Day 506

Day 506...

We had another relaxed start to the day and with the weather forecast being a little mixed we decided to stay close to home and head into Derby.

We had a quick stop by the post office on the way as the prop piece Simon had re-cast yesterday was successful and needed sending on its way. We arrived in Derby to very grey skies and a couple of short sharp rain showers, but armed with our umbrellas we soldiered on.

As we know Derby pretty well so we decided to head off in a different direction to normal to see if it led us on undiscovered paths. As it was we found ourselves at the new Museum of Making which we had said we would pay a visit to but we weren't completely sure of where it was. Suffice to say it was a lot closer to the main centre than I thought it was.

The museum is in an old silk mill and was a lovely space to wander around and was free to enter. And while the museum were asking for guests to wear masks and to 'check-in' to the track and trace program we politely declined. It was sad to note that only a handful of guests were brave enough to wander around without a mask although plenty were happy to sit in the main entrance hallway without masks to enjoy refreshments from the cafe...just doesn't make sense to me...what is the difference between sitting down eating to standing up looking at exhibits? We're all in the same air space!

But anyway we really enjoyed our look around the museum, celebrating the 'making' ethos of Derby;

In the main hallway they have suspended a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine which is not only very impressive but also gave me and Simon some Star Wars pod racing vibes!

There was lots of fascinating insight into the industries that have been an integral part of Derby from railways to engines to clothing and even video games as we found a small display linking to the two Derby based video game companies that Simon has worked for; Core Design and Eurocom!

Being studious!

As we then walked around the city we found a few of the ram sculptures that form part of the city's 'ram trail'...

And in between finding sculptures we enjoyed a coffee and a little unplanned shopping. Our intention wasn't to shop but Simon suggested having a look in one of my favourite shops 'Damaged Society' as we haven't visited in a long while...and purchases were made...

Hell Bunny trousers

Fearless Illustration skirt

So I think a few hours were well spent today!

And to round out the day Molly and her fella arrived home...a bit of long drive home for them but home nonetheless.

See you tomorrow.

xx