Othello

 Hello there! Well, as requested, we did have some more blue sky at the weekend. It was very well timed too as we had theatre tickets booked at Stratford upon Avon for Saturday evening. We set off early and, after finding our usual car park full (it seemed as though the World and his wife were in Stratford this weekend!), managed to find another one, almost as convenient for the river and theatre. Weather permitting, we always like to hire a rowing boat on the Avon and as L had been in the Ladies first boat at Merton, we made the most of her skills. All I was required to do was man the rudder and I could just about cope with that.

 This is E having a turn:

 R rescuing a bee:

 A local heron - for a while we thought it was an artificial one as it stood so still, but it eventually took off.

 After a little potter round the shops - I was very restrained, only buying a birthday present for E's friend - we went for a pre-show meal at 'Thespians'. It was delicious and very handy for the theatre afterwards. Here's my Vegetable Thali:

 Then we just about managed to stagger here:

To see this: 

 E is studying Othello for her English Lit topic 'Love Through the Ages', so we were fortunate to get tickets. It was a brilliant production with a few surprises - I won't say what they were in case you're planning to go and see it!
Other 'happies this week':
Visiting a local Classic Car Show with R (it was slightly better than last week's tanks!)

This was R's favourite:

 ..... and this was mine!

Lastly, L spent a day making a Minecraft Cake for her boyfriend J's birthday:

We managed to transport it to Oxford, where he now has a flat and a shiny new job, with only the slightest of mishaps - the rabbit lost its ears and we had to do a quick repair job before presenting it!

That's all for this week. The summer holiday seems to be galloping by - I hope you're all making the most of it. Have fun!

Toodle Pip for now. x