Today was our 24th wedding anniversary and we celebrated by driving Max all over the county and having dinner at the Chesil in Winchester.
Most of the driving involved going to the Forest Lodge garden centre to buy new wooden planters to stop the conifers from constantly falling over with every breath of wind. The reason we had to make multiple trips was because we could only fit half in Max each trip. While he has quite a spacious back area (for a Mini) I was a bit less brutal with packing (like I was with Sidney). Still, we managed it and we did get to experience the fun of driving Max, pairing our phones to him so we could listen to our own music.
Then we spent the afternoon potting the conifers together. This is usually Mirinda’s job but the conifers were considerably easier to do as a team. They had to be straight and centred and show their best side, after all. Eventually they were all planted, dotted around the terrace giving a bit more height to the view.
Eventually, it was time to head off for the restaurant and we had a lovely run down to Winchester.
The Chesil is a restaurant in the oldest house in Winchester. It was a rectory and was built in 1450. Nothing is level and the doorways are very low. Mirinda and Fi went there during their Winchester stay at Christmas. Fi insisted we should go for dinner. So we did. If you add to that the fact that she was the only person to wish us happy anniversary (we’d forgotten) and I was wearing a shirt she bought me for Christmas years ago, and it felt like we were actually celebrating her.
The meal was lovely (though the venison and chocolate is no longer on the menu) as was the wine. We had a lovely night with the added bonus of getting to drive home in Max. And just to show the difference…Sidney used to take 45 minutes to get to Winchester while Max can do it in just over half an hour. And he’s very comfortable.
Back at home we watched another thrilling episode of 24 (quite apt we thought) before retiring. It was the end of a lovely weekend.
It was also Star Wars day, marked by one TV channel playing back to back episodes of The Big Bang Theory with Star Wars references in them.
Oh dear sorry NAUGHTY MUM !! must remember next year 25 is a mile stone,that’s when Aunt Sally came out for ours I got drank never again.
any way you sound as if you had a good day fancy you two forgetting. Max is having the time of his life letting you take him every where. Sorry once again.
Love mum xx