So, yesterday was a good day. John, once again, was tinkering on the car while I ‘gallivanted’.
I spent the morning pottering in the garden, where it felt very balmy, even though the sun was hiding behind the clouds. I thoroughly enjoyed myself potting up a hanging basket and tucking alpines into nooks and crannies in the rockery. Bliss.
Then it was time to get ready. I and a couple of my college mates were planning a surprise visit up to Lizzie’s (another college mate) in Nottingham, because she was celebrating her 70th birthday. Lizzie had originally planned a bit of a big birthday bash that we’d all have been at, but cancelled because she’s been through the mill a bit from having spent several weeks looking after her Mum, who hasn’t been well.
We were still keen to celebrate with her so we agreed, in greatest secrecy with Ray, that we’d turn up as a surprise. Linda and I met at Anita’s in Ashby and set off from there. Liz was pleased to see us, although it took her a minute or two to absorb the surprise, I think! She said she was discombobulated to start with…… hehe.
We had a lovely couple of hours sitting her garden chatting and greeting other well-wishers who dropped in. Fabulous. Here we are, us ‘girls’ – a little windswept but with our cheesy grins saying it all…. Happy Birthday, Lizzie!
After we left Lizzie’s we went and had a bite to eat at a restaurant nearby, which was very nice – not too busy and quite a large, airy place – but I still wore my mask…..
We had another good day today. I helped out with the Kenilworth Newbies while John ‘gallivanted’.
This morning I went to yoga before having a bite to eat and setting off to Kenilworth this afternoon. John got himself ready to travel down the motorway to Upton House to meet Sue and Chris P (more college mates). Apparently, John had ordered ‘something’ a couple of years ago of which Sue and Chris were in possession. It’s a mystery to me, but I am told that I will notice the item somewhere around the house….. better start searching!
Anyway, Sue and Chris had a business appointment just outside Oxford, so they arranged with John to meet up. John was absolutely delighted to see them, even though they only spent half an hour or so in each others’ company. I think they were pleased to see John, too.
I had a lovely afternoon and early evening over in Kenilworth – I took gardening equipment in the hope that I might dig up a few weeds and dead head a few plants when I wasn’t looking after the children. No chance of that though – the ground was far too hard to get my little trowel into! Maybe tomorrow? Rain is forecast….
John, meanwhile, back at the ranch, had had a battling afternoon. A large parcel containing bits for the Lotus arrived – except the bit he actually really wanted! He spent ages and ages on the phone, firstly to the original supplier, who said, “Sorry, mate, out of stock and don’t know when/if we’ll get another one.” So John then spent a good couple of hours phoning other suppliers…. he thinks he may have found one but that particular Lotus parts business has just been taken over by another company – and it’ll be a few weeks before they’ve sorted out the stock…. hmmmm, fingers crossed.
All in all, we’ve been enjoyably busy again.
Take care everyone, God bless.
