Back from the beach

[susie_flo]

Guess what?  I'm writing this in the car using G's netbook... I really *heart* technology.
    
What are you all up to?  Are you all busy bees, or are any of you skipping off work like me?
  
G and I have just had a couple of v. pleasant days in Sidmouth.  His mum and her partner took us for bimbles around pretty local places and on a ferry trip to a remote pub for sunday lunch.  On Saturday I took my camera out for beachy walks and was all full of "isn't the seaside gorgeous" (will post a few pics later). 
   
But then my camera battery ran out on Saturday night and I suddenly remembered why the countryside is evil.  The horror, dear fiends, of wanting something and not being able to have it, because everywhere is closed on Sundays... or billions of miles away.   So I had to revert to using my phone for rubbish low-res picture taking.  (Still, better than nothing.)
    
On Sunday we went to a little place called Topsham where they have a big 3-floor antiques warehouse absolutely crammed full of Sue-friendly vintage tat!  (Not posh antiques...  you know the sort of thing.)  I was in shoppy heaven and came away with a stash of vintage buttons and knutting needles (quelle surprise).
   
We should get home around 2-ish... so now I'm wondering how to spend the rest of the afternoon before work starts tomorrow.  THe options are pretty much...

1. loaf around online, uploading my photos and stuff
2. do laundry and other tedious backlogged chores
3. make salted caramels (now I have the required posh salt)

 
Hmmm...

Comments

[sara-lou.livejournal.com]

Did you know my mother lives in Topsham? Was the remote pub the Turf? I love Topsham; the antiques centre is heaven. Also, you have probably just driven very near to where I live on your way home; you could have come to have lunch!

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yes it was The Turf! I had no idea your mum lived there, it's a gorgeous place! And the antique place - is heaven indeed :-)

I wish I had thought to contact you about coming down... we're somewhere around stonehenge now. Lunch would have been lovely... maybe we can arrange next time we visit G's mum?

[sara-lou.livejournal.com]

Oh damn, if I had checked 15 mins ago you were only 20 mins away! :-(
Yes, please do arrange for the next time you're down.

I am quite often tempted to move down to Topsham; I only didn't move there in the first place because P thought it was too far on the train from London on a Friday night for him. :-)

[steer.livejournal.com]

Yesterday I bought a torch you charge by winding which has output adaptors to charge anything which can be recharged using standard mobile adaptors or mini USB.

I cannot believe you are excited by vintage buttons.

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I wish I had one of those... would be an excellent gadge to live in the car for emergencies.

And I'll have you know that vintage buttons are very exciting indeed... (heathen)