Well we are back in the routine of school and work!

K and L went back yesterday and D goes back tomorrow. I went back to work yesterday after a couple of weeks break and boy was it hard waking up at 6.30.

On Saturday afternoon we decided to have a look around the charity shops in St Marychurch and Wellswood. There was nothing exciting on the clothing rails but I did manage to get four very nice Marks & Spencer soup bowls. When I got home I decided I wanted them to live in one of my glass fronted kitchen wall cupboards so that lead to me emptying it out, washing the shelves and then getting rid of a few bits to make room!

On Sunday we walked down to our Village Hotel for Sunday lunch as a belated birthday celebration. We were meant to be in the Lake District for my Birthday travelling back on the Saturday so we had booked lunch on the Sunday as we could all be together. Due to Covid the holiday had to be cancelled but we decided to leave our meal out plans as they were. The lunch was really good and it was especially nice not having the work of cooking a roast myself. When we got home S left to travel back to Bath ready to start her new job the following day, D went over to her boyfriends, and so as the sun had come out we decided to squeeze in one last trip to the beach before school started back. We had a very very pleasant couple of hours sat on the beach while the girls swam in the sea and finished off with ice creams.

Monday morning the girls wanted to go into town for a couple of last minute school bits and we had drinks and toasted teacakes out. We then came home and I got on with jobs while the girls packed school bags and got uniform out ready. 

                           

Tuesday we were up early getting ourselves ready for work and school. K's day didn't get off to a good start as her school bus broke down about five miles from us so all the children from our village that get it were hanging around for half an hour or so and consequently late on their first day back. Hubby walks L down to school on a Tuesday when I work as I start at 8.00 , and then she just walks home by herself. I cannot believe she is now a year 6 starting her last year of primary school. My little baby has grown up! Anyway they both had good first days back so that's always good. 

I started off today with a bit of pampering by having a cut and finish at our village hairdressers which was lovely. When I got back D was up and dressed so after getting a couple of food items in our nearby Morrisons we came back to Jacks Patch, our village garden centre, and had a coffee. After that I came home and just got on with a whole lot of jobs that needed doing. 

We have a village festival starting tomorrow so we shall be busy with that over the next few days. It is held on our village green just over the road from the primary school so they will spend a lot of time over there tomorrow and Friday doing different workshops. There is a play Friday night and live music Saturday night with a bar and different food outlets available. During the day Saturday there are stalls, a dog show, activities to take part in etc so we shall spend most of the day down there I expect.

That it is for now, back soon.