Proposals and Padlocks

 Phew. What a week! The Butlins 70s was so much fun. We always know it'll be good with Ruth and Dave as our fellow weekenders lol. Mind you, I wasn't so sure the night that Ruth dressed as a punk. Talk about terrifying! David Essex was unrecognisable and not very mobile, but he still had a glint in his eye and a great voice. Many of the singers and musicians had seen younger days (lol haven't we all?) but the talent. Wow. Each time I go, I am blown away. I think, out of all of them, I lost my head most at the Bee Gees tribute band. 

We picked Anthony up from Taunton on the way back from Minehead and then he and I went to a meeting at A2A in Yeovil. From there, the manager showed us a property in Yeovil that has a vacancy. They appear willing to support him, but we are now trying to set up a time to view another facility of theirs in Yeovil but they seem very busy and it's hard to get hold of anyone. Once we know where Ant feels he would best fit in, we can get the ball rolling (although, from past experience, the ball rolls at the speed of a boulder going uphill...).

'The Hollow' at the Swan last Wednesday was brilliant. Their productions always are. I was obsessed with reading Christie's books when I was a teenager, but it's been decades. I really need to pick up another one. There just aren't enough hours in the day! I've just downloaded Sam Neill's new autobiography on Audible for when I'm out walking Leia, or out in the car. I can tell already that I'm going to enjoy it. 

Tuesday, I finally completed the serial proposal and first instalment for The People's Friend. I was so relieved, I looked at my watch, looked at the Cineworld app and thought 'sod it. I'm off to the cinema.'  Quickly booked online and off I went. Once I was at the desk, they seemed to be taking some time. The screen number didn't match up. Not surprising really, as I 'd booked for the following day by mistake. 😬 Had to rectify it at the counter and got into the auditorium just as the titles came up. It was a good film, actually. Rye Lane. I think it was one of those films that was funded by Lottery money etc. I thought it was well done, even if quite short at 1hr 22mins, and was very surprised when the credits rolled as I hadn't seen how long the film was before I went.

What else have I done this week? I can't remember what I did yesterday lol. Took Molly out. Had Albie after school, then fed him and Jamie for tea. Got no writing done. Watched the movie 'Luther' on Netflix. Good, but credibility was definitely stretched in a few places😂. Tasha had another laparoscopy so Reece brought her home from the hospital in the evening. Poor thing. She is struggling today. 

We had a lovely surprise this morning! Jon's sister Lucy and her husband Ian called in as they were passing from Exeter to their home in Farnborough. We hadn't seen them for ages (Jon hadn't seen them for about 5 years!) so it was fantastic to catch up. Things like that make your day, don't they?

Need to get my brain in gear now - I have half an idea for a story, due to some padlocks we saw on the seafront in Minehead. I'm not convinced that I can make a full short story plot from my flicker, but I'm going to try. 

Today's quote: 

“Rarely are opportunities presented to you in a perfect way. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. ‘Here, open it, it’s perfect. You’ll love it.’ Opportunities – the good ones – are messy, confusing and hard to recognize. They’re risky. They challenge you.” —Susan Wojcicki, CEO of Youtube