Pasties in Tavistock

The rain has been lashing down most of the day, so it's been no hardship to sit at the computer and get my hypnotherapy feature done. Absolutely no temptation to go out and do other things.

And anyway, we did that yesterday to take advantage of the sunshine we knew would be a temporary phenomenon - we escaped Cornwall and took a trip to Tavistock! Which turned out to live up to its reputation for being an attractive town. It reminded me slightly of Totnes; it has a similar 'green' feel to it! The pannier market was full of stalls and thronging with shoppers and the cafes were all full on our first wander round, so we had to wait to get a coffee. So nice to experience a bustling town centre and so different to St Austell, which always has such a dead feel to it, so that I avoid going as much as possible.

We sat on a bench outside the market and ate a pasty out of a bag, and the sun was really warm. Quite a novel experience, despite this having been a mild winter. The drive there is all green fields, woods and the moors in the background, and only just over an hour away. It's comforting to know the border is not too far away.