Wednesday, 01-07-26

Morning, everyone!  Pinch and a punch for the first of the month - and no returns.  lol
Welcome to July and what a lovely day it is here, to be sure.  Sunny, warm, not humid - I wish it would just stay like this with nice refreshing rain overnight (we didn't have rain overnight, by the way.

I'm just back from my personal training and all's right in my little world.  I always feel like that after a good session with Lindsey; she is such an encourager!  It was the first of a new block and she changed it up after a chat with me last week.  I do like the new routines; I think they will help a lot.

Beck to yesterday and the coach trip.  

I have to say, being on the Thames Estuary, Westcliff isn't a particularly nice beach, lots of mud flats and a view across to Sheerness.

It's quite a drop from the road to the sea front.  I suppose the name, Westcliff, is a bit of a hint!  Going down was fine.  Coming back was a fair old puff and pant!  :-)

However, there were plenty of benches and it was really nice to just sit and enjoy the sea breeze while people watching.

The view up to Cliff's Pavilion Theatre. heavily cropped to get rid of a rather unlovely ice cream thingy!

I don't normally post food photos in here but it's part of the trip - a massive fish and chips.  If I'd not been going into a show, I would have taken the rest home in a doggy bag but . . .

What I had was delicious!

And I wasn't so full that I couldn't manage lemon sorbet.  Very refreshing!

Barnum itself was brilliant.   Very cleverly staged, musicians, acrobats on stagem doing their thing while the story unfolded.  I say 'story' - some musicals have a very slight story, don't they, it's all about the staging, directing, colour, music, lights, etc.

I've had a soft spot for Lee Mead since 'Any Dream Will Do' days and I have to say he was fab - and he did some tight rope walking too!

I don't think it is a show I would necessarily want to see again, but we all had a great time and that is what it is all about.

Today, being the first, has a couple of routine things, I need to fill up with petrol and do some grocery shopping, I am hoping to go into school for a quick meet up and it's a governors meeting this evening.  So not busy as such, just full.
It should all be good though.

Have a lovely day, all.  xx