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All good things come to an end...or do they?

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So, there you have it.  I decided, once Amy started going back to work I'd wrap this blog up. And so, after Amy being back at work for the last few weeks, the time has come to stop my fingers flying over the keys and to close the laptop. Amy went back to work three weeks ago for two mornings, Tuesday and Thursday. The Tuesday was tough and despite only staying for the morning and 'saying hello to people and hugging a lot' and not a lot else, she was exhausted. By the Thursday she felt much better and felt awake enough to join her colleagues for a drink after work. Last week the mornings became days and next week she will be doing 3 full days. I think by the time the term ends, she will be back to 5 days a week. It's a good time to go back. With exams, some of her classes aren't happening so it's an easier slide in, and she's not doing her job as she was yet, that's a step too far at the moment. Perhaps by September. So it seems that 7 months after this w
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And that, as they say, was that.

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Wow. Where do I begin? What a weekend! Two days of glorious sunshine, beautiful views, sore feet and aching muscles but wow! So where do I begin? At the beginning of course. Friday afternoon I left home to catch the train to London. Retford is a cute little old fashioned station and as I stood on the platform waiting for the train I felt a bit like I was willingly going for a weekend of torture and  I had to question my sanity. An hour and a half later I was at Kings Cross. I'm very familiar with Kings Cross now and I love it, and I was excited about meeting Phoebe for a carb fest. We found a lovely Italian restaurant called Casa Tua, just a six minute walk from Kings Cross Station. Really excellent pasta and lovely service. I must admit, I tend not to eat a lot of pasta these days so all the pasta of the previous couple of days and on Friday was an absolute joy, I was loving it!  It was so fabulous to have a good excuse to catch up with Phoebe too.  From there it was back to the s
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