This morning was almost like a repeat of last Wednesday as we took Sophie down to the train station at 8am. This time, however, the traffic was a bit heavier but we made it in good time and waved Sophie off - she was travelling down to Excel in London to visit an exhibition and was going alone, bless her!
Keith and I briefly returned home and then went to have breakfast at Beckworth Emporium as a treat. The restaurant was very quiet but it still took the staff nearly twenty minutes to take our order, which was unusual for them. I decided on a breakfast omelette with hash browns and Keith chose the "light" option which consisted of egg, bacon, sausage, hash brown, tomato and mushrooms, served with toast. Washed down with a tea and a coffee, it made a great start to our day!
After we'd eaten we browsed in the food shop and bought a whole chicken, four breasts and some beef for Saturday night. We wanted to see if there was a difference in the taste from Beckworth which is slightly more expensive than Aldi and Tesco.
Before going home we popped to see Mum and Dad who are in the process of re-decorating their living room. They wanted our advice about where to put the furniture and also asked if Keith could help them move a picture, funnily enough the one of Big Sur they bought in Carmel years ago. It's a huge picture and I love it, but the wall it's on is having wallpaper applied so it needs to be moved. Keith said he would enlist Mike's help over the next week and get it sorted.
Back home we made the decision to try and get Mike some careers advice so after time spent verifying his identity online, he called up and made an appointment at the Job Centre in Daventry for Thursday afternoon. As I would still be at work and Keith was unsure of the way, I suggested going over and finding it as I needed to pick up a parcel at Brixworth library on the way.
It's been a gorgeous day today with beautiful blue skies and plenty of sunshine. We drove to Brixworth, picked up my order and bought a newspaper and then drove over to Daventry via the Bramptons, Harlestone and the tiny village of Nobottle. The views across the open countryside were magnificent and it was a truly stunning day to be out and about.
We found the Job Centre and then headed back home where we pottered about until we received a call from Sophie saying she had managed to get on an earlier train and was due in at just after 4pm. We went down to collect her and she was very footsore and weary after being on her feet all day in new shoes!
We called into a McDonald's on the way home, as she hadn't eaten all day and she chose a veggie burger to feast on! The traffic was really heavy and it was bliss to get home, have a drink and relax before cooking chicken breasts and stir-fried veg for dinner!
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