Another month has sped by and half a year has passed already. Crazy or what!
Reading. The only reading I’m doing at the moment is reading about books I might want to read. Haha. Oh and reading blogs of course. 😊 I really need an incredibly short novel to get me started, if anyone has any recommendations…
Watching. Now that I’ve finished 7 seasons of Grace & Frankie ( sob! ) ,I am in need of something else to fill that time in the day between my early morning shift and my late afternoon shift. Of course I do get on with housework and take Hugo out as well, I am not a complete couch potato. Honest! I quickly sped through Russian Doll starring the brilliant Natasha Lyonne , in the first season she gets stuck in a timewarp where she has to celebrate her 36th Birthday everyday. But she also has to die everyday, so not all good. Wil and I watched a film, Dog starring Channing Tatum as a War Veteran assigned to take a War Hero dog to her handlers funeral. Not all runs smoothly on this Road/Buddy movie, it’s an enjoyable ( occasionally hard) watch.
Eating. A Heat-Up to Eat-Up Take-Away has sprung up nearby ,so one Friday night we ordered a yummy platter. Grounded in Clitheroe is hoping to open as a deli shortly too. Can’t wait to buy some more globally inspired nibbly bits soon.
Walking. I have blogged about a walk from Shap in Cumbria and a walk that features wildflower meadows at Slaidburn in Lancashire , this month. Just incase you missed them. 😁 I find myself regularly doing 25 thousand + steps a day at the moment ,due to walking up and down corridors at work and walking the dog.
Animal Encounters. June was the month I held a snake called April. April is a Milk 🐍 Snake. Milk Snakes aren’t venomous happily , their bright colours fool potential predetors into thinking they are dangerous. I did the Animal Encounters Experience again in Melmerby, this time with friends , who were stopping with me at the van. If you don’t fancy getting up close and personal with snakes and hissing cockroaches, there are also alpacas, llamas, ponies, rabbits and goats to cuddle.
Enjoying. Flowers that resemble insects. A couple of beautiful bee orchids are in flower in the quarry area at Cross Hill Nature Reserve , saw them on a dog walk. So bee 🐝 autiful. ❤️
Friends Becoming 50. No not me! Not quite yet. The first of a group of good friends hit the big 50 last weekend. She had a 70s/80s/90s themed party at her home , with a cheesy disco, We had a really fun time. Happy Birthday Jo!
See you in July. 💗
sunshine and celandines 
I do enjoy these monthly round ups!
Thanks! 🙂
Oh, you’re braver than me handling a snake…
It was that or a python.. : b x
Well, Channing Tatum with a wolfy looking dog is an enticing prospect! That man is very easy on the eyes 😄
I hear you about the reading slump, I haven’t read a book in ages. I just haven’t found anything that catches me. I’m still listening to Audiobooks but think that actually makes it harder to get back to reading!
Yes the film sold me , just by having Channing and a dog in it. 😁
Still not listened to an audio book in my life. X
When I read about your Slaidburn (Coronation Meadow walk) I thought I must tell Himself we should visit too – we have done annually for a while now as I love the wild flowers… guess what!?! I forgot🙄wonder what the meadows look like now…
You should still go, think it will be even lovelier. Still a few weeks of wonderful wildflowers. 🙂
What a great month, looks like you’ve had lots of fun. I don’t mind snakes but not sure I’d like the hissing cockroaches. 🙈
No, I wasn’t up for holding one. They were big! X
This sounds like it was a fun month with a lot of adventures!
😁
I am most impressed at 25000 steps per day! I did almost that yesterday (unusual for me) and I was exhausted.
I was surprised I do that many. They are spread over the day, I feel pretty knackered but getting used to it ~ the early morning shift is one I recently picked up. It’s definitely added to my steps.Sounds like you had an epic walk!
Not really an epic walk, I just had a lot on in different parts of the city, and I try not to drive or use public transport unless I absolutely have to. It’s my only attempt at fitness!
Mine too. 🙂
Sounds like a lovely month of happenings. Thanks for sharing some summery fun for us wet & cold folks down under. Take care & hugs.
Thanks Susan 😌 x
Looks like you have had another lovely month filled with fun and wonderful things. I hear you on reading slumps it is easy to get into them isn’t, it often happens for me after I have had a really good book and then I don’t know what to follow it up with. I hope you find a book that hits the spot soon.
Another lovely month. Enjoyed reading this post.
The heat-up and eat-up takeaway sounds great.
My year of school friends have are now turning 50 (mine was last December) and over on FB I’ve started a photo album called School Kids Turning 50, where anyone I encounter who went to either of my three schools with me is required to have a selfie with me. It’s been quite popular-some are making requests to feature, some are actively avoiding me 😂 but everyone is waiting to see who is posted next and it’s serving a great half-century childhood nostalgia need.
Haha, what a great idea. Love it. Plus they are getting to pose with a famous poet. 🙂
You’d think that would be an attraction, wouldn’t you 😂
sounds like a fun and interesting month. Well done