It seems I'm a patient now!

Ok, a few pics now….

the Mary Rose, Henry 8th flagship, my main reason for going! A truly wonderful exhibit, they’ve created a fabulous museum of all the artefacts they found as well as the side of her hull which only survived as it was rapidly buried in silt. I spent a good hour in there exploring and photographing, also chatting to the volunteers as well as staff. Of course I was one of the millions who watched the live stream of her being raised and gasped in horror as one of the spars of the cradle broke away, all those years ago. 

this, of course, is the classic joke ‘Nelson fell here, - not surprised, I fell there myself, stupid place to put a raised label on the deck’!!! The Victory, of course, but sadly so many repairs it’s hardly visible. 

Went on a submarine tour, how cramped! 
and included in my ticket was a boat trip harbour tour, very pleasant to do on a hot day. The aircraft carrier, Queen Elizabeth, is in dock (I did hear ‘they’ had ordered the wrong planes and are having to wait for the right ones!!!

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Looks like an interesting place to visit moomy 

There’s a lot round the area I haven’t seen, Flossie25  so I definitely need to return to the area, but hopefully near a bus route! 

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I’ve not been to that area.

I can highly recommend an annual ticket to the old dock land area, it gets you onto 2ancient ships, into the Mary Rose exhibition, onto a post WW2submarine, guided tour, various exhibits, and you also can go on the hour long boat ride with commentary all round the docks. And you can do the lot as many times as you like for a whole year! If you’re interested in maritime history it’s really good. 

Then there’s Charles Dickens’ house, a big collection of A.J.Cronin memorabilia in a museum, plus a last surviving beach landing craft from the D-Day Normandy landings in Southport. All those I yet have to see! 

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Oh my, it’s so hot and humid. It was hard to sleep last night, sleeping in Goldie had been a breeze as by mid afternoon she had been in shade where I’d parked. But back at home, so very stuffy. Some windows I can only open a crack due to neighbours cats all over the roof of the extension ag night. Fans all going but th  we temp when I checked the weather station at 6am was 22.5 indoors. Opened lots of windows, fans going, startled my day slowly. 

The museum is hot too, but thankfully not too many visitors booked, though we often have ‘walk-ins’ I’ve done my technician duties, had morning briefing, now wait for anyone to turn up. I’m only doing demos hourly, I’ve decided, it’s too hot to do back to back as I often do. 

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And another Prom season has finished, I always feel so sad in the last night, even though there will still be great music broadcast, there’s something incredibly special about the Proms. 

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A sudden thunderstorm, followed by quite a lot of drizzle. Thankfully it has helped reduce the temperature a little though not really helped the humidity much. 

I’d managed to mow the lawn beforehand, though. 

One washing load done, it dried a short while outside before the clouds began to increase, thankfully I’ve a neat little airer I can pop in front of the big fan in the kitchen and it’s dry. 

A lazy afternoon catching up on some recordings, including a Prom concert (such lovely music I fell asleep for a short while!) 

Hope you’re doing ok, Daisy53 ? Thinking of you and sending hugs xxx

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I am thanks moomy. I’m still in hospital as my surgeon is happy for me to stay as long as I want. Will probably go home tomorrow.

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Daisy53

So glad to hear from you Daisy53  and that you’re doing as ok as possible

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