exciting evenings [grin]

Spent some time sorting out some of the muddle and disruption where we have been needing to visit long neglected nooks and crannies of the house because of an invasion of mice, including in the attic - back to the same today. Then dinner (casserole chucked into the slow cooker earlier). The other half then disappeared upstairs onto his computer game, I played the piano for a couple of hours, then wasted some time on the Internet including Wordle, then bed. Exciting? No!

We ate salted caramel florentines from the Fortnum & Mason hamper that our DD in America sent us for Christmas. (We're more used to buying our biscuits from Asda or Aldi, so anything from F&M is a novelty!)

Then we watched several episodes of "This Is Going To Hurt", a BBC series about a young doctor on overworked, understaffed and underfunded Obstetrics and Gynaecology wards. (Or, as the main character says, "brats and twats".) It is funny, brutal and compassionate, and Ben Wishaw was excellent in the lead role. It's an insight into the world of exhausted NHS medical staff.

I am afraid that I usually spend my evenings on the sofa, either reading or trying to find something worth watching on TV. Sometimes it does feel like a waste of time but, every now and then, you come across something excellent amongst the rubbish.

Came home yesterday after an overnight visit to Bradford where we saw The Dresser at the Alhambra theatre. Julian Clary as Norman, the dresser, Matthew Kelly as Sir. Thoroughly enjoyed it and it was lovely being back in a theatre again - although sadly it was far from a full house.
Ate a pear and some cheese, drank a hot Bovril - hoping to make up for the over-eating on out trip away. Went to bed, read a bit then slept like a log.

Tonight we are going to a gig at Otley Courthouse. Yippee!!!
Thursday night was choir. .
Wednesday night was local council planning meeting so it has been a busy week.
Usually it is daytime stuff and evenings either reading, writing, watching tv after our meal finishes approx 8pm.

Unigran4 yes, done the whole puppy thing at the start of first lockdown it was stressful but the peaceful quietness around here when for a period there were hardly any cars on the road was quite magical and the sun kept making an unexpected appearance too.

Bluecat it is a treat when you land on something worth watching isn’t it.

Errrr, same as every evening....
TV/book with the dog, coffee, chocolate and/or biccies, text my best friend and finally nod off at about 7am (dreadful insomniac)

Was stood up by choir friend.... supposed to pick me up on main drag at 7.30 . Fffffreeeeezing and no show by 7.55 when nature called.went back home got into "snugglies" made mahoosive g&t browsed Netflix for half hour or so when DH arrived back from meeting that had taken the car!!! Grrr.. anyways, we spent rest of evening eating junk and watching rubbish ?? luvverleee......

Oh PS booked a luxury 3 night stay at Alnwick castle lodge in April! Comfort booking, like comfort eating but a lot more expensive......

........and ...does everyone hit the forbidden treats after dark? I never used to eat sweets at night but as I mature (ahem) I've become an avid sweetie guzzler! Awful, as I always thought 'olds' were completely out of control for the way they ate endless sweet stuff! Now I know....

I saw Cirque de Soleil two weeks ago. Absolutely amazing! We saw a different one about 5 years ago. Can’t remember what is was called. Well worth the ‘fairly’ expensive tickets. ?

Never been blessed with much of an imagination has been no hardship for me to imagine not having things to do.

Watched a film on Netflix. Had a shower in bed by 10.30 read fir a while. Then went to sleep.

Dinner turned out surprisingly well - never a 'given' in this house - and caught up on some recorded programmes. Spoke to all AC, went to bed and read. Nothing thrilling there, but all fairly happy stuff!

Lat night we had lovely fresh crayfish for dinner, they were delicious.Then looked at TV, after that I decided to enter a writing competition, I chose the six word, yes 6 word, competition, now that was a challenge, but I did it
Not a terribly exciting evening but enjoyable.

Enjoy knitting and adult dot to dot books and maybe some TV.

inishowen

Am I the only one who watches TV and knits?

I also knit to keep myself awake while watching tv and waiting for the cat to decide to come back in from her evening out!,

Last night 2 friends came round and we had an evening of crochet and needlework, along with a bottle of Prosecco and a takeaway. A lovely change and a nice tonic for all of us as we have all had some troubles of late.

inishowen

Am I the only one who watches TV and knits?

No - unless we’re going out, that’s my usual evening, too. My big rainbow blanket (mindless TV knitting, just garter stitch) only gets done in the evenings.

I very often go to bed at around 10 (before I fall asleep on the sofa) but will usually read in bed for about an hour.,

I'm crocheting.
Well, I'm sewing ends in (boring)
Later I may file my nails - how exciting is that.
However I do have a ? beside me.

I lie

I'm on GN.

We arrived in London last night and spent today flat hunting with our daughter. Just over a year ago I'd have raced around but the long covid I thought I was recovering from was just hiding. We're home now (9pm) and I'm so exhausted I don't have the energy to get ready for bed. A bit sad right now.

Tonight I've watched TV played an online game. Lazy evening really

Tonight I watched some rubbish tv, provided a lap for ginger mog, sorted out a mistake in crochet blanket pattern (that was when ginger mog left the knee temporarily and ate the last 2 white chocolate (least favourite) chocolates from my Christmas box.

Knitting!

Knitting, half watching television unless DH is glued to Judge
Judy/Border Patrol/some police chase guff in which case I go and have a hot bath and read my book ?
I never go out in the evenings.