A Day In The Life... All The Cake and A Solstice Too

And here we are another Solstice, another birthday, another day in the life of me.

 

So how did my day go...

8.30am

 

Awake and it's a foggy and chilly start to the day.  As you can see Nudge has arrived. Somehow I think he is trying to tell me something...

9.00am

 

Back in bed getting warm again after topping up Nudge's bowl and it's present opening time.  And look at the all the goodies I got.  Socks, jigsaws and a super soft cardigan... in pink no less.  My favourite colour.  And a book on sunflowers.  One of my favourite flowers. I'm feeling very spoilt.

 

And even more birthday jigsaws.  This time from Other Half.  I can't wait to get stuck into these.

10.00am

 

Finally.  The sun is out and it's looking like it's going to be a gorgeous day.

A gorgeous day calls for hamster socks.  So cute and so me.

11.00am

 

Back from a quick morning walk and it's time for a cuppa and a read.

12.30pm

 

A river in the middle of nowhere and we've stopped for a mug of tea from the thermos we've brought with us.  Just sitting and enjoying the sun and the view.

1.00pm

By the sea and another stop and some more sun.  This time we're snacking on some hot chips.  Yum.  And just the thing to keep us warm.

3.00pm

 

Back from our drive and it's time for cake.   And look how pretty it is. 

A few minutes later...

Sitting down with cake, hot chocolate and one of my favourite movies.  Just heavenly.

5.00pm... ish

A gorgeous sunset on a gorgeous day.  And the perfect ending to a solstice day.

Book Talk: I've Been Reading...

Winter.  Cold and wet.  Which of course means lots of reading and endless hot chocolate.  Not a bad way to spend the day when everything outside is gloomy and dull. 

So what have I been reading...

There's nothing more comforting that Chick lit reads.  Especially when accompanied by hot chocolate and cake... or maybe just the cake.  Either way they are my go to reads for all things light and fluffy.

 

I particularly loved Meet Me in the Margins and The Book Share, both of which are set in the world of books.  I mean really... what's not to love.  Just The Way You Are was also another fav read.  Perfect Chick lit reading all round.

From Chick lit to some quirky non fiction reads about a man who decides to celebrate some kind of National or International holiday every day.  Weird but funny and quirky which is so me.

Yep.  More Doctor Audio audios.  

 

As you can see I've been seriously working my way through all my audiobooks.

I love both of these series.  Very dark, very exciting, sometimes even spooky.  And such a great cast.  If you're a Doctor Who fan and like audios I seriously recommend checking these out.  So so good.

June's Plans

The 1st day of winter... and it's warm and sunny.  Which makes no sense what so ever.  Where's the icy cold, the frozen solid ground, the snow???  Somehow I feel just a little bit cheated.  Still on the plus side I've been doing lots of walking.  Lots and lots of walking.  Which I guess makes a nice change from all the gardening I'm generally doing.

As for the rest...

Reading

 

Going super well.  Which is good.  My To Be Read pile is down to just a handful of books.  Which is kind of amazing.  And even better I'm managing on the whole to keep it that way.

Of course my Waiting To Be Read pile is an out of control monster.  But as they are all books waiting to be published there's not much I can do about it except try and not add too many books that I want to read.  

 

We can live in hope.

Knitting

 

This is very much a stop and start project.  Even so I am slowly making progress.  Which is always a good thing. 

 

Now I just have to finish this vest so I can start my next project.

Watching

So many things to watch, so little time.

I am however slowly adding to my Letterboxd reviews and have plans to at least watch Bridgerton, Virgin River and A Discovery of Witches this winter.  I'm thinking I'm going to need a ton of hot chocolate and cake to see this through.

Writing

 

Always, always on the list.  This time round I'm planning on spending 1 day a week on doing some writing.  Even if it's just a few words.

Get Fit and Healthy

Lots of warmish weather means lots of walking.  Hopefully it's at least keeping me reasonably healthier.

 

I'm also making lots of homemade soup which has got to be good for me... I hope.