Summertime and a Winter warning 

The trouble with delayed shutter release is that Alice couldn't see exactly how I was positioned. Winter is Coming is good and clear though.  [Click the images.]





 Why this particular hoodie? Oh dear. Alice is such a fan of Game of Thrones that when she saw the lurid garment in a local shop (not HBO!) she just had to buy it. Tastes do differ, sometimes considerably so.

This is a somewhat better position for me, I think. On the subject of Winter in Westeros, see this article and another one here too.

Yesterday we experienced our first really summery day this year, with blossoms on the trees everywhere.

We were on the green green Meadows, where folk were enjoying the sunshine, eating sandwiches, using their smart phones (they just can't leave them alone, it seems) reading, playing ball games and all that usual human outdoor activity.

So we had a picnic on the grass.

Oh, those little Pepperami are so scrumptious! And yoghurt coated raisins are simply to die for!

Like that other Alice, we were considering whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies.

But sadly no White Rabbit passed us by.

So I had some more crisps, and a drink of Peach, Camomile & Green Tea (it's really most refreshing) before we admired the blossoms once more.

Then we sinfully went to the cinema (on a sunny day!) to see The Salvation.  Wow!

We're off on our little jaunt to Yorkshire soon. Watch this space. . . .

Games, various   

Just a quick post about a recent visit. We went off to "babysit" the grandchildren again. But they're certainly no longer babies! Look what the girl (now 9) has made!

You can get a better idea from this angle. Isn't it great!

Click on the photos to see a bigger size. This one is "Xtra Large", even better still, so if you right click to open on its own, you can read the details on the board. She had the cards and the little figures already, and the dice is her Dad's, but the all-important board is really her own work, with only a few very minor suggestions from Alice. In fact she was very determined not to take just any old advice. Good on her, I say!

Once the kids were in bed we settled down to catch up with the wonderful Game of Thrones. [The link is to the first ever episode. Click on "HBO Game of Thrones" to go to other ones.] This is Braavos from the current Season 5 title sequence. See a clever compilation of all the title sequences so far on YouTube here.

And there are various plots afoot in Dorne. Yes, I know it's all hot and Summery down there! I kept my scarf on because I can feel horribly chilly when they take us to the Wall and beyond, which they always do...

Particularly nasty stuff up North at the moment. Uuuuhhhhh...

The cat of the household waits on the stairs as we go up to bed, hoping she'll be given some crunchy treats. Usually not.

The grand-daughter gave us her room for the night (while she bunked in with her brother) and we had some of her teddies too.

Owl read us all a good-night story, but Alice still had trouble getting to sleep. She thinks she's got far too much she has to do before we go away. I say she worries far too much. Chill out woman! You only live once.