A few days away

We’re home again after our brief stay in Kendal. We feel surprisingly refreshed. We didn’t do much. We actually went up to Kendal on Thursday for a meeting in the afternoon. After the meeting we made our way up to the hotel.

Having checked in, we popped along to the pub on site for a while, before dinner in the hotel. We dined both days in the hotel. It just seemed too much bother to go out to look for somewhere else, especially when it felt freezing cold outside.

On Friday, after a substantial breakfast, we ventured over to Windermere to Lakeland, the kitchen equipment suppliers. We needed a few things we prefer from there. We found the shop disappointing. It seems to have grown over the years. When it first opened we were excited, like kids in a sweet shop, but these days we just feel overwhelmed. We hastily got what we were looking for & returned back to the hotel. Most of the rest of the day was spent napping, reading, chuntering. In other words we did nothing much, just relaxed in the comfort of having nothing much to worry about.

Saturday saw us homeward bound. As we headed south sleet began to fall. We couldn’t help thinking we were glad to be heading home. It’s amazing what a couple of days away can do for you. We had contemplated staying an extra night but decided against the idea, especially when we saw they were clearly preparing for a big wedding on the Saturday. For us, a couple of nights were enough. We resolved to do this sort of thing more often.

I wasn’t even too put out when we got home to find another incomprehensible letter from the Department of Works & Pensions (DWP). I rang them yesterday to get an explanation. It seems the letter was the decision on the second application form I filled in in January. Again they’ve put me in the Work Related Group. As far as I can see they just checked I hadn’t gained any new problems & rubber-stamped the previous decision. They didn’t even give me a medical this time. I do not have to appeal this one. They reckon if I get the decision on the first application changed in the way I think it should be, this later decision will be amended accordingly. We’ll see.

Meanwhile we’re getting back to our daily lives & routines with a greater will, even relish. As I say, amazing what a few days away can do.