Entertaining Elderlies.

We have just spent several very happy days with my brother Trevor and my 'sister' Viv staying here with us.  We don't get together very often, but when we do, we always have such a good time.   Having known one another for SO many years, we have endless memories in common, and reminiscing about times gone by over drinks and special occasion meals is a real joy.

Not that we spent all our time sitting about - far from it.    The weather was hot and sunny from start to finish (what splendid weather for Glasto!!) and we certainly made the most of it.   We played a round of golf (Viv's first since all her nasty problems with back, leg, and feet!) and didn't play half badly.  We 'did' Cheddar Gorge, stopping in amazement to watch a young woman climb up (and down) a really steep cliff;  we visited the Bookbarn and came out loaded with books; we spent time watching the sailing on Axbridge Reservoir (Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club); we toured the 'Scarecrows' at the nearby Village Festival; and spent a happy afternoon here in our own village, visiting the 'Open Gardens' and enjoying cream teas in the village hall.

The highlight of their stay was definitely the day when we drove over to Wales, crossing the Second Severn Bridge which glowed and glistened in the sunshine.    Kerry was in great form, and having shown us all round her new home, we spent the whole afternoon around Langland Bay and up beyond the headland.  It was a really unusual experience to be able to sit out on the cliffs in warm sunshine, and enjoy a lazy meal on the deck of a super beachside restaurant - not something that is possible too often in this country (well, we were in Wales ....)   After tea and Kerry's homemade cakes back at her lovely airy flat, we left about 8 o'clock, chattering animatedly all the way home about the really happy day we had spent.

Before the pair of them left us to drive back to Norfolk on Sunday, we sat discussing how quickly the time had flown, and how much we'd managed to fit in.  As well as much else, Trevor had helped John to fit up my new water feature ('Walter' sprang a leak just before he was out of guarantee, so we were able to obtain a nice new one AND have a considerable rebate too!), and he had cleverly managed to banish the mark on my car door - what a lovely brother!       We all agreed that we had taken far too many breaks involving lots of sickly cakes, and resolved to seriously set about dieting the very next day - NOT!