Out for lunch

I had thought that today might be a lazy day, but it was not to be. Keith, Sophie and I went shopping at Tesco first thing as we needed meals for tonight and Monday. The supermarket was as busy as always and after a bit of wandering up and down the aisles searching for inspiration, we decided on pulled pork served in baps with roasted vegetables and crispy potatoes. Tomorrow we would have a curry.

Back home I tidied the garage and put some rubbish in the car to take to the tip. I also washed out our disgusting food bins and cleaned Monty's food mat - I didn't want to look like a slut in front of Sue and Michelle when they came to feed him!

Mike went to work at 12pm and on the way we picked up one of his mates and gave him a lift. He seems a lot happier in this job, thank goodness, and it was great to meet his friend who looked like the lead singer of The Cure from years ago!

Unbelievably, we had to queue to get into the tip! It must be the day for clearing out rubbish! Once that was all disposed of we returned home and I hoovered and sorted out the children's bedding before having a shower. We had arranged to pick up Mum at 1.30pm and have lunch at Farndon Fields as a little goodbye before our holiday.

The sky was a beautiful mix of fluffy white clouds and heavier grey ones and it kept looking like we were going to get a heavy downpour at any minute.The farm shop and restaurant were heaving and we had a little wait before we were seated and looking at the menu. Sophie and I ordered a glass of wine each and a chicken and bacon sandwich served with salad and fries. Mum chose an egg and mayonnaise sarnie and the food was delicious, if a little filling!

Afterwards, we wandered around looking at the food and I noticed they sold Saxby's Cider as well as the ubiquitous Warner Edwards Gin. A small 20cl bottle was £16! Sophie bought us an ice-cream and then it was back to Mum and Dad's for a quick drink and to say goodbye. Keeping in touch is so easy these days and although I won't be phoning them a lot, I'll be emailing them regularly and they can keep up with what we're doing via email and Facebook.

We drove home and I did some pre-travel chores on the computer and then it was time for a spot of television watching with a drink while Keith prepared dinner. The pork was OK but it's not something we'll have again!