JK Rowling's inspiration

Absolutely loving this adventure...so much to write about. I can so see where JK Rowling got her inspiration for the Harry Potter series. Everywhere you look there is something interesting, quaint, fascinating or just down right strange. Like the phone box behind an ancient hedge tucked under about 20 years of plant growth in Exmoor ... and it still worked! The older, rotund woman shopping in Waitrose in a lovely long summer skirt and white blouse with a very long, nasty looking dread lock hanging below her bottom and a beard to rival my brothers! Or the man who works in our local hardware store. He looks exactly like this guy and it has become my favourite shop to explore.

There is so much to see and do my list of 'must dos' gets longer each day. Did a nice hike along the beach in Branscombe today, Wednesday we plan to walk from Seaton to Beer and stop for a ... well, a beer and then walk back along the SWC Path. The National Trust membership has been amazing and we have used it so much already. Yesterday we managed to take in the Axe Festival in Axminister (home of River Cottage fame). Fantastic booths of traditional and modern crafts, market place items for sale, falconry and dog displays and an amazing food tent highlighting local fare. Tried my first scrumpy (cider). Had a half a pint and after 3 sips J turned to me and said "better get some food... these are STRONG!" Tonight I am watching the Kaiser Chiefs on BBC3 from Glastonbury.... could only get better if I could actually be there.... that will have to be for next year :)

One thing I am having major issues with is the showers in our house.... the main bathroom has the most intense pressure ... like hang onto the shower for dear life as you get blown back pressure. And our ensuite...well, picture this, it's a corner unit, convex shaped, so narrow if you bend down your bum hits the glass door. I turned it on tonight not realising it was angled towards the door. In my panic I slammed the door shut while it was still on. There I was standing outside thinking "Sh%*!! now what do I do?? How am I gonna turn that off without getting soaked?" The only way to turn it off was to open the door and turn it off as fast as possible while being sprayed in the face and the wall and carpet behind me getting soaked (yes, I said carpet... who puts carpet in a bathroom!??). Funny yes, not so much fun sopping up the mess.

Tomorrow the moving truck arrives with our goods from Canada and I am excited to see what I actually packed... seems so long ago I can't really remember. We are about half way through setting up the house and have bought a few pieces of furniture I am really pleased about. This week J concentrates on securing some work and I motivate myself to seriously find some UK clients.