We had a gentle start to the day. Ellie didn't need to be woken, as she had set her alarm. She sorted herself out and came down for breakfast. It is so nice that she is old enough to take care of herself without continual reminders and interventions from us.
Once she had gone off to school, we sorted out our own breakfast, and I completed the week's shopping list. It was our first trip to Sainsbury's since Zoe had moved on to Chichester. As I did the fandango around the chap in the bread aisle, I explained that now Zoe had moved on, it would be my responsibility to torment him. We had a chuckle, and he asked how she was getting on. Having given an update, I asked him about the new deputy - he was decidedly non-committal, having not met him and only seen him twice.
Once home, and the shopping stowed away, we had a quiet hour before going off to "The Lamb" at Pagham. We were meeting up with the Sonning Crew for lunch. It was nice to get together again, though we did feel that Chris was looking a little frail, and Trudy didn't seem as robust as usual. I suspect old age is catching up with us all. We chatted and shared family news. It turns out that Trudy and Ian are also having solar panels installed, though theirs should be done next month (I suspect ours will have to wait until January). They are also looking at changing to a fully electric car (they currently have a hybrid). They are off to see the new Skoda Epiq in the next week or so.
Lunch was excellent, as usual. Diane chose the smoked haddock (which looked wonderful), and I chose the pork belly. The food was delicious, and the consensus was that it was well worth a return visit. It was a quarter to four before we stirred from the table. We dropped in on Zoe on the way home, but then settled down for a quiet evening.
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