A picnic in Honeysuckle Cottage

Off to Steyning this afternoon to visit Dawn in her new house called Honeysuckle Cottage. It needs lots of work doing on it, but it is a extremely nice little house, really well situated end of terrace house, half a minutes walk from the main village street, and backing onto the village cricket ground which then leads directly onto the Downs. Various members of Dawn's large family dropping in while we were there too.

Had a good look around the house, and sauntered around the village, buying some Italian cheese, olives, and so on from an Italian food fair that happened to be there. Lorraine brought a necklace from the little jewellers in the cobblestone path, with Dawn encouraging her and much conversation with the owner on a wide range of subjects.

Then picnicked in Dawn's new garden drinking Elderflower Pressé to the accompaniment of distant summer thunder. A short walk around the village green and cups of tea (yes tea) in the big pub on the corner. Such a relaxed and happy afternoon.

Home to various chores, including legal signatures, ironing and other preparations for heading north next week.

Below Dawn, Lorraine and I outside her new house.