Day 5.... Friday.....

Sorry! Still not a huge amount to report, more rain, still cold..... Collected Mum and her friend Sue to head to the local garden centre for a very nice light lunch, followed by a trip to the shops for a 70th birthday present for Mum. The win for the day was a new TV, complete with a new corner unit.

Met Milly, Mum's dog, for the first time, she is a cutie! King Charles Spaniel... Very quiet and not a lot to say for herself..... But cute.....




So one slightly amusing moment of the day was:

M: where did you go with K's sisters?

J: to The Boathouse at Parkgate

M: oh, was the tide in?

J: no, it only comes in twice a year.....?

M: [confusion] so how did you do that?

J: [double confusion] ermmmmm.... From down the front....

M: but how, if the tide was out?

J: well we just drove down to the front and went in.....

M:[totally confused]

J: It's a nice pub/restaurant..... You know, The Boathouse?

M: ohhhhhhh I thought you said you took the boat out.......

OK, OK .... Weak but I am still working on renewing my SOH as well as my accent..... And be fair, today was a relatively quiet day.....

Looking forward to tonight, meeting up with good friends Ken and Rhona who we haven't seen in 6 years.... We stay in touch sporadically but always try to have dinner when we come for a home visit.... always good for intelligent conversation so expecting all the latest on British culture, politics, the education system, the health system, the state of the BBC.... And so on... One evening isn't really enough but unfortunately, our schedule is pretty tight..... Last time we met we got thrown out of the restaurant! Nope, not for swearing or drunken behavior but because we we so caught up in our catch-up conversation we didn't notice the place empty and the staff trying to lock up and go home!!!

Off to Liverpool tomorrow with Keith's sisters, haven't been in about 30 years so expecting an experience.....

At least the weather looks a bit brighter this evening....The rain has finally stopped!