Wednesday 4 April: Coraline the Opera

We met for yummy vegetarian indian dinner with Paul and Suzanne, then made out way to the Barbican.

The show was a bit underwhelming. There was some good bits but the score seemed just a big flat and it was just very slow in parts. The second half was definitely better but it could have been so much creepier .They seemed to cut out some of the darkest bits in the book but I really liked how the other mum got more and more witchy, how it created lots of conversations about the book/animation... and well everyone with big button eyes looks more interesting. It was a good but just not brilliant.

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/the-royal-opera-coraline

Wednesday 4 April: Museum of Childhood

Bit of time to kill so we went for a wander around the Museum of childhood . It has changed a lot since I last went, I recall lots of stuff in darker rooms. Now it is sparse and clinical and just a few things on show. Yet another museums being stripped from personality with more open spaces and interactive stuffs. The collection is still lovely, loved the dolls and full of beautiful nostalgia items but feel so empty now.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/

Wednesday 4 April: Objects from the collection of the museum of witchcraft & magic at Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosity

Last day off before work reopens, so simon also took the afternoon off so we can do a few visits before going to the Opera

The little things that make you smile, remembering you have a sequence beret to match your new sequence boots

We finally got round to seeing the Witchcraft exhibition at Viktor Wynd: Objects from the collection of the museum of witchcraft & magic. It is actually in the bar area (not in the museum as I assumed) so it can be done for free whilst drinking tea. It is small but then theit exhibition usually are as just limited space in the bar but still great to see a few selected pieces and some lovely photos from the fab Bostcasle museum.Nice to see them in a different context / surroundings. Sad the top hat lion not upstairs today to sit next to , was tempted to pop to musuem again but instead bought another bnook about it I did not have and give us free entry and some drinks next time. Perfect as I always take visitors there.

http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/listings/event/visit-museum-witchcraft-exhibition/#.WsYniJqQyHt

Monday 2 April: Suffolk

This morning drive to visit my uni friend Naomi in pretty Suffolk was an experience and a few more ticks in my driving experience list. I dealt with flooded scary wiggly roads , pheasants road crossing but the most unplanned was a massive fallen tree across the road. I had to do a 3points turn on a tiny road watched by a queue of cars and found another way to get to our destination via the smallest roads and bridges but gosh it was picturesque. Lovely day catching up with her and her family.

Tuesday 3 April: Georgie

Fun day with Georgie testing more cooking invention on her, catching up and playing hairdressers. I now have a few curls in my hair and she has redder hair