{"id":883,"date":"2020-08-06T15:31:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/?p=883"},"modified":"2020-08-06T15:33:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T22:33:14","slug":"6th-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/2020\/08\/6th-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"6th August 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Feeling:<\/strong>\u00a0OK<\/li><li><strong>Listening to:<\/strong>\u00a0Nothing today<\/li><li><strong>Watching<\/strong>:\u00a0The Umbrella Academy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Woke at about 9 feeling a bit under the weather &#8211; sore throat &amp; generally a bit lacking in energy. The kids were awake but in bed reading, and they both stayed that way until about 11am. D was already up of course and waiting for a shopping delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Had breakfast on the deck, and then actually read a book for the first time for ages. I&#8217;ve been in a reading slump since we went into lockdown and have barely read any fiction since March. When I have tried to read I&#8217;ve just not managed to get into the book and given up. So this morning I sat down with a book I got for Christmas: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson. It&#8217;s a sequel to Skyward which I really enjoyed, and so I&#8217;m not really sure why it&#8217;s taken me so long to pick up this one. Immediately I was back with familiar characters and an exciting dogfight in space for the opening chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_6256-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-884\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_6256-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_6256-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_6256-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_6256-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_6256-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_6256-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_6256-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While D tried to get the kids to leave their beds, I did some more work on the path at the front &#8211; I&#8217;ve been wondering if I really ought to get something to edge the path, but eventually decided to keep it simple for now so I can hopefully get a path down before we go to Wales on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After lunch we went to Hanbury Hall &#8211; a National Trust property about 45 minutes drive west from us (we were booked in for 2-2:30). It&#8217;s got some pretty formal gardens then some extensive parkland and we had a walk &#8211; but it was hot and muggy, with occaisional rain or drizzle &#8211; enough to make us damp but not enough to clear the air. F was also a bit grumpy about the whole trip, and going later in the day the property was quite busy &#8211; so all in all not as successful as our outing to Packwood House on Tuesday &#8211; although still nice to be out and D got some good photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDjdCUQAPaP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDjdCUQAPaP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/patel.damyanti\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Damyanti<\/a> (@patel.damyanti) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-08-06T16:06:48+00:00\">Aug 6, 2020 at 9:06am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we got back I made tea (spaghetti and meatballs) and after some TV &amp; stories the kids went to bed (although B was still awake when we came up  about half-an-hour ago. It&#8217;s still hot and muggy and its left me feeling a little drained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow I hope to finish the path and make a full list of things we need to pack for our week away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay safe, stay strong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feeling:\u00a0OK Listening to:\u00a0Nothing today Watching:\u00a0The Umbrella Academy Woke at about 9 feeling a bit under the weather &#8211; sore throat &amp; generally a bit lacking in energy. The kids were awake but in bed reading, and they both stayed that way until about 11am. 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