Day off!

I did the unheard of - had a bank holiday weekend (almost).   Admitedly I nipped in to the office to do the odd hour here and there, but basically I behaved like a human being for the whole weekend!   I guess the focal point was the rather excellent rib roast on Sunday evening with half a dozen friends (I think there were 7 of us).   Shame I burnt the Yorkshire Pud!   Then there were Clover and Bracken who came to brighten my life for Saturday and Sunday - a pair of Flat-Coat Retrievers.  Clover is getting on a bit - she's nearly 10 - but little Bracken is only 6 months and full of energy.  They were a real joy.

Yesterday really was the first day of summer in this neck of the woods and how lovely it was.  The bluebells are beginning to come out and the woods are full of anenomes and dog violets while the banks are carpeted in primroses and the smell of wild garlic fills the air.   The local Osprey are back although I haven't seen them myself yet.  Every time I go for a walk past their nest they're either out or sitting tight.  One of my neighbours was admiring the way they go all the way to Africa and then find their way back to the self-same tree:  dammit, I go to Africa and find my way home too and nobody says I'm amazing!

So now it's back to work with a vengeance with less than 2 weeks before I head off to Romania and the brochure seriously badly behind.   Watch out for the new newsletter which should be on the website in the next couple of days and hitting doormats or inboxes very soon.