A day of friends

To Morrisons with Lorraine, and then food prep before Innis and Rosie visited with Pippi. Lots to talk about, especially with them getting married this year. Off to Friston Forest for a short walk among trees, Innis telling me about plans for his not a stag stag do. I had privately vowed never to go to a stag do again, but what Innis proposes sounds creative and interesting. Then home to have a couple of drinks and some casserole and bread and butter pudding made with hot cross buns. A fine way to spend an afternoon with a good deal of talking. Telling Innis about reading Raymond Chandler, and he said I should watch The Big Lebowski as it sort of based on The Big Sleep. 

In the evening to Seaford Rugby club (they're known as The Scarlets) as it was Debbie's birthday, and she had a big bash there. Among people I knew Kate and Andrew, Andy and Delores who got Andrew  to film them in their TV pitch. A fun evening, with a cracking ska inflected band with a female horn section. They did classic ska but also ska versions of, for example, Smoke on the Water, which was novel. I danced, naturally, alone and with Lorraine. Debbie flitting about between friends,  and when everyone sang happy birthday, and having been prompted to speak, went to a mic and said simply, 'it's all about me'. An exemplary birthday speech. Lorraine and I left fairly early, happy we had made the effort despite Lorraine's throat sounding squeaky and sore.  

Below Innis by a pond, and a Star Wars van in the car park.