Yesterday we met up with an old work colleague of mine who lives a few miles away. She came with her husband had a cuppa with us then took us back to their house for a very nice meal. On the way we stopped at the German war cemetery on Cannock Chase and a very moving place it is.
Everything is pristine as you would expect from the War Graves Commission. The graves are of soldiers from both world wars and it is a really lovely setting. There is also a small cemetery with soldiers from the UK Poland and New Zealand.
When we got to Margaret's and Stuarts house it didn't take long for the wine to be opened. We had a lot of catching up to do as we haven't seen one another for 35 years. We managed to consume plenty of wine Paul having a bottle of red to himself Margaret,Ray (her brother)and I demolished 2 and a half bottles of white. Poor Stuart being the driver stuck to water all evening which was just as well as on the journey back a huge deer ran across the road in front of us. Now we have made the initial contact hopefully we can see one another a bit more frequently 35 years is a lot of catching up.
A few days ago we took the dogs to the vet as they were both in desperate need of a claw trim. While there we put Crystal on the scales and she weighed 46kg which in old money is 7 and a quarter stone think its time to cut her food down. Although she is not a fat dog just a little broad across the beam (bit like me). I wont tell you what Paul said but he did mention arse and rhino. Draw your own conclusions…..
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