Sophie and I cleaned downstairs and tidied up and Vikesh came over at about 11am to wish the cats a happy birthday. We think it's today as the 29th of March was listed on their veterinary records as the day they were most likely born. Vikesh brought some goodies with him - an Easter egg, lovely food, and cat toys. He can come again!
He stayed for about an hour and, at midday, Sophie and I set out for Woburn. In the distance, I could see heavy black clouds and within minutes, the heavens opened and we had a torrential downpour of rain! We took the M1 and I marvelled, yet again, at how poor the driving was on the motorway. There are four lanes now and most drivers seem reluctant to drive in the left-hand lane. OK, lorries tend to drive in this lane, but in the gaps, cars are allowed in! It's almost as if motorists think they can't drive in it! Lane hogging on the motorway is alive and well! I shudder to think what would happen if these drivers were on the Autobahns in Germany!
We arrived in Woburn, parked, and walked to Woburn Mosaic for a light lunch. We chose a glass of Portuguese white, and the Mosaic platter of cheese, ham, crackers, apple, pear, grapes and dried fruits to share.
Unfortunately, the little bistro/art gallery was quiet and we were the only ones in there. Maybe that was a good thing as we did a lot of crunching and munching! It was a lovely lunch but the owner really needs some heat at this time of year as I was cold, which is unusual for me!
After we paid the bill (it wasn't cheap at £67 including service) we had a look in Zoohaus and I fell in love with loads of furniture, including a gorgeous leather bar stool. Sophie said it was lovely but she just knew the cats would scratch them if we bought two. At £275 each, maybe another time! She spotted a noodle dish with chopsticks that she bought for Vikesh as a gift.
Over the road, we visited the antique shop and I drooled over the Michael Matthews painting again. This time, they had a little card with the artist's name and the price - £1100... Sophie spotted a pair of beautiful earrings and decided to buy them despite them not being designed for pierced ears. They were gorgeous and made of a kind of dark shell so in the light, they looked all different kinds of colours.
We decided to head home but went through Woburn Abbey grounds to see if we could spot any deer. Not one single deer today! How strange that the other week we saw two large herds! We took another route back to the M1, and before going home we popped into Waitrose to get some nibbles for tonight.
After enjoying our nibbles and the first episode of a new drama called Drop Out on BBCiPlayer, we drove to Walgrave to pick up fish and chips. Well, Keith had fish, Sophie and I just enjoyed a portion of chips between us as we were stuffed from our nibbles!
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