Monday, October 7, 2013

we're here because we're here

We have biked, we have settled in, bought food, made dinner - L did that last one, I chopped things and distracted him. It's a wonderful place. Just...quiet and all on our own and generally perfect. View of a little pond from the hot tub on the deck. Have some pictures.

Inside:



Outside:




And the bike place:


It was great, but we don't usually do that sort of riding, and I am sore in a new and exciting variety of places and glad I have the week to recover. I'd definitely do it again though. Well, I say that now. Tomorrow may be a different story once I've set up, but I imagine the hot tub will help a lot. 

23 comments:

Greg Lestrade said...

I will endeavour to rub any possible parts of your body that might be suffering. Your bum hurts, right? ;)

It's nicer than I thought it would be, actually. I was slightly nervous!

Although the swans that watched us in the hot tub slightly scared me... they looked disapproving.

John H. D. Watson said...

Yeah, you should definitely rub it. And other parts. I'll make you a list.

True, but swans always look disapproving.

Olli said...

Disapproving swans deserve to be shocked. :) you two of you deserve all the best... So glad that you are settled in.

Here, have a miracle of nature! http://t.treehugger.com/treehugger/#!/entry/extinct-tree-grows-anew-from-ancient-jar-of-seeds-unearthed,5250d74daa4ed386626eedcb

Joolz said...

Glad to hear you're settling in nicely, the pics look lovely. Maybe you should have done the bike ride at the end of the week to avoid unnecessary soreness - but I'm sure having it rubbed better will definitely help... ;)

Enjoy yourselves, swans approval excepted, of course.

Greg Lestrade said...

There are big swans and baby swans, all looking at us disapprovingly. And the baby ones sound like their voices are breaking - some honks in amongst the squeaks.

Joolz - I was afraid we wouldn't manage the ride home if we were suffering from the cycling too much!! At least now all we have to do is laze about. :)

Love you, John Hamish Danger Lestrade Watson :)

John H. D. Watson said...

Olli - that's amazing! I hope it lives long enough to produce fruit.

L - I love you too, Gregory Martin Finchley Watson Lestrade. I'm so happy right now. :)

Anon Without A Name said...

That place looks lovely, I'm really very jealous.

"we don't usually do that sort of riding, and I am sore in a new and exciting variety of places"

That's what a honeymoon's for, isn't it? Have lots of fun getting your sore bits rubbed better :-D

(Oh, and watch out for the swans - nasty, if elegant, buggers)

Greg Lestrade said...

Nameless - there is a fence between us and the swans, or I'd be ever more worried! A fence and our decking rails...

Nicky said...

I hope you two have the most fantastic time. You deserve it.

I'm sure Sherlock will have lots to tell you once you're back about everything he's been doing this week.

Lots of love from all of us.

Greg Lestrade said...

Lovely morning, long lie in, french toast and bacon outside on the deck with my gorgeous husband. Life doesn't get much better :)

Hope you're all having a nice day too.

pandabob said...

I'm glad your honeymoon is as wonderful as such a lovely couple deserve :-)

Sherlock said...

We went to the allotment and we took Reg cupcakes and he gave us a cabbage but I'd rather have kept the cupcakes and he calls Mrs Hudson Martha.

REReader said...

Well. Sherlock...I prefer cupcakes to cabbages, I admit. But you could bake more cupcakes and you'd still have a fresh cabbage! Do you know anything nice to make with a cabbage?

pandabob said...

When you're an adult it can be nice when someone actually uses your name Sherlock rather than one of your many titles :-)

cabbage in exchange for cupcakes is a bit of a funny deal but I assume you saved some cupcakes for you so really its a gain isn't it ;-)

I'm glad you're having fun with Mrs H

Greg Lestrade said...

You like cabbage! I bet Mrs Hudson can do something nice with it.

Kestrel337 said...

It can be funny to hear someone called by a different name when you don't hear it very often, can't it? When I'm volunteering at the grade school, the teachers will call me "Mrs. (name)" and I sometimes have to take a second to remember that means me!

Cupcakes for cabbage? I bet you each saved some of what you shared, so now everyone can have a nice dinner and dessert.

Sherlock said...

Lestrade you should tell these people how to cook nice things

http://copsthatcook.wordpress.com

can we have a hot tub?

Greg Lestrade said...

Ha, maybe I will!

We haven't got space for one, kiddo.

rsf said...

People who are smaller have to be careful with hot tubs anyway, Sherlock, or they get overheated. It's a surface to mass ratio thing, nothing to do with how old you are. But maybe you could make a little very-warm tub for your degus.

Greg Lestrade said...

I get over heated in hot tubs. I have to pose with my chest and feet and shoulders sticking out. But then John tries to tickle my feet and drown me.

John H. D. Watson said...

I only try to tickle your feet. You do the drowning yourself when you start flailing.

Greg Lestrade said...

But you admit you know I'll do it every time! So at least half your fault.

John H. D. Watson said...

You keep presenting your feet as targets! I always keep you from going under, don't I?

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