The sun has shone and we've had plenty of blue skies so that's been a relief. I went out into the garden first thing and mowed the lawn and tidied up the borders. The little robin came out and pecked at the fat snax and it was lovely to see him about.
In the afternoon Sophie and I went to the Buddhist centre in Kelmarsh and had a cup of tea and a cake in the World Peace Cafe. We've decided to go to the meditation classes that run on a Wednesday evening as we both think it'll be a good idea to try and relax a bit more! The whole place was very calming and friendly and we both felt a lot better when we came out.
From the Buddhist centre we went to the garden centre at Harlestone Firs and had a look around. Unbelievably they had Christmas cards and crackers for sale! Nooooo!
Sophie bought a Mexican recipe book and then saw some adult colouring books and pens...perfect for alleviating stress! They had a wide range of different books and pens so she bought a beautiful pad and a selection of pencils.
As a treat (and a bit of a joke) I bought Keith a bottle of Old Farts beer as the three men depicted on the label reminded me of Keith, Dave and John who meet up every Monday and Friday in the pub!
Back home we waited for Keith and Mike to return. Keith had been to see his local football team play while Mike had visited a friend in Kingsthorpe. We had been asked to go to the Beer Festival in the village and had arranged to meet Paul and Sue there after Keith had returned from his football match.
When Sophie and I had passed by earlier the pub garden was packed out with people and I wasn't really looking forward to it, to be honest, but we actually had a lovely time!
We walked up as there were loads of cars parked in the village and we enjoyed the walk, despite the sunshine having disappeared behind some thick clouds. There were loads of beers to choose from but they were all straight out of the barrel which Keith doesn't like. He likes a beer with a beautiful creamy head! He chose a beer called Collision while I went for a stout called Black Pearl.
We went off to find Paul and Sue in the crowd and listened to the last song of a live band who were performing in a tent. Once they had finished we could sit and have a conversation with them both! It looked like most of the village had turned out for the festival and there was a lovely atmosphere, just what I needed today!
We had three drinks and then it was home for a chilli con carne supper!
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| The walk home - the sky was beautiful |
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