May already - but what a week!

Easter was a busy weekend - lovely guests, lots of cooking and lovely weather and the countryside looking beautiful with all the spring flowers. Then just as the beds had been changed and the sheets ironed along comes another Bank Holiday weekend. Les and I did manage a day off in between (although sitting down watching the Royal Wedding all day must count as nearly a day off).
Back in February we had enjoyed watching a Channel 4 programme where a group of modern day craftsmen built a Roman Villa using traditional methods. Based at Wroxeter (Britain’s 4th largest Roman City) we decided to have a day out to see the finished building. It was a cooler day than we had enjoyed lately but it didn’t spoil our fun. Although a little worried when we paid our admission charge - we were advised not to touch the paint work as it hadn’t settled yet - we set off to inspect the building. Bearing in mind that everything was made from scratch using 2000 years old building methods it was an impressive sight and helped paint a picture (no pun indented) of how the whole city would have looked centuries ago. It was well worth the trip and although a cold day the hot chocolate provided much needed warmth after walking around the site. Dogs are allowed and although we took our two with us they stayed in the car as it was a cool day. The lady who sat next to us with her little white and red dog wished she had left hers in the car too. Yes I did say white and red - the dog didn’t heed the warning of the ticket seller and obviously did touch the walls!

Friday came, the sun came out again, we put out the flags and the bunting and sat down and watched the Royal Wedding from the start. We ooowed at the beautiful dress and arrrd when the vows were spoken. We smiled at the crowd and laughed at some of the silliest hats I have ever seen. The crowds were amazing and it was truly a great day, and when it counts we really put on a good show, no wonder people love coming to the UK.

Straight into another Bank Holiday Weekend with more guests, cooking etc. ….