Had an early start today when Ian’s alarm went off at 6 am!!
Nowhere to be, and nowhere to go, so not sure why it had been set at all! After some muttering we both managed to go back to sleep and didn’t wake up until nearly 9 am - most unusual for both of us.
Ian spent some time in the garden harvesting rhubarb, spring onions and lettuces and shared some of these with neighbours. There is a movement throughout New Zealand to put a bear in your window for kids to go on a bear hunt as in the book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. I sorted through soft toys - one bear is 70+ and another is 40+ - and put them on window sills in the front bedrooms so that they can be seen from the road. Such a lovely feeling when you walk around the neighbourhood and see that people have gone to an effort not just with bears but with any soft toy they have on hand.
Ian and I decided that Saturday nights would be dinner party night so I prepared a roast chicken and made a rhubarb flan for dessert. Was still finishing in the kitchen when the door bell rang - couldn’t think who it could be when no-one is supposed to be out and about, esp. at 6 pm - it was Ian, dressed up in his suit and tie! I said “you’re a bit early but that is fine, you can look after the bar while I go and get changed” - set the bar a bit higher than I was expecting but I rose to the occasion and put on my ‘little black dress’. We had a lovely dinner for two with candles on the table, nice wine and no devices!
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