Catching up with old friends

Today at Wyngate Road started with a relaxing morning. John plays golf on a Wednesday afternoon so he was getting his chores done before he went off. The cleaners arrived mid morning so Nikki and I moved ourselves from room to room so the cleaners could get on with the job. Just after 12:30 Lorraine and Barbara (Annette's friends) picked me up and we went off for a long lunch and catch up. We went to the Altrincham market which has been revived to become one of England's leading markets. The general market is only open two days a week but the original indoor section of the market has been revamped into a a very nice eatery with lots of choices. Kind of like a mall food court but bit more upmarket. On the way to the market Barbara had to go back to the car to pick up her mobile so Lorraine and I just went on ahead. We were so busy talking and had to retrace our steps to find that Barbara had already arrived at the market. Chose our food and wine and settled down for a long lunch. When it started to get dark outside 4:45 pm I suggested they had better get home to their menfolk as no doubt they were expecting someone to put some food on the table for dinner. It was lovely afternoon catching up on each others journeys. Back to Wyngate Road and as there was nothing on TV we watch a film called "The Girl with the Pearl earing" about Vermeer the dutch artist. Beautiful photography and well worth seeing. Not much else to report on yesterdays activities. I see I have some links to the All Blacks return to New Zealand sounds like it was great fun and both the All Blacks and New Zealanders did each other proud.