A five year wait...

I woke from a very vivid dream this morning of going to a medieval-themed wedding in Berlin and falling in love with the bridegroom. It was so detailed and I was so in love with groom!

After a lovely relaxed morning, Sophie and I went over to Market Harborough. We'd booked a table at Pizza Express for 12.30pm and we were looking forward to lunch and then doing some shopping afterwards.

Sophie had a voucher for £30 towards the meal, but we pushed the boat out and enjoyed doughballs doppio and breaded halloumi to start, followed by a spicy chicken pizza. We ordered a glass of Chardonnay each and finished the meal with desserts - tiramisu and a white chocolate roulade. Yum!

Sophie wearing her "Pals" hat

After eating and paying the bill, we wandered around the shops. Sophie wanted to find a pair of trousers for work and some shoes, and she succeeded! She also bought some lovely tops, and I splashed out on a box set of  "Not Going Out" that Keith and I will watch after we've seen all the episodes of Doc Martin!

The charity shops certainly bore fruit this afternoon and Sophie found her shoes in The Attic - a black pair of wedge heel espadrilles that were brand new and half-price. Success!

By 3pm we were all shopped out so we returned home via the scenic route and relaxed at home for the rest of the afternoon. The weather today has been cool and cloudy and Market Harborough was windy. The heat of the last couple of weeks is a distant memory!

In the evening we played Scrabble, and Sophie made us cocktails from a recipe that I'd saved five years ago! The cocktails were French Martinis, made with Chambord, vodka and pineapple juice. I've been wanting to try the drink ever since seeing the recipe in the newspaper. They were delicious and the juice went all frothy from being shaken, not stirred!

Dinner tonight was a lovely meal of breaded chicken with stir-fry rice. Sophie had prepared everything this morning before we went to Market Harborough and she made a delicious dinner. She'd coated the chicken breasts in panko breadcrumbs and desiccated coconut and the rice was lovely and spicy.

Our viewing pleasure for this evening was a silly, far-fetched film called Mindcage starring John Malkovich, which dragged on for far longer than it should have!