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Ali, Peter, Becky, and Ian stayed overnight. When we had all surfaced we drove to the Beachcomber cafe in Barton on Sea for a brunch.
Ali and Peter look forever young.
Anyone familiar with my healthy café fry-ups may be surprised to see my smaller than usual plateful. Anyone who knows what I ate last night will not.
Jackie was satisfied with poached eggs and toast.
Soon afterwards our guests returned home, Ian driving his parents back to theirs. Last night Becky, as is often her wont, asked for a doggie bag to take home what she couldn’t eat. The very friendly waitress made one up.
This was it. Our daughter left it at our place.
This afternoon, Helen visited with her grandson, Billy, who successfully fought against being woken up.
Until early evening this had been a cold, blustery, and wet day. Then I was able to take my camera into the rose garden and photograph
Mum in a Million,
and, appropriately for today, Golden Showers, which has reached the top of the pergola.
Mr Pink provided fish and chips for our dinner this evening. We added pickled onions and gherkins; and onion rings from Becky’s doggie bird. Jackie drank Hoegaarden and I didn’t.
Happy Birthday, Jackie!
Thank you, Cynthia
My word! What you didn’t drink! – as the saying goes…
Thanks, Bruce
Love the doggie bird. 🙂 Looks like you all had a grand time together. Beautiful roses.
Thank you, Sylvia
The brunch spot looks pleasant, the doggy bird made me laugh, and the roses are glorious. It seems like you and Jackie have had some fun times! 🙂
We have, Merril. Thank you
Always something makes me chuckle. . .
Thanks, Jodie
That is a “Mum in the Million!” Happy Birthday to Jackie!
Thank you, Jill
I can almost smell the roses!
Thanks, Leslie
Beautiful roses and now I’m hungry.
Thanks, Gary
Wow! Those yellow roses!
Thank you, Weekly
Your roses are beautiful. As are those breakfast pictures…delicate poached eggs. And how I love tomatoes with my breakfast. ☺
Thank you, Van
Beautiful Rose pictures and little creation too…….
Thank you, Vikey
You take beautiful pictures. You must have a good camera and some experience using it.
Thank you Nicki. It is a Canon SX700 HS. A point and shoot, but a good one. I’ve only gone digital 4 years ago, having used film all my life – so it has taken a while to get used to, and there is much of it I don’t know how to use 🙂
Happy birthday. Sounds like a good day
Thank you Resh Susan. It was
What a lovely, photogenic breakfast!
What fun and such lovely pictures! I love the doggie bag!
Thanks, Lynn. We did, too
Lovely interlude. Happy Birthday Jackie
Thank you Sol
The gherkins made me home sick …. we can only get enormous ‘dill pickles’ here which are not the same at all, not even the same as a chipshop ‘wally’ but I crave cornichons on a daily basis. Not to mention proper chish and fips. Toodlepip!
Sorry, Osyth. And thank you
It’s OK – they have plenty that is really good …. I probably should write some eulogies to entice em as friends 🙂
Are you sure that’s not a ducky bag?
It probably is. Wish I’d thought of that, Val
A very belated but well intentioned happy birthday to your Jackie oxxoxoxo
Thank you, Candice