This afternoon Crystal and Margaret, staying in Lymington, visited before we all repaired to Rokali’s for our evening meal. We enjoyed exhilarating conversation followed by a brief tour of the garden with cameras.
Crystal spent time making pictures, while
Margaret enjoyed looking at the flowers which she discussed with Jackie.
We then introduced our friends to the delights of Rokali’s where the service and quality of the cooking was of the usual exemplary nature. My choice was duck naga; Jackie’s paneer shashlik; I don’t remember the others’ picks, but they both met with approval. We all began drinking Kingfisher; Crystal and Margaret moved on to Sauvignon Blanc. We shared rices and peshwari naan.
Great pictures. Looks like a great visit. All that work in the garden is paying dividends.
Thank you very much, Pat
Awesome
Thank you very much, Catherine
Oh, wonderful! I am jealous.
Thank you very much, Laurie
What a wonderful visit!! Thank you for sharing it with us.
It looks like a wonderful visit and a delicious meal!
Thank you very much, Merril
A delightful garden tour followed by a delicious dinner, Derrick
Thank you very much, Ivor
Derrick, look how efficiently you post! Margaret and I had the most excellent time with you both. Looking forward to exploring New Forest then visiting you again before we leave. 💜
Lovely photos, and what a great thing to have visits from friends plus a reliable local Indian restaurant! I’m glad you enjoyed. Those lilacs are quite something–ours are only starting, but it’s so nice to see them really thriving.
Thank you vert much, Donnalee
Lovely flowers as always!! Americans or Australians? 😂
Your garden put on an excellent show for your visitors 🙂
Thank you very much, Rosaliene
I’m glad you had a nice visit and could share your garden treasures.
Thank you very much, JoAnna
It looks like nice and relaxing day.
Thank you very much, Sylvie
Hi John! It’s a fellow blogger here from the US! My travel buddy and I stopped to see Derrick and Jackie. We will also meet Andrew, if you know his blog at Have Bag Will Travel.
Oops sorry Derrick. I meant to put this under John’s comment
What a lovely visit, Derrick, and your dinner sounds delicious.
Thank you so much, Eugi
You’re welcome, Derrick.
It must have been great for them to see the garden in person.
They certainly appreciated it. Thank you very much, GP
How absolutely lovely for all of you to see blogging friends in person.
Thank you so much, Sue
Oh, my gosh! Oh, so wonderful! 🙂 They got to see the garden!!!! Wowza! Lucky ducks! 😉 🙂
(((HUGS))) to all!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much, Carolyn XX
A visit with friends amid your gardens and a meal shared at a fine restaurant sounds like a wonderful time!
Indeed. Thank you so much, Lavinia
What a thoroughly enjoyable visit.
Thank you very much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
Looks like you had a very good day.
We did. As will you, Andrew. Thank you very much
I’m sure people would pay (charitable donation) to go around your garden.
Thank you very much, Sheree. Unfortunately we are past managing that now