Today I shall be Mainly...

[Stanley]

No need for an image this morning. I was not satisfied with the finish on the back lid so this morning I re-worked it. Much better now and ready for fitting.

[Sue]

Morning

We are in the Premier Inn at Coventry. Bob is going over to Bedford to take part in a boiler testing seminar. I shall walk up to Julias later. Julia and Eve are at a swimming gala but I will spend my day with Briony and Ed. We shall all see each other this evening. Eve will be going out with friends as it is her 17 th birthday today. We will celebrate without her with a take away for tea.

The crossing was good yesterday and we arrived 20 minutes early. We volunteered to take part in a trial to do with this new system at passport control, but we were still out of the port before the docking time of the ferry. It was a lovely evening with magnificent skies, and next to no traffic untill we got to Oxford. Today is promising sun, cloud and 18 degrees. I am not sure what I will be doing but it will be nice to share my day with family. Have a good day all’

[Stanley]

That all sounds good Sue.... I'm trying to remember where I spent my 17th birthday, on Harrod's Farm I think..... but more like3ly at the start of my last year at school....

[Sue]

That all sounds good Sue.... I'm trying to remember where I spent my 17th birthday, on Harrod's Farm I think..... but more like3ly at the start of my last year at school....

I can’t remember mine either but did meet Bob when I was 17 just after I went into my final year at school before A levels.

[Stanley]

And now we can say that you were making some pretty good decisions at 17 years old Sue!
Yesterday was a good day and most noticeable was the difference in wind chill as the wind dropped and moved into the South. We had a quiet night under broken overcast, the moon always visible but through a veil of cloud. At the moment it's a mild morning under broken cloud wit sneaky little breeze from the East. The glass is up slightly on 1022mb. The forecast is for some early sun but then a day of bright overcast. The wind will be a moderate easterly until noon but then lighter and from the west for the rest of the day. We can expect a high of 18C and a low of 4C tonight with a chill of -3C until noon and -2C thereafter. The six day outlook is for similar warm sunny weather. April is treating us very well!

[Stanley]

As I think I might have said before, it never fails to amaze me how many holes we have to drill in castings to make an engine! This morning I started on the two lids and the steam chest cover.... Now I am ready for my breakfast.

[Sue]

Morning

It was a beautiful day here. I spent the day pottering round the house and garden with Briony and Ed. We wrapped Eves birthday presents in the morning ready for her return from the swimming gala in Birmingham, and in the afternoon B and I sat in the garden doing some watercolour painting. It was about 22 degrees, so much sunscreen was needed. When Julia and Eve returned from the gala Eve had decided not to go out as she is swimming the 800 m freestyle this morning. They were both back at the pool early.

Bob and I will breakfast about 9 and then drive home. A cloudier day is forecast than yesterday . Have a good day all.