As predicted, Sophie's test this morning was a clear negative so she was free to end her self-isolation. We celebrated by booking a table at Teapots in Olney for 12.30pm.
It was fantastic to see the sun today, and the blue skies brought out loads of people, including a whole herd of cyclists we met on the way to Olney! After that, we came upon a long, long line of bikers who were out for a charity ride. I have never seen so many motorcyclists gathered together in one constant stream! They held us up for a while so we arrived with minutes to spare, and managed to park in the middle of the town. It was a good job we'd booked as Teapots was very busy, and they were turning people away!
We chose a baked potato each - mine with Coronation Chicken, Sophie's with beans and cheese, and tucked in! We managed to find some room for a slice of cake, a coffee and walnut creation, although Sophie said her portion tasted a bit bitter. While we were eating the bikers came past and everyone was out cheering and waving. Apparently, the charity event is called the Chilly Willy motorcycle ride and about 600 bikes took part to raise money for the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.
After we'd eaten, neither of us was keen to walk about as a lot of the shops were closed, so we drove over to Boots at Riverside, and then headed home. Sophie had a group chat organised at 3pm with Laura and Daisy over Zoom, so she sat in the kitchen chatting to her friends while Keith and I popped over to take Dad a DVD player I'd ordered for him, and to collect some clothes from Mum to wash. The skies were still clear and the sun was slowly setting when we drove home via the scenic route, for a change.
Back at home, I sat with Sophie in the kitchen as she chatted to Laura and Daisy, but she finished at 5pm so we could have a game of Scrabble. Keith was cooking dinner and, as it was taking a while, we managed to have two games! Dinner tonight was a lovely roast chicken and all the trimmings, and Keith cooked pigs in blankets as well! We were very spoilt!
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