The trouble with this trying to get caught up writing about all the things I've been doing, is that I seem to be doing things faster than I can write about them, so I just keep getting further behind. I guess as problems go it's a good one to have :D
So a few weeks ago I went to Cambridge for the weekend. I was staying with![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
emperor and atreic, and seeing them was the main purpose of the visit. I turned up fairly late on Friday evening, and spent a while putting the world to rights with Matthew whilst we waited for Sally to get home, and then the three of us stayed up perhaps a bit later than was sensible, but it was so very very good to catch up, and sometimes when the conversation is determined not to stop flowing you just have to run with it.
On Saturday morning, after a certain amount of logistical faff Sally and I made it to Parkrun, and despite arriving about 20 minutes late she made it in time to do her volunteering stint handing out tokens, and I overtook the tail-walker with a respectable amount of time to spare. Afterwards there was cake to celebrate various people's 100th and 250th Parkrun and general merriment, before I went off to have lunch withthe_elyan at Restaurant 22. It's under new management since the last time I went, and although the decor is now a bit more classic restaurant and less "you've accidentally wandered into someone's living room" the food remains excellent and remarkably good value.
That evening I went back to Girton for more delicious food. I had forgotten to mention to my gracious hosts that I was not having puddings for Lent, which led to adding a cheese-board to an already cheese heavy menu, but it was all utterly delicious, and I'm very grateful to them for indulging me :D After dinner they introduced me to the game Azul, which I'd heard good things about, and definitely lived up to them - one to add to our collection, I think.
Sunday morning involved running from Girton to LSM carrying all my luggage (including a leather trenchcoat) on my back. This was a plan that made sense logistically, but may in retrospect have been a bit daft. I got in to church with a little over an hour to kill, so I dropped off my bag in the sacristy, and enjoyed the feeling of lightness for the rest of my run. Being back at LSM for Mass was delightful as ever, and I had a nice chat with Fr Bishop over coffee. From thence I went to the Pint Shop for lunch with Matthew (Sally had gone off to run a marathon), and Roger (winodw). It is very pleasing how much better the mid-range dining options have become since I left Cambridge.
After lunch I made my way back to London for our house date night, where we played a couple of very enjoyable games of Ticket to Ride, before a nice early night to prepare me for heading back to Huddersfield at Oh God o'clock the next morning.
So a few weeks ago I went to Cambridge for the weekend. I was staying with
emperor and atreic, and seeing them was the main purpose of the visit. I turned up fairly late on Friday evening, and spent a while putting the world to rights with Matthew whilst we waited for Sally to get home, and then the three of us stayed up perhaps a bit later than was sensible, but it was so very very good to catch up, and sometimes when the conversation is determined not to stop flowing you just have to run with it.On Saturday morning, after a certain amount of logistical faff Sally and I made it to Parkrun, and despite arriving about 20 minutes late she made it in time to do her volunteering stint handing out tokens, and I overtook the tail-walker with a respectable amount of time to spare. Afterwards there was cake to celebrate various people's 100th and 250th Parkrun and general merriment, before I went off to have lunch with
the_elyan at Restaurant 22. It's under new management since the last time I went, and although the decor is now a bit more classic restaurant and less "you've accidentally wandered into someone's living room" the food remains excellent and remarkably good value. That evening I went back to Girton for more delicious food. I had forgotten to mention to my gracious hosts that I was not having puddings for Lent, which led to adding a cheese-board to an already cheese heavy menu, but it was all utterly delicious, and I'm very grateful to them for indulging me :D After dinner they introduced me to the game Azul, which I'd heard good things about, and definitely lived up to them - one to add to our collection, I think.
Sunday morning involved running from Girton to LSM carrying all my luggage (including a leather trenchcoat) on my back. This was a plan that made sense logistically, but may in retrospect have been a bit daft. I got in to church with a little over an hour to kill, so I dropped off my bag in the sacristy, and enjoyed the feeling of lightness for the rest of my run. Being back at LSM for Mass was delightful as ever, and I had a nice chat with Fr Bishop over coffee. From thence I went to the Pint Shop for lunch with Matthew (Sally had gone off to run a marathon), and Roger (winodw). It is very pleasing how much better the mid-range dining options have become since I left Cambridge.
After lunch I made my way back to London for our house date night, where we played a couple of very enjoyable games of Ticket to Ride, before a nice early night to prepare me for heading back to Huddersfield at Oh God o'clock the next morning.
