We had lunch at Kate and Simons yesterday – Kate cooked us an excellent homemade soup, which we followed by the first slice of Christmas cake of the season (with cheese, in my case, obviously). Then we sat, with all three dogs, and chatted.
Chantal spent a considerable time on the floor taking photos of Simon and Kate’s dog Phil (who, despite what the photo implies thanks to the lighting, is a BLACK lab)
Kate is enjoying her job at Lutterworth High School. They are both looking forward to Christmas – they are big fans of the Festive Season, especially Simon. 20 years after I dragged Simon and Matthew to the City centre every year to see the Christmas lights, Simon takes Kate annually to see the big switch-on, which took place last week. They are with Kate’s cousins in Norfolk at Christmas, but will be with us on 27th.
Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.
