A great weekend
Ed and I had a great weekend, which was lovely after such an emotionally demanding week.
On Saturday we went to the golden wedding of friends of ours. They were married very young, but against the forebodings of both sets of parents, the marriage worked. They produced four sons, all now grown up and three with children of their own.
Our friends have been farmers all their lives, and now live in a beautiful farmhouse on several acres of land, with the most gorgeous garden leading to a pond which is stocked with fish (except when the heron has visited!) But on Saturday is was pouring with rain all day and blowing a gale, so we were pleased to get into the marquee erected for the occasion.
There were well over a hundred guests, and we were on a table with old friends that we hadn’t seen for twenty five years. It was great – good food, good company, and great fun.
Yesterday we went back to the old parish for lunch with our previous next-door neighbour. She had invited another couple as well, and it was so good – again – to meet up with old friends. On the way home we called in on our son who lives in the same village, and had a pleasant half hour and a cup of tea with him.
So a relaxing and very enjoyable weekend for us. Hope you all had a good weekend, too.