Today Mum, Dad and I met up with my brother Graham, his wife, Janet, and their youngest, Laurence. why I didn't take a photo I just don't know - but we had another lovely lunch out (don't worry - my parents go home tomorrow so this life of luxury will soon end) at Petit Delight in Cleethropes. I had pork - three ways - it was a celebration of pork with black pudding and burnt apple puree - with a beautiful salted caramel tart for afters - mmmmm. we hadn't seen each other since April so it was good to spend a few hours catching up. They had just returned form London last night ad were going back on Thursday - oh to be young!
On the way home, I introduced Dad to the joys of the car hand wash and interior cleaning services that have sprung up - before heading home to the delights of lawn mowing. Once that was done I spent half an hour sat in the garden trying to sketch out an idea as to how I want the garden to be re-landscaped (I just knew that the tax rebate would come in handy!). Having got rid of the rottting summer house I do have my eye on another one - at the moment this is my favourite design!
However I do have to have a properly laid patio -and so it starts! Never mind - at least, with a quote, you have an idea as to what you can "get a man in" for and what you have to do yourself!
Craftwise - well its now 5:30 and I am expecting my first gardener to pop round about 6pm. Not much crafting going on then today - apart from preparing mum some applique blocks for her to take home and sew that is!
Lunch sounds lovely...anything pork is lovely of course!
ReplyDeleteLovely looking summer house! Do you think Grandma might get the quilting bug too??x