The post exam-lull

I am having a fairly relaxed couple of days before what I imagine will be a rather packed week next week, and before heading home next Saturday to begin my fairly busy July.
Thus I have been reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles, an awesomely good Thomas Hardy novel - some might say it is depressing, I prefer to use the words 'brooding' and 'brilliant'.

I have also got a rekindled interest in Exeter's past, and the next time someone comes to visit they will have a slightly revised tour, including a pub which once played host to Dickens (incidentally there is a house in Alphington on the outskirts of Exeter where Dickens' parents once lived), the first building in England ever to be called a 'hotel', and the site of the old roman baths. This morning I had a little investigation of some of those places.

So it'll be another lazy afternoon, but this evening myself and other folk in our little English students prayer group will be heading to Exmouth beach. Hopefully we will also be treated to a rather good sunset...perhaps photos will follow.

The weather being stunning today, I will now find myself some lunch and perhaps enjoy our humble little garden with a good book unless anything else comes up. You've got to love the post-exam lull...