In Between Days

Thursday.

We needed some food shopping so we had a trip to Morrisons at Gamston. It was a lovely morning, warm enough to not wear a jacket. I'm quite liking the detour the buses have to take because of the sinkhole. Straight down Stragglethorpe Road past the camp site and industrial units. There is a house on the corner before you turnback on to Hollygate Lane, almost hidden from view, set back and surrounded by large trees. It looks intriguing, if a bit run down, reminded me of the cinder house I used to go past when I used to travel from Scott's on the Black Cat bus to work in 2013. It looks like it has a story. I love solitary houses like that, like the one when we lived on Grafton Road that was tucked back where the old estate butted up to the new one. It looked abandoned, and definitely haunted. It had a large dramatic window that obviously used to show the staircase over both floors. The sort of grand staircase that you could swish down in a vintage ballgown Scarlett O'Hara style. It was demolished years ago, and I was heartbroken when it was. 

Anyway, I digress, I'd be quite happy if they had to keep this route for a while, but it looks like it might be back to normal in a few days sadly. 

We went to the cafe in the park in West Bridgeford for lunch. Its called Little Green and perfect on a nice day if you want a light meal or snack. Coffee is good, and I'm really pleased to see an independent cafe thriving. Busy enough, but not so busy that they don't have time for good food or service. We sat inside ( I'm not a fan of eating outside, really if I'm honest) and it's small but pleasant, with about four tables in there. There's another six or so outside. Perfect for a coffee overlooking the park. I hope it does as well as the previous one did. 

We got home and I started a few pages in my jump-start journal using that cache of magazines to collage with. I like to stick images in on a few pages and then go back and alter them later. It saves killing my pens getting glue on them, and also gives me chance to think about the direction I want my pages to go in.