I am so far behind on the thread.....
We had a much needed week away, then a really hectic week last week with two more day trips out plus visiting parents, catching up at home and of course work.
@RainbowZebraWarrior re veggie parmesan, we get one down here called Twineham Grange but probably not available apart from mail order in other parts of the country, Just put on the Trevor Nelson to listen to. I don't listen to R2 normally but found it on Sounds. I used to collect marbles as a child and have two large kilner jars of them now, but don't do anything other than look at them.
Chilli recipe - this is by far my favourite but takes a while https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tex-mex_beef_chilli_56840
@Snooks1971 I went to see TDWP2 last week as well and really enjoyed it, good escapist stuff. I'm not sure about the Magic Faraway Tree either it was too much of a childhood favourite, although I am a Sion Farnaby fan.
@Celiathebanshee we have a tuxedo cat who likes to sit on laps and watch TV too. I went to see Operation Mincemeat on tour a few weeks ago but unfortunately it was a hectic week and I didn't know the story or read the synopsis beforehand (I have to do that with unfamiliar shows as they move too fast for me otherwise), the auditorium was very warm and I found myself losing concentration in the first half so didn't fully pick up on the main plot device. Quick read on my phone to catch up sorted me out for the second half but now I want to see it again, it will be near here again in a few weeks and I am tempted.
@leporello nightmare with the laptop, we've had moments like that with student DCs, it's better now with cloud storage than it was a few years ago with just the hard drive but I still worry about it, when my DS was doing his dissertation last year he did the emailing it back and forth thing too. I periodically check both my DCs laptops for windows updates, anything dodgy looking and have made DS save the entirety of his university work (he graduated last year) onto an external hard drive. Happy anniversary!
Lovely to hear about Flora day @CrushingOnRubies
Love your photos of all the purples @EphemeraleEudemonia my garden is all about the purple in late spring, the bees love it.
@petitpasta the reading nook looks lovely, I so enjoyed reading on my recent holiday, I have fallen into the habit of listening to audio books while doing other things but it is so calming to sit down and actually read.
Has anyone read "Why Doing Nothing Can Change Your Life" by Dr Joseph Jebelli? A friend recommended it, and it was interesting, it would be easy to say there was nothing I didn't already know about strategies such as getting out in nature, but it was an interesting read and definitely made me want to stop marching around with my airpods in and start being a bit more mindful of my surroundings etc.
However I have started listening to some of the sitting on a bench podcast series soon to feature our very own RZW and they are lovely.