We promised Andree a trip to The Elms in Lutterworth because we know she likes a nice carvery, and The Elms has an excellent one. Plan A was a Mothering Sunday Treat, but since The Elms doesn’t allow table booking, we decided that we could be waiting for over an hour (since we didn’t want lunch at 11.30). There was a favourable outcome – Andree joined us for dinner on Mothering Sunday, along with the Hands family, returning from a trip to London, and so we had three generations of mums around the kitchen table.
Plan B for a visit to The Elms was to take Andree there this weekend, and once again everything worked out favourably, because Matthew was stopping with Kate and Simon, and so all three joined us at The Elms for lunch. Dad was also invited, but was busy dining elsewhere with friends. The food must have been excellent – Andree was very complementary.
With the help of a self-timer we managed a family photo outside. It took a couple of attempts, since the first shot took us by surprise; Chas didn’t get into place, and I haven’t a clue what pearls of wisdom I was disseminating at the time…
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.
