June 9th - 50TH BIRTHDAY.

I know I said I wouldn’t add anymore to the blog until we were both together again for the next 2 weeks but after seeing the pictures of Moreton Hall, well I just had to mention it.

As you can see from the pictures that it was another gorgeous day, the house is quite stunning. It is amazing to see how people lived in the Tudor times and how some of the words we use today are derived from the things they did then. We went on the guided tour so got a lot more information and satisfaction from our visit than just walking around by ourselves, even though it was very well posted with information in each room.

Did I mention that it was Lynne’s BIG BIRTHDAY on that day? Well she has now joined the ranks of the 50’s club – no looking back now - !!!

I had arranged with a friends of ours for them to arrive in the early evening and go for a birthday meal, unknown to Lynne of course. Well they arrived and Lynne lived up to her name of ‘CHEZ’ – the Cheshire cat – grinning from ear to ear. We went for a meal at a local pub cum restaurant called the “Hanging Gate” which sits on a hill with fantastic views of the surrounding countryside. The food was first class as was the company. Lynne sat there with her balloons behind her chair still grinning, absolutely chuffed that her friends had made a 3 ½ hour journey to be there with her for her birthday.

The only downer is that I totally forgot to take any pictures, so we have nothing to look back on to remind us of the great time we had.

Birthday cake back on the boat. Tallu & Simon with Lynne blowing out the candles, the cake made by Tallu, and delicious it was to.