Taffa's Birthday weekend

We did manage to get away to Cambridge on time and had a good run down, arriving in the middle of the day.

In addition to it being Tabitha's birthday, it was also the weekend of the Cambridge town and country fair on Parker's Piece.  So, having unpacked the car and sorted ourselves out we all trundled into town, in the sunshine, for a poke about.  And we rather enjoyed it.  There was lots of food for lunch.  There were horses and sheep and chickens. There were food tents and craft tents.  There were amazing ball things you could run about in.  And there was a parajump tower, hosted by the army.  Somehow, we persuaded Gaz to have a go on that!! The sun shone, the crowds were amiable, there was lots going on, no one was driving so we all ambled around clutching a glass of wine or beer.  We had a good time. And then repaired to a pub for a couple of pints to rest our aching feet and The Builder's back. 

We were remarkably lucky with the weather!!

So lucky, in fact, that we decided to have a Clayton's barbecue (the barbecue you have when you're not having a barbecue) for dinner.  We called into the little Sainsbury's in town and acquired barbecue meats and salads and potatoes and went home and cooked everything inside and then ate it outside, enjoying the lovely evening - and the sound of the England  v America World Cup Match commentary being piped through the window.  The match was a not very exciting 1-all draw (although that was considerably better than the 4-0 drubbing Germany inflicted on Australia on Sunday evening!!!)

All in all - it was a good day!

Sunday was a good day too.  It was Tabitha's birthday and she had lots of skype-calls and cards and merriment. We had decided to have a Sunday roast at home, so I had brought a Pork loin roast from one of Farmer Jane's pigs.  And we had it with roasties and lovely vegetables and an apple and sage gravy.  We had a Frannie-made apple pie for dessert.  Joan joined us for lunch.  She seemed fit, well and happy and was in very good form. She appeared to enjoy her lunch - she doesn't have a very large appetite any more, but made a good job of her plates of food.  We had a lovely afternoon.  And the sun continued to shine.  Right up until The Builder and I were approaching Derbyshire on our way home when the skies clouded over and the rain finally found us!!

I was strangely tired yesterday morning :-)

Tabitha has a new job!  She went away for a super-duper long weekend over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May.  When she got back she discovered that one of the checkout team leaders had left and the Powers that Be had decided not to advertise the job but to give it to her.  She's quite pleased.  Not to mention surprised!!

I've just had a message from The Builder.  The chicken coop has arrived at home!!!  I wonder if he's busy assembling it even as we speak ...