Saturday
Tom had football training in the morning and then we headed into Lancaster for lunch. The idea was to have lunch at the Lancaster Brewery, but when we got there we found out that they don't do food any more because another restaurant recently opened up and took all their custom. We headed over to it and had a very average lunch - think a brewery one would have been much nicer.
Oh hum. We then headed into Lancaster to Waterstones so Tom could spend his book vouchers. He was after some Zoe Rescue Zoo books - but when we got there, the only ones they had were ones he already had. They were able to tell us that the Waterstones in Kendal did have a bigger range, so after checking at WH Smiths (they didn't have any) we got on the motorway and headed to Kendal where he managed to get two, including one he really really wanted. Phew!
We actually had a free dinner on Saturday evening - we won a meal-for-two voucher from the Marton Arms at the Ingleton pantomime, and decided to redeem it. They were kind enough not to charge us for Tom's tea either, so even better value! We stopped at Meadow Falls on the way home, to "say hello" to the Holmans as we were passing. Surprise surprise, we were there a good 2 hours, drinking and chatting. They're not the sort of people you have a quick chat with - it's always a good long chat, generally furnished with booze. I think we got home after 10.00pm.
Sunday
Today was Mother's Day and I saw the day in with a new bottle of gin - Rhubarb and Ginger Gin Liqueur, yummy. I was very happy. We had booked a table at Miller & Carter in Parbold in honour of Pat - she likes her steak and Parbold is more or less half way between Chester and us, which meant we met up with Jude (Craig was in Tenerife on his bike using up holidays).
Unfortunately Pat wasn't well and didn't make lunch, so it was just the three of us, Jude and Bob. We would have toasted Pat, but as she doesn't drink, it didn't seem right. Oh well, the restaurant was mega busy and service very slow, but when we got our food it was very very good. Matt and I shared a Tomahawk rib and it was very very good.
Luckily the restaurant is on top of a hill surrounded by lots of walks, so after lunch we went for a walk to try to digest our mammoth lunch. We found a path by the side of a canal so walk along in the sunshine before returning home.
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| Going for goal |
Oh hum. We then headed into Lancaster to Waterstones so Tom could spend his book vouchers. He was after some Zoe Rescue Zoo books - but when we got there, the only ones they had were ones he already had. They were able to tell us that the Waterstones in Kendal did have a bigger range, so after checking at WH Smiths (they didn't have any) we got on the motorway and headed to Kendal where he managed to get two, including one he really really wanted. Phew!
We actually had a free dinner on Saturday evening - we won a meal-for-two voucher from the Marton Arms at the Ingleton pantomime, and decided to redeem it. They were kind enough not to charge us for Tom's tea either, so even better value! We stopped at Meadow Falls on the way home, to "say hello" to the Holmans as we were passing. Surprise surprise, we were there a good 2 hours, drinking and chatting. They're not the sort of people you have a quick chat with - it's always a good long chat, generally furnished with booze. I think we got home after 10.00pm.
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| The tomahawk |
Sunday
Today was Mother's Day and I saw the day in with a new bottle of gin - Rhubarb and Ginger Gin Liqueur, yummy. I was very happy. We had booked a table at Miller & Carter in Parbold in honour of Pat - she likes her steak and Parbold is more or less half way between Chester and us, which meant we met up with Jude (Craig was in Tenerife on his bike using up holidays).
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| Leeds - Liverpool Canal at Parbold |
Unfortunately Pat wasn't well and didn't make lunch, so it was just the three of us, Jude and Bob. We would have toasted Pat, but as she doesn't drink, it didn't seem right. Oh well, the restaurant was mega busy and service very slow, but when we got our food it was very very good. Matt and I shared a Tomahawk rib and it was very very good.
Luckily the restaurant is on top of a hill surrounded by lots of walks, so after lunch we went for a walk to try to digest our mammoth lunch. We found a path by the side of a canal so walk along in the sunshine before returning home.
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