Saturday 1.

Busy day yesterday. Motored up to Southwold, and went to 'Quality Antique Fair' at St. Felix School. Met up with friends Jonathan and Jo and pottered round fair for over an hour. Took Jo, instead of flowers, a couple of neolithic flint 'birding points' to add to her collection of very early artifacts. At the fair we found that stuff was generally very expensive but we managed to buy - Jonathan a treen snuff box- and I a brass snuff box (to keep, I think) and a pair of eighteenth century brass candlesticks (as stock). Met up with -and caught up with the news of- a good many old friends; a very pleasant morning. Then the four of us went into Southwold where Jonathan had booked a table for lunch at a small, but very good, restaurant. Excellent lunch - cod and chips for three of us, and Jonathan had Suffolk ham, egg and chips. Only Jo and I had pudding - she had a delightful looking confection (of which I didn't catch the name, but it appeared to consist of ice cream, bananas and some sort of sauce -have just asked Ann and she says it was a Banofee Pie- mem. sounds unlikely but she's probably right - will check later), and I, being a traditionalist had spotted dick and custard (don't know if you have that overseas Lori, but it's a sort of boiled pudding with dried fruit and some spice in it). Then round to Jonathan and Jo's for quick cuppa and to see their new garden room/office - garden appeared much larger than I remember it- clever planning, I suppose.
On our way home called in at Halesworth on our friends (of very long standing) Mike and Patty Pearson - took Pat a bunch of Dhalias I'd bought at a cottage garden. Good to see them and exchange family news. Above photo is of Ann, Mike and Patty taken on their front drive just before we left. Got home just after 6 p.m. which left time for a quick cuppa then out to see a film called Australia at our cinema club. Would thoroughly recommend the film which we both enjoyed. Got home at just after 10.30 p.m. Gosh Lori, it's quite tiring being social butterflies; may have to hibernate (if that's what butterflies do) soon,but felt we'd had a good day off.

P.s. Have just rechecked banoffee pie with Ann, and was told it consists of bananas, cream and toffee sauce. Sounds (and looked) good; if a little rich.