We are so lucky to live where we do. Right on our doorstep in one direction there’s miles of moorland to explore and when the weather is either to windy, or like this week too hot, we can walk down to the beautiful Healey Dell Nature Reserve. I played down there as a child. Lots to explore and long summer days when we would be out from first thing until tea time and no one worried about what we were doing.
After the horrors of the scenes on tv of people flocking to the beaches with no regard for the safety of themselves or others and the riots at Brixton we needed the peace of our surroundings to balance ourselves again.
A bit of twig racing over the brook. Like Winnie the Pooh.
I put a call out on our local Facebook page for some children’s books for our Garden Gate book basket and look at all these beauties that arrived. I’m having a read of some of them, they’ve got lovely illustrations in.
One lady left some books in this pretty bag. It matches the wallpaper in our utility room. She may never get it back haha.
Speaking of books I’m just on the last pages of this one
It’s a rollercoaster of a read, you really feel for Catrina. I won’t spoil her story for you other than to say it’s hard to believe that she’s still there, in her shed, with her music and books as we speak.
After tea of a big bowl of fresh vegetable pasta, then a walk round down the bridle path and back up our lane, it’s time to settle in for Friday night telly viewing.:
BBC2’s - Monty Don for calm and culture.
BBC1’s - The Other One and Peter Kay for laugh out loud stuff.
Channel 5’s - Great Mountain Railway Journeys with Bill Nighy for escapism.
I always have tons of stuff recorded and I’ve recently fathomed out BBC I-player. We don’t have any fancy Sky packages but seem to get by with what we’ve got. There must be over 150 episodes of Escape to The Country on the hard drive thingymebob to go at yet.
As always stay safe and stay local
Lynn
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I love it when people put the call out and people respond with kindness. My young daughter is running out of kanji books so I asked some friends who had children of similar ages if they had any spare, they brought so many, I couldn’t believe it.
ReplyDeleteThat lady wrote another book, I fancy reading it so a message to my mum might be in order! We’re we live even though it is in the middle of Tokyo there are so many Shinto shrines quiet ponds and little parks, you often forget you are in the middle of Tokyo. Even in our little courtyard you can forget we’re you are.
I have just found NHK does English channels and you tube does as well so have binging on those. Love from japan xx
Yes there is a book about her busking from Norway to Portugal. I’m going to put it on my birthday list.
DeleteIt sounds like you have found your own escapism where you live Allie.
I’m glad you’ve found some English channels, we love watching the telly, there’s been some great programmes on during lockdown.
Take care and thanks for popping in.
Lynn xxx
Lovely photos of you both wandering around the nature reserve.
ReplyDeleteI was going to go off into an-anti government rant but deleted it. I'm staying put, I've been in three shops in the last 100 days, two National Trust gardens and sat with friends at a safe distance five times. My life has changed beyond all recognition and I couldn't be happier although I'm still hoping for Greece in September.
How lovely of those people to donate the books! xxx
Spending time in nature always manages to balance things out and put things into perspective. I too was horrified to read of people flocking to the beaches and not giving a hoot about the whole situation. It's the same everywhere, not just in the UK. We are a couple of steps ahead of you, and seaside resorts are welcoming people back. One said they had space for ... wait for it ... 10000 people! How crazy is that? I'm not going near any crowded places anytime soon. I've been to some shops, but always when there weren't too many people about. I'm mostly happy, but miss the freedom to roam where I please without being afraid. How lovely that people have donated those children's books you appealed for. It's lovely to be part of such a giving community. xxx
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