Le Weekend, c'est Grey and Wet.
I had a mission yesterday, and I'm quite excited to have headed into the depths of Devon to accomplish it. No pictures of this bit, cos it would mean nothing, but I went to find an archery shop, and I bought a wrist guard, finger tab, and a quiver of my own... *g* They're not gorgeously rustically ye olde leathere, which is what I aspire to one day, but they're mostly black and red and Will Do the Job. We're not "allowed" to buy our own bows and arrows and so on yet, not until we've been proper club members for a while, but they said it was a good idea to have your own things like this, and I agreed... Plus, shiny new toys. *g*
But then I decided to come home via Montacute House, thinking I'd have a walk around the grounds while the weather was still holding, and it turned out the house was open, so I walked around there instead while the season is still quiet... I didn't have much time to linger, but I managed a few pics... *g*
From my favourite room. Obviously.
It was Tudor house, and somehow really felt it. I'll go back and take better pics with more time, one day...
The very top was a long gallery that smelled gorgeously of the matting on the floor, with pics from the National Portrait Gallery, of the Tudor and Stuart kings and queens associated with the place.
And there was a wee hothouse, where they'd at least managed to tuck some daffs and hyacinths, so it smelled rather gorgeous as you walked in.
And finally, as I had a coffee and a read in the courtyard, I looked up and there was this tree, like a giant dark dandelion against the sky... *g*
And then I went home and made pizza for dinner (well, frozen rosemary-pizzabase, which is delish) and watched The Voice. I did prefer the choose-y bits (were they the "battles", or is this the "battles"?) to these narrowing-the-competition bits, but it kept me watching, and I continue to enjoy how pleased everyone is to be doing it all. *g* And then there was reading, and bed...
Today the world is grey and wet and windy, and an excellent day for staying indoors. I currently just want to read all the books but I will probably do other things too... *g* Such as review some of the books that I've been reading, and am behind in doing...
Oh, and I've been thinking it might be quite handy to have a list of m/m books that I've liked and ones that have been recced etc., cos I'm still struggling to find ones that don't niggle at me, and I'd like to try and work out why. So maybe that'll be a job for today. And some writing. And some tidying. And all the dozens of things that I probably don't have time for with our Lost Hour. But pottering. There'll be pottering. *g*
How's your weekend? *g*
But then I decided to come home via Montacute House, thinking I'd have a walk around the grounds while the weather was still holding, and it turned out the house was open, so I walked around there instead while the season is still quiet... I didn't have much time to linger, but I managed a few pics... *g*
From my favourite room. Obviously.
It was Tudor house, and somehow really felt it. I'll go back and take better pics with more time, one day...
The very top was a long gallery that smelled gorgeously of the matting on the floor, with pics from the National Portrait Gallery, of the Tudor and Stuart kings and queens associated with the place.
And there was a wee hothouse, where they'd at least managed to tuck some daffs and hyacinths, so it smelled rather gorgeous as you walked in.
And finally, as I had a coffee and a read in the courtyard, I looked up and there was this tree, like a giant dark dandelion against the sky... *g*
And then I went home and made pizza for dinner (well, frozen rosemary-pizzabase, which is delish) and watched The Voice. I did prefer the choose-y bits (were they the "battles", or is this the "battles"?) to these narrowing-the-competition bits, but it kept me watching, and I continue to enjoy how pleased everyone is to be doing it all. *g* And then there was reading, and bed...
Today the world is grey and wet and windy, and an excellent day for staying indoors. I currently just want to read all the books but I will probably do other things too... *g* Such as review some of the books that I've been reading, and am behind in doing...
Oh, and I've been thinking it might be quite handy to have a list of m/m books that I've liked and ones that have been recced etc., cos I'm still struggling to find ones that don't niggle at me, and I'd like to try and work out why. So maybe that'll be a job for today. And some writing. And some tidying. And all the dozens of things that I probably don't have time for with our Lost Hour. But pottering. There'll be pottering. *g*
How's your weekend? *g*