Chatty in River Town calling me da-da
It was a cold but sunny winter’s morning and on my way to see you there were more train strikes and some works on the usual City Square station route so I took a different train from Purple Lane which takes longer.
Purple Lane, platform 1
I prepped a different meal for you. As you like mushy things at the moment, I boiled a red pepper, peeled the skin off and separately boiled chicken to combine with some yoghurt. Blended – it should taste nice. I prepped a few finger foods for you too, it’s adorable seeing you pick the pieces and eat like an adult at a wine and cheese party.
I considered places for you to roam during our time together, unfortunately the parks are too muddy so perhaps museum or touristy spots are best.
Our day
It was our first festive day! The start was tricky, you wanted to stay with mum and after a bit of time at Pret (where you had a babyccino, it seems your first Pret too!) Eventually, you settled enough to head off with me.
After lunch at Yo Sushi, where the staff were super friendly and helpful, we went to the square where there were performances all day for the Christmas lights switch-on. We danced, you smiled and laughed and cautiously admired a few pups too!
With our limited time, I thought it would be best to be indoors to keep warm and give you space to roam. We went to the animal history museum where there were loads of skeletons, preserved creatures in jars and taxidermy. Your naughty self wanted to climb on the precious exhibits and run around.
You love running around museums!
I gave you as much chance as possible to have fun and during a little break you treated me to saying ‘daa-daa’ lots, which fortunately I got a video of!
It was a lovely day, but it’s getting much harder during this colder weather. I’ll persevere as long as the trains are running. I’ll be happy to spend the day with you rain or snow.
Heading back to handover
Sadly your mum is still being hostile. After that long day, she still finds ways of criticising. The half-hour walk back to that station isn’t particularly interesting and I wrap you up cosy, so you tend to fall asleep on the way. Knowing this, your mum still keeps commenting that you’re not sleeping enough and sleeping too much. Nothing is ever right, it seems.
Something will change one day. For now, the interaction with her is usually something very negative and makes leaving you for another week even more unnecessarily sad.
Wrapped up cosy
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