Yes, yes, I missed a week, again … story of my life. As we’re on our annual holidays, it’s more likely we were out and about doing our staycation by visiting somewhere local. If memory serves me right, and it usually does, we were at the University Laval Botanic Gardens last Sunday enjoying a picnic day in the shade, smelling the flowers. (check out the photo log below for more.)
As readers already know, me and mine waited in a long, long queue at the Passport Office to file my paperwork for a brand new Canadian passport. Which should come in about 3 weeks time. Also, as some of you already know, I’m hoping my first trip abroad as a Canadian Citizen will be to Portugal, next year. At least, that’s the plan. I just haven’t told the OH that’s what we’re doing … yet!
My partner had bad news this week. Their aunty is in the long term hospital across the road from us, recovering from a fall and broken hip. And yes, of course the lax rules surround COVID has meant that someone has successfully infected half the hospital, including the terminal ward. To say we’re outraged is an understatement. I’m incandescent. I’ve already written to my local MP. I’m not sure either of us can effect a change in hospital procedure but I tell you, if anyone dies as a result of this, I shall be there, outside, picketing.
Photo
Obviously, most of this last weeks photo posts are of flowers. If you haven’t already seen them, you can click on the links below:
Watching
- I stared watching the new show Sunny on Apple TV and, well, I didn’t even finish the first episode. I’m usually a big fan of scifi, but this? Doesn’t seem to be my cup of tea, and I don’t know why.
- Meanwhile, we’re really enjoying the silly gangster fun of Land of Women on Wednesday nights. And yes, I still think Grandma Julia is the best character.
- I gave up at the end of season 3 with our rewatch of Lost and for good reason. The show is awful. If I see one more character running through the jungle screaming …
- As an antidote, we started a rewatch of Agents of SHEILD instead and, so far, have raced through season 1 (the best season IMHO) straight into season 2.
- We watched the season finale of The Acolyte and, well, it left me feeling a little underwhelmed. The ending implying there’s another season coming and one I might not bother to watch.
- After reading a review in this week’s Guardian about Apple’s new, Lady in the Lake series starring Nathalie Portman, I figured we were in for a really intriguing 60s set drama. But, sad to say, I struggled to get to the end of episode 1. This one is a little too dark for me.
And you, Dear Reader, what have you been doing this week, anything interesting?