UK Visit – Half Way Mark!
On Tuesday 27th March we left our home in Spain at 7.10am. Next door neighbour and friend Tom drove us to Alicante airport and we endured 1hr and 20mins of traumatic driving through torrencing rain, thunder and lightening. Poor Tom of course had to endure the drive back as well!
We arrived at Stansted airport to the lovliest weather we have ever had greet us on a return trip to the UK in 7 years but it did not last as the next day was overcast and very chilly. Since then the weather has been mixed, lots of sunshine but most of the time a chilly wind but I believe there has been a lot of rain in Spain in our absence so we are not too miffed.
On Thurday 29th we wended our way to Stevenage and that evening we went to see our grandaughter Rob’s school production of Oklahoma. The performance was excellent , particularly when considering that the age of the children was only 9-11 years and we were delighted with Rob’s personal performance too as she played her part to perfection. Friday 30th Sally and Rob were at school and Matt was out with friends so we went off to the lovely hamlet of Radwell where we used to live, to visit friends and neighbours and had a very nice lunch at a local pub with Denis and Muriel.
Still at Sally’s on Saturday, we basically just chilled out but did go out for a little shopping therapy and on Sunday we picked up grandsons, Tom, Robert and Chris and took them, Sally, Matt and Rob out for a Sunday roast. My goodness how the boys have grown since we last saw them 15 months ago. Tom is now nearly 21, Robert nearly 18 and Chris has just reached 14.
Late Sunday afternoon we ventured back home to Warboys. I think I have mentioned that son David is living at our house Monday to Friday as it is close to his current work. It is quite strange sharing the house with him again after so many years but he is no trouble and even sees to his own meals so that I don’t overfeed him and ruin all the good work he has done to lose his excess weight!
On Monday morning I went for my fasting blood test prior to going to the diabetic clinic this coming Wednesday and later in the day had to go for my annual mammogram, which I am awaiting the results of. I’m sure they are fine as I would have thought I would have heard something by now if there was anything untoward.
On the way back from the hospital we did a big food shop which will, apart from odds and ends, tide us over for the duration of our visit and then on Tuesday out came the ladders, paint pots and brushes for Pete to start the daunting task of painting the outside of the house. What he would have done without David and Alison to help him by holding the ladder steady I do not know as he had to get into some precarious positions to reach the high bits. I can’t possibly go out there as it frightens me to death!
Daughter-in-law Alison and Grandkids Tiff and James came up to Warboys on Thursday 5th to spend Easter with David and us and on Easter Sunday Sally, boyfriend Scott, Matt and Rob and niece Sue and her teenage kids Mica, Kendal and Regan with Mica’s boyfriend Ryan also in tow joined us. We had a lovely day with the 8 young people in one room and us 7, I won’t say ‘old’ as the family may be offended, so I will say older ones, in another room. Lots of chat and laughter was emitted from both rooms and it was good to see how all the young ones got on together. We then went to a local eating and watering hole for a very good lunch and caused chaos when ordering a 3-course meal for 15 diverse tastes.
Today David, Ali and kids have gone to visit friends in St. Neot’s, where they used to live. Needless to say Peter is still up his ladder and I, well I’m writing my diary aren’t I!
So what have I been up to, to while away the time while Peter has been doing circus tricks up on the roof and ladder! Well I have done the usual boring household chores and I hold my hands up and say I have done quite a lot of spending on the plastic again buying crafting materials in no less than 5 different shops. God only knows what I have bought, I will have to take stock and hope I can fit it all in the case to take back to Spain! Thank goodness Peter does not read the Blog!
I have also kept up with my crafting and painted vases for Sally, Ali and myself and I am in the middle of painting another one for my friend Pam.
This is what I have done while I have been here:
And for those interested this is some of the other objects I have painted so far to date:
And these are some of the cards I have made:
I would like to say a big, big thank you to Linda who got me into crafting and who has taught me so much. I love it and love trying all the different things and techniques. Pete thanks Linda too for putting such a big strain on his bank balance when I can’t stay away from the craft shops!
Well, that’s all my news for now. Catch up with you all later.
