Last night was my night! I thought I would hold it at Shirwell, and we could all sleep over, to make it a bit more memorable. It was the first time I had been back there since the funeral, and it was strange to be there with out Maureen. Fact is, it is all mine now, no matter how strange it all is.
I let Kathy out to play in the garden, whilst I got down to work. I did what preparation I could, and the guests started to arrive about 6, just as planned. My theme was ‘countryside’, and I got some branches and twigs and sprinkled around the rooms. I also opened the patio doors, so the inside and outside merged into one; I felt it was nice.
For starters, I did some warming parsnip soup,with fresh parsnips from the veg shop. I popped a bit of chilli in there to give it a bit of a kick; every one commented how different it was. I also did some rolls to go with it, which was nice; I like fresh, warm bread with my soup.
My main course was steak and ale pie, with mash potatoes and green beans, and onion gravy. Well, of course, I had to do pies, didn’t I. Everyone ate it all up,and nothing was left, so I think they must have liked it.
For entertainment time, I knew that I could not compete with Valentines voice. But what I do have is amazing countryside, so we went out for a walk (Ralph had his electric wheelchair) and we looked around the village. I pointed out some things- like the history of the church, and the town hall; it is amazing what I found out using google. Everyone said it was very interesting.
When we got back, we had Pudding. It was simple but warming- treacle tart, with Hockings ice cream. You can’t go wrong with this, and everyone had seconds.
We then drank cider and chatted to 2 o’clock this morning, when we broke off to go to bed. As a consequence, we did not get up until gone 10, when I cooked us all bacon rolls, with some more of my fresh bread.
I think it went well. Everyone seemed relaxed, and it was nice without being over the top.
Alma’s tonight! It will be nice, but also, I can’t wait to spend a night in the flat with Kathy now.
Yours sincerely
Raymond Williams
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