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Jan. 3rd, 2009 10:39 pmThe best part of five days without my LJ! *shudders*
But, it was nice to see my sister, her husband, and the Adorable Niece and Nephew. Their house is very splendid, an ancient farmhouse of great size with not a right angle in sight - I get quite seasick walking along the landing to the bathroom - and the living room has a fireplace a person could probably live in if there wasn't a big black wood-burning stove in there.
It is Very Pretty in Devon. And should anyone fancy a stay in the area, the converted barns make very pretty holiday cottages. We went to the beach at Westward Ho! on New Year's Day. It's a good beach. It was... bracing. There were crazy people surfing. Next time we visit, I am determined that we shall see the sheep racing at The Big Sheep, because after all, who could miss that?
Yesterday we bought trout from the local trout farm, an experience which included seeing them being smacked on the head, which made me feel somewhat guilty. But they were very tasty.
And, we took Twister and Pictionary with us, andforced them to play introduced them to the pleasure of playing games. Adorable Niece was particularly taken with Twister, and made noble efforts, but when you are Only Six, there are some stretches you just can't make. Adorable Nephew was more excited by Pictionary, at which he was surprisingly good, although naturally the Girls Team was victorious. It's nice to do proper, old-fashioned things instead of being glued to the telly all the time - particularly when part of the telly-watching included the arrival of celebrities at the Big Brother house. Really, I could sense brain cells dying off, all over the country.
Also watched 'Prince Caspian' on DVD. It's so aggravating to see the film 'of' a beloved book and discover that yet again the film-makers have failed to notice what is actually appealing about the story, and have bunged in a lot of nonsense instead.
Anyway, we're back, all four of us instantly gravitating to our separate computers. My cat seems pleased by this, and has twice clawed her way up the back of my computer chair to purr against my shoulders. Oh, and I should mention that for Christmas I received a handbag that looks like a Yorkie dog. I can't decide whether to call it Poochie or Paris.
But, it was nice to see my sister, her husband, and the Adorable Niece and Nephew. Their house is very splendid, an ancient farmhouse of great size with not a right angle in sight - I get quite seasick walking along the landing to the bathroom - and the living room has a fireplace a person could probably live in if there wasn't a big black wood-burning stove in there.
It is Very Pretty in Devon. And should anyone fancy a stay in the area, the converted barns make very pretty holiday cottages. We went to the beach at Westward Ho! on New Year's Day. It's a good beach. It was... bracing. There were crazy people surfing. Next time we visit, I am determined that we shall see the sheep racing at The Big Sheep, because after all, who could miss that?
Yesterday we bought trout from the local trout farm, an experience which included seeing them being smacked on the head, which made me feel somewhat guilty. But they were very tasty.
And, we took Twister and Pictionary with us, and
Also watched 'Prince Caspian' on DVD. It's so aggravating to see the film 'of' a beloved book and discover that yet again the film-makers have failed to notice what is actually appealing about the story, and have bunged in a lot of nonsense instead.
Anyway, we're back, all four of us instantly gravitating to our separate computers. My cat seems pleased by this, and has twice clawed her way up the back of my computer chair to purr against my shoulders. Oh, and I should mention that for Christmas I received a handbag that looks like a Yorkie dog. I can't decide whether to call it Poochie or Paris.