Taking it easy

We have had a very relaxing day today which has been very much needed.

This morning Margaret and Chris called on us in their respective Lotus cars to take us to the Lotus Drivers Club breakfast meeting at Stoneleigh. Well, that was fun! We thoroughly enjoyed the drive in their cars; the breakfast; the company and meeting new people. Really good.

The weather stayed fine and it was warm, too. John managed well throughout the whole proceedings and admired the dozens of Lotus cars on display in the car park. It spurred him on so much that he spray-painted a washer and a screw for his car this afternoon…..

For the rest of the day we have just watched sport on TV. So much to choose from!! The cricket…. boy, that was scary; the tennis… that was tense/exciting; and the Grand Prix….that was (more or less) predictable – but nonetheless enjoyable for all that.

We were just pondering whether to droop our eyes as we watched the telly or not, when there was a rattle of a key at the front door and who should be coming through it but Andrew!

Super surprise. We were delighted to see him and to hear all about his new job and generally have a bit of a catch-up. Such a very welcome surprise. Lovely. And, bless him, he cooked our evening meal for us, too. I’d just said, “I’ll go and cook the tea,” when he piped up: “I’m doing it. I’ve already got the chip pan on.” Ah…. thank you……bliss.

In between times, we have been grateful for all those wonderful friends and family members who have reminded us that we’re loved and saying ‘if there’s anything we can do?’ So appreciated.

And that’s us today. Not a lot else to report, but I expect normal service will be resumed tomorrow and I’ll find plenty to write about.

Take care everyone. God bless.