under another sun

A fun day... Chats with Keith first thing, then all of us off in the car to Canterbury. I have never been to the centre of Canterbury before. I liked it lots, and as Pat and Maureen melted slowly away to do some shopping, Lorraine and I went to visit the Cathedral. A lovely place, and photogenic. I took my camera out, but the most interesting shots were to be had down in the Crypt, but here photos were not allowed. We mooched about there, looking at the tomb of the Black Prince, and where Thomas Becket was given a good stabbing in 1170, and so on. Also mooching about in the grounds, where privileged school children from the private school walked. Back out of the grounds. Passed a statue of Chaucer, and saw a ducking stool and had a light lunch and a cup of tea before catching up with Pat and Maureen again and driving home. At tea time Lorraine drove us into the country a little to visit Matt and Isy and their three excellent bairns. We arrived before it was dark, and Matt showed us aro...

Up and working with Keith for a couple of hours, then Lorraine and I zoomed over to Ashford to celebrate Pat's 89th birthday (which was yesterday along with Sam's) and Pat and Maureen's 65th wedding anniversary.  When we I arrived at Pat and Maureen's house I had to zoom upstairs and work and give a presentation. Microsoft teams suddenly not working on my laptop... Nine minutes late to join feeling stressed and flustered. Thankfully the people involved are very nice. After this crammed into the car, picked up an old pal of Pat and Maureen's called Janet Pooley, and then made off to The White Horse in Chilham in Kent (and very chilled it was too). Much enjoyable bantering in the back of the car. Maureen was saying that Margaret was very nice 'but how she ended up with a one like that...' glancing darkly at me. She does make me laugh. At Chilham (indeed very chilled) we met Lorraine's uncle Steve and we went into the White Horse pub where a table had been ...