The weather forecast was for a very hot day and so I took Ellie out at 5am. Well, the blackbird in the garden wakes me at 4.30 anyway! It is so lovely walking that time of day. Sandwich is preparing for “Le Weekend” but I was obviously up before any of that had started.
The stalls usually go on to the Guildhall Forecourt as well as other places but it hasn’t been finished yet! They have replaced the tiles at great expense (£1.2million). Thank goodness some of the past councillors have been voted out! There was nothing wrong with the old tiles and were certainly more in character.
We then dropped Ellie off at Lou and Rhys’s and Lou took us to the station where we caught the train to London. We hadn’t realised it was the rehearsal for Trooping the Colour!! So many pavements and roads blocked off by Buck Palace and the park. We eventually managed to have our picnic in the park and it was hot! One of the soldiers passed out. I am not surprised in those heavy uniforms.
We then went to see ‘Aspects of love’ with Michael Ball in it. It was very good and we both enjoyed it, I am always a bit cautious with Mal and musicals but he said he loved it. Very clever scenery too.
We stopped off for a Thai meal and gin and tonic and then caught the train back. There was no air con in the train but we managed to get the conductor to open a window by unscrewing it, “I’m not really allowed to!!” So we are supposed to swelter instead?! Mal was so busy chatting to passengers around us he left his rucksack on the train……………hopeless! Luckily there were only sweets left in there.
Lou picked us up, we collected Ellie and took her home.
Thought for the Day – “Life is full of magical moments.”