Saturday, 28th December, 2024

Went to see Joseph and the amazing techincolour dreamcoat at the theatre. Was amazing. Donny Osborne has a part as Pharaoh, he was good although too much milking himself with the audience.

More tiredness and illness by everyone. Too much moving around and terrible nights’ sleeps. We are going home tomorrow which will be nice. Maybe I can sneak in another small hill on the way home but I might be pushing my luck and my wife is feeling ill too and has to drive the car with the kids.

Done a bad job of DayOne this year. Can’t decide if I should add it to the “remove” bucket for 2025 and then not feel bad about not doing it. Although I do like the books at the end of year…if it’s important then I should make time for it. I did well when I setup the iPad on the alternative desk and typed on it. DayOne has a web version now and I can use it on windows…but do I? Of course not.

We’re getting close to 2025…I should make that list. But what app should I make that list in? 😅

We also went to this amazing book store, Topping and Co. in Edinburgh. Their website doesn’t really show off the store - and it is incredible. Several floors, shelves and shelves of floor to ceiling book cases with the roller ladders, sofas, nooks, crannies, stacks of books, just everything you could want. Some images that come up in a search. There was this little rocking chair in the kids section, where our youngest found a book on a shelf and sat down in the rocking chair and started flicking through the book. We had 30 minutes to kill before the show and I was skeptical everyone would be entertained in the store for so long. Well, we had to usher everyone out as we were going to be late! Absolutely recommend it. Also met our ex-neighbours from 10 years ago in there. Last saw and spoke to them over 10 years ago! A moment where you think “they look familiar” then suddenly it clicks.

That book shop though. 😍 I need to buy more books. Wife’s birthday next week. I need to get online and order a bunch for her. Ebooks and real ones. Where could we have more shelves in the house? I’ve got shelf space that is taken up with cameras and things that I could make into books.