A good afternoon

The weather's back to normal - wet & grey. But yesterday continued in the great way it began.

In the afternoon we popped over to see MK & Helen. We weren't going to stay long, but ended up there for over three hours. The conversation strayed across all sorts of topics. Portugal - a favourite holiday destination for them. Hunting & horses. Memories of all sorts. Families & friends. There was a brief lapse in the conversation as we all stopped to look out of the window across the fields to watch a flock of geese fly across the early evening sky, so magnificently streaked with pink. There were laughs & tears of joy. (It's amazing how tears & laughter go together, yet they do. Both so essential to cope the ups & downs of life.)

On the way back, we stop for a meal at the Pub. Fortunately I had put the duck breasts we were going to have in the fridge just in case we didn't feel like cooking later - something to look forward to today. A pleasing meal is had. Nothing fancy. Just fish & chips, but the beer batter is just so light & fluffy, & the haddock so fresh.

Altogether Tuesday was a very enjoyable day, sparkling in every way. And it's good to have friends to share it with too.