Saturday 20th April
Collection
I drive to Northampton to collect the old biddy. I arrive at 12:30, and I'm greeted by some Spam sandwiches.
"Never again." she said. "I was so exhausted last year, I said I'd never go with you again."
Now she tells me. This would have saved a lot of suffering for both parties.
She's now recovered and wants another trip!
I pack her many mysterious bags in to the car.
"Haw Haw Haw," Jolly Molly cackles, "Off we go!"
I choose a leisurely circuitous route. We'd be there in just over an hour if I went the
direct way. We skirt around Northampton, Daventry, Southam, Morton in Marsh to
Batsford Arboretum, where we have a welcome relief stop at 14:30.
We enjoy a cup of tea and scones at the arboretum garden shop.
We pass Cousin Arthur's house, and on through Broadway and Winchcombe to this year's holiday destination: Bishop's Cleeve.
Bishop's CleevePre-programming the GPS with the location of the house made the job of finding the house very easy.
The bungalow is clean and tidy. The smart garden is weeded and the lawn immaculately
cut.
There's a crop of supermarkets and local shops. The local book shop has the usual guide books - I purchase a couple and a local map. I
was bemused to see text books on UML and amateur radio call books. The proprietor
explains the amateur radio books; he's a G4 and the UML - engineers at nearby GCHQ use it. Why does she have a stimulant before going to sleep? |
