Monday, November 27, 2017

Sunday 5 November – In the office







Current location: Penzance
11.11am, Sitting at the kitchen table with Andy, both of us plugging away on our computers. I did some freelance work, then we went to visit our gorgeous friends Willy and Becky and their two kids, before coming home, doing some more work, and making the most epic stew ever! Red wine, Stranger Things and sofa time... Perfect Sunday!

Saturday 4 November – Running riot


Current location: Penzance
11.11am, At Pip's house, after a seven-mile run and a pancake brekky. (This pic is Zac peeking through the letterbox.) The rest of the day involved some freelance work, watching Andy play football and a shift at the Mexican restaurant Andy works at (as they were short-staffed). Fun times all round!

Friday 3 November – Strangers on a Train











Current location: Penzance-ish
11.11pm, On a train, nearly back in Penzance. I spent a lot of today on a train, here's why: Ruth and I caught a 1pm train up to Bodmin for an awesome event put on by Stranger Collective.

In their words: On board a 1930s steam train chugging across the Cornish countryside, Strangers on a Train is a one-day micro 'thought festival', sparking new creativity, collaboration and intrigue along the way.

There were some inspirational speakers on board the carriages, not to mention storytellers, a disco carriage, some gin, a make-up artist and tarot card reader, a quiet carriage, a whole venison and roasted veggies to eat, and a lot of really awesome people.

Thursday 2 November – Coffee dates


Current location: Penzance
11.11am, At the dentist, having two fillings. Ow. In the afternoon my friend Fern (who I used to go to school with and play netball with since the age of about 11) came over for a coffee and we tried to catch up on the past 10 years! She might be the only friend I have who can out-netball-nerd me!

Monday 30 October – Running for cake


Current location: Penzance
11.11pm, Coming home from Pip and Jo's. Today is Jo's birthday, so Andy and I went there for cake and wine in the evening (after I went for a run with Mounts Bay Harriers, which was excellent!).

(I don't have a pic of that, so instead here's a picture of the coffee bits Pip and Jo bought me for my bday; plunger and coffee)

Sunday 29 October – I'm 32





Current location: Penzance
11.11am, Having a birthday! Today is my 32nd birthday and I celebrated it by waking up a bit hungover, eating a yummy brekkie and then opening some pressies. My sister and mum came over and took Andy and I to the Victoria Inn in Perranuthnoe for a really delicious lunch with Bea, Lily and Adam. It was phenomenal; I had a duck roast and it was hands-down the best duck I've ever eaten.
After lunch, we went for a quick walk and paddle on Perranuthnoe beach and then to Jubilee Pool, where it was its last day pen for the season (which meant dogs were allowed to swim!). In the late afternoon I curled up in the couch and watched netball, then Andy and I went for a wander to matron where we watched some 6-a-side football and then went for a drink in the King William.

(Pictures taken by Bea; last one by Adam!)

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Saturday 28 October – Spooooooky soiree













Current location: Penzance
11.11pm, Having a little party! We were having a party as a housewarming/my birthday/Halloween celebration, and it was just fab. Our friends dressed up, we shared spooky ghost stories and lots of gins, and ate spooky snacks I made (including eyeball jelly and spider pizzas). Such a lovely night, makes me feel very warm inside!

Thursday 26 October – Amazing scary date night



Current location: The A30
11.11pm, Driving back from an amazing night. Andy took me to see Jigsaw (the new Saw film) in Redruth, and the cinema there was fab. They take your order and bring you drinks to your seat (which was a sofa)! I loved it; the film was kinda scary but not as much as the others I thought, but I still loved it. Then we went to a gorgeous pub in Ponsanoth, ate amazing Indian food and played Trivial Pursuit (I let Andy win, convincingly). Ahhhh such a fab night.

Wednesday 25 October – A Pyrah picnic








Current location: Penzance
11.11am, At work, but planning the evening. Andy and I had a walk from Nanquidno to Gwenver and back again, then the Pyrah fam came to meet us as Nanquidno for a picnic of cider and muffins.

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Monday 23 October – Some little visitors



Current location: Penzance
11.11am, Making plans with Pip for her kids to come over later. We ate hotdogs and played with scrabble letters making words like sat and cat (Bea) and bum and lol (Zac).

Sunday 22 October – A whole lot of not a lot



Current location: Penzance
11.11am, Having brunch with Ruth, Nicky, James, Eve and Ruan. I'd had a lie-in, then went to get some brekky bits, before the others came round. We had a nice chilled couple of hours, then had a walk up through town, which involved meeting an old man named Roger who lives nearby and wanted to talk to us about history (he was an old historian). So we had a chat with him, ended up going to his house to look at some of his books and drawings and a letter from Winston Churchill, then we left and had a little mosey. We were all in pretty Sunday moods, so the boys went to watch the football in the pub, and we came back to ours and drank tea and ate biscuits and played with Ruan. In the eve, Andy and I went for dinner at Mum and Dad's then had an early night. Not too wild on a Sunday!

Saturday 21 October – Nicky's baby shower






Current location: Penzance
11.11am, At Lidl. I was buying some bits for Nicky's baby shower, which was tropical-themed (I went with Hawaiian pizzas). We had the loveliest time, eating a feast of tropical food, playing some games, and showering Nicky with all the love. I'd also been for a run with Pip in the morning, and it was windy and fresh and just so good for the soul.
In the eve I went round to Ruth's with Eve, Ruth, James and Nicky, and we watched some TV and snuggled in and just had a lovely chilled evening.