This is how we bowl

So, it's been awhile since I last wrote but then again I've been spending my evenings reading more than writing. 
My updates aren't exactly great though. The balls of my feet (particularly the left) are rebelling against me and potentially dooming any exploration of Amsterdam which is only a week away now. I've bought gel insoles though I can't say they're helping.....
Today has been fun with Jackson, despite everything. Played two games of bowling (both of which I won by luck and machine malfunctions giving me extra strikes) and a game of pool which I came closer to winning than I imagined I would. Bought some tasty ice cream from the gelato bar before heading home. Watched Zootopia later on and had Quorn burgers (yum), so yeh, I've enjoyed my day despite the foot pain. I hope it's somewhat improved in a week. This time next week we'll be there, relaxing in our hotel room.
I may well not write again until then so see you next month!

Recovery

So the hot weather we've been experiencing this last week might be over in a few days - it's already cooled a few degrees since yesterday. But my health is still being a bother. Got a painful sore throat Tuesday evening and it's still here (albeit a little less sore) now. Despite all of this, I'm finally getting down to sorting out packing lists and hotel/flight info and Euro exchange rates for my trip with Jackson to Amsterdam in just under 2 weeks! I am very excited to be going abroad once again and in the company of my wonderful boyfriend. Thanks to a cheap little guidebook I picked up from WHSmiths, we'll now have so much more to explore!
My sister has had HER boyfriend down from Stourbridge and he's been staying these few days. We had a ridiculous laugh playing Little Big Planet on the PS3, covering our pad and each other in stickers! 
Oh and the Pokemon GO craze really is sweeping the nation (and the world) as, while walking with Jackson in his neighbourhood yesterday, it was impossible to miss the many people on their phones, chatting about the many wonderful creatures they'd found. I, however, have not caved for the craze, probably because I never had much interest in Pokemon to begin with.
Anyway that's all for now. I'm hoping to organise a picnic with Jackson and Eloise in Greenwich next week (Monday possibly, I'm not sure yet). 
Until then, Bye!

The 'Heat' Goes On

Well I am currently still melting in the midst of an overly hot summer even which may make sleep a lot harder than usual. But I have a victory in the shape of no sunburn having wandered the streets of Hastings for a few hours in the heat of the day. 
Tomorrow sees the arrival of my giraffe-height sister's equally towering boyfriend who will be staying until the weekend. There is a good half a foot's difference between us!
Also I've now officially started The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood and it's my kind of story to be sure (as Atwood always was).

In the Summer Heat

Oh my, it has been - and continues to be - a sweltering two days, with the mercury hitting nearly 40 Celsius/100 Fahrenheit. I've been in and out of the sun all this time helping my dad to organise our shed, hanging out laundry and such, but the heat is constant no matter where you go. Lying in my room right now, i may as well be in a bread oven, the stifling evening coaxing me to rise like dough. Unfortunately the only thing rising is my core body temperature and the sweat to my skin. I've polished off Austen's Persuasion and next up is Atwood's The Day of the Flood, another thick volume, this time for the apocalypse module. 
My culinary prowess has also been put to the test when I pulled off a perfect tiramisu, and then a turkey lasagne today (using leftover roast turkey from Sunday). 
Tomorrow sees me and the family going back to Hastings for a little shopping, a moderate amount of sea, and a high volume of sunshine. Better pack the sun lotion and shades, it's gonna be a scorcher!
Oh I may have forgot to mention the meal out to Pizza Express with my sister and a few of her old friends. That was an enjoyable affair as I knew them all well enough and we all had a laugh over pizza, calamari and dough balls - and then milkshakes, waffles and crepes in nearby ice cream parlour Creams (one of three in our town thanks to the recent cinema opening).

I travel far for love

I have returned after a long day exploring and exploiting the wonders of Uxbridge. Had to get up at ridiculous o'clock - being 6am - in order to catch a bus at half 8. But by 10, having taken one train and two tubes (that being the London Underground to those unfamiliar with the name), I arrived in fashionable (is it?) Uxbridge. Once I'd addressed the call of nature - a universal problem faced by all on long journeys - I found the shop Jackson was working in (the one he had been relocated to during the Bromley branch refit) and he was obviously surprised to see me. This was lessened only by my ineptitude at springing surprises as I had alluded to such a thing only an hour or so before my arrival. Needless to say, my presence throughout the day was immensely appreciated as I disappeared off to shop from 10.30 til 1.30 but came back now and then. 
I found the nearby Pavillions Shopping Centre to be akin to the smaller centre nearby to Westfield Stratford (if anyone has been to either, they will know what I mean) - smaller and less equipped with bigger chain stores.
However I wished so much that I'd stayed out all day because returning home didn't allow the happy feeling to continue - and I fear tomorrow may prove likewise. 
For now, goodnight.

A Love for the Rugged Beauty

It has been a lazy day today, such as an invalid like myself is bound to take. Finished watching the other three parts to Jane Eyre (most beautiful til the very end). There is no argument that the two main actors were perfectly chosen. I felt like dredging up my old Harry Potter fan fiction after that but didn't get far. The day dulled from there onward.
Tomorrow evening, my sister has arranged a meal out with some friends so I'll be joining them but the main concern is organising a trip to Thorpe Park next week (praying my health improves in time).
Sorry for such a short and nondescript entry. I will admit of feeling the desire to write again though when and what is another matter.

Another Weak[ling] Down

Okay apologies, it's been just over a week since I last wrote but that's only because not a lot has happened, or rather I haven't had the time to get whatever has happened committed to the page (which, in hindsight, are two completely different things). Regardless, with a little free time this evening I can highlight a few things.
I am ill at the moment, a mild chest infection most likely which seems to be making its rounds through the general populace. 
Jackson is better after his initial illness (which I may or may not have mentioned in my last entry). He will be working in the Uxbridge branch of Menkind for at least the next four days. May still drop in on him if I get the chance. 
I have finished course book #2 Cormac MacCarthy's The Road. Very simple yet unique and sad. Onto #3 Austen's Persuasion (already 20+ pages in).
My sister comes back from a short stay with her boyfriend tomorrow. 
I have hardly a clue what I'm up to for the foreseeable future until Amsterdam. Which is about 3 weeks away now. Will need to draw up my packing list and get my Euros soon. So exciting!
Just got to get through as much of my reading as possible now, shake this cough, and enjoy my holiday more.
Tomorrow....Lord knows.
Maybe catch up on another part of the BBC series of Jane Eyre (by far the better rendition than the new movie).

Plenty of SLC (Surprise Love and Care)

I usually start by saying 'I apologise' for the break between entries but to be honest I don't need to. Not much of interest has happened OR I have been unable to find the time to make an entry. Regardless, I am here now.

Saturday was an engaging day, however, at least the evening was when I got dressed up for the birthday meal of my boyfriend's brother. Said boyfriend had sadly [and comically] lost his voice so it was really husky and deep (not the sexy kind though). The restaurant we went to was one of about 4 or 5 new food places opened in Queens Park, Bromley, called Project Pie, a build-your-own pizza joint that knows how to make pizza right. Thin, crispy, and with just the right amount of toppings - dependent on how much you ask for.

Today was an unexpected outing in that Jackson got worse and had to take a day off work. Me being me, and fond of surprises, I decided to drop in and make him feel better. This was achieved after a combined length of 1 1/2 hrs walking and bus riding, but always worth it in the end. I bought him some bananas, a huge bottle of Lucozade, and some cough sweets to aid his recovery.

How the rest of my week will pan out is a bit of a mystery. I'm going shopping with my sister tomorrow, however, so that's a start.