Day one in Devon

We are back again! I got home late last night and we woke early to travel down and made good progress till we got close to Stonehenge when traffic started.

Travelling early was a good idea with traffic, but we have been so tired.  It has rained today and apparently has rained this week, but hopefully the weather is going to be better later this week. 

On getting here, or rather before, we stopped for lunch at The Stags Head.  We had considered visiting here earlier on this year when we came before.  I have to admit, I started to have doubts when I got here, but they were dispelled. Good pub food with friendly genuine service.  Not sure if we will make a detour to come here, but if we do return here, I would be more than happy to start our holiday here again.

13 Reasons Why; Yeah. I'm the New Girl

A new day and a new episode.  I have watched this series before, and I did not like it as much as the other two before.  Watching teenage melodrama is even less enjoyable now considering the two teenagers I live with.  But watching it means that I get to spend time with my son which is great.  

Getting home, my wife and daughter were watching Love Island and Leia went crazy on seeing me.  Once she calmed down, I ate my dinner while watching it with my son.  

Watching it the second time round is interesting.  Of course there is trauma from the previous episode from the last series, but the characters themselves are unaware of what happened.  One of the annoying issues of the last series, that being changing that happened was not noticed by me.  But I have to say, I enjoyed watching it the second time more than the first.  

13 Reasons Why; Bye

What a traumatic episode.  I knew what was to happen, but this is still shocking to see it again.  Closure was present regarding Hannah Baker which was lovely.  The court case had an interesting outcome and did lead to an interesting discussion with my son.  Great disco. 

13 Reasons Why; The Box of Polaroids

Redemption is an interesting topic.  That was the topic of this episode, but not everyone can be redeemed.  The outcome of the court case was an interesting one and led to a conversation about conviction rates with my son.  I identify most with Mr Porter out of all the characters, though I am a lot more honest about my own mistakes than he is.  One more episode to go...

On the downside, people at work laughed at me about how Arsenal went from top to bottom of the table on the first day of the league. 

13 Reasons Why; Bryce and Chlöe

First of all, family.  I had wanted the children to take Leia for a walk this morning so I would have the energy to cycle to work, but they did not. This is despite the promises before we got her that they would walk the dog.  Saying that, I love walking with Leia, but I need to get back on my bike, and cycling in the morning means less traffic.  Instead, my wife decided to take her out, so I walked with her and Leia. What an amazing start to the day I have to say.

I still got to cycle to work, this being a round about trip to see if I am still able to cycle to my Wednesday job, where I have been working from home since the pandemic began.  I can do it, and I think that I may be better at doing so than I was back in 2020.  

My son and I watched one more episode of 13 Reasons Why, this touching on some of the reasons that women do not come forwards when it comes to rape and sexual assault, this being the awareness that others will judge them for this (among other reasons).  I did not get a chance to discuss this with him fully, but a big example is how Christine Blasey Ford was subject to abuse after speaking about her experiences. 

Later, the two of us watched What If...?  I love it.  Not sure that Hayley Atwell was drawn as well as she could be, but other than that minor issue, an awesome episode.  The two of us are going to be watching this later this week hopefully when the next episode comes out.

The Whalebone Inn, Fingringhoe

We went for an evening meal to celebrate my daughter and her grade 8 in her GCSE exam.  Other than that, I did not see much of the children.  My son did not get out of bed until three in the afternoon and I did see my daughter when we went for a driving trip to rent a roof box.  

Eating as a family was a special treat and we all seemed to like it, not one argument or bad word spoken during this celebration meal. 

Anyway, we are back now and am about to go to sleep having been for a long walk and mowed the lawn today.  

13 Reasons Why; Smile, B1+ches!

Am watching the episode with my son while trying not to fall asleep.  I got home late, had an argument with my wife (I hope we sort it out because she is amazing) and am now watching this.  The episode is very interesting, but I am surprised that Justin Foley had not been let in on the secret clubhouse.  

It is a powerful episode though.  Similar themes are present to Roll Red Roll.  Not that I have watched it yet.