muggle not Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 We are leaving Friday morning for Pennsylvania. My wife's side of the family are having a family reunion at a State Park in Penn. We are staying two nights in a nice hotel in PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Have a lovely time Muggles. Is that one of your marathon drives again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 naw, a short drive, about 375 miles each way. They are forecasting rain on Saturday for the reunion. However, there will be a large covered pavilion but it will create havoc with the sport games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Have fun muggle, and don't get too wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 @ Talismann Glad it's going a bit better! @ muggle Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 It's Independent Booksellers Week 2013 starting today, so I'm going to make sure I visit as many as I can get to, buying a book in each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) I don't think there are any independent book sellers where I live - unless you count the children's book shop in Reigate, but I don't have kids so that's no use to me. The meeting with my sisters care team went well yesterday. Coran and I have agreed to tentatively re-start contact with her. To begin with it will be supervised by the care team, for an hour every three months. There will be though very strict ground rules - that if she decides not to be there, she will have to wait another three months to see us, that we of course must be there though regardless, and that if she decides to leave and then come back into the room, she will not get extra time. This will over time help to build consistency and teach her responsibility - something that has been all too lacking in her life. It has been a difficult few years with all that she has put us through, but she is still my sister, and I owe it to her to at least try. I am sure though that it will not be easy - for either of us. Later on today I have an appointment at the eye clinic at Dorking hospital to get some tests done on my right eye. It has been watering on and of since about November last year. Even though it stopped as soon as I made the appointment (typical) I still need to go, to make sure all is okay, as you can't be too careful with eyes. I can't say I am looking forward to it though. Still, 2 weeks from now I shall be sitting on board MS Oldenburg at Bideford Quay waiting to sail off to Lundy for a fortnight. I hope the weather gets a bit better ! Edited June 29, 2013 by Talisman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Good luck with your eye appointment! Two days ago my boyfriend and I visisted the Robocup 2013. It's an event, held over a few days, where teams from around the world have competitions to see whose robots are the best, in various categories. I like the Midsize League the best, they are the soccer playing robots that are the most famous. The team from Eindhoven (the Netherlands), Tech United, are generally very good, they became World Champion last year and the several years before that they kept coming second. I don't know what it was before then. Anyway, I'm hoping they do really well this year. So far they have been doing well. We watched a competition, as well as other robots from other categories too. My dad is very involved in this, it's a part of his job (although not a big part consider the whole year). He helps and supports the team (he's professor at the university in Eindhoven, the TU/e) and he talks with the press. It was great to go to the event and take a look at everything, I love the soccer playing robots the most (it is the aim that they can beat human players in 2050), it's just fun to see them play. I'm quite tired now from all of it, even though we went on the quietest day. It's at times like this, where I can't just go do something fun that I want to do, that I really feel the downside of my sensory issues. I'm low on energy, which means I'm also low on patience and processing ability (so talking with people or any other input, is pretty difficult). I was hoping I'd feel better today than yesterday, but so far I feel still tired. Hopefully it'll be a bit better later on, but I'm not sure as generally in the morning I feel the best. Yesterday afternoon I felt better than yesterday morning though, so there is hope. Hopefully I'll feel better in a few days, at the very least after my presentation is all done in less than two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleonora Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I hope you'll feel better very soon Athena. Some friends of mine went to Robocup too as they were on holiday in Netherlands, they had a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 That's great to hear ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Had a lovely day today - started off with a gorgeous morning walk around Westonbirt Arboretum. I love the walk around the Silk Wood there, as it's not too long (takes me about an hour and a quarter), none of the hills are too steep, and I love visiting my favourite trees each time. We then carried on to Tetbury and had a lovely wander around the shops, including a visit to The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, and as I mentioned earlier, it's Independent Booksellers Week 2013, so I made sure to buy a book there - Fibber in the Heat by Miles Jupp. Another little drive took us onto Cirencester, and another quick mooch around with a stop off in Octavia's bookshop, and another book purchased - My Animals and Other Family by Clare Balding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Those trees are beautiful! I'm glad you're having fun . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 On our hols at Center Parcs, Penrith. If anyone has any spare sunshne to share please send it this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleonora Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I have plenty of hot burning sunshine.. I can send some if you give me some rain. I could do with a little wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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