An Afternoon at Castlefields
I haven’t written for a while. I really need to pull my finger out and update this more often! Another week has passed – it’s been quite a difficult one in comparison to some, and I’m blaming the excruciatingly hot weather. Everybody else seems to love these temperatures, but I don’t. And it seems that Freyja doesn’t like them either, so has decided to not nap at all during the days for a week. This week has had some sort of a British Heatwave, reaching temperatures of 30 at some points, which, in comparison to some parts of the world, is pathetic, but to me, is VILE. I like temperatures that hover around the 20 mark, and can deal with temperatures higher than that, as long as there’s a nice breeze to go with it. But, this week, there’s been no breeze, and high humidity. Not nice.
We did manage to get out and enjoy the sunshine though last weekend. It was James’ birthday, so we decided to pop down to Castlefields in Southsea, as there was some sort of event happening, to celebrate 500 years since Henry VII’s coronation. I didn’t personally go for this, I was just happy for us to go out as a family, catch up with friends and show off our gorgeous daughter! We arrived, in the blistering heat, only to find that we had forgotten her sunhat. Stupid buggers. So I crafted a makeshift bandana out of her (clean) muslin. Personally, I think it looked awesome! She suits bandanas, and makes a very cute pirate.
It was a lovely afternoon. And I think James had a nice relaxing birthday. I cooked him a three course meal, only to find that if I want to make a cake that rises, I should really use self-raising flour. Numpty. So the third course ended up being a blob of ice cream. But he said he enjoyed it nevertheless.
This weekend involves a visit to Mothercare to try and find a UV suit. We’re going to the south of France next weekend, so we need to get something that will cover Freyja up and keep her skin nice and healthy!