Rogue Agent & Arsenal

First of all, Arsenal. I did not get to watch the match on Saturday night, or as normal for me when I miss it, the following morning. I did catch up with it today. I was amazed that we won by such a big margin, also that it could have been better as well. But I was concerned that we let in two goals as against better teams, this could result in a much worse result. As amazing as Gabriel Jesus is, and he is amazing, I do hope that the team remembers that it was good before he joined as I do not want us to become a one man team. We have had issues with stars before, this being the case with Thierry Henry and more recently with Aubameyang.  But this time last season, we were bottom of the league and it is good to be at the other end of the table. Watching All or Nothing has been a great reminder of this. 

Yesterday we watched Rogue Agent. My son did not watch all of it but the rest of us enjoyed and were appalled by it. I do, or did care for a couple which may have involved something similar, but not on the scale seen in this film. As seen with the 50 shades films, there is a line between grooming and romance and in the first and only 50 Shades film that I have watched (so far), this line is blurred. In Rogue Agent, the way the line has been crossed is quite clear, at least in the film for in real life, the agent is now free. I am glad I watched it and I am interested in watching the other adaptations of this and may do so later this year. 

Day nine in Devon & The Grayman

With the day we have had, this should be called the green man! First of, after the morning dog walk, we visited Adam, a friend of ours in Appledore. Leia loved meeting Phoebe, his dog, as well as his two children. However Leia got jealous of us giving another dog attention and when we left to go to the Royal George she did her best to ignore us. The view there was spectacular, sadly the food was not up to the standards that we have had before. This is probably going to be our last trip to Devon, at least for a while and it is sad that our last memories of this place are not better especially considering that the views are spectacular. Despite Leia ignoring us, she did make some friends herself there.

The downside of today was my wife injuring her knee and foot, we are all crossing our fingers that she gets better soon.

As for the film, so long as you switch your brain off, it is an enjoyable action packed film which starts well but does not finish in the same manner.  Apparently there is to be a sequel and I suspect that I will only watch that if I am really bored or the rest of the family make me!

Day Eight in Devon

No beach trip today, but after the dog walk, it was a breakfast of bread, cheese and fruit (and yoghurt for some).  After this, we went for a drive and returned to the Valley of Rocks. My daughter and I went for a short dog walk, nothing compared to what we did two years ago.

After this, it was lunch then a train ride which I loved and the others liked. Actually, I think that Leia liked it as well. My daughter, Leia and I went in 3rd class while my wife and son travelled 1st class, dogs not being allowed in the posh carriages.

We have rested through the rest of the heatwave today and have just finished playing the Horrible Histories board game where I came last finishing behind someone who was not able to answer a multiple choice question on the death of Julius Caesar!

Anyway, time to meet a friend tomorrow…

Day seven in Devon

Again a relaxing day, again at Woolacombe.  We did leave at lunch so that my son could watch Never Have I Ever. We are not sure what we are to do tomorrow though. 

Day six in Devon and our meal at The Boathouse, Instow

That was an enjoyable sunny day. We went to Woolacombe Beach, early due to the expected heat today and relaxed.  I took Leia for her usual walk in the morning and afterwards we set off to the beach. There were few people there when we arrived, but that changed as the day went on. Part of the beach is set aside as a dog free zone and there is a stream that separates it from where we were. Leia who had not eaten this morning or opened her bowels on her walk made use of the giant kitty litter tray. Other dogs did the same, the best example was one which did a poo in the stream and watching the owner frantically finding the poo bags while children played in the water downstream is going to be a lasting memory.

Anyway, after the long walk my daughter took her for on the beach, Leia is shattered. She was quiet while we ate at The Boathouse in Instow. I enjoyed eating there, but my wife did not and my son felt it was not worth the money. 

I am about to take her out now for a final toilet walk in the dark and I may get to see a shooting star. 

Day five in Devon & Wild Target

We relaxed today.  After the morning walk with our dog, my wife and I went on a shopping trip before returning with food, this being a lot of cheese and other things. We ate with the children, my favourite cheese being Stinking Bishop, which I have not had in a long while.

Other than this, we rested, having fun at the pool and just recharging batteries.  With the heat, staying put was sensible, especially so considering that Leia has not been at full health herself. She did get to watch my daughter and I in the pool but got upset at times thinking that we were fighting or drowning on occasion.

The film that we all watched was Wild Target. My daughter and wife remembered watching this before, but I cannot remember it, though some parts appeared familiar. I have no idea if this comedy was true to the original, and while I understand that critics did not like it, I did.  Yes it did have a predictable plot, but it was the enjoyable set of characters which made this come to life.  I am glad that I watched it and while I would not go out of my way to watch it again, if it was on the television, I would probably keep it on. 

Day Four in Devon & The Interview

Today has been a relaxing day. A trip to eat out again, great food, huge portions though.

It was a stay at home day. My son and I used the hot tub while the family was playing a game. My daughter and I later played throw and catch with Leia and one of the other dogs who is living here for a week.  We had tried to play earlier, but three dogs came over. One, Leila we played with later, the other, Leo, a golden retriever, while friendly to us, likes to assert his dominance, either by trying to hump Leia, which she does not like, or by play fighting, but he is a bit too rough for her.  She did not mind them chasing her and later, when we were playing in a closed off orchard, did not mind playing with Leila either.

We were going to try the pool out, but one child did not like the look of something in it, saying it was dog poo and the other refused to go to it with just me. We may get a chance to try it out again tomorrow as the other guests here are to head to the beach.  While my daughter is keen on this, with the incoming heatwave, I think being by the pool will be a better idea. 

Later in the day, we returned to The Bell Inn, at Chittlehampton. Knowing that we were to go there, I did not eat lunch but still was too full with my main course to have pudding! As before, good food with huge portions. On our return home, it was another round of the game (my daughter was pleased as we won this time) and then we finished watching The Interview. 

I can see why it angered certain people in North Korea! I have to say, it was surprisingly good. Cheesy jokes delivered well. If you do not like Seth Rogen films, you are not going to like this. If you do like his other films such as This Is The End, then I suspect that you will enjoy this.