Now that the weather is great and the flowers are blooming, we took a trip to the Hitchin Lavender Field! Neither of us have ever been to a lavender field before, but we wanted to walk in the sea of purple fields and hang out together. It seemed like a great day to spend a lazy afternoon, so we headed off to explore and enjoy the nice sunny weather! We did book ahead, making sure we had tickets and could go on in, and then appeared for our time slot.
Back at the start of the year, I made a decision that the house would try and do more activities away from screens. There were a lot of reasons why we decided to make a move – the adults of the house both work in games, and work from home, so a lot of our time is spent working in front of monitors, but that is very much a situation we have chosen ourselves. As we work in games we always have something new for the kids to watch or play with, and it’s certainly nice (for me) to have them share a hobby with me. However, they came to expect it, and they came to be very reluctant to move away from the screen. I would suggest we go to play in the garden and be met with grumbles!
So, we took to the road more often, saw more sights. We got a new printer so we could print more stuff off and then… well, Covid-19 happened and all of a sudden there was more time (and we needed the printer) and the way that the day worked changed. We also couldn’t get out to the same places in the same way, uh oh!
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It’s no secret that I love Japanese food, I adore a good ramen, a well made broth, a bunch of different toppings. I like eating a variety of food, but after months of lockdown, I just wanted a bowl of ramen. I was absolutely delighted that Bone Daddies in London opened back up (with social distancing measures) to serve some food I hadn’t had in far too long. Dann and I went along to the first weekend they opened back up, hoping to be warmed on a rainy day by a nice bowl of soup.
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[Ad- gifted product] I’ve had quite a few messenger bags (or satchels, if you will) over the years, due in part to the fact that the best ones can fit a tablet or laptop in them with no issue. They also give ample space for cables, promotional goods and the mass of business cards which I receive whenever I attend an event for work, and all without having to pull the thing off of my back.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, something happened to my previous, trusty bag, and all of a sudden I was in need of a new one. Perfect timing for us to grab a Canvas Satchel bag (from Delton Bags), which we got from the Trendhim site, then, and – as it happens – it is incredibly similar to my previous ones. So no complaints there. Most importantly, the bag had an absolute mass of storage locations. On either side of the bag, there are drink holders which are always welcome when you’re working your way around an event hall – although these don’t tend to see much use if you have a laptop with a 17″ or greater screen.
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While it’s easy to look back at the various decades that have passed now and point out the large trends that really defined them, people rarely take a step back and look at their home interior choices looking for similar patterns. Naturally, as you probably do yourself, we often just get on with things around the house, dismissing signs of the times like carpeted bathrooms, or cupboards built entirely around water heating units – If you’ve got either of those in your house, then you’ve probably got a new-build from the 90s too. While it’s easy to look back at the various decades that have passed now and point out the large trends that really defined them, people rarely take a step back and look at their home interior choices looking for similar patterns.
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