We had a very quiet weekend last week and then a reasonably busy one this week. Julie was up with Isobel & Charlie visiting so they came round on Saturday along with Angela and the girls and then I went back to Ang's with them to have a few glasses of wine and a sleepover! I don't know when I last did something like that. We sat up until around midnight catching up with each other's news and then eventually went to bed. On Sunday I had to whizz home as Tom was going to Madrascals Rugby for the first time and I wanted to be there for that. It was a really cold and blustery day so imagine my relief when we got there to be told we were a week early, so it was off back home for coffee and a biscuit. Nick took Tom & Lily off to the castle to meet up with Jason and his children before all coming back here for a late Sunday lunch. The castle was holding a fun day with actors dressed up as soldiers etc.
Looking at the photos I reckon everyone had fun.

Lunch was a partial success, the beef was done to perfection, the mash was fine however I forgot to put the veg in the oven for roasting early enough so they were 'al dente' which was a bit disappointing especially since they are normally overly roasted and caramelly. Never mind, we still had a nice time and the day had brightened up enough to sit outside with our cups of coffee to end the meal off.

Nick had today off work as it was an English bank holiday so he came out for a run with me, which improved my time - no slacking with Nick around! Then I did a very minimal bit of gardening and some laundry and baking while Nick did a few odd jobs around the house too. Later on we are off to Pizza Express to see Julie one more time before she heads off back down south tomorrow. Yay, no cooking dinner tonight.