First, it was off to see Uncle Robert and Aunt Gwynn. They have been basing many of their vacations over the years on fun interests in music, boating and star-gazing. Now, they might move to a house that is a 7-minute walk away from their current abode mainly because it has a better roof for the telescope. I wish I could drum up such enthusiasm about something. They gave us a very pretty tile...
Then it was off to see cousin Francis & Richard and their two boys Louis and Max. Poor Richard was in bed snuffling away with the flu. However, everyone else was in high spirits. We had a great time watching Max's acrobatics while Louis played piano, did magic tricks and served us biscuits. They have such a fun house - perfect for high energy boys!
A couple of days later we were supposed to head out for dinner with cousin Michael and his sweet girlfriend Ursula. However, Mum was down with the flu too & so they were uber-generous and came out to her pestilent flat. They are always up to something - they'd just gone to see a theatre production of The Sea - they said it was quite nice, but also ended on a sort of quoi? note.
Last Friday, it was Robbie Burns night. So, Aunt Alison made a haggis - eeks! My cousin Alex, Auntie, Mum, myself and our friend Robert (a Scotsman - which lent a certain credulity to the evening) started off with cock-a-leeky soup and then moved on to the haggis w. sides of mashed potatoes, mashed swedes, cabbage and red wine. It might have been fairly unbearable on it's own, but with the veggies, it was quite tasty.
We ended out with fruit, splashes of whisky and poetry. Poor Robert ended up reading the lion's share as he had the right voice for it. However, it has to be said that cous's attempt at the accent was worth something too & Auntie going for Australian...fabulous!
My last day, we went to visit dear Sheila. She seems to be getting on quite well, in spite of her great age. We had a lovely chat and I didn't detect any of her peculiar 'humour.' It is a shame that she is so home bound. Even though she has a lovely location to look right out on the river, it must be rather dull to be stuck there.
It is hard to fit everything we want to do into just 10 days. There are boundless excursions just around London and so many wonderful people to see. Uncle John was in NY. Hopefully, our trips to London will coincide again soon. I should very much like to see Aunt Nicki soon too!
As I was leaving, Mum gave me an old embroidery. Isn't it beautiful!
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