Wot I did on my hols...

A somewhat belated follow-up to my last post, just to let you know what we did end up doing while Thomas was off school...

We made a carrot cake. It was a slight cheat, because it was a packet mix, but it was yummy and a great team effort (making, as well as eating!).

We had a lovely day at the seaside, though we thought we'd give Southsea a try, rather than our usual Littlehampton. Mistake. The parking was pricey, the amusements were average and the pier was poor, but we did manage to amuse ourselves for a while with our long-saved stash of 2p pieces. Once our coppers were exhausted, our next priority was kite flying. With the tide high, the beach at Southsea was unsuitable so we set off in search for a big open space. There wasn't a lot of wind, but we knew that if we found an exposed spot, the sea breezes would see us alright. Selsey Bill fitted the, err, bill... perfectly, with the added bonus of a nice pub lunch! Kite flying on the beach as the sun sets. Honestly - is there anything better than that?


We washed my car. I did the soapy, spongey bit. Thomas did the hosepipe, rinsing, getting very wet bit. He left me to do the (less wet, therefore less fun) window-cleaning and vacuuming bit, but I won't be holding that against him.

We had a lazing around day, during which Thomas played computer games and I watched inane TV, and we both stayed in our pajamas the whole day. Well, you've got to sometimes, don't you?

We had a Hallowe'en of cookie baking and pumpkin carving. Thomas cut the cookies into spiders, headless men and, um, daleks ("Well," he said, "you were scared of them when you were a kid!" Fair point...). Our good friend Sorcha came over to join in with the creative fun, and we all did a pretty outstanding job of pumpkin-carving, even if I do say so myself. We then had guests over in the evening to round off a pretty lovely week. Baked potatoes and apple crumble (not together). Yum!



So, all in all, a pretty relaxed and satisfying week, for us both. And the car's still quite clean!