Barbecue in a hurricane

No work, podcast to edit, and no travelling. So yay! It was, however, a barbecue day, as Beth and James were looking at a house in Seaford, and took Lorraine, and Julie, James's mum, with them. Beth sent me films of her tour afterwards. It does look a splendid place. I hope the stars align for them. I love the idea of them living nearby.

It was very windy indeed this afternoon, so even in their special chimney the charcoal was superheating with the strong wind, and showering sparks everywhere, on me and the nearby wooden porches and so on. It took careful monitoring. And was all a bit stressful till the charcoal was safely inside the barbecue. 

Beth and James came back, with both Mums. And Steve arrived clutching ales, and Pat and Maureen finished watching the ladies tennis final.  I bunged on assorted meats... a chicken, sausages, bits of pork on sticks, and a few burgers but we ate inside accompanied by delicious salads and so on and drank a good deal of beer with Steve. Enjoyed chatting with everyone lots. However we decided to eat indoors... And here is photographic evidence.

Below around the table James, Beth, Julie, Pat, Maureen, Steve and Lorraine, and one of the deranged looking photographer.