Lunch

 I had a gentle start to the day. I was up before seven, but had woken in my own time. We wandered around to Zoe's in time for the school run, walking Ellie to the classroom, as usual. She had a 4-way athletics meet this morning and was looking forward to that.

We headed home for breakfast and to prepare for our lunch trip. We were meeting up with Jane and Trevor at "The Refectory", near Godalming. Mid-morning, we set off, taking a brief diversion to drop some papers off at the Vet's. Our new car whizzed us silently over the Downs, up through Petworth and on. We pulled into the car park just before midday, and after a comfort break, settled down for a coffee with Jane and Trevor. This is when I admitted we had a new car, and we then spent a while talking through the whys and wherefors.

We had a lovely lunch, as usual. Diane had a coronation chicken, while I had a Malaysian seafood curry. We chatted for a couple of hours, discussing the recently booked river cruise for next year and possible ocean cruises for 2028. This latter subject will require further thought and research. We also covered all of the usual family news.

After a "show and tell" on the new car, we said our goodbyes and hit the road. It was only as we got down towards Chichester that I realised that there must have been something in the curry that didn't quite agree with me. I felt decidedly gripy. By the time we got home, I realised that it was having much the same effect as "Drano". 

I collected Ellie from football and took her home. She had enjoyed the athletics meet this morning, coming 7th in the 400m, 3rd in the sprint, 2nd in the throwing and the long jump. We're very proud of her and are already looking for a display cabinet for her future trophies and medals!  

I wandered back home, then settled in for the evening.