Today is my thirty second birthday. I’m not actually sat here writing this, it’s a scheduled post.
I’m Thirty Two Today!
My birthday plans include a well-earned break from work for a week.
Today I’m off to Newcastle to see castles with Simon. In fact we are probably already on our way as this post is published. There are two English Heritage castles nearby that we want to see, along with Newcastle Castle.
Later in the week, mum and I are off to re-visit Harry Potter Studio Tour. You can see photos from when first visited the Harry Potter Studio Tour in 2014 here.
So expect to see blog posts about the above soon. In the meantime have an awesome week.
This year Simon and I celebrated Samhain together. We talked about loved ones on the other side of the veil, we did some card readings for one another – experimenting with The Crystal Ally Cards and the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards, burned things we would like to banish in the year ahead and made Witch Bottles.
My Witch Bottle is for Wealth. It contains: pieces of carnelian, amethyst & blue sodalite, glitter (silver, green & red), Dorothy Morrison’s Puttin’ on the Witch oil, Dorothy Morrison’s Rich Bitch oil, a scroll with symbolism on, some of my hair, energy with intention and emotion and sealed with gold wax.
Yesterday Simon and I went to the brilliantly beautiful and glorious Sheffield Botanical Gardens. The gardens have species of plants, flowers and trees from around the world. The weather was warm and dry and we even had considerable spells of sunshine.
Sheffield Botanical Gardens SignSheffield Botanical Gardens – A place of Beauty.Most plants had a black and white signs identifying the species, like this one.A mulberry tree.One of the many different species of plant.There were many collections (like the above) that were filled with colour.A wooden structure. Close by was also a mental ant. Both works of art added to the Gardens, but my favourite has to be this one.A bright and beautiful yellow flowered plant, in the background are more of the same.A tree with the most interesting red bark.An inspiring and detailed statue at the centre of a rose garden.More plants and flowers, with the indoor botanical gardens in the background.Several of these flower beds (with plants of various colours) lined the entrance to the indoor botanical gardens.An entrance to the indoor botanical gardens.Indoors – Cacti (1).Indoors – Cacti (2).Photo of the glass roof, taken indoors.Indoors – Many plants.Indoors – One plant had leafs that were so ginormous, that they made my hand look tiny (see photo above).
Reading Time: 2minutesLa Cage Aux Folles Poster at Liverpool Empire Theatre
On Saturday of the last weekend Simon, Chrys and I went to the matinee of La Cage Aux Folles at Liverpool Empire Theatre.
We got to Liverpool early, had lunch and a look around the shops. The weather was warm and sunny.
La Cage Aux Folles was fantastic, fabulous and funny. The cast were brilliant in their roles, the costumes glittered and gleamed, the dancing was skilled and singing spot on. In-between musical numbers various members of the cast engaged the audience with a good amount of camp comedy.
La Cage Aux Folles was so good, I would definitely and happily see it again. If you’ve never seen La Cage Aux Folles, you should go and see it. You’d love it.
La Cage Aux Folles – No photos were allowed during the show.Despicable Me 3 – Hilarious and laugh-out-loud.
On Sunday Steve and I went to see Despicable Me 3. Here is what it’s about:
The team who brought you Despicable Me and the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, returns to continue the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions. Despicable Me 3, directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by Eric Guillon, and written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio, will be released in cinemas in summer 2017.
Joining Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig in Despicable Me 3 is Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner Trey Parker, co-creator of Comedy Central’s global phenomenon South Park and the Broadway smash The Book of Mormon. Parker voices the role of villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who’s grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the ‘80s, and proves to be Gru’s most formidable nemesis to date.
Steve and I enjoyed the film. Gru’s twin brother, Dru, was endearing. Obsessed with the 80s Balthazar Bratt brought back memories of my childhood. The film has loads of hilarious scenes, the audience laughed-out-loud several times at our showing. And of course it has the loveable minions, which no Despicable Me film would be complete without.
