Easter Sunday:
- we had friends round for lunch, with their little girl
- I made chicken stew in the slow cooker, and an apple/pear crumble when we got home from church. The crumble was yummy (if I do say so myself!) with some sultanas thrown in and a little cinnamon too.
- we (I) watched a couple of films after they'd gone - "Stranger than Fiction" on DVD, which reminded me a little of the Bookworld concept but from a very different angle, and "Strictly Ballroom" on BBC4. I enjoyed them both
- a relaxing afternoon and evening - quite a treat.
Monday:
- our annual trip out with A's family. This time we went to Tullie House in Carlisle, and were joined by my dad for some of the time.
- It's been years since he's been to stay, so it was good to catch up and have a bit more time than we usually manage.
Tuesday:
- back to work... then round to Penny's for the evening. I arrived to find Andrew already there and that the pair of them had got our meal well under control. What good timing ;o)
Wednesday:
- out in the evening for dinner with customers
- we went to Junipers, which is somewhere I hadn't been before but have wanted to. I'd happily go back if I get the chance.
- a late finish to the day!
Thursday:
- I was exhausted by the evening... too many late nights, a busy day and the beginnings of a cold... so I parked myself on the sofa & didn't do too much at all. The Clapotis is coming on well though.
Friday:
- Next week's TS Meeting is pretty much coming together now. Just the taxis to book, menu choices to confirm, and tour bill to pay. Oh, and I suppose I should get everyone's presentations saved in the right place too... hopefully they're all written (finger's crossed!)
- We ended the week with a picnic tea in the summer house - I love being able to sit (almost) outside in the (almost) warm evenings. What a treat.
Saturday:
- Another trip to Carlisle, and we helped A's mum buy a netbook and printer to replace her obsolete word processor. It's hard to know what the best choice is but hopefully we've chosen something that'll do what she needs.
- We were pleased to find it already has a basic word processor pre-installed, and glad we hadn't decided to go for the Microsoft Office deal with the netbook. The simple package is plenty.
Sunday:
- We ended the day with a walk around Whitehaven harbour. The sun was still shining, although I was glad of my long boots and a jacket.
- A couple of fishing boats came in as we were at the harbour gates, so we watched them showing off their catches to each other as they waited in the lock.
- The seagulls were also very interested, and quickly gobbled up the pieces thrown out for them from one of the boats.
