Cake in the bluebell woods
Ridiculously hot and sunny again today. Betty the birthday elf sitting at the end of the bed having brought cups of tea and presents and cards for Lorraine. I got Lorraine a satnav robot thing for her car and some vultures for Long Tall Sally where tall is beautiful. Betty also made breakfast, and then I hared back home to feed Calliope.
On my return Lorraine and Beth had packed a picnic and we drove off in a convoy with Anna and Anton and the bairns out to the magical bluebell woods. We followed a very narrow path deep into the wood and found a place to sit and eat. The sun dappled through the leaves, and all around was the mystical haze of violet blue bluebells with nobody to be seen. Anna and Anton had brought a big cake with them for Lorraine, and Lorraine had brought a cake for Oskar, whose birthday it was yesterday. The children and had been taken to Legoland the day before for Oskar's birthday so were armed with swords. Eating was followed by a good deal of charging about in the woods with swords. I became embroiled in a good deal of swordfighting and chasing the children down the little paths making monster noises. This I enjoyed a good deal.
Then to an open field with a view that stretched to the Downs. Full of birdsong and sunshine, and we had the place to ourselves. Here Beth Anton and I played piggy in the middle with the children for some time. Also some glider flying. Absolutely lovely time. Finished off by giving Oskar his Scooby-doo presents, which he was pleased with. It also came with a tub of scooby doo goo which made farty noises when you played with it which, obviously, was good value.
Satnav home, although Lorraine curiously ignoring its advice.
Early in the evening off to the local curry house for a bite of Tandoori chicken with Beth and Mark. Waiters as usual fawning on Lorraine and giving us free drinks as usual. Then to the Basketmakers for a very cheerful night with Wayne and Matt, Cath and her pal Cathy, Jess and Andrew, the mustachioed Sam putting in a rather lively guest appearance. Then off to the Brighton Tavern up the hill for an absolute bloody final drink before home at 1.00am. Lorraine being given a present from them of purse filled with sweeties.
Below Lorraine blowing out her cake watched by Klaudia and Beth; Klaudia Lorraine and Beth; Anna and Oksar; the Golawskis and Lorraine; Oskar playing with Scooby doo goo; Anton swordfighting with his daughter; me swordfighting with Oksar.
Ridiculously hot and sunny again today. Betty the birthday elf sitting at the end of the bed having brought cups of tea and presents and cards for Lorraine. I got Lorraine a satnav robot thing for her car and some vultures for Long Tall Sally where tall is beautiful. Betty also made breakfast, and then I hared back home to feed Calliope.
On my return Lorraine and Beth had packed a picnic and we drove off in a convoy with Anna and Anton and the bairns out to the magical bluebell woods. We followed a very narrow path deep into the wood and found a place to sit and eat. The sun dappled through the leaves, and all around was the mystical haze of violet blue bluebells with nobody to be seen. Anna and Anton had brought a big cake with them for Lorraine, and Lorraine had brought a cake for Oskar, whose birthday it was yesterday. The children and had been taken to Legoland the day before for Oskar's birthday so were armed with swords. Eating was followed by a good deal of charging about in the woods with swords. I became embroiled in a good deal of swordfighting and chasing the children down the little paths making monster noises. This I enjoyed a good deal.
Then to an open field with a view that stretched to the Downs. Full of birdsong and sunshine, and we had the place to ourselves. Here Beth Anton and I played piggy in the middle with the children for some time. Also some glider flying. Absolutely lovely time. Finished off by giving Oskar his Scooby-doo presents, which he was pleased with. It also came with a tub of scooby doo goo which made farty noises when you played with it which, obviously, was good value.
Satnav home, although Lorraine curiously ignoring its advice.
Early in the evening off to the local curry house for a bite of Tandoori chicken with Beth and Mark. Waiters as usual fawning on Lorraine and giving us free drinks as usual. Then to the Basketmakers for a very cheerful night with Wayne and Matt, Cath and her pal Cathy, Jess and Andrew, the mustachioed Sam putting in a rather lively guest appearance. Then off to the Brighton Tavern up the hill for an absolute bloody final drink before home at 1.00am. Lorraine being given a present from them of purse filled with sweeties.
Below Lorraine blowing out her cake watched by Klaudia and Beth; Klaudia Lorraine and Beth; Anna and Oksar; the Golawskis and Lorraine; Oskar playing with Scooby doo goo; Anton swordfighting with his daughter; me swordfighting with Oksar.
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