Tone And Pene For Lunch

Lovely warm day here with bees and butterflies popping up around every corner. Nice to see our old chums Tone and Pene - here for lunch ( vege lasagne and salad) Hazel made the bread and butter pudding with lashings of custard! O dear - back to the diet tomorrow! Had a pleasant walk to the fishy ponds and saw a swimming frog - at least we thing it was a frog? Sadly only one swan remains. Not sure what happened to the other one. Home for some banana cake and tea in the summer house. Yum!

Tattenhall

Nice sunny day for a trip out to Tattenhall and environs to see Beth and Simon. Drove to the antique place but no bargains. The cafe there seemed a bit chilly and uninviting so Beth suggested the Poffee place behind the post office in Burmurdsley? Lovely tea garden at back with glorious views of the Cheshire countryside. Deliciuos toasted brie on ciabatta with roasted vine toms that spit juice everywhere when you peirced them with a fork! Also wandered around the village to see the little church and graveyard. Back down the scary Corkscrew Lane - luckliy a tractor was in front and cleared the way for us.

West Yorkshire

Lovely day out to West Yorshire to see how Archie and Meriel are settling in their new abode. They have done wonders so far but so much more to do. They are young and have the energy to do it. Meriel made a delicious tuna and tomato orzo pasta with salad and feta cheese. Yum! Went for a short walk to the weir and the local church yard. Sundays are best for driving early down those wiggly country lanes. Going home was a bit busier with a few idiot Sunday drivers to keep an eye out for.

Community Orchard and Swans

Nice afternoon with Tony and Pene who came over for lunch and then a walk to the fishing ponds and community orchard. Got some apples and tasted some raspberries. Bumped into a girl feeding the family od swans nearby. She said they had been rescued and she was feeding them twice a day with floating pellets. Apparently they were being bullied by other swans at the flashes nearby. They transported them one at a time in dog crates. Seemed like quite a job. They seemed happy enough in their new abode. We noticed them the other day but they hid in the reeds so didnt get too close. We thought it unusual for swans to be there with signets. Then back home for pudding.

Early Birthday and Crimble Celebration

Nice afternoon with the Eves. They were off soon to Oz so we had an early surprise birthday lunch and combined Crimble treats. I made a frittata with two salads- sour dough bread. Trifle that Hazel made with lashings of sherry! Went for a drizzly walk down the lane - rain got faster so we ran home for tea and ecclefechens ( sort of mini mincemeat tarts wiuth nuts ) Yum! I almost nidded off in the front room - not very good for a host! Tony and Pene didn't seem to mind - they were looking at books and chatting to Hazel.