Time Travel

I'm realising I've never packed to go away for 4 months before. I'm trying to remember my last "big trip" and am amazed to discover that in the last 6 and a half years I've not been out of Leeds for more than 2 weeks at a time - that's madness 6 and a half years continuously in the same city! But it feels like I was away for longer so what will 4 months feel like?

I'm going to miss the winter (or thought I was until winter came early!) For the first time there won't be a bonfire night, no pre Christmas faff (yay!) Or the Christmas day I'm used to :( never mind I'll be on the beach :) I feel like I'm cheating slightly, breaking the laws of nature just a little.

I'm leaving my life where it's been dropped, stopping the world and getting off for a little while. Hopefully it'll be for long enough so that I'll know what it feels like to really go away but short enough that I can slot back into things when I get home and other people will say, it feels like you've never been away.

NB. The mystery package finally arrived from the USA. All good, just baby clothes nothing suspicious thankfully.
Oh and I added the picture to proove that eating cake really was on my to-do list (loved the mango pudding Liming - please make it again when I get back :)