That early morning chill

 

I wandered out to water the garden at 5am as I do most mornings, however in the space of 7 days I notice now that there is a chill in the air, the early mornings no longer giving a hint of warmth, they are hinting at what is to come.

I wrapped my dressing gown tightly round me as I hurried to finish my first job of the day, little realising that when I left the house a couple of hours later it would be raining!!!

It is coming up to our late summer Bank Holiday weekend here in England and I usually go away, sometimes cricket, sometimes just for a break. This weekend, I cancelled my original plans and am staying at home, with a couple of dinners and lunches out to look forward to. I'm tired and still not functioning at  100%, and so I have taken back some time for me, not something that I do very often. A mini holiday at my house.

I think that I will be packing my suitcase for my jaunt in October, which to be honest will be here before I know it. A chance to catch a little bit of late summer/ autumn sunshine.

Autumn is a strange season, ranging from 'Indian summers' to icy blasts. It always  seems to be over in the blink of an eye as we head to winter, not a time I like, dark mornings, dark afternoons and cold! Brrrrrrrrrr!!!!

And so I realise that I have to make to most of any sunshine, dinners in the garden will continue for as long as possible as the nights are starting to draw in, and early morning coffee may involve a blanky to ward off the chill. 

We are heading into September at a rate of knots, my big birthday year is  going by quicker than I wanted it to and not quite in the way I wanted it to  either.

August has been a month when I haven't done anything exciting or that I haven't done before......................except, I am starting to clear out my life, selling anything that stands still long enough to be photographed for my various selling sites. 2025 is going to begin with a tidier life.............and of course more travels.

The 2025 travel plans have started

 

Well, its nearly the middle of August and I have already booked my first jaunt for 2025.

I know I have holidays this year which I haven't disclosed, but I am so excited to be doing this in 2025 that I have to tell.

I am off to Norway ( again ), to Bergen ( again) and I am going on the Flam Railway and a Fjord cruise!

The train journey alone will please my inner engineering geek as well as my landscape love. The fjord cruise ( I've done one before) will be amazing.

I love Norway, I have since the first time I visited. 

Bergen with its funicular railway up to the top of Mount Floyen ( amazing views over some of the most beautiful natural harbours). Edvard Grieg's house ( I visited there the last time I was in Bergen), are always great to visit, however I've already sorted out my 'strange' museum to visit, and found a charity shop, which is a tram ride from the hotel.

Even though its months away I am excited. Its good to have something to look forward to

I am there for 4 nights and travelling on a Jet2 city break. 

One booking down, now where will I head to in the summer of 2025????????

August is here

 

Its that time of year, the time of year when all the English who have complained about the rain, cold, wind, snow and fog, can now complin about the heat.

We are having lovely weather at the moment and although we've had some showers the sun continues to shine and I continue to love it.

I do appreciate that its no fun looking at it through the office window, but rather that than 6 in of snow coming down to scupper my drive home.

I have just paid for my last jaunt abroad this year, so I am feeling ready to delve in to 2025. Dale and I have been having discussions about where I want  to head to next year, and we have a couple of ideas.

More about those as they materialise.

I have been having a look at popping away for a few nights in between Christmas and New Year,  It falls oddly for me at work this year so may usual trip to the cottage in Yorkshire is not  going to happen.

Am I the only person looking this far ahead?

I need to plan in advance so that I know I have something to look forward to, am I the only person who thinks like this? I tend to think that it is because I only have to think about me.

And so I am heading out to sit in the office garden and have 20 minutes topping up my vitamin D levels.

Happy weekend