The sun has had his hat on this weekend and so have we.
There was a whole lot of “good day possums” going on as
we helped friend Anita celebrate her 60th birthday on the
farm where they live.
The Australian themed party also included a mock wedding
vow renewal. Anita and Mr T where married there 10 years ago.
Neither of them had any idea about the hysterically funny
ceremony put together by the neighbours.
Also on Saturday our lovely friend and neighbour Jan
celebrated her birthday as well and we are carrying it on Tuesday
night with a full on chippy tea.
There’ll be bread and butter, mushy peas, followed by sticky toffee
pudding and gallons of tea.
Sunday morning I finished off Maggie O’Farrell’s
‘This Must Be The Place’. Good storyline but far to much flipping
about in time and place for my brain to absorb.
Next up I’m reading Claire Fullers lastest novel ‘Unsettled Ground’.
I enjoyed her 2017 book ‘Swimming Lesson’.
You can read more about her here
It’s so nice to be back at the library, browsing the same fitted wooden
bookshelves I’ve visited from being a child.
One of the simple pleasures of life is to select a few books, sit
awhile at a table in the centre of the library and decide which ones to take home.
Then, selection made, to have a chat with the friendly librarians while getting
your books stamped.
(Sample picture of their afternoon tea)
On Sunday I took Mum out for a drive and lunch at our
favourite place, Park Farm Tearooms near Ramsbottom, Lancashire.
On the way over and coming back we had to work our way around the
1,600 cyclists taking part in the amazing Tour De Manc charity cycle race.
You can read about it here
It was a chance to wear the lovely brooch Instagram friend
Sarah Maguire sent me in a beautiful birthday box of goodies.
Blouse from Barnados Vintage shop at Cheadle.
Hand knitted tank top bought a few years ago from a vintage fair.
It’s been a sunny, celebratory weekend and my first pension payment
has arrived. We are now fully paid up members of the senior citizens brigade.
How lovely it feels to know we’ve done our whack and now it’s play time.
Take care always
Lynn
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Oh! What a lovely catch up Lynn!
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Big hugs x
Oh my, there seem to have been birthday celebrations galore! And I'm swooning over the birthday box of goodies your friend sent you. That brooch is absolutely gorgeous! xxx
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