGTE-KgtIpeCSs/w225-h400/20201009_081023.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;">We bought this key holder in Kos, and as the sunrise got later, I caught this little pocket of light in our hallway one morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The office has been set up as 'covid safe', so there were a few changes when I went in. I also realised quite how many notebooks I have accumulated!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEUbalfa9GZKMDK4h0hwPKYeGRw9reOtTmMq9cXlhrMlIE9EYlQcuIdhzIIkwyGpQJo1sPd-CZIA_7LAL61gFA7srQJYAf9jRCu1spQT5SpVNsP3NldDtQctkU-odhcR7AIlnr0EOxjE/s4032/20201003_172207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEUbalfa9GZKMDK4h0hwPKYeGRw9reOtTmMq9cXlhrMlIE9EYlQcuIdhzIIkwyGpQJo1sPd-CZIA_7LAL61gFA7srQJYAf9jRCu1spQT5SpVNsP3NldDtQctkU-odhcR7AIlnr0EOxjE/w360-h640/20201003_172207.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put my summer clothes away this month and realised that so many of them still had marks on where they had been folded up before. I have spent so much time indoors that most of my work clothes have just sat in the wardrobe all summer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73561SjwGlepI-tisCen_i-YoKIxCBFHz4P4F1KKDHAJ4tI-CDRJv3AtmLM23Ezzd5B0PLyMAFlTLXqLyTFDJVFvfzsYn754yqCKetsAQR9pF2Hja1zlgWR96jdA_eZo5es6ol0JoY8Y/s4032/20201002_183008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73561SjwGlepI-tisCen_i-YoKIxCBFHz4P4F1KKDHAJ4tI-CDRJv3AtmLM23Ezzd5B0PLyMAFlTLXqLyTFDJVFvfzsYn754yqCKetsAQR9pF2Hja1zlgWR96jdA_eZo5es6ol0JoY8Y/w360-h640/20201002_183008.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4UzBuE67S8ia2_3r2H39kBdJwrFWOu21ZtutkjCRgvvU_6nrWpVjXHaxOFZJv0T6mRZx7C53SFCIaIZqYpPnr1JjNOJcVloXze4Sqyg55aa_qjAz3A5YM9TC-RW-NiYrKXG2rc7nzWI/s4032/20201002_184530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4UzBuE67S8ia2_3r2H39kBdJwrFWOu21ZtutkjCRgvvU_6nrWpVjXHaxOFZJv0T6mRZx7C53SFCIaIZqYpPnr1JjNOJcVloXze4Sqyg55aa_qjAz3A5YM9TC-RW-NiYrKXG2rc7nzWI/w225-h400/20201002_184530.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;">and at the beginning of October, we had a small celebration at home for Victor's birthday. It was pouring with rain outside, and we had to cancel our plans to meet family since V's brother had suspected covid, but we made the best of it.</div><br />ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-21348752374043932872020-10-19T21:46:00.002+01:002020-10-19T21:46:16.681+01:00Wanderings Lately :: September<script>
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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am surprised I have not heard from my mum this month, complaining about how late my September post is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first of September began as a fairly normal day on holiday. We spent the morning in Kos town, unfortunately failing to see the Agora ruins (the gates were locked), or the Castle (closed since an earthquake in 2017). Victor's mum and her partner arrived on the 1st so we spent the afternoon by the pool with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That evening we booked a taxi up to Zia, a small village in the mountains where the sunset is beautiful. Victor had booked for us to have a meal out, much to my surprise! After a quick walk around the few tourist shops, we headed to one of the tavernas overlooking the sea. Our meal was nice and the sunset was obviously the highlight... until...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our meal, our taxi was going to take a while to come [or so Victor had told me] so we had another walk around the village. Victor suggested walking up some steep steps towards a signposted church to 'burn off our meal' which I vetoed - a shame as this could have been the site of the proposal. We walked towards a spot we'd seen earlier which overlooked Turkey. The view was stunning, so I thought I would take a photo. Unfortunately the real view was spectacularly superior to what was captured on camera. As I turned around to show Victor how dreadful the photo had turned out, he was on his knee proffering me a ring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, shocked as I was, after a brief pause I realised that I needed to give an answer! Of course, I said yes! It was totally unexpected, but absolutely wonderful! After savouring the joy of being newly engaged, we headed back to the hotel to celebrate together and tell our families at home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Disappointingly, after a night of celebrating, we managed to leave our camera unattended and when we went back to get it in the morning it was gone. So gone are our last photos as boyfriend and girlfriend, gone are the photos of the sunset, and gone is my dreadful photo of Turkey. I'm still very sad about the photos we have lost, but one day we will return to take replacement photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rest of our holiday was fantastic, as we enjoyed day after day as a newly engaged couple and savoured the relaxing days sitting by the pool, soaking up the sunshine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in London, we've started our wedding planning, as much as we can with a view to covid restrictions being lifted somewhat in the future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the rest of the month, I've tried to enjoy the last good days of summer. I'm still working from home, so aside from one visit to central London to meet friends, and a couple of visits to Essex, I've not left south west London. It's still a very strange time, but we make the best of it as much as we can.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmazNc53AzjrON99JSrqVoNsHaWjeXwndVW1W_gutuBkiZ9jiKDS_oM8LXNaHHeOEpoi-7i2IYNyR1KfiQqFqP1jdwMxWNZobTCfN9q4XBUMt_kmu7zYXSOF4buXayevKBw-mVQahL1I/s4032/20200901_233051.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmazNc53AzjrON99JSrqVoNsHaWjeXwndVW1W_gutuBkiZ9jiKDS_oM8LXNaHHeOEpoi-7i2IYNyR1KfiQqFqP1jdwMxWNZobTCfN9q4XBUMt_kmu7zYXSOF4buXayevKBw-mVQahL1I/w640-h360/20200901_233051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-eTxD5gXoUqDcIVvV7Lc02lYXOyDOulH4jmKAZUvT_azNHSGjP-d89YWf-h4oWt1WP6O3vNTUgF-HjcU-O0QmOskDp6RZhRw78_QaHGzZykMSkxxK1nMLhomn6D6Jnd8NqghWtKmf70/s2592/20200903_185045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got caught in the rain on a run one afternoon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn4mR2mVcTs6dFKO9uwXkbWH2w8P7EqDBRCXgWJW8IWbXLsLtTrspTTVOts-TkVAJPgcCxjHjxg93gY2jeY4lkr5k1ypSXlnJfffegyT8ga9DoYRR17fHJ72QuV1HxuESM1bxiNpltss/s4032/20200919_110839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn4mR2mVcTs6dFKO9uwXkbWH2w8P7EqDBRCXgWJW8IWbXLsLtTrspTTVOts-TkVAJPgcCxjHjxg93gY2jeY4lkr5k1ypSXlnJfffegyT8ga9DoYRR17fHJ72QuV1HxuESM1bxiNpltss/w225-h400/20200919_110839.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6PC2v2uLTKsFVb9n3e7_C7weNXQElsRrGTq1TC48QdM8hdux8YYEhmNVpo5GRed34D1allTsVYVyDETZtvgmDM3hdUnAMunkUmqTJys-kKZqS0p4bkRKK607BKPlgh0sPJKc_pt0gW8/s4032/20200921_175203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I haven't seen the river this high before and a little way along I couldn't pass along the embankment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkmHUhBB1S0E_e-52v0wYgJ51ClB3vi5obwnpaa214yLvDz8G4X4qxy_eJItx4Pd89LRi-JX9ujSjjby6MEBuvBsxGtzPE7PNc-tZkeaZIHjr0jK_i1ryG3Qs0-QhpFu_LpTX9uomUrc/s4032/20200923_181745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkmHUhBB1S0E_e-52v0wYgJ51ClB3vi5obwnpaa214yLvDz8G4X4qxy_eJItx4Pd89LRi-JX9ujSjjby6MEBuvBsxGtzPE7PNc-tZkeaZIHjr0jK_i1ryG3Qs0-QhpFu_LpTX9uomUrc/w225-h400/20200923_181745.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;">My flat is now full of pom-poms since I bought a device to make them in poundland!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-8hnur27OREwaLPwEog3EBJjxja7DX0FZJuXBePMeQDux9QScHIPGoq1mF5WuIPHrcj-c8Z4uWW5bapyD9U0ICDgDZ_iIoKcI5x03YErBokmXrePeQdas8pAZiUMqn7Po7M0NuXA0c8/s4032/20200924_134901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-8hnur27OREwaLPwEog3EBJjxja7DX0FZJuXBePMeQDux9QScHIPGoq1mF5WuIPHrcj-c8Z4uWW5bapyD9U0ICDgDZ_iIoKcI5x03YErBokmXrePeQdas8pAZiUMqn7Po7M0NuXA0c8/w225-h400/20200924_134901.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW_rnQCWAF4GFZKAhF3aQvnc3iGhEQK7Jas7NNzJ3-K81NP1vr9vqSl-ull5tSFhI-VeAChKzluUD9N8H1jpK1eGgYOepJwKmT52mxNvKHlYgzApywVFjqvmrtf9ptNnrBDYPdxDOwnI/s4032/20200924_134910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW_rnQCWAF4GFZKAhF3aQvnc3iGhEQK7Jas7NNzJ3-K81NP1vr9vqSl-ull5tSFhI-VeAChKzluUD9N8H1jpK1eGgYOepJwKmT52mxNvKHlYgzApywVFjqvmrtf9ptNnrBDYPdxDOwnI/w360-h640/20200924_134910.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkrn9CYy07VveFOwFY6kYwL1SArWrflG2Sd38_8IBapYh_1e_r7soyvDDhLX7-Gd63AAAoJhmCS0Oq5o63lfH8oJCnEJYrFkq5lbRwpnlZYWbZCDZtqqAAZQ8B7GM01NmGL1aG3X6Sxc/s4032/20200929_165643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkrn9CYy07VveFOwFY6kYwL1SArWrflG2Sd38_8IBapYh_1e_r7soyvDDhLX7-Gd63AAAoJhmCS0Oq5o63lfH8oJCnEJYrFkq5lbRwpnlZYWbZCDZtqqAAZQ8B7GM01NmGL1aG3X6Sxc/w225-h400/20200929_165643.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;">My most recent sewing project was this Nina Lee Camden pinafore. It's a bit skewed at the back, and I have already had to do a little repair to the waistband after it went through the washing machine. But I 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;"><br /></div><br />ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-42861924289871587282020-09-10T20:28:00.007+01:002020-09-10T20:28:57.708+01:00Wanderings Lately :: August 2020<script>
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</script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">August was incredibly busy at work, a lot of our focus for the past months was working towards a big event (online) which finally came to fruition mid-late August. This was quite stressful, and at times overwhelming. I was so glad at this stage that Victor had organised our week away at the end of August (and first week of September). I was in dire need of a break.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">This month I also tried to do a bit with my weekends, just to break up the monotony of working from home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">A walk through the fields</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GYyoV48tvQqz__bMewi4qT2Z6Zifs9K8ObRNN0KUXNHerjMbr35Aj9Rb3lM7Irh2pAlHSNdLrh_2bkkCc1K428HpubvnO61YfKBHCrYBi6CJMTfg4JXxzA63XOaqE_xx_xBtlXquk8g/s4032/20200829_150914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GYyoV48tvQqz__bMewi4qT2Z6Zifs9K8ObRNN0KUXNHerjMbr35Aj9Rb3lM7Irh2pAlHSNdLrh_2bkkCc1K428HpubvnO61YfKBHCrYBi6CJMTfg4JXxzA63XOaqE_xx_xBtlXquk8g/w281-h500/20200829_150914.jpg" width="281" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymRYAI3tWFcj9PRPRomFPsSgF21NAY2cTvel9J4NKgRmSgrgRsKJasxk5zw89M-Ihm5Q5AhIPfIQhVS5De5zx4xidUdWGTt2CkOkLQ4wkFzaSl1bSuMaWnO7d1ra1yKAJ1b0L-7YLzzU/s2592/20200829_150451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1458" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymRYAI3tWFcj9PRPRomFPsSgF21NAY2cTvel9J4NKgRmSgrgRsKJasxk5zw89M-Ihm5Q5AhIPfIQhVS5De5zx4xidUdWGTt2CkOkLQ4wkFzaSl1bSuMaWnO7d1ra1yKAJ1b0L-7YLzzU/w281-h500/20200829_150451.jpg" width="281" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">Just before our holiday we went over to stay at my parents' (thanks for the early morning airport lift mum!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">It was cloudy and grey but we still went out for a walk to High Ongar, past my old primary school with a stop at a small cafe that is now there in the place of the sweet shop where I used to buy penny sweets after school.</span></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ziXDrsJKhca7FR8_Kt-Sx7PoPVTYj2rODvltFkxMjgFCkS47mBIYloT29tIBe851rUVxFQlP0zgclve0EZIiHp1u5poIWjP39ZUfI6Ph-a6BLa_uaFA_S35caNpHda3BDHAeiuO7wLo/s4032/20200828_142914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ziXDrsJKhca7FR8_Kt-Sx7PoPVTYj2rODvltFkxMjgFCkS47mBIYloT29tIBe851rUVxFQlP0zgclve0EZIiHp1u5poIWjP39ZUfI6Ph-a6BLa_uaFA_S35caNpHda3BDHAeiuO7wLo/w225-h400/20200828_142914.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">Went on the tube for the first time since 14th March, thankfully not very busy and everyone I saw was wearing a mask. The overground train was a different story though; much busier and a significant amount of people 'wearing' masks (chin straps, earrings, nose out)</span></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4M2pOPhtcb9w636bSJJ5thyphenhyphenpOBVyQX0aozhTOm-MaRpxawHY-59GweBn4HMUSnxASpXx29PqdvCJq36OXZgavEINNj5g0uLyCSR6tkJBUQYAgRCGBBvQjyYomMGdt-nZyTgN0b0LQMY/s4032/20200824_200525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4M2pOPhtcb9w636bSJJ5thyphenhyphenpOBVyQX0aozhTOm-MaRpxawHY-59GweBn4HMUSnxASpXx29PqdvCJq36OXZgavEINNj5g0uLyCSR6tkJBUQYAgRCGBBvQjyYomMGdt-nZyTgN0b0LQMY/w281-h500/20200824_200525.jpg" width="281" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">Victor's first foray into Scottish cooking; Tarragon Chicken. It took longer than the recipe said and might need a bit of tweaking but not bad for a first try!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">Kew Gardens</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkxeiavz7ecLgV9Zh5aO9pOV2425CyOgdteeHdwpv2YbJZ49IrDbD7qikFX8l6eT8cC-vG_Rg_fP9bvRDH8FlnlqoxpDQz3QDHcV3L0WykVj_oyMcdPEN44IjMV0EBskHTvmFVxumfLw/s4032/20200808_114602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkxeiavz7ecLgV9Zh5aO9pOV2425CyOgdteeHdwpv2YbJZ49IrDbD7qikFX8l6eT8cC-vG_Rg_fP9bvRDH8FlnlqoxpDQz3QDHcV3L0WykVj_oyMcdPEN44IjMV0EBskHTvmFVxumfLw/w351-h625/20200808_114602.jpg" width="351" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawR-aFMDScTfN_LRu0E8x_mWKZlfEkVgFSQ6o-FU4lMY0dz-2T1Oc8h3TtCqmf7OA8j7Fzl5CgfhpvvlfT4fNWAOGJ0YbBlEalP5qopqI0oUMxRErEYkr9pa8Zdy6rTupKcaEutaKZq0/s4032/20200808_114904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawR-aFMDScTfN_LRu0E8x_mWKZlfEkVgFSQ6o-FU4lMY0dz-2T1Oc8h3TtCqmf7OA8j7Fzl5CgfhpvvlfT4fNWAOGJ0YbBlEalP5qopqI0oUMxRErEYkr9pa8Zdy6rTupKcaEutaKZq0/w281-h500/20200808_114904.jpg" width="281" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">Mum and I met at Kew Gardens for a lovely walk around and picnic. Thanks for driving all the way Mum, bit of a scary journey but you did it! 💪</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">Escape to Pompey</span></h3><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHF4UCfRadj-QFzwjU51tMKo4CU4N8nsKgPjkeoYpacVvLC4OmZlkO1tr1jrm95tMKeUddq4b315dhpQahBQ775D6Jj6p_fTtvaqFzetaMpWVMYP-2H8xNYUD-SQZc9k4JU0ERc1OKFpU/s2592/20200802_151857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2592" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHF4UCfRadj-QFzwjU51tMKo4CU4N8nsKgPjkeoYpacVvLC4OmZlkO1tr1jrm95tMKeUddq4b315dhpQahBQ775D6Jj6p_fTtvaqFzetaMpWVMYP-2H8xNYUD-SQZc9k4JU0ERc1OKFpU/w625-h351/20200802_151857.jpg" width="625" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RAraKd7CD5ifBaPoaBPbTpJNYMWmo-IsUcuWJy5sUq96Zn9zfe6ZJiBnBEEBL_gp9vae2Szgca-BePXr69YZBcRsBFTFpm91Cb1xob_kveVkgmWjHZbV3_3JZjsj1rp_JYkZkVq824o/s4032/20200802_151817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RAraKd7CD5ifBaPoaBPbTpJNYMWmo-IsUcuWJy5sUq96Zn9zfe6ZJiBnBEEBL_gp9vae2Szgca-BePXr69YZBcRsBFTFpm91Cb1xob_kveVkgmWjHZbV3_3JZjsj1rp_JYkZkVq824o/w625-h351/20200802_151817.jpg" width="625" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: trebuchet;">In an attempt the escape the city, we took the train from Clapham Junction to Portsmouth (when we were still avoiding the tube). It was so lovely to just wander around somewhere different, enjoy the sea air and a nice bite to eat. Nothing too adventurous but much needed change of scenery for the day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-25168506150421489412020-08-16T23:00:00.001+01:002020-08-16T23:00:09.451+01:00Wanderings Lately :: June & July<script>
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</script><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">Here you go mum!</span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">June and July flew past, all mostly spent inside our flat and the furthest I've been is Wandsworth Common (excluding one surprise trip to Essex).</span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">Sewing</span></h3><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEils3rRf9Y29Kts8iSQhf5YYkwKMoueggU2lycYn7cDcH6eG1C1nPkq0K3byCOfafbfwiY5wHOuXYlyvSf3Hn9vnbvtcle67CIsYh8cvNH9xH2jhKBlWjszlRgKv7KzJAZRnQPsLKjuYZQ/s4032/20200605_084222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEils3rRf9Y29Kts8iSQhf5YYkwKMoueggU2lycYn7cDcH6eG1C1nPkq0K3byCOfafbfwiY5wHOuXYlyvSf3Hn9vnbvtcle67CIsYh8cvNH9xH2jhKBlWjszlRgKv7KzJAZRnQPsLKjuYZQ/s640/20200605_084222.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">My sewing machine arrived at the beginning of June, which was exciting and transformed lockdown time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGWo1gbVg5VkRtaHTht2197KbZGzjYAFNnSk28gJHAzQepdbKzRGEJKKiOxvJwvwNbfiuVo0c96cBv-V2SBqwelf-IRmOwyh0sP7zu0bqsWZPOGlGgwR_HNraZtpfWFevNEvxXN_-UXE/s4032/20200607_100751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGWo1gbVg5VkRtaHTht2197KbZGzjYAFNnSk28gJHAzQepdbKzRGEJKKiOxvJwvwNbfiuVo0c96cBv-V2SBqwelf-IRmOwyh0sP7zu0bqsWZPOGlGgwR_HNraZtpfWFevNEvxXN_-UXE/s640/20200607_100751.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDPWp8hNQyfLFAQkJnIdva6ERsW218y9Bd4aewcqjsfYD3RpwqG-cGJca0v3YExWu9-5VX38JyelBYQMdVBbNQcjWIcrweoGskuk0ib4Zcf6vzjEtbk2Jrt3T2KMaMVq3m1dsF5MBcQo/s4032/20200607_100809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDPWp8hNQyfLFAQkJnIdva6ERsW218y9Bd4aewcqjsfYD3RpwqG-cGJca0v3YExWu9-5VX38JyelBYQMdVBbNQcjWIcrweoGskuk0ib4Zcf6vzjEtbk2Jrt3T2KMaMVq3m1dsF5MBcQo/s640/20200607_100809.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">First sewing project was a curtain for our bathroom. One of the windows isn't frosted and I've had a towel hanging from the tension rod for the first year of living her. So first thing to sew was the curtain from seahorse fabric. Quite basic but I am still quite chuffed with this one!</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VG9_5FerTCQPZZwr-_BSqed9EVx1DvFp3BFgGXudDE7akz9aJBjr9flvSzjA2KdODUs5MX0V77Jp3Tabx5Nz5_JDIm_YXoedfiKRNk8KwAoD6D1LfwG8W9UXCEfaq46nohl4hGhh7BE/s4032/20200615_205457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VG9_5FerTCQPZZwr-_BSqed9EVx1DvFp3BFgGXudDE7akz9aJBjr9flvSzjA2KdODUs5MX0V77Jp3Tabx5Nz5_JDIm_YXoedfiKRNk8KwAoD6D1LfwG8W9UXCEfaq46nohl4hGhh7BE/s640/20200615_205457.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">First clothes item was this 'vivien' dress. It turned out ok, and I am pleased with the zip insertion but I actually don't really love wearing it and the fabric is quite stiff so it's not particularly comfortable. I made quite a few mistakes with this too, but it's all part of the process and the only way to improve so chalking that down to experience.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mISp8EalqG9skfjKFAJfumtYrriF7Tdpkqwx7CTVheBNbJ63WqncO3ibSs2L3E0wiGu5udmUxuGsRxW6F9MAp7zOXN5BNmqP8HR_txe_LbirdFTugvDf2OWRqitC3XyIiporSDZtC2Q/s4032/20200622_121807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mISp8EalqG9skfjKFAJfumtYrriF7Tdpkqwx7CTVheBNbJ63WqncO3ibSs2L3E0wiGu5udmUxuGsRxW6F9MAp7zOXN5BNmqP8HR_txe_LbirdFTugvDf2OWRqitC3XyIiporSDZtC2Q/s640/20200622_121807.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">These last two months I have also developed a bit of an obsession with buying fabric online. I have now restricted myself to not buying any new fabric until I have used some in the cupboard!</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYKTnnBjLONaLgxGqCuELv-2D6r3hO4UflHcalk-E7sXGML9elNeXng8O4JccOXexZkWtjGFnEtAcVxw_C_pcxNmqikB1QHyHKLaqlAaXOgltxnm6gnLHYEodPnDZ6Co0z447kSzM1yM/s4032/20200704_123523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYKTnnBjLONaLgxGqCuELv-2D6r3hO4UflHcalk-E7sXGML9elNeXng8O4JccOXexZkWtjGFnEtAcVxw_C_pcxNmqikB1QHyHKLaqlAaXOgltxnm6gnLHYEodPnDZ6Co0z447kSzM1yM/s640/20200704_123523.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">With left over fabric I made a few reusable kitchen towels. The poundshop towel hasn't washed very well, so I am now reassessing how to re-hem to stop it disintergrating in the washing machine.</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB373v5DYbW7gwcmo03BEUBXjk_Jyb6pRv1KigrJ25W3hdI0KC5n2oAPa-uhmNKGTnrZyrUJT92761ckcKALyuxafRjTZ5RFcKtJjrs6qj4HsBaDKLu77EfM8jwqPE20_V3k6RQDhvtpw/s4032/20200720_162943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB373v5DYbW7gwcmo03BEUBXjk_Jyb6pRv1KigrJ25W3hdI0KC5n2oAPa-uhmNKGTnrZyrUJT92761ckcKALyuxafRjTZ5RFcKtJjrs6qj4HsBaDKLu77EfM8jwqPE20_V3k6RQDhvtpw/s640/20200720_162943.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6z3MKVOxb0AUVBHSBhxiuDZwBZi_rmXZ4VkJohlb0WmH2h7Hpw99zyTpLHXfI9-zw-et0OOW4M7zTzm6Jascokt5_dw6nGiu6T38AzsmiFOiHzFq5nzpSRQInpCxKjiqyr_c53q0-gY/s4032/20200720_162852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6z3MKVOxb0AUVBHSBhxiuDZwBZi_rmXZ4VkJohlb0WmH2h7Hpw99zyTpLHXfI9-zw-et0OOW4M7zTzm6Jascokt5_dw6nGiu6T38AzsmiFOiHzFq5nzpSRQInpCxKjiqyr_c53q0-gY/s640/20200720_162852.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">Most pleased with these shorts. They are definitely not perfect, and close up I can see bits where the sewing isn't great or seams are likely to come apart a bit, BUT they fit well and from a distance they look ok. So that's a big win. They were definitely not a suitable project for a beginner sewist!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">Food</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18QgJa48e9qmPEVZrXvhIZrUp5xXKvUMMKSlwJUIwNw98Eck3SfnYy-HfPcHb5LKXl8nLqAQdkpe3hFNSELELv6nTbT-Q_X89hMMUAovTHA7HW7NO-ARRWFMReAMeEqfAPp7ijXj7NvI/s4032/20200612_103930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18QgJa48e9qmPEVZrXvhIZrUp5xXKvUMMKSlwJUIwNw98Eck3SfnYy-HfPcHb5LKXl8nLqAQdkpe3hFNSELELv6nTbT-Q_X89hMMUAovTHA7HW7NO-ARRWFMReAMeEqfAPp7ijXj7NvI/s640/20200612_103930.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ0onpK75swOMM6p0BvOmiVwfu106sNHjb4_l-K68gJ0qdRj82ZkbXRr2Y80Xt2aMA4_z5dR4GekLbmwO8gYzovwwFqi_ZYaLwvFmnwH5CsZwbh_BIOqirfZ9EktoUjFWxPQLo5Q0yh0/s2268/20200615_214319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ0onpK75swOMM6p0BvOmiVwfu106sNHjb4_l-K68gJ0qdRj82ZkbXRr2Y80Xt2aMA4_z5dR4GekLbmwO8gYzovwwFqi_ZYaLwvFmnwH5CsZwbh_BIOqirfZ9EktoUjFWxPQLo5Q0yh0/s640/20200615_214319.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">Made some bread, made some cake!</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJUrpVZUGIbAtlcbYReBna1fTpMMi5Cxf-w1sgKCwypKnMimMSlQ5b-2ifTBbGPQkdEdl61ZJxwVz6WEuXSqH1OFQ1z5Riuxyu4oCoM9l12cTpYYRQ-JadNWpEzbxe_ka4_SJTqEkxfQ/s4032/20200726_114502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJUrpVZUGIbAtlcbYReBna1fTpMMi5Cxf-w1sgKCwypKnMimMSlQ5b-2ifTBbGPQkdEdl61ZJxwVz6WEuXSqH1OFQ1z5Riuxyu4oCoM9l12cTpYYRQ-JadNWpEzbxe_ka4_SJTqEkxfQ/s640/20200726_114502.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTmloD7_9Dk2S11nDJBWDMBD2MnCqRpGgDXA32bdyefY6wp2UiVlOSsjaS2C12w3D20JfzpwZTft3FqqlBj3zUy4KL5swRQFy4-LatZ3AEY5j8A59ZbXO-iiv4JbHFOlbdbUN-Vvh7w4/s4032/20200726_115233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTmloD7_9Dk2S11nDJBWDMBD2MnCqRpGgDXA32bdyefY6wp2UiVlOSsjaS2C12w3D20JfzpwZTft3FqqlBj3zUy4KL5swRQFy4-LatZ3AEY5j8A59ZbXO-iiv4JbHFOlbdbUN-Vvh7w4/s640/20200726_115233.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">Brunch at our local cafe. They have closed the road to pedestrianise it, which is nice generally because there's less traffic but this is also so that restaurants can put more seating outside. 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">Got dressed up for our first evening meal out for 5 months!</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTYlAHW8ag9prROgFZzabDS0M3XYj3vg6VItDYvNg1j784AQ3WZGHFg8XSPe75rb6mPvG62tUWvnD8xfM7D1M4GcW6OkzFKzOF9TfuY6i2eeqyeJfK2yOdSUdNE5JO5T3N0XLO_OV-S0/s4032/20200731_190147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTYlAHW8ag9prROgFZzabDS0M3XYj3vg6VItDYvNg1j784AQ3WZGHFg8XSPe75rb6mPvG62tUWvnD8xfM7D1M4GcW6OkzFKzOF9TfuY6i2eeqyeJfK2yOdSUdNE5JO5T3N0XLO_OV-S0/s640/20200731_190147.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: trebuchet;">When you leave the house for a run and then see this sky at the end of the road...</span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X08kFMEL3ncQxQ2pUKiP2DIibJZ7161f-IzICZACTZ1Yn8piDXT8MjOCwumdzTMKIiD5I1M2zK4kO7b-QVzxhBSOZec_HXhMLOe8CbmZ9Z7afj1W_IKilCcuShDtQYeyFzlmfgfzKww/s2592/20200702_182551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1458" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X08kFMEL3ncQxQ2pUKiP2DIibJZ7161f-IzICZACTZ1Yn8piDXT8MjOCwumdzTMKIiD5I1M2zK4kO7b-QVzxhBSOZec_HXhMLOe8CbmZ9Z7afj1W_IKilCcuShDtQYeyFzlmfgfzKww/s640/20200702_182551.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; 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font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;">This pigeon likes to wash in the puddles on the top of the house next door to us. For obvious reasons he's not been there recently, but there was slightly more rain in June/July and he became my unofficial colleague.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>ruthierolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168299591475809932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257244328891152254.post-50411627090891664402020-05-31T16:05:00.001+01:002020-05-31T16:05:56.831+01:00Wanderings Lately :: April & May 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Life in lockdown. April and May two months in lockdown. I've never spent so much time at home, not seeing friends or exercising. What a strange time this is. I'm fully working from home, which I am very luck to be able to do. I'm also extremely glad we decided to go for a flat with a spare room which has become my office and means I can leave work in there and not have it permeate into our kitchen or living room. Although we did so at the expense of any outside space so we've had to use other opportunities to go to the local park for a walk, or wander across the road to the churchyard. I've also started running again, and have tried to keep up a few bike rides here and there.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've barely left Wandsworth, venturing only to Putney for a long walk or slightly further afield on bike rides. Just as we were beginning to take bike rides together Victor's bike got stolen so that was a bit of a downer. Hopefully we will be replacing it soon and then be able to cycle out together again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This period of life is full of much uncertainty, the unknown of when we will be able to return to work again, when we will be able to visit friends and family again and when things are eased, which businesses will have survived?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As we go into June, some of the rules are being relaxed. For the first time in two months I have made plans. On Tuesday I have organised to meet my friend in a local park to sit two meters apart and chat in person. It's only something small, but at least it's something!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And swiftly made some Chelsea buns. I remember learning how to make these at school. One of the things we made in H.E. that was actually interesting and nice to eat. I enjoyed making them so much that I made a second, third and probably fourth batch by myself at home. Since other things we made at school were the likes of coleslaw and sandwiches the day we learnt Chelsea buns was a particular highlight!</span></div>
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I did, in fact, do some travelling right before we all stopped going out. It was quite a hectic beginning of the month preparing for that work visit, and then a strange week in Nigeria. I got back on the Saturday, went to work on Monday and then was told to work from home Monday night. So the Chocolate Guinness cake I made for my colleagues on St Patrick's day was destined not to make it to my office.</div>
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Since the 17th March, I have been working from home and have not ventured further than a walk to Putney. I've now stopped watching the news - except for listening to one bulletin in the morning. </div>
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Most of my summer plans have already been cancelled. Netball in Spain is off, as is our annual club tournament and the entire summer league. One consequence of that is incredibly long nails which I've painted since I have time on my hands in the evenings now.</div>
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I'm missing cycling to and from work each day, as well as netball. One daily walk is not a substitute for that. Victor and I have been to the park to throw around a netball and kick a football back and forth but that still isn't the same.</div>
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It's strange to not know how long this situation will last, or how many people in the end will contract the virus. All we can do is stay sensible, follow the advice and recognise what a privilege it is to be able to work/stay at home during this pandemic.</div>
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I was given my own pass in the High Commission, which I took advantage of to enjoy lunch in this small outside 'garden' area. The weather was a bit cloudy but lovely and warm.</div>
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The situation in Nigeria meant that I was not permitted to walk around the street on my own, which was weird as I have always gone off to explore places independently before. This meant that my day was very regimented. I had breakfast in the hotel, a driver came to collect me at a set time, then would pick me up at the end of the day, where I would spend the rest of the afternoon and evening in my hotel. The food wasn't that great at the hotel and the options limited. Thankfully by the end of the week I was able to go out with a few of the people from the High Commission (see below!)</div>
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Since going into lockdown, I have started a 30 day yoga journey. Currently half way through. It's a good way of keeping a routine as I do the classes before I start work, and I'm enjoying doing more yoga practise as I've always been a bit sporadic with it in the past. Maybe I'll be able to do an unassisted headstand by the end of this?</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February, my favourite month! Victor and I had our first trip abroad together this month, to Tallinn which was great fun. We also took a trip to Manchester to see Chelsea and Andrew and meet Hugo for the first time. I also spent a long day in Birmingham to watch the Netball superleague starter, where all the teams play their first match over the whole day. Fab full day of netball.</span></div>
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This month has very much dragged along, I don't always agree that January feels like the longest month but for this year it seems to have gone on for ages. Christmas seems such a long, long time ago!<script>
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Thankfully the days are definitely getting longer, and although the mornings are still dark I've enjoyed a couple of cycles home in the twilight. Spring might be a way-off yet but some signs are showing. I noticed today that the tree in front of the church opposite has blossom already appearing on it's branches. It's been interesting to watch the transition of those trees from bountiful summer to sparse winter. Nice to see life forming once more.</div>
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January has been a hectic one at work, as I straddle two roles and things jumped forward a few steps in the yearly application cycle. Looking ahead, I am hoping for a few work trips in the spring, although nothing is ever guaranteed.</div>
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Quite glad to get January out of the way, the start of the year always has such promise but January also has such grey, miserable weather and sits in a shadow of Christmas. What does it really have going for it? Bring on February - the best month!</div>
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New Year's Day walk. It was nice to get out in the new year for some fresh air and a muddy wander through a local nature reserve before heading back to work and routine.</div>
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Making use of a Christmas present from my Nan. Shortbread made using an old fashioned mould. I've made a couple of other batches since this one too!</div>
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We were finally able to cash in Victor's Christmas present from 2018. A trip down the slide at the Olympic Park. It was fun, but I wouldn't rush back.</div>
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Celebrating Burn's Night with some Cullen Skink. A traditional smoked haddock chowder. The recipe wasn't great, but the soup was still delicious!</div>
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A visit at the end of the month to the Chelmsford Museum was very enjoyable. Lots of info on local well known people, who had made an impact in different areas. One I had not heard of before was Edward Bawden a "storytelling artist'. He'd illustrated for lot of famous novels, poems and short stories, plus designed things like wallpaper and tiles. He had a very distinctive and pleasing artistic style.</div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The beginning of October has been a bit rubbish weather wise and autumn is well and truly here. September as always was back to school month, where the area around where I work was full of students starting their university journeys (although this also carries over into October so we get 2 months of it!).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At the beginning of the month I went to the CSSC games again to play netball, as I did two years ago. Our team didn't get past the group stages but our first team won the entire tournament which was exciting. It's also a treat to play indoors and get a feel for how it's played at a higher level. Staying overnight in Loughborough is also a reminder of what a student dorm room is like and how I'm glad to not have to live in a small, lifeless box any longer!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's also two years since I had my interview for my current job - I went for my interview the Monday after the games in 2017. It didn't all happen straight away but a few months later I started at the role I am still currently in and was a nice reminder of that journey.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bake off started this month, so my Tuesday evenings are full of cakes and biscuits. This year's programme is a bit disappointing as it seems to have lost its way a little bit with much less of a warm, supportive feel and more about getting the bakers to try and produce weird creations that no one has ever heard of. Bit of a shame and hopefully next year they will go back to the normal format.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've also continued to add bits to our house, now having a second sofa in the living room and having hung a few photos and mirrors etc. It's definitely got more of a homely feeling now which is great! I love this time of year when its just transitioning, <a href="https://www.ruthierolo.co.uk/2015/10/wanderings-lately-oct.html">my nosy side comes out as I walk past other people in their home with the lights on</a>. It's also the time when you're walking home early evening (but it's dark) and all I'm thinking about is getting into my warm, cosy house and having a cup of tea. Victor thinks it's just an excuse for me to have more tea, but there's just something comforting about a cup of tea and I never need an excuse for one (or three!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've finally tracked down some bedside tables that we both liked so our bedroom is looking a little more organised now which is nice. I also managed to revive this aloe vera plant, which had started to turn brown all around the bottom and looked very sad. I re-potted this into a larger plant pot before I left my last house, but it must really like its new home because it's rewarded me with a flower. I didn't even realise they did flower so that's a surprise! It may be outgrowing this pot too, so I will have to re-home him again pretty soon at this rate!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We began July in Scotland, exploring two of the inner Hebrides and then a weekend in Edinburgh with Victor's family. Straight back to London to move ourselves into our new flat - shout out to my amazing family who moved the majority of my stuff and a sofa in whilst we were away. I had to work my second farewell since starting Chevening the day after our return. That week was rather hectic; farewell, then a day off, then into work for a couple of hours before I had to rush home to take delivery of our mattress. It was well worth it though and we're all in now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was no longer the worst part of my journey but a bit of the best. No cars, buses lorries over the bridge. Plenty of space, not being squished between the crash barriers and the road. Even the following part around Aldwych was quieter. These protests were necessary and important. We are in a climate emergency, and no matter how much we change our own habits the change must be systemic and the government has a responsibility to lead this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At the beginning of the month I took an afternoon trip to Birmingham to see my uni girls. I didn't really see much of the city, but it's always a fab time catching up with the girls and especially when we are all about to make it. Life often gets in the way, but those long-lasting friendships are ones to savour.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The filigree girls also had our first outing of the year to the pub is London with the best views but worst service. Sitting by the river, in the sunshine with a cider was a nice afternoon in London.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The weather in Tirana was amazing. I didn't see much of it, but I could see out of the window that the sun was shining! One afternoon I managed to wander around for an hour or so. My impression of the city was pretty good. Lots of cafes with outside space where the young population were sitting out a socialising. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There was a huge. derelict pyramid. Previously the headquarters of the NATO operations during the Kosovo conflict. although originally built as a museum. I feel it could make a great home for a swimming pool.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I really liked Chisinau. It's very small, and easy to walk around the city. I visited a museum which was pretty terrible, noticed many of the buildings are run down and the pavements are awful (this is the same in all the non-EU eastern European cities I've so far visited). But Chisinau had a charm about it. There were lots of little cafes and the walk to work for me was through two large tree filled squares. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally, I went to the Dior exhibition with my mum just before the end of March and it was excellent. I really liked how the exhibition was displayed and although it was very busy - took us a while to even enter! It wasn't too overcrowded inside.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I definitely preferred all the Dior originals to the later designers who took over after his death, although this red coat was from Raf Simons and I loved it! John Galliano's designs were definitely not in keeping with the originals, and the current creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri seemed to have some nice designs and vision more like Dior.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We also went up to the members' room for lunch after the exhibition, which was also incredibly busy. It wasn't the greatest of experiences - I think the British Museum is better - as the room was cold and they had no provision for dietary requirements. I had been trying to eat a vegan diet but they had nothing on the menu that was vegan and when I asked what options they could provide I was offered an artichoke sandwich - not very appealing! Definitely could do better in the members room. The other main cafe is a wonderful space though.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt my birthday this year deserved a post of it's own! I read a thought piece online at the beginning of the year (can't find it online now) that was all about how it's a privilege to have a birthday and we should continue to celebrate - in whatever way that looks best to us - but to mark it in some way.</span><div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this year, I took the day off and made plans for the day. Victor suggested lunch in Hutong, a fancy Chinese restaurant in the Shard. Since I enjoy Chinese food and love going to the top of tall buildings this was something I was definitely on board with.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started the day with one of my favourite things; a walk through Russia Dock Woodland. Heading up Stave Hill to take in a slightly gloomy view over London. Before back home to get ready for out posh lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The food in Hutong was excellent, particularly my starter of Shandong chicken and our main of spicy soft shell crab. We were luckily seated at a window table facing out over my side of London (looking east). My only criticisms are that for fancy toilets there was no hand cream (which I wanted to take advantage of!) and unsurprisingly the authenticity was undermined somewhat by the misplaced lions at the entrances - Chinese entrances often have two lions either side of the front door. A male and female; which you can tell because the female has a lion cub under one foot and the male a ball. In Hutong one entrance had two males and the other two females. #fail</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After our lunch, I dragged Victor over to monument as climbing to the top has been on my list of things to do for some time! It was definitely more of an undertaking than I anticipated, still feeling full after lunch, but we managed it and even got a certificate to prove it when we got safely back to the bottom. The views were good, although obviously completely overshadowed by all the surrounding skyscrapers. Interesting to think how this would have been one of the tallest structures when it was first constructed and now it's so dwarfed by everything else around it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the rest of the afternoon we wandered slowly down to the Tower of London, stopping off for a quick drink by the Tower itself before jumping on the riverboat back to Rotherhithe. A truly lovely day, and well worth the celebration.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">February is my favourite month, like <a href="http://www.ruthierolo.co.uk/2017/03/wanderings-lately-february.html">I've said before</a>. This year there was no 'Beast from the East', only some good days and some excellent days! The days are getting longer and I celebrating my birthday with a few standout events. Even squeezed in a cheeky trip to Scotland.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stepped up my social committee game again this month and finally arranged for a work drinks night. Very well attended and those two glasses of wine before netball seemed to help my performance later in the night!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a particularly busy and stressful day at work this month, I decided to take a short detour on my journey home and cycle next to the river. London did not disappoint me and I was priviledged to witness a beautiful sunset.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I met up with some friends recently, and as we chatted about how wonderful the weather has been recently (problematic if considered why this has happened - climate change) we agreed how utterly magical London is in the sunshine, the city comes completely alive. This city has many faults, but when the sun comes out it's quite difficult not to love London.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nothing feels more homely and comforting to me than a cup of tea when you get back home. Long journey back from Edinburgh this month, followed up with a brew as soon as we got in. Lovely!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My third time in Edinburgh, including a return to the botanic gardens - and lucky to see a few early spring blooms. A flight over Edinburgh taking in the city from the air and some relaxed and un-rushed time in a really great city.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also spent quite some time trying to get a decent picture of the Edinburgh sign at the airport - I do think some people just stand in the way on purpose! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My birthday was spent celebrating with lunch in the Shard, brunch with my friends and cheese and wine with my family. Made a post all about the actual day <a href="https://www.ruthierolo.co.uk/2019/03/birthday-2019.html">here</a>!</span></div>
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