Thursday 30 April—Wednesday 20 May
On Thursday 30 April we packed up and headed down the M1 to the driveway in Granville where we will be for a few weeks. We have enjoyed the last of the autumn sunny days and it is slowly cooling down in preparation for winter.
It has been quite busy this visit with a fairly major incident occurring; our TV decided to die so we went looking for a replacement, which all took a few days before everything was doing what it should. We carried out a few minor jobs around the 5R including rearranging and cleaning out the overhead kitchen cupboards, we installed mats on the front steps and the cabling work needed to get the TV working well.
Reen enjoyed spending time with Andy doing some Diamond Art and Harry doing a puzzle. She also got to watch Hunger Games III-Parts 1 & 2 movies with the kids. They have now started reading #4 in the series, the prequel (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes). Each Sunday they read 2 chapters together, taking turns. We have also spent time with Harry doing his Commerce assignment. Another event this trip was celebrating Jack’s 17th Birthday.
We got to assist with getting Vera to dance and then had dinner with Joel, Beck & Vera for two Thursdays. We also went out to the Thirlmere Festival of Steam with them. It was a great afternoon with an evening steam train ride and also sat on the back of the truck to watch the fireworks.
We celebrated our 47th Anniversary during our stay. Nyssa made us Chicken Laksa for dinner, it was delicious. On Friday evening we went to NaWa, a Thai Restaurant with our friends Richard and Heather; a lovely meal and great company.
Again, while we were in Granville we attended Granville Community Baptist Church and caught up with long time friends. We assisted in a small way at their working bee.
