Sorry for the long delay in posting, but the first week after the last entry nothing much was happening, so I was waiting for something to photograph and/or to talk about, then the last week was madly busy, so I have just got to it. The piccies are all happy ones - more about them later.
First some bad news: Stephen's Saturday morning show on BBC Southern Counties Radio has finished, which apart from being a sad event for all listeners in Sussex, Surrey and bits of Kent/Hampshire (yeah, the biased mother talking! :-)) is particularly sorry news for Roy and me. For well over 2 years now that program was our main source of news of him, as his busy life hardly allows him to ring up and chat. Shame, but life goes on and as we always say: "When one door closes another opens!" That is very much the case in showbusiness, even more that in other professions - he has to move on and build his career in lots of different directions.
Now for the weekend just gone. It was my friend Laci's 60th birthday and as he only has a small flat with neurotic neighbours, who complain about him sneezing, never mind having parties, we offered to put it on. The advance guard of Laci, Zsuzsi and Szundi (see picture of them with Roy round the table) came on Friday to start cooking. I must have put on several pounds this weekend as there was plenty to eat and drink right through. On Saturday there was more cooking followed by a nice walk in the surrounding hills. Once the rest of them have turned up (which made for a crowd of 13 including the 2 of us), after lunch we walked round the village (see piccie of our 13th century church) and then the piece de resistence - the Birthday Dinner. Laci's face watching his fireworks over his cake is delightful to behold. He is not one of nature's natural smilers, but he looked truly happy that night.
On Sunday we walked to Ber's world famous andezite rocks, including two of our guests doing some geocaching nearby. I didn't tell them where the box was, but they found it very easily. I found it 2 years ago with some other GPS wielding friends, although I coudn't remember the exact location myself. The obligatory picture on top of the rocks shows the crowd minus the birthday boy and Roy, who didn't come, me (taking it) and the two geocaching friends who had to leave early.
Now we are back in Budapest as this week is full of Opera visits and visitors coming over to see our Canadian pictures, while next week we have Jo and Chris (Roy's nephew and his wife) coming to visit.
Next post sometimes next week (hopefully).
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