Arrived in the middle of the night so stayed at Ali’s in Whitwell. Ali’s niece Ellie made me put on her Ariel face mask! She then dropped us off back in Harpenden. Mike & Liz are in Scotland for the week so have the place to ourselves.
Unpacked from Spain then got ready to go out. It’s still light here until 9.30pm!
The White Horse in Eaton Bray
Met up with Roger’s family in the pub then all went to The Masala Indian restaurant also in Eton Bray.
It was so great to see them all again after 4 years.
June Katie Me Sue
David David and Michael. We had a fabulous night with lots of food drinks and laughs.
Sunday. A day to relax. I started one of Liz’s puzzles and caught up on odd bits that needed sorting out. Lovely weather but not as hot as Spain.
Ali came over in the evening and I cooked us a roast dinner.
I have finally worked out a great recipe for Yorkshire puddings.
David David and Michael. We had a fabulous night with lots of food drinks and laughs.
Sunday. A day to relax. I started one of Liz’s puzzles and caught up on odd bits that needed sorting out. Lovely weather but not as hot as Spain.
Ali came over in the evening and I cooked us a roast dinner.
I have finally worked out a great recipe for Yorkshire puddings.
David cleaning our car.
Monday we went back to stay with Jude in Upper Sundon at the Old School House and get some jobs done for her. David pressure hosing the front gates.
I started painting all the fences.
Jude kept us supplied with plenty of coffee and too much food! She also kept us entertained by trying to help paint the undercoat on the gates and proceeded to fall over while still holding the full tin of paint! What a site it was!
David after he high pressure hosed the porch to get rid of all the loose paint! After a good day Jude cooked us a delicious chicken roast dinner. A few wines were had followed by a late night.
Poached eggs for breakfast then Jude went off to the hardware store for more paint supplies.
We talked Jude into letting us paint the stone window surrounds. Health and safety rules were taken into consideration!!!
Before
After.
Jude’s friend Mary popped in to meet us and inspect the work. She has a visitor arriving soon from Australia and guess where she is from? Yes Mindarie!!! Oh what a small world. Still not finished all the jobs so stayed another night.
Jude leaving for work Wednesday morning and taking a picture of her new looking house. David put in some new skirting in the hall too.
This part of the house on the right is actually part of the school so really not supposed to do anything with it- so of course we painted it!
What a difference.
Before
After. What a difference a couple of days make. We were so very thrilled with what we got done and so was Jude. We think she is making another list for when we go back-hope so as we really enjoy doing things like this.
On the way back to Harpenden we drove past my Mum and Dads old house - Willow End. It look so lovely and many happy memories came flooding back.
Back in Harpenden we started sorting and packing for Wales. We really should start this walk soon! 🥾🥾
Their garden is looking fantastic and is nearly finished.
A very short haircut ready for our walk.
We picked Mike and Liz up from Luton airport after their week in Scotland and played the card game Monopoly Deal up by the greenhouse in glorious sunshine.
I cooked them a steak pie with all the trimmings to welcome them home. Off to Wales 🏴 in the morning. Excited for our next adventure. Thanks Mike and Liz for letting us use your home as a base. Makes life easier.
Monday we went back to stay with Jude in Upper Sundon at the Old School House and get some jobs done for her. David pressure hosing the front gates.
I started painting all the fences.
Jude kept us supplied with plenty of coffee and too much food! She also kept us entertained by trying to help paint the undercoat on the gates and proceeded to fall over while still holding the full tin of paint! What a site it was!
David after he high pressure hosed the porch to get rid of all the loose paint! After a good day Jude cooked us a delicious chicken roast dinner. A few wines were had followed by a late night.
Poached eggs for breakfast then Jude went off to the hardware store for more paint supplies.
We talked Jude into letting us paint the stone window surrounds. Health and safety rules were taken into consideration!!!
Before
After.
Jude’s friend Mary popped in to meet us and inspect the work. She has a visitor arriving soon from Australia and guess where she is from? Yes Mindarie!!! Oh what a small world. Still not finished all the jobs so stayed another night.
Jude leaving for work Wednesday morning and taking a picture of her new looking house. David put in some new skirting in the hall too.
This part of the house on the right is actually part of the school so really not supposed to do anything with it- so of course we painted it!
What a difference.
Before
After. What a difference a couple of days make. We were so very thrilled with what we got done and so was Jude. We think she is making another list for when we go back-hope so as we really enjoy doing things like this.
On the way back to Harpenden we drove past my Mum and Dads old house - Willow End. It look so lovely and many happy memories came flooding back.
Back in Harpenden we started sorting and packing for Wales. We really should start this walk soon! 🥾🥾
Their garden is looking fantastic and is nearly finished.
A very short haircut ready for our walk.
We picked Mike and Liz up from Luton airport after their week in Scotland and played the card game Monopoly Deal up by the greenhouse in glorious sunshine.
I cooked them a steak pie with all the trimmings to welcome them home. Off to Wales 🏴 in the morning. Excited for our next adventure. Thanks Mike and Liz for letting us use your home as a base. Makes life easier.
