Me on Monday

 

Me on Monday ... ready for my bed after a long day at work following a hectic, but brilliant weekend.

 

Saturday was Harry Potter day!  Months ago, I booked myself on to the tour of the Making of Harry Potter at the Warner Bros Studios, using the local coach firm again, and I've been looking forward to it ... so much so, that I was worried that it wouldn't live up to my expectations but it was all I was hoping for and more.  Highlights of the day include seeing the original concept art, the wand making demo, the animatronics (especially Buckbeak!) and that feeling of wonder as we all walked into the Great Hall at the start of the tour.  It was amazing but I won't say any more about it for now as I plan to write a post about it.

 

Sunday's events had both been planned for a while as well.  The afternoon was one of the photo walks with the camera group; this one was a workshop, led my myself, to help the less experienced members of the group understand the basics of photography (composition, aperture, focus, and exposure).  We met in Lacock and spent a very pleasant couple of hours wandering around the village together; spending time like this with people who share the same hobby and understand what you're talking about is a fantastic way of relaxing.

 

Sunday evening was spent with friends in The King's Arms, puzzling our brains over the monthly charity quiz.  We didn't do so well this time, let down by our lack of knowledge on the picture round, which was scary characters from films; we recognised most of them but couldn't get the character name.  Still, it was fun, lots of chat, plenty of laughs, so a good evening all round.

 

Today I've been teaching all day.  It was tough going as the children know that they break for half term in three days time, so were on the downward spiral in terms of behaviour.  It made for a very long day!  Tonight, I've tidied the kitchen (long overdue!), cooked a warming meal and will settle down to listen to some music, then maybe watch something on the TV. 

 

As for the rest of the week, I'll be teaching tomorrow afternoon and then my half term break starts. I'm going to the Odeon Screen Unseen tomorrow night, going to a board games night on Wednesday and will be meeting Joy for lunch on Thursday.  It should be a fun week.

 

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