Pic of the week 11/12/22
On Tuesday Becky and I went to Bristol to see Scouting for Girls. They were, of course, excellent. To be honest, at 5pm on a dark, chilly December evening the thought of schlepping into Bristol did not fill me with complete joy: tired towards the end of a busy, busy term I would have happily sat in front of the telly, in my comfy chair and comfy pants, and nodded off. But tickets had been bought back in March and so off we headed – and it reminded me of why it is so important to do “stuff.” It was great. They belted out the classics, engaged and included the audience and I had a wonderful time singing along with hundreds(thousands?) of others in the Bristol 02.
And then, eventually, term did finally end, and the temperature has plummeted. A hard frost yesterday morning, and Becky & I went out for a wlak in the winter wonderland. The landscape was beautiful – Narnia-esque, everything was coated in white frost.
Today has also been cold, and I could feel ice underfoot as I went for my morning run, but not as beautiful – not so much frost, as ice, no sinshineand grey skies. This morning we did even have some snow for 30 minutes or so, that did begin to settle in sheltered spots, but never threatening to become disruptive (although they have had more in the Cotswolds)
Its set to remain cold for a few days – a good job that we are jetting off to Malaga on Tuesday (although the forecast is for rain when we are there)
And this post wouldn’t be complete without mention of the World Cup. Last night England lost 2-1 in the quarter finals to France, an exciting game in which England played well. Earlier in the afternoon, Morocco had defeated Portugal to become the first African side to ever reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, and all the more exciting that we are supporting Morocco because of Sam’s recent trip. (Croatia have also made the semis, and I’ll be rooting for them in their game against Argentina) It has become quite an exciting tournament, with a few shocks and surprises, although not sure my interest will last with England out, and us in Spain for the two semis.