August
Roger
resumed bowling on Wednesday 10, his hip having settled down and by then on a
course of antibiotics for the subsequent infection.
Both
Roger’s and Helen’s birthdays fall in mid-August, so, as usual, we got together
on the weekend of 13-14 August for some low-key celebrations. The birthday meal this year was a Chinese
take-away, but Teresa had been busy making Roger a birthday cake with
appropriate decoration:
Roger’s
presents included a flowering cherry for the garden, a potted citrus grove for
the patio and a large parasol for the summer we were still waiting for, a well
as books, chocolates and carefully chosen cards.
On
Friday 12 we went to Moreton-in-March, looking round the village before having
coffee in the
On
Saturday 13 we visited the Slaughters – Upper and Lower – near
Stow-on-the-Wold, driving through Upper Slaughter before stopping in Lower
Slaughter to see The Old Mill, recently restored as a museum and craft
shop. Both are picturesque Cotswold
villages, the latter much the larger and a tourist attraction. A wedding was scheduled in the church, and we
were lucky to find a parking place – there is neither a public car-park nor one
at The Old Mill, so a five minute walk along the River Eye is necessary to get
to the mill.
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Roger and Helen by the
river Eye in Lower Slaughter, approaching the Old Mill |
Teresa and riverside
fountain |
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The mill race |
The craft shop and
museum |
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Teresa and Jay get their
feet wet on the way back, before stopping to look round St Mary’s church |
Teresa’s parting words |
On
Sunday 14 we went to the
Helen and Roger wait to board
the train
Our engine – St Egwin
Jay
returned home for a fortnight’s break towards the end of the month, returning
to