This week started rainy and chilly but then brought beautiful late summer weather, as if summer was giving us a good-bye gift, saying „remember what it was like - and see you again next year!“
Apart from working from home and running an errand for my Mum, I didn‘t do much on Monday (16.09.2024).
Tuesday (17.09.) was sunny. I worked at the office, dropped in at my sister‘s and spent the evening at the pub with my team coming second at the quiz. We had a fun night out.
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| The full moon was particularly beautiful that night. |
Only the first half of the day was spent at the office. I then took a train into Stuttgart central for a work-related event I had organised. All went well, and a smaller group of us went for a meal together afterwards. I did some walking in the mellow afternoon and evening light in Stuttgart to get from A to B, which was nice.
Thursday (19.09.) was even warmer and again sunny throughout. I worked from home and went to my Mum‘s afterwards. We had a delicious meal and good chat. I was now not going to see my family for a little over two weeks, since O.K. and I were to leave for our customary September Hiking Holiday on Saturday.
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| sunrise from my kitchen window on Thursday |
For me, that holiday started on Friday (20.09.) with packing my suitcase after work in the morning and cleaning in the afternoon. Trains were chaotic, necessitating quick changes of plans. I reached Offenburg about 45 minutes late, and we were at O.K.‘s cottage a little before 9 pm.
Phew! It doesn‘t look like it from what I have written here, but the week was pretty packed, and as always, people came up with all sorts of last minute tasks for me to finish urgently before going away for two weeks. I managed most and delegated the rest 😊
So there will be some new walks look at?
ReplyDeleteYes, Graham, there will. We have not been in this precise spot before, only in the region, and that was some years ago.
DeleteI am looking forward to hearing about your walking holiday.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rachel! I hope you won‘t be bored to tears by endless pictures of mountains and trees and rocks, and me holding a glass of shandy 🤣
DeleteSafe travels, Meike! Enjoy your holiday!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ellen! So far, all is well (Day One).
DeleteI hope you'll have good weather for your hiking holiday. Here summer has been lingering the whole month so far, with temperatures well above 20'C most afternoons. But changes involving cooler and wetter weather are predicted from Tuesday onward.
ReplyDeleteYesterday was very good, today is forecast to be less sunny and with the chance for rain increasing late afternoon, by which time we should be back at the hotel anyway.
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