I was up at my usual time and was soon joined by Di. There had been a bit of rain overnight but it was dry by the time we were drinking our morning beverage. More rain was forecast during the morning, but nothing came of it.
The big event today was Auntie Jean's 95th Birthday get-together. At midday, we climbed into the car, set up Google Maps, and headed out onto the King's highways and byways. It soon became clear that the directions feature of Google Maps was misbehaving. The coloured line that is meant. to show the route was not showing and our advanced notice of turns was informing us of junctions we had already passed or were 6 miles ahead. We switched to Apple Maps which behaved impeccably.
We had a quick cup of tea at Trevor and Sue's. Denise and Becky were also there (staying the weekend). We finished the tea and then we all walked to Maycroft, where Jean is now living. The Care home had prepared an afternoon tea and birthday cake for Jean. We had the library to ourselves and soon the other guests started to arrive, these included Jean's friends from the home, Caroline and the girls, Pat and Lous (Sue's sister and brother-in-law), Kevin and Bryony(?sp) (all the way from Cardiff), and Trevor's friend Roland. It was a good turn out and we spent several hours chatting over alcohol-free Prosecco and sandwiches. Eventually, the cake was cut, Happy Birthday was sung, and slowly people started to drift away.
We made our way back to Trevor and Sue's where she laid on a feast of salad and lasagne for all of us. We sat chatting over the meal and then drifted into the lounge. Before we knew it it was 21:00 and we decided it was time to leave.
We had a good run home and were feeding Jasper by 22:00, and in bed a few minutes later.
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