I need a holiday – well I need to take some time off work, we’re not planning our holiday until September this year. I keep coming home from work and falling asleep for a couple of hours, I only woke up yesterday evening because Himself came in and asked me to take his car for a test drive as he was covered in oil. I could win a gold medal for sleeping at the moment - although I've never managed to drop off in my manager's office.

Himself had been outside fixing new brake pads and wanted to see if they were working correctly. Yes, a little disconcerting that one – he wanted me to test his car to see if the brakes worked. I wonder if at long last he's had enough of me? Or maybe he just thought he'd enjoy the insurance money?

Anyway they worked just fine and after he tidied up we decided to go out for a drive – ending up in Bewdley. Where we bought a portion of chips and then sat by the river to eat them, before walking through town. It was nice to get away from everyone and their demands and just spend some quality time together.

Unfortunately I had taken my camera with me – I wanted to see what sort of pictures, if any, I’d get when it was going dark. The Kodak camera just stopped working when it was twilight, unless you count a pictures of black cats in coal holes.

Blackstone Rock by the River Severn