The negatives
I went to the theatre to see Abigail's Party. The end scene was distressing due to the sound effects used. The whole play eluded to the fact that the leading male character was going to die from a heart attack. References to smoking, drinking, stress from being a white collar worker etc. There was no need to issue any warnings etc, this is life, but the use of guttural breathing sounds and the actors drawing our attentions to these sounds was not necessary. When you've sat with someone and heard what they call the 'death rattle' those sounds and the memory never leave you and it is very disturbing and distressing. Even more so when there is no medical support to explain to you what is happening, just as what was happening in the scene on stage.
The positives
Hoping on a plane and flying to Paris to meet a friend for the Weekend will never be taken for granted in terms of costs, ability and friendship.
Saturday 13th June Off to the Three Counties Summer Show for the day. Well we reached 1pm and my mum and aunt were tired, so we met up with them and brought them home. Peter and I had gone off and done our own thing and as we'd taken a picnic with us we'd saved time queuing for food and had pretty much covered most of the show ground and seen everything. But at £25 each for entry it's quite pricey just for a few hours. Afternoon and evening spent around the garden, weeding, watering and just chilling out. Peter watching the football.
Sunday 14th June Off to the retail park for coffee and some shopping. Home by 11am and I went back to the Three Counties to meet up with child 2, DIL, and the grandchildren. I've got annual membership so for £80 a year I can go as many times as I like to the Spring, Summer and Autumn Show and this was my 4th trip so it's paid for itself and we've still the autumn show to come. We spent time with animals and I saw children from my school showing their sheep. Granddaughter was really interested in this. Back to ours for a roast dinner and the neighbours children came round to play. Another late night for after watering the garden and a bath and sorting the washing. Peter watched more football.
Monday 15th June Into work and absolutely shattered after the weekend. I need more sleep. Home, changed, washing machine on after stripping the beds and met my friend for a coffee and a catch up. Then some shopping and off to the gym to legs, bums and tums getting home at 8pm. I had dinner, a bath and into bed and bringing the washing in and watering the garden. Peter took my mum and aunt home and popped in to visit child 2 and family.
Tuesday 16th June Awake at 5am and sat downstairs in the back room to repack handbag and catch up with blogging. Meeting after work and nipped into town quickly before coming home to change and straight back out to spin class. Dinner, bath, watered the garden, watched some TV then bed.
Wednesday 17th June Home from work, fell asleep on the sofa for an hour, made myself some dinner, sorted some clothes for my weekend trip and went out to the theatre to see Abigail's Party. My friend Jenny who had arranged the trip was taken ill during the day, so I ended up going on my own. Home, watched the second half of the England game, had a bath, did some blogging and bed.
Thursday 18th June Into work and met Peter at the retail park for a coffee then home to pack for tomorrow, had dinner, a bath and an early night.
Friday 19th June At Birmingham Airport for 5am flight to Paris at 8am. Massive queues for security starting downstairs towards arrivals and it took 1 hour 45 mins to get through. No queues at Charles de Gaulle they seems to have abandoned the finger printing. I'd arranged to meet my friend by the ticket machines for the RER (train) she had flown in from South Africa and we made our way to the accommodation. After dumping our bags we went for lunch and did some shopping, then took the train to the Eiffel Tower to sit by the river and eat ice creams. It was so hot around 36c, we got back to the accommodation around 7pm and just chilled out eating fruit, cheese and crackers and booking some attractions for the morning.
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So sorry about the end scene at the theatre. It does sound very disturbing.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a good time at the Three Counties show, especially with the grandkids. No wonder by Wednesday you needed a nap on the sofa, things sounds busy with you.
How lovely to meet up with your friend in Paris, I hope you had a great time.
So nice to be able to jet off easily to Paris to meet a friend from elsewhere. It sounds like quite a few airports have stopped doing the new entry checks from what I've seen. Sounds like a busy week with the weekend visits and seeing family/friends.
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