Today I have an actual day off... that is, a day off, when nothing from church or vicar school is allowed to sneak in and steal time from me.

So, I took myself off to see 'Paddington in Peru' and it did not disappoint - though I feared that it would.

It's a bit cheesy, and far-fetched, and definitely feel good, but it, very gently, explores some themes around 'belonging' and 'home', about value and worth, about choices and maybe even redemption.

Like others of similar genre, it borrows shamelessly from other well-known stories, be that 'The Sound of Music' (nun with guitar - Olivia Colman as a singing Mother Superior) or Indiana Jones.  There is even one of the nuns from Nonatus House apparently doing an overseas placement (okay, it's the same person playing a nun in a different story).  What's not to like!

I loved it, it made me laugh out loud, and it even, in places, brought a tear to my eye.

It's a very long time since my late friend A and I went to see 'Paddington' in Glasgow as joint birthday treat, which we loved, and then Paddington 2, which we loved even more.  I think that A would have enjoyed Paddington in Peru too.

If you get the chance to see it, then it's worth the money, and if you don't then look out for it on TV at some point in the future.