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An energetic morning for me as I did my 4km run (no stopping this time and the uphill bit was slightly easier, though still took about the same time) and then we went for a walk in a local wood with the kids.
We took a slightly different path than usual and came across some weird brick structures in the trees, three columns next to each other with a drainage system leading down the hill. There were two more a short distance away. It was tricky to work out what they were for - part of an old boundary wall perhaps? Phoebe thought that there might have once been a village there and speculated where the road may have gone.
I googled it to discover they were in fact the remains of ovens from huts that were built to house soldiers ahead of D Day. I guess tree cover helped stop them being spotted (though they must have had to chop some trees down.
Fun to come across a bit of unexpected history, but also fun to have no clue what they might have been. Phoebe was closest. I wonder if she can see back in time.
We also met an old man who I think said he was the warden of the woods, which seemed like such an archaic post that I am pretty sure he may have been a ghost.
Relaxed the diet a little (as I am sure I will on my birthday tomorrow) to share a very nice bottle of red wine over dinner tonight and have a bit of ice cream. But we’ve been eating very healthily and as always I feel way better as a result. How do I remind myself of this when I slip off the myfitnesspal wagon?
We watched Always Be My Maybe on Netflix tonight, which is very funny in places, though I wasn’t really gunning for the central relationship to work out. It suffered from that romantic comedy trope where each of the leads is in a relationship with someone so obviously unsuitable to them that it’s hard to work out why they are together at all. I’d like to see a romantic comedy where someone is with someone who’s actually pretty cool, but they fall for someone they love more. Then there’s some actual jeopardy. And it’s a bit more like life. Of course in Hollywood the only way to forgive the betrayal is if the old partner deserves to be dumped. But that’s not how life is. Not always. As much as we might try to justify our own betrayals in this way.
The stuff with Keanu Reeves is comedy gold though. He’s absolutely extraordinary in this. I could happily have watched a whole film of him playing this version of himself. It would certainly improve the John Wick franchise.
Ali Wong and Randall Park are funny too, I just didn’t particularly care about either of their characters. And they made such bad initial choices for partners that I think they deserved to be unhappy.
Worth your time though if you’re looking for a romantic comedy with a bit more to it.
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