Such a lot of something-and-nothing has happened since I was last here. My days are filled with work, mostly, and worrying about work when I'm not there. Not exactly my ideal state of mind. And as you may have guessed, we are still not living in a show home (but we have plans on that front, soon, soon!)
Anyway. Too much thinking about work is not good for the soul, however cheery your job is. And so last week, I was collected straight from work on Wednesday evening and we went to the seaside. Hooray!
We arrived in the dark, and the next morning was misty but as we walked along the front the sky cleared and the sun came out.
We arrived in the dark, and the next morning was misty but as we walked along the front the sky cleared and the sun came out.
I love Scarborough. I know people who hate its tackiness, down-at-heelness, and propensity for doughnut stalls and amusement arcades, but I love all those things about it, and many more. This holiday in particular I appreciated the wide variety of eating establishments it offers, even at this gloomy time of year.
Yes, we were only there for four days, and yes, I did eat all that cake, and more. It was purely in the interests of staying warm and dry...
The weather wasn't too bad actually - the kind of weather that looks grim through the window, but when you're out in it, it's fine. The forecast for our second day was nice, so we took off down the coast on our foldy bikes and had lunch sitting outside.
The weather wasn't too bad actually - the kind of weather that looks grim through the window, but when you're out in it, it's fine. The forecast for our second day was nice, so we took off down the coast on our foldy bikes and had lunch sitting outside.
I was quite taken with the beach huts. So cheerful! And the colours were matched in the older buildings too.
We managed to squeeze in a few trips to other little towns dotted along the coast too - Whitby, Bridlingon, Filey... I love them all. Whitby was bathed in golden light when we arrived.
Filey is the quietest of all those places, and I love the vastness of the beach.
The cliffs rise up behind the beach, but they're not-so-slowly crumbling into the sea, and the effect is quite striking.
We wandered along the sand for a while, and had a cup of tea sitting outside the cafe (outside, again!)
(No, that is not a teabag floating in my mug - perish the thought! It's just a reflection. Always milk after the teabag is out for my tea, please!)
We're home now, and work is still there, and the house still needs doing, but I do at least feel a little bit restored. Just being able to hear the sea helps sometimes, doesn't it?
We're home now, and work is still there, and the house still needs doing, but I do at least feel a little bit restored. Just being able to hear the sea helps sometimes, doesn't it?
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