Wednesday.

 Been a good, fairly busy, day. Set out at 8.30. a.m. and drove to the  Long Melford monthly Antique Fair. Drove past the above lovely old building -medieval - and 'improved' over the last century, but a handsome old place for all that. Bought a nice pair of eighteenth century candlesticks, English and engraved (rare), circa 1780. 'Keepies', and according to our usual rule, as there are already a pair on the mantelshelf where these will now live, the pair there will now move into the 'stock' category. Drove home to get to the surgery by midday, where I was due to give yet another blood sample (because I'm now on Warfarin for the duration). Then back home by 12.30 p.m. where we were due to meet friends Cath and Derek.  The four of us drove back to Hollow Trees Farm shop, where we shared a (very good) sandwich lunch, at one of the tables outside the restaurant, in the sun,  and caught up on all the news. Cath had an appointment in Norwich at 4p.m so they left us at threeish to give themselves time. Good to see them.

Above and below are snapshots of the garden in the sun, and now looking thoroughly springlike.

Below is a photo of the flowers that Cath and Derek brought Ann. They are beautiful.

Ann has been doing rather well for flowers this week.  Below is a lovely bunch of flowers that our ex neighbours John and Jo (and their three year old daughter Freja) brought  Ann earlier in the week, to thank her for giving them lunch on the day they moved out, about ten days ago. We both thought that was very sweet of them.  We've moved house a good many times ourselves, and it's always a pest to have to stop and make a meal in the middle of the removal.

Oh well, bedtime approaches, so I wish you all a very Good Night.