Random ramblings
Nov. 14th, 2022 10:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torkellWhat's this, a real life post?
Today was a trip to the dentist - which in my family is an actual outing since we go to one all the way up in Sutton. We used to do this as a complete family visit as well though since Covid my sister and I have ended up making separate appointments to mummy and daddy - though hilariously we've independently managed to book the hygienist on two successive days this week (so just missing each other)!
It's a fairly straightforward trip up the A3 through the Hindhead Tunnel which has always felt like a strangely creepy tunnel. It's something about the lighting inside, the completely black tunnel roof, and the fact that on the first drive I did to Sutton we entered the tunnel from a sunny morning and exited the other side to discover fog creeping over the trees at the side of the road. It was no less creepy today - the drive north had mixed bands of glorious sunshine and light fog, and as we reached the southern portal the top of the hill was shrouded in fog with the tunnel entrance looking like some giant maw swallowing up the unwary traffic!
The return journey had our by-now traditional stop at Petersfield for a late lunch, though we didn't do the walk around Petersfield Pond this time but instead wandered into St Peter's Church. Entering the church I was struck by just how quiet it was - as soon as the door closed all the noise of the traffic outside just disappeared. For a church in the middle of a busy town it was amazing how peaceful it was inside.
Today was a trip to the dentist - which in my family is an actual outing since we go to one all the way up in Sutton. We used to do this as a complete family visit as well though since Covid my sister and I have ended up making separate appointments to mummy and daddy - though hilariously we've independently managed to book the hygienist on two successive days this week (so just missing each other)!
It's a fairly straightforward trip up the A3 through the Hindhead Tunnel which has always felt like a strangely creepy tunnel. It's something about the lighting inside, the completely black tunnel roof, and the fact that on the first drive I did to Sutton we entered the tunnel from a sunny morning and exited the other side to discover fog creeping over the trees at the side of the road. It was no less creepy today - the drive north had mixed bands of glorious sunshine and light fog, and as we reached the southern portal the top of the hill was shrouded in fog with the tunnel entrance looking like some giant maw swallowing up the unwary traffic!
The return journey had our by-now traditional stop at Petersfield for a late lunch, though we didn't do the walk around Petersfield Pond this time but instead wandered into St Peter's Church. Entering the church I was struck by just how quiet it was - as soon as the door closed all the noise of the traffic outside just disappeared. For a church in the middle of a busy town it was amazing how peaceful it was inside.
