Jubilee time!

So, what are we all up to folks? We didn't have any plans at all, so kicked off the weekend with some friends and their kids round for a BBQ after school on Friday, then a girls night out for me which surprisingly didn't get too messy. Did share lots of chilled white wine and some good girly gossip though.

Saturday was decent weather-wise and the kids had a party to go to at lunchtime, so we sneaked off for a crab sarnie and a beer in the nearby pub. Then a mosey down to the local folk festival with plenty of bands and Morris dancers to keep the kidlings entertained for a while. It did reinforce why we always think of Morris dancers as crusty old codgers - an unfortunate stereotype that was borne out in force yesterday!

Today we wandered round the harbour and watched a boat procession with the mayor, cadet bands and about a million grockles (that's what holiday makers are known as round these parts), and then had a pub lunch. Been a mixed afternoon though as we discovered the location of one of the recently deceased rats - unfortunately under the floor boards in our bedroom, although the maggots are dropping down from the light fitting in the kitchen ceiling rather than coming up into our room. Yuk.

It did occur to me though that many of us are seeing this as just a much-needed long weekend. Very nice for the queen and all that, and I suppose the bunting looks pretty, but that's it really. The kids are having a ball though!

I'll leave you with a photo of our pub lunch yesterday - nice to be able to eat in peace, sat outside and watching the world go by!