True country bumpkin as lack of internet prevents my blogging :)

I am sorry I have been away for a few days. As many will know, I have now moved to the land of nothingness- Chardstock. A lovely little Devonshire village hidden away, surrounded by lovely little chaps that spend all their time gardening and walking their dogs to the close by post office.
I am a mover... in the way that I have pretty much lived in more houses than the years I have lived. I moan about it, it depresses me, I find it hard to settle into anywhere new and to be honest, I have spent a lot of my childhood protesting.
But the recent move to Chardstock has been a good one. It is peaceful, quiet, I have the most massive garden with a huge stretch of lawn and despite my lack of driving skills in the lane; I have felt more at home here in the few months I have spent in the village than anywhere else I have lived.

Unfortunately, living the Country Bumpkin style life means that our internet connection is shockingly crap.
Sorry to be blunt, but it is. Have had lots to blog about in the last few days, but haven't actually been able to spare the time until now, of waiting for the internet to load. grrrr!!!

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Here is a previous blog, I tried to upload, with the first of my 'fun in the sun' activities. 

I've had a very fun afternoon when one of my Seaton jobs meant I could take a ride on a segway.
Don't be worried if you don't know what a segway is, because I didn't know either, so when I was asked to write some advertising copy for it, I was a little stuck as to how to write it so ALL my readers would understand. 

SO I GOOGLED THE DEFINITION...

Segway. 

(trademark) a self-balancing personal 

transportation device with two wheels; can 

operate in any level pedestrian environment.

I must admit I was shit scared of getting on one- but they look so fun, and especially in the fresh air on top of the cliff in Seaton. Organised by my good friend, Dawn,  (who in professional capacity is Councillor Dawn,) I popped up to take some pictures of some councillors riding these crazy things. 

But lucky me, before I am allowed to photograph them, the bloke insisted I couldn't write an article without having a go. Next thing I knew, a helmet had been shoved on my head and I was squeeling like a sissy girl trying to just stand on it.

Segways are completely wierd, because they go against your natural inhibitions to protect yourself from accidental injuries. And believe me, I am one clumsy mare, so I have worked hard to guard those common sense inhibitions- like- don't lean to forward, you will fall flat on your face, or pick up your feet up whilst walking, else you will trip over some dodgy curb stone. 

You have to lean forward to make these things go, and lean right back to stop. So you are kind of on an electric seesaw, but it does the balancing for you. 

Dawn and Laura 

I can't say I was amazing, but the moment I got the hang of turning and believing the machine wasn't out to hurt me, I did okay! It is really good fun, a lovely sensation and was well worth the go :)


The Segways came from 'Go Segway,' a company at Haldon Forest Park near Exeter. You can ride through the forest over there and do little trail tours and skills tests and things, and seems like good fun. Definitely going to go over there and make a day of it. 

www.go-segway.com for more info :) and the people that run it are really nice... AND VERY PATIENT (which squeeling girls especially!!!)

I wanted to upload a cringe video (filmed by Dawn) of me during my first attempt at riding a segway :) but i can't cause I I have said... my internet is a pile of poo and it won't let me upload it unless I wait at least 6 days. GRRR

The weekend has been beautiful :) chilling and relaxing in the sun, with two barbecues :) Today I covered the Ottery St Mary Food and Families Festival, which was lovely, wondering around the town in the sunshine munching on freebies. Enjoyed lazing in the sun after work with my book, a glass of wine (kindly provided by Miss Becky Sims from Paul's Bakery to say thank you for some articles I wrote) and a sizzling burger. Lovely job. 
Thanks as always to my dad for the barby-- BARBECUING IS A MAN'S JOB- and he knows that. I am too scared to even take something off our barbecue- its intensely hot and it spits!

Dad doing the mans job, and my muma :) 

Happy weekend everybody :) Hope you are having fun in the sun too xx