I”ve just come back from a great three days in the north west with my dear friend Val.\u00a0 It’s one of those easy, comfortable friendships; you know the type – you don’t see each other\u00a0that often\u00a0yet when you meet up it’s like it was only last week that you last met.\u00a0 Val is an amazing person – kind, witty, caring and a great cook.\u00a0 On the first night she introduced me to the wonders of the slow cooker – beef done to perfection and now on my Christmas List (Santa please take note).<\/p>\n
The highlight of the trip was the Magical Mystery Tour that she took me on on Monday morning.\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 I can thoroughly recommend it even if you’re not a Beatles fan.\u00a0 For me – the girl who loved and adored them, who queued for hours for tickets and to see them, who cried herself to sleep the night that George married Patty – it was a trip down memory lane, with bells on!\u00a0\u00a0 Penny Lane, where there really is a barber’s shop and a bank (didn’t see the fire station, though!), Strawberry Fields… All the wonderful music playing in the coach and a guide who knew so much about them – the trivia, the anecdotes – all topped off with a visit to the Cavern.\u00a0 For a few hours I was 15 again!\u00a0 And that can’t be bad.<\/p>\n
And in case you haven’t heard…\u00a0 Sweet Lady is just a few days away!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I”ve just come back from a great three days in the north west with my dear friend Val.\u00a0 It’s one of those easy, comfortable friendships; you know the type – you don’t see each other\u00a0that often\u00a0yet when you meet up … Continue reading