It's Tuesday so it must be .............

....... another lunch date!

Flowers for Margaret's birthday next week

This time I had arranged to meet up with some good friends - Margaret and Ron, who live in Saddleworth, nr Oldham.  Our destination was Dovecote Inn, Laxton  - almost exactly halfway between us in terms of travelling time.  I am not saying that we talked much but we arrived at noon and were almost thrown out (the pub shut at 3pm and the clock in my car said 14:57!)  I credit Margaret with prompting me to retire - or at least start to explore possibilities, my financial situation etc.  That way, when the decision had to be made I was in a knowledgeable position to make the right decision.  Margaret took early retirement , although she still works one day a week as a 1:1 tutor, but enjoys her acting activities - tomorrow, for example, she is working as an extra on the second series of "Happy Valley" and, last month, was a nurse in "Emmerdale".



Laxton is about 30 minutes from Lincoln so I took the opportunity of popping into Waitrose and The Range.  The church is having a "Paper Festival" next year and we are exploring ideas as to how this event might look.  I picked up this selection and am intrigued as to whether I could make a fabric looking wreath / flowers / patchwork quilt from this selection - just need time to play!!







On the way home I passed through Tuxford and stopped at a butchers to pick up some chicken livers to make a slimming world friendly pate for a tasting session on Thursday.  I didn't quite expect this large amount of livers!!












Tonight it's off to the weekly quilting group where I will venture to complete my star - I know I should have done it by now- tut tut!  Is it currying favour if I take this lovely looking selection of cakes from Waitrose?  Wendy - I really did try to find a nice gluten free cake but these Jaffa Cakes were the best that I could do - sorry!








 
 




By the way - when does everyone put their Christmas decorations up?  Personally I go for the weekend nearest to the 1st December but today I passed a house which seems to have gone a tad early!  I didn't take this photo - there was a lorry behind me so I couldn't stop - but this is a fair representation.  They do raise a lot of money for charity but .........