We were out in the New Forest yesterday to celebrate me getting old with a few friends. I’d been planning a run from Lyndhurst for months so was really cross when I went down with a sore throat and temperature on the Friday night. It still hadn’t shifted by the morning so I was relegated to the walking party, leaving all the fit people to run.
After a good hour’s exercise we headed to La Pergola for lunch. The service was good and the two babies who were there were tolerated very well (thankfully both behaved themselves impeccably, which probably helped!). Choosing chicken in a creamy sauce was stupid as I don’t like creamy sauces but the enormous slice of cheesecake was delicious, although even I was struggling towards the end of it.
The afternoon cake session was less well attended but we did get to see all of the Brodericks, including a very sleepy Ella and Isabel. Emma seemed quite interested in their covers but they’re not quite up to playing with each other yet.
I’m hoping that I can spin my birthday out for another few days and get fussed over accordingly but Dave might have other ideas - he certainly did at 6:15 this morning when I had to get up to change Emma’s nappy and make her weetabix (first time on weetabix and maybe the last as it was incredibly messy even by mine and Emma’s standards!).
Christine,
Happy birthday for tomorrow and thanks for organising the run on Saturday. It was
a lovely morning for a run and I would never have made it out without a reason. You
should arrange some more runs in the forest (for example run the pubs).
The cake was lovely and those who didn’t make it back to your place certainly
missed out.
cheers,
Neil