What's New in the World of Izzy

 

I've not been keeping on top of my blogging again very well I have I !

The last you heard, your current interlocutor was in Liverpool at an awards ceremony at the start of October.

By mainly looking at selfie evidence, I can conclude I have done the following :

October

10th - Chameleons

We saw the northern lights !, and owing to the grass being freshly cut, we trailed half the field into the centre - so I got to play with Henry the hoover :)

11th  - Blood tests 

Didn't faint ! 

16th - New car delivered

I bought a 1937 Standard Flying 9 !!!

She's not in the best of shape, but I hope to get her running over winter, and ready for some early car shows next year.  

Josephine does need attention too, but she can sleep in the nice dry garage. 

This one will have to stay under a cover on the drive for the moment. 

18th - Sheffield Beer Festival

This was with Sally, Charlotte, Oliva, Alice , Rebeka and Gemma.  Friday night was pretty good, we ended up in the head of steam, and I got a bit tipsy :)

Saturday I went to a greasy spoon for breakfast with Sally, and we did some wandering about, got a photo with the green Tardis :)    In the afternoon we went to the beer festival, saw the engine run, and drank some nice beers.  I was very tired though, and didn't end up going out in the evening.

21st - Ground is broken

Work commenced on having the front garden tarmacked over. 

This is the first work by contractors that I have had done while in female mode, from the survey to dealing with the work guys on site. I was a bit nervous about doing so, but everyone was really nice and respectful.  I mean I am sure I was talked about, but not in front of me :)

It took a few days to complete, they came back on the 23rd to lay the tarmac, then I left it 4 days before I moved the new car on there.

24th - Chameleons

Was sort of practising my goth look for the next LFF, I had my Voodoo Vixen long black dress with
spiderweb detail, and also my feather boa.  Had done some slightly gothic green/black eye shadow, and wore orange lipstick, which matched somewhat with my spooky Vinnie skeleton cat handbag. 

It was a lovely night, I got to speak with a newbie Ella who was attending LFF for the first time in November which was nice.   Sally was there sporting a spooky headpiece too :)

WC 28th - Family Holiday, Flamborough

My first family holiday as my true self - we went to a static caravan park on Flamborough head.
Arriving at Monday lunch time, departing late on Thursday.

We were really meant to leave on Friday morning, but I had LFF , so decided to leave a bit early to get back for that.

It was a nice holiday, we did the usual things, day trips to different places and such. Meals out to pubs and restaurants.  In the evenings we managed to get seats in the show bar on the site and watch the entertainment while I supped a few Guinness's. 

Visited the Sealife centre at Scarborough, and rode the train  to golden acres park too. The weather wasn't brilliant, but it didn't rain and wasn't too cold, so not bad either.

I did have to keep correcting the boys / wife on pronouns , and my wife did deadname me on the way home (she was feeling a bit car sick at the time). But aside from that no massive issues.  

I didn't feel confident enough to even consider using the swimming pool, but then again it was full of kids so wouldn't have been the type of swimming i would have enjoyed.

November

1st - LFF

Another fab event, Pints and Straws was quite busy, Ella, Sally and Leah from Chams all made it. We had thought it might be a quiet one, but it wasn't bad at all. 

Alice had gone all out with a sort of bridal zombie look which was very fun.  I had gone a bit more sexy goth than at Chams, shorter dress with black petticoat, and a harness which helped show off my assets. I did wear forms for this outfit, it doesn't work that well with what little my natural provides.

Drank far too many cocktails in 'The End' but had a really good night, I sloped off about 2am.  Saturday I was feeling a bit delicate, but still had a nice time, mainly spent in the company of Benni who comes from Croydon so tends to make a few days of it.

I got home lunch time on the Sunday, then did some adulting for a bit, before heading back to east leeds for swimming at Bramley baths.  Charlotte and Alex from LFF were there too.  I didn't do as much as normal as was quite tired, but nice to at least do a bit.

Cutting back on the sausages

Life Updates

Things are not too bad at the moment.  My dad was in hospital with gall bladder problems a few weeks ago, but had thankfully returned home. There were a few visits to hospital to keep him company in the evenings. He has since been back for day visits for an issue with his mouth swelling, but that also seems to be on the mend.

I have a family meal with my in-laws and my brother in law and his family booked for Saturday, I am a little worried about this, but not massively panicking.  It will be the first time meeting any of them as me, but at least it's only an afternoon, and there will be alcohol. 

Finally got around to updating my CV - a colleague who recently left seems to think her new business would be a good fit.  It took me some time to do, as it had been so long it was sat on a hard disk in a pile of hard discs in a dusty cupboard ! 

Work is not too bad at the moment, but I would still very much like to win the lottery. 

Medical Matters

I have finally updated my details with the doctor, this will result in a brand new NHS number. It seems the ladies in the office had to print off all my letters, redact my old name, and then scan them all back in again, so I actually feel a bit guilty. I might take them some chocolates. 

They have been really lovely, spoken to one in person, and the other on the phone a few times.

I also got the results of my latest blood test - it wasn't for hormones though, it was a normal health check one.  Unfortunately my cholesterol is a bit high, so I need to cut back on the fry ups, cheesy chips, sausages and such 😐 - there were no warning labels on the menu's , it's clearly not my fault. 

I also managed to wangle some more tests for my hormone levels, which I shall book shortly.

Peterborough Beer Festival - 22nd / 23rd August

I had a blood test first thing on the Thursday, but had tea and toast in a café in Barnsley before setting off on the drive - didn't feint which is a bonus ! 

There were a number of 1st timers that came along, Benni and Jo had never been before.  Alice , Cindy , Rebeka and Gemma were all back from last year.

There were lots of nice beers on, the weather was pretty good. The layout of everything was almost exactly the same as the previous year, with even the food stalls being in the same place. The loos were a bit closer, but didn't seem to be as many of them !  There were 20+ queues in the evening.

I didn't try anything too strong, as I didn't want to ruin the Friday, or be too hungover to drive back. Apparently there was a very strong peanut butter stout that did sound intriguing, but had run out. 

There were some really good bands on, almost worth going just to watch them, most covers. There was a really good punk band did a number of classics that got a lot of people dancing along. 

I had a lovely deep fried soft shell crab at the Thai place on the Thursday that was worth of note. We also had a fab breakfast in a café attached to the Theatre on the Saturday morning. 

Leeds International Beer Festival - 6th September

This was in the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, it was very photogenic, but I didn't get that many photos :)

It was organised by the council, not Camra so was a lot more commercially focused, with each brewery or business had it's own stands and employee's, rather than barrels and volunteers. 

It did make it a much more slick looking event, with neons and logo's and such. But it came at a cost, it was £15 to get in, and all you got for that was a pint glass.  They also kicked you out between sessions, so you couldn't simply pay to get in on the afternoon, then stay for the evening.

I didn't do the evening, but some of my friends had done the night before, and the abbey was really nicely lit, it looked fantastic in the photo's.

I was there for about 4 hours, we got an Uber from the city centre. I had been helping my friend empty the remnants of the furniture of a house she was selling into a skip the night before, and on the Friday morning, so we had got in a bit later than normal.

We had some lovely Indian burgers shortly after arriving, then I was mainly on the ciders.  I did have a couple of strong stouts, as it would have been rude not to :)

After the bars were told to stop serving, I managed to flutter my eyelids at the guy running the cider stall, and he let me buy a half :) 

We got an Uber back after this, then checked into the hotel. Pizza was booked for 6:30 at 'Pizza Pilgrims' near the Marriot. I changed into my evening outfit before we went for food - a gothic look, but not particularly gothic makeup.

I had an American inspired one, that had sliced hotdog sausages and chips as a topping ! it was OK. There were 8 or 9 of us eating there, it was fun.

Leeds First Friday - 6th September 

We headed to the main meeting venue 'The Bridge End Social' straight after the food, and met up with other friends. It seemed quiet again, which was a shame - I had become used to it being quite busy, I
hope this is just a lull before the xmas season.

I ended up leading a number of us, first to 'The End' , then 'The Shed' , then 'The Smokestack' , skipping the Viaduct again.  I only had a couple of drinks the whole night, a Long Island Iced Tea in the End, and a flaming Zombie in the Shed.  I had consumed enough during the day. 

Didn't feel like I needed any cheesy chips, so skipped the call of Big Bites, and headed to bed shortly after 1pm.   It was a nice night, but nothing special realy.

I wasn't feeling too great in the morning, my digestive system was not happy with me - I blame the
flaming Zombie.  I didn't manage to eat much of my breakfast at Riveresque - I had gone with a veggy one this time.

My friend needed a lift back to the house we had been clearing fairly early, as there was a man with a van on the way to collect some mattresses, so we didn't hang about.

I spent the rest of the morning helping her with a few last bits and pieces, and took some boxes of things away with me to store for her - she is hoping to move up here again soon.

Swimming 

Sunday night I had swimming booked at Bramley, and a few LFF friends had also booked. So I actually knew a few people, which made it nicer.  We did still manage to do a few lengths in between chatting.  Although one of them is a much stronger swimmer and was literally twice as fast as me.

I was a fab ending to the weekend, and nice to get some exercise in, my foot is still not right from the walking over 2 months ago now ! 

I have booked another session on the 29th, and one on the 6th.

Two pumps a day

 

Updates:

Gender GP - my appraisal pathway is now complete,  I have been recommended the following treatment:

Estradiol 0.06% gel - Apply 2 pumps a day (1.5mg) - once in the morning - Supply 3 x 80g bottles

I am now awaiting a message from 'Clynxx' who will be handling my prescription and delivering it !

Other health

I seem to have lost hearing in my right ear, this is sub optimal. Colonoscopy for my bowel issues tomorrow evening, so I have to starve for a bit, I've eaten my last food today at 3pm, won't get any more until 7pm tomorrow.  

Adventures:

Peterborough Beer Festival  - Day 1

I went to this on the Thursday and Friday last week with my friends Alice , Gemma, Cindy, Rebekah and Trisha.

Alice had booked a table for lunch at a really nice micro brewery pub , so I had to set off fairly early to get there for midday. I was in the Leaf as didn't want to be worrying about the Morris getting stolen, as there was no secure parking nearby.  

 I charged at Markham Moor Starbucks on the way down, I popped in for a croissant and a drink while it charged - I recall feeling a little more unsafe than normal, as I couldn't hear out of my right ear, which gave me less situational awareness !

When I had parked near the hotel, and plugged my car in for a slow charge, I headed off into the city centre in search of the others.  I met up with Alice, Cindy and Rebekah in the central square, we did a bit of shopping then headed to 'The Brewery Tap' for lunch.  

This turned out to be a Thai place, which I was not expecting, but was a pleasant surprise. I had squid to start, followed by neck of Pork with some boiled rice.  It was really nice, good beer too, I tried JHB.

After this we headed back to the Premier Inn for a mandatory outfit change, then onwards to the Beer festival venue just over the road.  I stayed with my real hair as was worried I would be too hot, and put on a long dress with a nice slit up the side.

It was a very very long bar with hundreds of beers in a big long marquee. I can't remember how many I tried that evening, but I was taking it steady as didn't want to be ill for the next day. I was drinking
halves and having plenty of water in between too.

I had a German cheese filled sausage from a food van outside to help soak up some of the alcohol, and a beef and stilton pasty towards the end of the night.

It was a really good night , we had some nice comments from some people. No bad interactions at all really. Felt very safe and welcome. 

It closed at 11pm and we were herded out of the tent, and headed straight back to the hotel. 

Peterborough Beer Festival  - Day 2

We met up at 9 and had the usual cooked breakfast, then I headed out with Alice, Rebekah and Cindy to explore Peterborough.  We did the Cathedral first which was very impressive, but had the back half closed off for a Star Wars exhibit that we were not really fussed about. 

Then spent some time wandering around the outside of it in a warren of old streets. After this we headed to the museum , which was really good. We had a drink in the café there, and wandered around for a bit. 

They had a Victorian operating theatre on the top floor which was very interesting.

We then went back to the hotel for our afternoon outfit change 🤣  - but before heading to the beer festival venue we went to Charters, which is a restaurant/bar on a bit barge moored on the canal. 

Here we met up with Gemma - who was in fab drab mode, and we had a beer and some chips to keep us going.  They were serving a beer called 'Slack Alice' which we all found amusing.

Then we headed back to the beer festival, and stayed there for an hour or so, it was pretty quiet. Then back to the hotel once more for our evening outfits. I had been drinking coke as I was nodding off in the afternoon sun :).  Gemma was glamming up so wasn't with us until a bit later.

I put on my silver wig, and a shinny dress and touched up my makeup a little bit, and we all met in reception just before 4pm.

We had some beer, and chatted to a few nice people. We did a walking video from one end of the tent to the other - which turned out really well. 

It was getting a lot busier , due to people going there straight from work, and it soon got quite hard to move. 

There was a guy ( not pictured) who did a really bad job of sneaking a photo of us, he was sending it to someone and I managed to peer over his shoulder and start to read the message, but Cindy interrupted him and I only got to see a few words.  He was describing us as hot i think, but he acted very embarrassed when confronted, not sure if it was going to be a 'lol' at the end or not.  He moved away pretty quickly.

We did get some nice comments again, the general theme for them was always along the lines of "well done for doing what you are doing, and looking fabulous". We had at least one guy come up who was a closeted dresser and wanted to
introduce themselves - which is quite brave  !

Towards the end of the night, my feet were killing due to standing up for so long - even in my comfy sandals. We did manage to find a table outside for a bit. But it was getting quite cold out there, and started to rain a bit, so we went back in side.  

We watched the band for a bit in the entertainment tent, they were really good.  We had decided to leave a little early, to avoid the rush, and go back to Charters which stayed open much later.

We had a really good time in there, there was a DJ playing vinyl singles, he didn't seem that good to start with, but his choices got steadily better, and was really loving his set.

Had some nice interactions with a few people, some girls told me about a really good charity shop which I noted down for the morning. The beer was good, and I think I actually drank more in the last few hours in there than I had the whole afternoon :)

I can't remember what time we got in, but I made sure to drink loads of water. 

Peterborough Day 3 

This was a heading home day, I had breakfast with all those still able - Alice was dying :)  

Then I did some packing while Cindy was looking at Gemma's VR headset. 

After this me Cindy and Rebekah headed into the centre to do some charity shops. I got 7 dresses, but unfortunately three don't fit me. Might take them to chams perhaps.

I also bagged a hand crank Bakelite insulation resistance tester !  which was nice. 

We had to check out by midday, so we headed back and I packed the car and departed.  Stopped off at Markham Moor on the way back to charge, they have some fab Shell ones there, 4 chargers. 

I had said I might pop into Lincoln to go to the Steampunk fair, but I was too tired and it had rained while I was charging, so thought I best just go home.  

Spent the afternoon fixing the Morris. 

It was a fab few days, and really enjoyed it, I have booked a hotel for the Sheffield beer festival in October :) 

Birthday Beers

Yet another adventure post .... 

I had booked the day off for my Birthday some time ago, with plans for a normal solo adventure day - probably to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, as the exhibits were due to change.

But my friend Gemma said they were doing Stockport Beer and Cider festival on the day. I really wanted to get to know her a bit better, and it's much nicer to be doing something with friends than on my own, so I jumped at the chance to go. There would be three of us, as another who I don't know that well was also going,

For the day I decided to wear the Shein halter neck dress from the previous try on session, but with the halter neck bra. 

I got ready fairly quickly, but the lashes took a lot longer to get on, so I was running a bit late by the time I set off.  Traffic was also pretty poor - I went the A road route. I had intended to get there for 10ish, but it was nearly midday by the time I was in the hotel.

I left my bags in my friends room as they had none free for early check-in, and we headed straight to the venue which was a Masonic Hall.  

Afternoon antics : 

My friend is gender fluid, and has two modes of operation fab drab, and full glam En-femme. They would be in fab drab for the first part of the day, then we would go back to change to glam for the evening in mid afternoon. So they had to treat me like a lady for the first part 😊

We started off with a cider each, and went to explore all the rooms, it was a fairly big building and there were bars in quite a few areas, so a bit odd compared to the norm. 

Had a nice chat and caught up, and then we headed outside as was really warm. There we found a stone baked pizza stand - was cool the oven was the back half of a van that had been chopped to be made into a trailer. The pizza was lovely - I was most glad as in all the rush to get ready in the morning I had skipped breakfast.

One of the Camra ladies was stalking non-members, and collared me - I figured why not, so I ended up on the membership stand.  So at some point I will get my first piece of ID with 'Isobel' on it ! I wonder if the fact it's Camra membership says a bit too much about me 😂

We had a few more ciders, then headed back to the hotel. Gemma requires at least and hour and a half to go full glam - I had originally planned on going into Stockport for an explore, but ended up taking some nice photo's and video in the room for Insta, and chatting on social media a bit.

Evening : 

We had decided to go full on dressed to impress with sequins - Gemma also likes to wear LED belts and
a brilliant handbag too, so we were fairly hard to miss in the end.

We took some photo's in the hotel, and did a video in the corridor that would later be slowed down to music for dramatic effect. I did swap into different heels after we took the pictures as my feet were already hurting just walking from my room to hers !

Then we headed back to the festival - walking a bit slower as we were both now in heels. I went back on beer, but we both ended up with a drink, and went up to one of the upper rooms where there was a Ska band playing. We had missed an hour of their set, but did catch a few songs. They were fantastic.

We met up with Trisha in there, and then headed back outside for more food. I shared a pizza with
Gemma. We spent the rest of the evening drinking, I was on fairly low strength session bitters, with the odd glass of water between. 

There were quite a lot of interactions, all positive, everyone loves Gemma's handbag so we got lots of people coming up and asking about that. Got a few nice comments out outfits too.  It was all really friendly and welcoming. 

Last orders was 11pm, but we left a bit before then, and headed back to the hotel. There was another nice meeting with some random girls as we passed a wine bar near the hotel - again they were enticed by the handbag 😂

Saturday Morning

We agreed to meet up for breakfast fairly early, as there was an air raid tunnel museum that Gemma
fancied going to which opened at 10am.  I didn't bother with full on makeup, just 'it will do' level.

The breakfast was not bad, no black pudding, and the eggs were scrambled, but it was all you can eat and included in the room price. (Holiday Inn Express).

Got some looks from a woman in a wheelchair, no idea what her problem was, but didn't spoil my mood.

We were actually running ahead of schedule, so ended up back in her room where she showed me her VR headset. It was amazing, did loads of different simulations, and some
great tours of New York too. I am now very tempted to get a headset.

We then headed out to the museum which was about a 10 minute walk. It was a muggy day, and I was very glad we had gone, it was a lovely temperature down there. I believe the tunnels had already existed pre-WW2 but had been expanded to be made into a very large air raid shelter.

There was a lot to look at, even some fab moss growing on the ceiling got our attention, and my macro lense in operation. I think we were down there at least an hour - seemingly on our own, not a particularly popular tourist destination it seems. I would recommend it though  

After this, we headed to find a filming location for the 'Ashes to Ashes' police station, and I got a
picture there too, then we went to an art gallery as it was nearly on the way back to the hotel. Didn't spend too much time in there, there was somebody posing for a group of artists which took up one gallery. 

It was getting towards midday by this point, and Gemma was doing another day at the beer festival, and wanted to freshen up before heading back. So we walked back to the hotel and said our goodbyes. 

In conclusion

It was a really fantastic weekend, and I had a great time, and was really lovely to spend time with Gemma to get to know her better.  We had been in the same group of friends at LFF, but had not really spent much time talking.

She was influential in getting Alice to the beer festivals too, she should have a warning label on her 😂 

 

 

 

Lindum Colonia

 

Life update 

I haven't made any further steps with Gender GP as yet, I have had a lot on, and so has my wife, I may get chance to have a chat this week. 

Adventures

Once again the planets had aligned, and I had been able to plan an extended multi-day en-femme adventure by going to a beer festival with friends the day after my normal Thursday Chameleons meeting. 

Chameleons - Thursday Night

My boss had once again failed to turn up for my weekly Thursday 4pm teams call at work for perhaps
the fourth time running. So feeling a little put out by this, I decided I would finish early and get ready. So even with having to pack more bags than usual I was still down at Chams super early.

I had also borrowed my wife's spangly new petrol car, which meant I could go a bit faster, and not have to worry about charging over the weekend.

I headed in, and upon a brief look in the mirror in the loo's realised I had missed some hairs on my arms and needed to sort that, so got my razor from the car to do that.  

Ann turned up early a bit after this, so I could chat to her without putting Lynn off her makeup :)

There were quite a few people there this time, it's really nice to see so many, hope it continues. Chatted to Debbie a bit, and Renee too. It was a most pleasant evening. However I had to cut it short as I wanted to get to Lincoln to check in at the Premier Inn, ideally before 11pm so I could get a good sleep.

I think it took just over an hour to get there, the roads were pretty quiet and the sat nav wasn't too bad. 

On arrival I had to wait for some other guests to open the door for me, as it's card only access to the foyer after a certain time, fortunately some were right behind me.

Attempted to use the automatic check in, but it didn't want to print my room key, so I had to press the assistance button and wait for someone to come.  Two of my friends arrived back from the 1st day at the beer festival while I was waiting, so I got to say hello to them and chat a bit while they sorted me a key. 

Lincoln - Friday Morning

Alice was feeling a bit rough in the morning, so it took a bit longer that expected for her to get ready.
So I went for a bit of a walk around Lincoln to get my bearings, and to look in a few shops. I had put tights on, but realised pretty swiftly that I would be more comfy without them. 

So I headed back to my room before meeting up with Alice to go for breakfast. She wanted to try the 'Moonraker' canal barge café, as had heard they did good breakfasts. Unfortunately they didn't do full breakfasts any more, I ended up with a bacon butty, and she had a toasty.  Cindy tracked us down and joined us in there too.

Ann had recommended a museum, so we decided to head to that first, it was just at the start to the steep hill, and not that far away. We had a look around there, making sure to get some selfies, and avoiding a school tour. 

We didn't spend that much time in there really, but we did spy an art gallery next door, which was also free of charge, so headed in there next.  That was more up my street, there were some nice sculptures in there. 

After this we popped into an antiques shop where Alice bought another oil lamp for her collection, then we walked halfway up 'steep hill' to a café as myself and Alice wanted a hot drink, and Cindy needed some fizzy refreshment. We passed a charity shop on the way and I bought an orange statin dress that was in the window.

By the time we had finished in the Café the beer festival had started again, so we popped back to the hotel for a quick outfit change, and headed to the Drill Hall - it's only over the road from the hotel.

Afternoon drinkies

I somehow became an honorary Camra member when I paid to get in,  no idea how, but it saved me £3 and I got a blue armband instead of purple - neither matched my outfit, but I felt a bit more special 😂

I went and got my glass, and headed to the long rows of taps to find something suitably weak "Elvish Fury" was my first - I didn't bother getting any pics of the others.  We then headed to the other side where there was a food counter selling portions of pie amongst other things.  I had a steak and onion pie with peas. It was very nice.

We passed the afternoon consuming beer and cider, ending up outside, until a weirdo started talking to us all, and we headed back in for a bit. We were not planning on eating our evening meal until 7:30pm , and Gemma wanted to go put her makeup on mid afternoon. 

Cindy had some other things to do for a bit too, so I went for a coffee with Alice for an hour or so, to try and sober up a bit. I had not been matching them all, so wasn't too bad.  I had a peppermint tea.

We headed back in for a few more beers, then eventually left to go back to the hotel for a final outfit change for our evening meal.

Evening meal, and pre-bed drinks

We had a tapas meal booked for 7:30pm at 'Ole Ole Tapas' , unfortunately it was right at the top of the hill, and we were a bit late congregating at the hotel, so it was a bit of a quick march up a very steep hill to get there on time.  

The friend that had booked had asked for an outside table, as they were really warm inside when they last ate there - but it was a bit cold, so a few of us had goosebumps !  The food was really good, they messed the orders up a bit, but the service was fairly quick.

I only went with two dishes, and had Patatas Bravas, followed by Chorizo al Vino, which was enough for me.

Some other girls were given blankets just as we were leaving, which was a bit annoying, perhaps they asked for them. 

We were a lot slower to get down the hill than we got up it, partly due to our heels, and we were not in so much of a rush. Gemma and Emily had decided to go on a tour of the local bars rather than returning to the beer festival, so it was just the four of us heading back there.

I think we got back there for just after 9pm. It was a lot quieter there, quite a few of the beers had run dry already.  Last orders was 11pm, so we only had a few hours to use up the remains of our pre-paid tokens.  I had a couple, but switched to soft drinks, as I didn't want to be too hungover to drive home the next day.

We were ushered out sometime after 11pm, Alice was complaining that the ceiling lights were spinning so it was well timed. I got my makeup off and was in bed before midnight, making sure to drink a few pints of water and take a Panadol. The rich food at the tapas place, plus all the beer had left me in no doubt I would be having digestive issues in the morning.

Saturday - The return home

I didn't feel brilliant, mainly my tummy, but I managed to get up pretty early and get ready. I was in one
of those states where I didn't know if eating would cure me, or make it worse. 

Did eventually get down to breakfast, and I managed a sausage, some bacon and beans. I didn't feel too bad. 

I joined Alice in a walk to Wilko's as she needed some cutters as someone had knocked her drivers side wing mirror off in the car park the previous day. I think it was 11am before I left, wasn't a bad drive home, a nice sunny day.

I was hungry when I got home, and couldn't be bothered to cook, so I changed my dress and drove the Co-Op, my preferred shop for my village en-femme shopping, as I've never seen my neighbours in there. 

I was dressed for the rest of the day, didn't really feel up to doing much though. I could have gone to a retirement party in the evening, but was too tired. 

Post Event Thoughts 

It was all a lot more relaxed and less macho than I was expecting, I didn't think there would be a lot of trouble, but I did expect more funny looks perhaps. Everyone was really friendly, the staff were brilliant. I would certainly go to another - Peterborough has been mentioned, that's in August. 

Was really good to get to know some of the girls more, I had spoken to some at LFF, but it's easier to chat at an event like that where there are only a handful of you.