Out of office is on, I am in the bath with a beer and a book. Fortnight off, wahoo! (I mean I *was* supposed to be spending it in the US seeing friends [sobbb] but I'll take leisurely local ventures.)
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Thus far I have had a wonderful day with a friend at the Yorkshire Arboretum (saw two red squirrels!!) and spent a day gently tidying the house and reading in the yard.
I was impelled and scared by Anne Applebaum's Autocracy, Inc. and am currently deeply enjoying Julian Barnes' delightfully gossipy The Man in the Red Coat. It's important to balance serious investigation into how the world operates with wry asides about Dr Pozzi of the famous Sargent portrait.
Brief jaunt to Leeds (sorry Leeds pals, I ended up with an afternoon union thing so couldn't arrange hijinks!) to be taught about the brave new makeup worlds of ... well, concealer and blusher. And then a union stewarding meeting (yes I know, I'm on leave, but it was worth it). Now? G&T in the yard.
I was (in retrospect) so spoiled by seeing them fairly frequently on the IoW, so it was very exciting to see them! The male was quite skittish but the female just hung out fairly close to the viewing platform for about ten minutes. Thrilling!!
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