31/08/2026
Two days off of the real job…
Saturday the wind and rain paired up to make it a miserable morning. Darren headed out in his waterproofs with Ash early to collect a climbing frame for the kids while I rode out the stormy weather sat in the van.
Darren was back by lunchtime having done his good deed and we had a lazy afternoon for once watching The Gentleman to refresh our memories before the new series is released next week.
Laura had invited us around to their place for dinner so by 6pm we were dressed and armed with a couple of bottles of wine. The smell of Laura’s home cooked beef and mushroom pie teamed with delicious dauphinoise potatoes was an absolute delight to the senses. The taste was sensational especially Laura’s own recipe of the potatoes with half white potatoes and half sweet potatoes, it was absolutely delicious. For dessert Laura and had made a mixed fruit crumble with apples and berries picked from the farm by Poppy and Teddy. Another triumph for Laura’s mastery cooking skills.
After we got home from dinner Darren planned to watch some boxing but I started to flag before it even really got going and was in a full on food coma sleep as soon as the lights went out for me.
Sunday was an earlier start than were used to with Flames and Feast, Laura picked us up just after 9.30am and we hit the road to the venue to work at a post wedding dinner and drinks.
Luckily the rain held off for the morning to get set up and into the afternoon for drinks on the lawn followed by a full on feast of pork, trout and potatoes over the flames accompanied by fresh salads and vegetables.
We were finished by 5pm which was a nice change for us but both bloody tired so all plans of going out soon forgotten and we snuggled in our home eating pizza with salad and watching some more of The Gentleman. I was flagging before 9pm so defeated by the tiredness hopped into bed for an early night.
Bank holidays don’t apply on campsites, there’s still work to do so listening to the wind outside it’s going to be a challenging day, so as usual for this time of year we’ll have to be dynamic with our plan to work around the weather onsite. Autumn is definitely on its way!!