It was Simon’s birthday on Friday (29!! Where did those years go??) and so on Thursday night we joined Kate’s family, and several of Simon’s close friends at the Sharnford Arms – a Chinese restaurant attached to a pub just 2 or 3 miles from home. Simon and Kate are spending the weekend in Norfolk, hence the early birthday celebration.
Matthew was stopping over, before travelling down to Cornwall with friends on the following day, and so he was also at the meal. We had a really nice time, catching up with everyone’s news. We meet Simon’s friends at least a couple of times a year, and it’s nice to see them all, and keep up to date with their news, although I manage to keep track at least to some extent thanks to me and Simon meeting weekly for lunch in Leicester.
It was a second full meal for Matthew and I – we had lunch at my local pub, walking down there with the dogs, where we lunched as lightly as we could, and so managed to find room for the second meal of the day.
We really do seem to be a family that lunch! Seems a good plan to me. A much better idea than Facebook…..
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.
