Visting Epiacum Roman Fort

We had to go up to pick the teen up ( who will be called the teen till he turns twenty next week ) we had to pick up up from a dig at Epicaum way way way up on the roof top of Britain up in Northumberland on the Penine way . This has truly truly dramatic scenery as you can be literally driving along and you think you're going to fall off the edge of the world.

Apparently one of the people from Time team had been surveying the site a gentleman called Stewart.We didn’t get to meet him as he had left by the time we had got there and but Josh was aware of someone with a beard .Apprently there is a lot of people with beards in Archaeology. I donated just £5 to the archaeology dig at Epiacum and didn't think much of it as it is nice to support people in preserving our history and making it more accessible to the general public

Archaeology changes lives in understanding the past we can help preserve it and help the future, it is all very exciting and Acracheology is a career I would have loved to pursue when I was younger and I was very much in my element visiting this dig in fact I wouldn't have minded if they had left be behind to be honest. All the archaeologist were very well taken of care of on site including excellent catering so I am told and of course the great British cup of tea !





The scenery of Northumberland is breathtaking and it is a part of the world I would like to come back to one day without the picking up of a family member!

We drove hundred of miles to go pick our son up he wasn't camping like some where neither was he in a B & B instead we had installed him into the local YHA at Alston which proved to be good value. We purchased a year YHA membership for him which gives you not only money off stays at Youth hostels but also money off things such as a Young Persons Rail card ( sadly I am about 20 years too late for that one ) The membership for under 25s is only £5 and for those over 25 it is £15 which I think is this day and age is a true bargain.

"Romans what have they ever done for us ?! "

You can't help but smile at the brilliance of this Monty Python sketch and I do love my Monty Python  they're pure genius.You feel pride that your offspring is doing something useful and you do still check they have had their breakfast that part of parenting never stops !

So please do drop by the  Epiacum Roman Fort if you're in the area or plan to be and if you can't get to the area then please do either donate or visit the fabulous website that is bringing the Romans back to life.

Blogging Absence

I was thinking I had a blogged for exactly one week and a day did you notice did I notice ?

I noticed because I’m always blogging and doing stuff on it.I share my life within reason and that of my car and my family.I even blog recipes on occasion in a kamikaze style.

But what concerned me was ( you should never start a sentence with because my English teacher told me ) .What concerned me was the blurring of lines between social media and real life.It is good to blog and how ,why, when you do it is up to you.I saw then someone hadn’t updated their Instagram for 2 days and they were flooded with messages asking if they were ok ? They were ok of course and they were grateful for people asking think they had a cold something.

So I’ve been absent for a week and I had exactly zero messages asking where either I or the cat was .Hell does anyone even comment on blogs anymore or is that a bit 2010?!

Cat picture for dramatic effect ...

A Cat Reviews B & M

No I didn’t literally take my cat on s shopping trip to B & M but you never know one day that’s something you might see ! ( an emotional suppport cat maybe !) .Literally when I was walking home I did see a gentleman taking his 4 little dogs for a walk and a cat was walking along as well . This was much to everyone s heartwarming amusement as it was very endearing to see.

We had to pop to B & M for a few bits and bobs for ourselves but also ended up getting something for the cat as well.

This is the 4 stages of shopping at B & M cat or human 

1.You see it and try to deny it.

2. You step in for a look but it doesn’t mean you’re going to commit.

3.You just touch it to feel the quality.

4.Ooops it’s fallen in your basket!

Cat Rules For Humans Part 1

Rules for cats

When you have a cat flap don't use it just sit confidently by the front door and demand for it to be opened then meow 30 seconds later and repeat ( this is much fun and allows your human to be exercised they won't appreciate this level of exercise but it is for their own good )

NO door should be closed anywhere demand that all doors be opened and try to burrow under them if these are not opened  ( you probably won't be popular but as humans do like to update their furnishings pretty regularly I really wouldn't worry your little furry head about it.

Vistors

Now visitors you will get visitors who either just love cats and talk to you in that high pitched voice or they loathe you , now if they loathe you make a beeline for them and sit on their lap just ever so slightly embedding your claws. Also follow visitors to the toilet and just stare and stare slight over kill would be to cross put your paw along your throat.

Hampering

If a human picks up a laptop , kindle tablet etc then kiss the corner of the item like it has catnip in it, or sit on the item for maximum effect.





In the kitchen it is import to be behind the heel of the cook it is like herding them to do what you want them to.

If there is a rare occurrence of a human reading a newspaper then jump on it they do love surprises as variety is the spice of life.

Humans carrying stuff upstairs dart quickly in fant of them in the dark as well , this helps with their coordination skills , humans love learning new skills.

Bed making the position you should take up with this is curl up in the middle and pounce every time a sheet is rearranged , also protest if you are evicted and protest loudly.

If the human is daft enough to sort out clean laundry on the bed then duly sit on laundry keep moving around until the laundry isn't warm anymore.If you are moved return, it is now playtime and there are no rules for added fun run off with a sock ( this is the call reason humans have only one sock )

Food 

There are no blurred lines when it comes to food , there is stuff cats can't eat but other than that it is mitts off , do dip your tail in their food when they aren't looking.

If you catch something alert your human to its presence they will have so much fun sharing your dining experience with you , though your food may try and run away.The wife of the male human will not be convinced that the mouse has decided to leave through the cat flap and every appliance will be pulled out to search for your food.

Meow MEOW MEOW and MEOW

And if the human responds with "I know"

then they have joined your cult the cult of cat ...

Un Jumbled or Jumbled I love the way I write

I think I am I know I am finding joy it stuff again , stuff slots into place slowly and in just over a month I will be back at work , It is only at dinner times but nothing strenuous looking after children at dinner time. I was a teaching assistant but that was stripped from me last year restructuring and such , the way of the world is ever changing and I believe I was in mourning for my job for well over year. I had lots of stuff cracking off this year as well trouble with my mother and her bi polar ( fighting to get help  ) my husband and his diabetes. It bothered me that some people didn't seem to appreciate my efforts to try and deal with my stress and anxiety and they just saw me popping off to various places taking pictures. You see taking pictures and going places is my way of de stressing and it makes me very happy as well , I am very grateful so very grateful to my core fiends and family for pulling me through.

When you are recovering you have to do it at your pace and no one else and I have started dabbling in recipes again , I am very much of a kamikaze cook and do it with a blind flair. Cooking is a passion as well I have yet to overcome my fear of the Nutri ninja as I am convinced it is going to ninja chop my fingers off.


And I was messed about regarding a blog post and I wasn't chuffed and people think oh influencer or bloggers shouldn't say anything , I am aware if corrections need to be made my English at times is a little unconventional and grammar purists will ultimately be holding their heads in their hands and then chucking a dictionary at me , it is up to them if it is the Oxford English dictionary.

I am here , I will continue to be here and to blog and to write in my own words jumbled or unjumbled I still have a voice to tell , I still have a purpose . I am still me no matter what I go through .I think of myself as one of those magic colour books as I just need to be brought into colour.