Just before lunch on this blustery-rain-day doing its best to refill to invisibility the pothole booby traps on the pock-marked tarmac, wary of oncoming traffic doing the same thing, we slalomed around them to Milford on Sea GP surgery for the changing of my hand dressing now looking much better.
Afterwards I photographed the display of our “Wonderful Grandparents” present from Flo and Dillon now in full bloom, then settled into an afternoon with Huckleberry Finn.
This evening we dined on spicy marinaded chicken and Jackie’s colourful vegetable rice, with which I finished the Alentejano.
Sounds like a wonderful day overall, despite the rain. Perfect roses for you and Jackie.
Thank you so much, Pat
Beautiful roses! I’m glad that your hand is healing nicely, Derrick. ????
Thanks very much, John
Good to hear that your hand is getting better!
Thanks very much, Kim
Beautiful. Glad you are healing.
Thank you very much, Andy
You’re welcome.
The grandfamily picked beautiful roses for you. I’m glad your hand is healing. It sounds like it was a good afternoon to read. I haven’t read it, but there’s a new book called James–Jim’s side of the story in Huck Finn.
Thank you very much, Merril
Beautiful roses!!
Thanks very much, M.B.
They look do lovely Derrick. I love wbite flowers.
Sorry, that should spell white.
Thanks very much, Arlene
I am glad to hear your hand continues to improve, Derrick.
Those roses are wonderful, as are you and Jackie. Much love to you both.
Thank you very much from each of us, Lavinia XX
Happy to hear your hand is healing Derrick and the blooms looking good despite the rain we all have been having xx
Yes, progress there is good
Thanks very much Sue and Doug
Thank you very much, Sue XX
Well done for avoiding the potholes, no easy task on a wet day.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
I am glad to hear that your hand is healing well, Derrick. The roses are truly wonderful, as are the grandparents.
Thank you very much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
I’m glad you’re healing!
We set off for Wetherby today. Parking was difficult so we settled on Morrison’s carpark. We made our way to a nearby pub that Joss has chosen before we left home. Only to find that food wasn’t served on Monday and Tuesday! It began to rain heavily so we abandoned the idea of shopping and looking elsewhere to eat and ended up in the supermarket cafe! Obviously nothing of interest for Secret Diners!
I’ll try and forget about the conversation on a neighbouring table about toenails! 🙁
What a day for you, Sue. Thanks very much
Today is a mystery day (for me). We’re leaving shortly for Joshua’s choice of area, and this time, he’s booked ahead for lunch.
Yes! … you are wonderful grandparents, Derrick & Jackie …
Thank you very much, Ivor
I cannot help empathising with the invisibility of potholes. I returned home in the dark last night from a meeting on the other side of town: with no street lights working (don’t ask) and having to keep headlights on dim because of oncoming traffic, I had to guess where I had seen the worst potholes, miss my usual route home because I wouldn’t see them in the dark, and had to drive home at 20km/h up the hill, nearly missing my turnoff because of lights from oncoming vehicles. Will today’s elections bring a change? We will have to wait and see …
Your description is all too familiar to us because our lanes are also unlit. Good luck with your elections. Thank you very much, Anne
So glad you hand is healing up nicely, Derrick!
Oh, those roses! Beautiful! And you and Jackie are blooming, too…you are grandparents that are beautiful, flourishing, radiant! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️
Thank you so much, Carolyn XX
It’s always a feeling of goodness when day goes well
Great to be grand-parents! Three, worthy, sons but not one grand-child…Hey ho! All the best.
Thank you so much, Joy
The roses are wonderful and exude radiance, Derrick, and I am glad your hand is healing.
Thanks very much, Eugi
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I reread Huckleberry Finn last year as well. Perhaps I should read Tom Sawyer again as well. One advantage of age past 70–every book read is new again! Have you read Innocents Abroad?
Not read Innocents Abroad, but I am reading Huck now. Thank you very much, Judy
Such beautiful roses – the perfect gift for you both.
Thank you very much, Sheree. Your mother would agree
She would indeed
So glad the “hand dressing [is] now looking much better.” I pray daily for your healing. How’s the eyesight?
Thank you so much, Jan. Eyesight good – although I will now need reading glasses for the first time in my life. You are the first other person I have ever seen using square brackets.
I’m glad you’re healing, Derrick. You’ve been through the wringer of late. I’m so sorry.
Thank you so much, Alys. I am pleased I am still here 🙂
xo
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks very much, Riba