My knee was stiff and a little sore when I woke up. I quickly decided that I would give it a rest today and not bother with a walk. I wandered downstairs and settled with a coffee and the overnight news until Diane came down.
After breakfast, there was a bit of a cleaning frenzy as we were expecting visitors. Once everything was ready, we settled down and awaited the arrival of Jan and John. Old friends are like favourite sweaters, they are just comfortable. We settled down over a coffee and some biscuits and had the usual catch-up on family news. Then, we popped across to The Lamb Inn at Pagham for lunch. Di and Jan had chosen the plaice, but they had run out, so Jan chose a vegetable wellington while Di chose salmon. Jon and I both had the roasted pork belly. As usual, the portions were hearty, and the food was excellent. By the time we left, the restaurant was full, with people waiting to be seated.
Back home, we settled with some tea and a lemon cheesecake while the conversation carried on. We chatted about some of the short city breaks we did with them over the years, and they commented on how much they were looking forward to their forthcoming river cruise in Portugal. (They head off, just as we get back from our cruise on the Moselle.)
We had a lovely afternoon, but John was getting tired, so they left soon after four. We settled down for some Kindle time and a quiet evening.
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