The photos give a sense of the place we visited this morning but it is difficult to capture it truly, although that may be due to us having lived here for years and years and yet have never seen the museum let alone gone inside. Our footsteps have always been downwards from the car park towards the beach and pier so it was strange to take in this rather out of place building sat squarely above one of the premier beaches in the country looking across views which take in the Purbecks and Old Harrys rocks to the west and the Needles on the Isle of Wight to the east.
The gardens will be worth a visit in the warmer weather of months to come but for now we headed inside and were struck by the beautiful objects being displayed and the swathe of art work including a number of paintings by very famous artists including Gabriel Rossetti. There was, as always seems to be the case, so much to see you begin to lose focus as the next artefact takes the attention. We will definitely be heading back soon.
Before this we had got the children on their respective buses and then driven to Joe and Kate's where we were able to surprise Evie and Amelia in walking them to school which was lovely as the sun began to make an appearance. There was a time for a coffee with Joe and Kate before they got with their working from home, which suits them both well.
I'm now just back from a sub 10 minute mile run, 3.55 miles in total, and am nearing an average of 16000 steps a day as we head toward the end of the month. I'm pleased with that. The only resolution I have not managed as yet is to write each day. I'm just not ready for it and am happily reading instead.
One resolution I have kept is playing the trumpet. I am now getting to grips with the notes and can play, after a fashion such classics as Abide With Me, Twinkle, Twinkle, Jingle Bells, God Save the Queen and Good King Wenceslas. What a selection of tunes!
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