Today dawned gloriously beautiful and Sophie and I ate our breakfast in the garden. At just after 10am we saw a flypast of the Red Arrows which were returning from a display in London. It was great to see them!
Although I didn't intend to, I ended up painting the small garage door today after Keith sanded it down for me. He managed to trap his finger in the sander, though, which was a bit scary! I heard him shouting behind me and for one moment I thought he had injured it really badly... not what we need right now! I applied one coat of paint to the door and will give it another tomorrow morning.
In between painting the door and pottering about, we sat in the garden and it was gorgeous. Up above a few clouds were gathering and it was a real Florida sky. Neighbours on our estate were busy putting up bunting and decorating the front green for VE Day, so it was all very festive and it took our minds off all of our other problems.
At about 2pm we all showered and changed and had a quick sandwich and a cup of tea. At 4pm a lot of us were planning on sitting in our front gardens and having something to eat and drink. Before we set up Sophie and I walked around the estate and saw lots of neighbors setting up tables and chairs and preparing for afternoon tea. It was lovely! I'm sure if it had been a normal time we would have all gathered on the front green for a street party!
Richard and Michelle set up on the path opposite while Sharon and Paul set up a table and chairs at the entrance to their driveway. Our other neighbours, also Sharon and Paul, set up two chairs and a picnic hamper at the bottom of the red brick drive so it was all very sociable - but at a safe distance!
It was very pleasant indeed sitting in the sun, looking at the gorgeous sky and enjoying some cake and chilled beer! We all agreed that we will do it again at the next Bank Holiday, at the end of May.
Sophie and I moved on from the beer and enjoyed a Martini each, followed by a glass of Tudal Winery's Honker Blanc. On this day last year we were there and bought the wine so we decided it was fitting to drank it on the anniversary of our visit.
It was getting a bit late and none of us wanted to cook so Sophie phoned the pub in Old and ordered fish and chips for delivery. By about 7.30pm we said goodbye to Richard, Michelle, Sharon and Paul and went inside. Up above the clouds looked a bit stormy so we couldn't see the moon tonight.
Our meals arrived at about 8.15pm and the food was very good. We watched a bit of the BBC's coverage of the VE celebrations and then Sophie and I finished off the evening by watching 90 Day Fiance. A great end to a lovely, and very memorable, day!
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