Day four in Devon

My daughter stayed at our cottage being ill and revising while my son, wife, Leia and I went to eat in Appledore. It was the best meal by far.  The view there is amazing though the service was as good as it was last year and so far has been the worst this holiday.

My morning walk was a visit down the small valley to the stream, Leia taking me up a one in one slope to get back to main path.  We did find a new path to explore.  Maybe tomorrow...

Day Three in Devon

A quick post as the WiFi is playing up here.  We went to The Rock where we had a lunch in the sun.  The service there was great, but I appeared to make a bad choice as everyone loved the food they had.

My daughter has a sore throat so after dropping them off back at the cottage it was a trip around Barnstaple to get her some medicine to help her get better.

Hopefully she will be better tomorrow. On the plus side, Leia was much better last night.

Edit - when uploading the photo (we ate at The Rock) I found out that my daughter, evil and twisted as she is, had taken lots of pictures. Maybe she is well after all...

Day two in Devon

Today started way too early for me. Our daughter was not able to sleep as Leia would not stop barking.  As noted yesterday, I was very tired so I went downstairs took her out of the crate and fell asleep on the sofa in the lounge.

She did wake me up during the night by licking me, and also did bark at sounds in the night from time to time, but otherwise, was much quieter than she had been before.  I woke up properly around five in the morning, or I should say I woke up and sat up stroking her while I had a kind of power nap.

At six, I walked her to Goodleigh, this time taking her on the slopes of the woodland walk which she appeared to enjoy.  Going up is easier when you have a dog towing you!  A late morning trip to TESCO almost resulted in my wife losing her Linda Farrow sunglasses that she bought at clearance prices in the past.

We had a late lunch at The Chichester Arms.  My amazing wife, that I do not deserve, drove us there. On arrival I was somewhat apprehensive due to the dilapidated look of the place but was pleasantly surprised. The portions of the Sunday Roast were huge and dessert was fantastic. My only issue with it was that my stomach is not large enough.  

Anyway, we are now relaxing, other than my daughter who is diligently revising for her end of exams.  She did take a break to help me type this, and also dictate parts of this entry. 

Day one in Devon

To say that we are tired is an understatement.

I got home late last night and was not too pleased when my wife woke, as planned at about four in the morning. I tried and failed to get back to sleep, so got up and packed.  We left later than she had planned though.  The drive took us along the M4 and not past Stonehenge (one of our children admitted that they had thought it was in Scotland once and the other asked when we were to pass it).  When we got to Bristol, traffic started to be a major issue.  I tried to avoid it by driving round Bristol, but missed the turning, so drove into it.  That was a mistake.  The children helpfully pointed out that thanks to my diversion, our ETA changed from noon to 1400 hours! But the drive was not as stressful.

However, we did get here.  Unlike last time, we are in the cottage and it is even more relaxing than when we stayed before.  

I have been for a walk with Leia already, which she loved.  The image that I have posted was taken by my daughter when Leia was waiting for my wife and I coming back from Barnstaple with take away food.

13 Reasons Why; The Drunk Slut

I watched this with my son yesterday. Another good episode.  While many could argue that this topic comes up over and over again, the counter is that for too many women, this issue comes up over and over again.

It did result in a conversation with my son about consent, but also why women do not come forwards when it comes to harassment, sexual assault and rape. But we also discussed the conviction rate when women do come forwards.

My last Wednesday vaccinating

Today was my last Wednesday vaccinating. I think.  I am still to vaccinate people at the surgery and now the requirements for storage of the Pfizer vaccine have changed, that means that I may be mixing again.

I say vaccinating, I was mixing the vaccines today, like I do most Wednesday’s.  However being the clinician in charge of the morning, that meant dealing with the collapse, the almost collapse and the queries about if we should vaccinated a few patients.

This work has been hard as it has meant that I have not had the time to do the rest of my CCG work.  Which means that I am very behind on my e-mails, and also my appraisal!  Hopefully I will be able to sort this all out over the next few Wednesday’s in the next month or two.

13 Reasons Why; Two Girls Kissing

I watched this with my son as we slowly work our way through the season.  As the title suggests, the theme is about a same sex kiss.  

Life was easier when I was younger.  Saying that, being a nerd, I never got the courage to ask a girl out at the age of these characters. But, then, it was rarer for someone to accept their sexuality.

The ghost/hallucination of Hannah was an interesting addition to the series.  Skye is lovely, and watching her trip to the house of Clay’s parents, my son warned me to be nice when he brings someone special home.