Pete's visit

Just before the story of Pete's visit, I have to mention the dinner with friends that happened the night before he came. My good friend Judit and her husband Laci came for a chat, some food and drink and it was a delightful, if somewhat short evening. That's the trouble with weekday dinners, especially with a teacher who has a first period class the following morning. Judit liked the flat; the jacket potatoes with salad, followed by individual trifles went down well and we have already been invited for a return visit.

Pete arrived on time and Roy fetched him with no hassle. As driving to and parking at the airport is now such a nightmare, the two old codgers have met up and returned by public transport. As they both travel free, that was the best option. The following day we decided that partly because of the painters working on the houses in the village and partly because Pete did want to revisit the place we would go down on Friday.

Saturday I took Pete off for a hike and Roy stayed with the painters. We went to visit the rhyolite cliffs about an hour's drive away. Took lots of pictures and followed it up with a couple of geocaches in nearby villages. Both of them were in glorious countryside, one was down by a spring, the other on top of a mountain by an old castle ruin. As it happens we couldn't find the second one, but the trip was still well worth it.

Today was supposed to have been a lazy day, but we still managed to fill it with all sorts of activities. My sister gave us some quinces the other day and then we harvested our pears. So there were about 5 kilos of fruit waiting to be bottled. We did that together and had good fun with it.

Then we had lunch outside, followed by a trip up to the mill. They are getting on with the building works up there and very soon the building will be covered all round, including the roof. We took some lovely photos of the views from up there and along the stream.

The day was finished with a bit of gardening, as the roses needed cutting back. We decided that Roy would stay with the painters until at least Wednesday, but might even stay until Friday. That will depend on the progress of the work, the weather and how much we will need him with us. Tomorrow Pete and I are off to the Skanzen, let's hope the weather is decent.