"Reunited..and it feels so good"

Well apologies readers I know it's been a long while since my last blog.. it's been a very busy few weeks! As you can see from my first picture here I have been reunited with my beloved Norfolk Wellies.. they were housing several spiders and lots of dust. As neglectful as it may seem, despite two weeks together they didn't actually breathe any fresh air.. it's not my fault.. it was flip-flop weather. A reappearance of the sun was so exciting it prompted many outdoor trips where tanning and ice cream devouring were a priority. What better way to get outdoors than to look at a map and just think "Right.. north, east, south or west?". South it is.. Our Birkenstocks and Converse enjoyed escaping to Bury St Edmunds and eating Sunday lunch in The Bushel.. whilst lunch was nice dessert was amazing. Not only did they have some amazing cakes and puddings but all served with different flavour Movenpick ice cream.. NOM NOM NOM. Whilst on another trip to the south we also visited Banham Zoo.. I had to limit myself to one picture from my trip which was so difficult.. so many beautiful animals lounging around in the sun. So here is a very cute, hairy donkey.

One of my favourite parts of our British summers is having daylight right into the evening.. it just feels like there is so much more you can do every day. My time in Norfolk was all about stretching out as much daylight as possible and squeezing in as much as possible. Being situated close to such pretty scenery means getting your shoes on and going exploring.. be it just walking around the local area or packing some good reading material and heading to the coast.

On this particular trip to the coast the mission was one of fishy origins.. Mackerel. Tipped off that the North Norfolk coast was being visited by a fishy tribe we followed our flip-flops to the sea and set up rods.. and camping chairs.. and the latest edition of National Geographic.. I'm more of a fishy 'spectator'.  The night at the beach was a very pretty one indeed however and a great opportunity to take some lovely snaps of a very orange sunset.. and of course my tootsies playing in the sand.. again I've had to limit photographs to save you!

Whilst at my Norfolk retreat I often spend large amounts of time amusing myself.. which usually coinsides well with reading and work I need to catch up on.. it's great for reading with a clear head and no distractions. Whilst strictly being on holiday I did pack my work folder and managed to get a lot done.. (whilst sunbathing with the dog, naturally) and feel good to have got a head start. I do, during this time feel a little guilty about merrily laying in the sun whilst friends are back at home, a little neglected perhaps. I don't think neglect is the correct word maybe.. it seems life for most people is very busy these days and meeting up with friends and loved ones can take as much planning as a military operation.. Isn't it a shame we don't just knock on each others doors anymore.

Once south had been tried and tested we travelled further north to Wells.. the most North I have been in Norfolk in fact! A pretty seaside town is a good description of Wells and as such... FISH AND CHIPS!!!!!

From chips to crabs.. and crabbing in particular.. possibly a new favourite hobby of mine and potential Olympic event for 2016??!? Whilst the chips in Wells were fab.. the crabbing not so much.. so onto Blakeney for better crab opportunities.. which were bigger.. and scarier! May have run away from one crab.. not my proudest moment. The picture of our crabbing net however only has tiddlers in it so please don't think I'm that much of a big girl. 

Some other favourites from my time in Norfolk are playing scrabble in the garden of an evening with a glass of wine.. perfect.. especially when you can take several points for spelling out 'penis' on the board.. magic. 

Other than that my time was spent on one thing and one thing only.. The Olympics.. Nuff said. 

(P.S reader.. apologies for the 'all over the place' layout of this blog entry.. I may investigate a new host for this blog as the layout tools available really are.. well.. shite.)