Planning for the holiday

 Betty's back to normal now, these sicky episodes of hers (which the vet says are simply gastric upsets caused by her having a more sensitive stomach as she gets older) seem to follow a pattern and last just a couple of days.  She's usually sick a few times (it was 3x on Tuesday), isn't interested in eating and just mopes around looking very sorry for herself.  Then, and it seems to happen quite suddenly, she's back to her normal self, quite lively - well, as lively as she gets nowadays - and is usually very hungry.  That happened yesterday, when I got up it was clear she was feeling a lot better and was immediately wanting feeding.  We took her out with us in the car when we went shopping, as I wanted to keep an eye on her rather than leaving her home alone, I went into the stores on my own leaving husband in the car with her.  She was absolutely fine.  

I bought a new dog bed - well, a soft fluffy mattress to go in her big solid plastic bed in the lounge, to take with us when we go on holiday (we're not taking the plastic bed, just the mattress).  I also got a couple of toys for her, again for the holiday, these and the bed are put away until we go.  I've been getting a few things for our holiday....new lightweight dressing gowns for both of us, a new cross body bag for me, we've both got new shoes.  I picked up some toiletries and a new washbag.  I've got a couple of new books - well, new to me second hand ones - which I must not start on before we go!  I need to get some DVDs for husband to watch.  I'm really into crocheting again, I've already picked out my next project, which will be a jumper, I think I have enough of the appropriate yarn in my stash.  I also have a couple of needle punching kits I bought ages ago, I'll probably take one of those.....so I'll have plenty to keep me occupied whilst we're away.  And of course we've got a few trips out planned, to Wells and Clarks outlet village for a start.  We might go to Glastonbury too, we've been there before a few times several years ago (we once saw the actor Nicolas Cage there, crossing the road - he has a home there....or did).  You see some strange sights in Glastonbury, there are several shops selling things for witches and warlocks, spell books, healing crystals and the like - most of which are heavily geared towards tourists I think.  People dress very unconventionally there, anything goes!  It's certainly an experience, my sister when we took her there described it as the most pagan place she'd ever been! 😂

I've already told husband I'm not intending to do much cooking whilst we're there - I'll take a couple of home cooked meals with us for the first couple of days, then we'll go food shopping.  We'll be getting good quality ready meals (the store's Finest or Taste the Difference ranges) and a pizza or two, with some easy to prep veggies or salad stuff.  We'll also eat out for lunch a couple of times or have a takeaway or two.  I want a rest from cooking for the week.