A Different Kind of September

Hi there everyone 😀

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post, which is unusual for me … but then this September was quite different to normal for us in lots of ways. 

For the first time in as far back as I can remember we spent the whole of September at home. Normally … as soon as the schools are back … we are off somewhere exploring. Not this year … we didn’t even manage a sneaky lodge visit.

Saying that … it’s not been uneventful.

Martin has a new knee and … so far … things are looking very promising. We are currently at the lodge and have been doing a bit of walking and Martin is finding a noticeable difference, in a good way, when testing it out on a few gentle walks …

I’m noticing a lot less grumbling and we’ve actually managed to walk at the same pace … and I’d forgotten how nice that can be.

Martin was in hospital for four days and all in all it was a pretty good experience for him. We even managed to have tea together when I was visiting on one occasion …

Since coming out there has been plenty of resting, exercising, ice packs and hospital visits …

I had my first visit and snuggles with this little man …

… and we did manage to fit a few outings in. Our first trip out was an impromptu Friday night meal out with Jo and Steve at one of our favourite spots …

There was also a special celebration for Jackie and Phil’s 40th wedding anniversary which was just the loveliest afternoon spent with their nearest and dearest enjoying good food and plenty of chat …

… and a lunch for me out with my fellow foodbank volunteers …

It was actually quite nice spending such a good chunk of time at home, with not too much on the agenda.

Whilst I was quite busy, with Martin spending time resting his new knee, it was good to be able to make use of all the batch cooking we’d done just before he had his operation … with a really easy roast lamb dinner …

… and some of the shredded lamb going down particularly well …

October started with a full family meal out, followed swiftly by a very nice afternoon tea with mum and my sister, Sarah, to celebrate mum’s birthday. It’s not that often that the three of us spend quality time together and it was a really lovely afternoon … the afternoon tea was a real treat too … we will definitely be visiting there again …

It will be my 60th birthday next month and it’s looking very busy, with lots going on, so we decided to sneak this week in at the lodge … while there was a bit of a gap on the calendar.

It has been lovely so far. The weather has been great and we’ve managed to get out and about a fair bit … but I will tell you more about that next time.

Bye for now 😀

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