Beach day

Off to the beach on another fine clear (cold) crisp day. Love this weather. After the gym for some of us, of course. Someone was in swimming!!! In a bathing costume!!! Another person was slightly less mad, and wore a wet suit...

A good run around for Archie, backwards and forwards between us for the delectable bits of liver muffin. We had coffees and bacon baps, of course. Archie met a huge Scottish Deerhound (or was it an Irish Wolfhound?) It was a whopper anyway (extra)

In the afternoon, after Elizabeth had taken Archie away for his walk, JR and Gill went off to meet up with a friend, an ex-colleague, while I was left to watch the rugby. Brilliant. Two games!

Louise, the friend they'd met, came home with the others and JR whizzed up a fantastic meal, Nigella's pea, leek and chicken traybake. It was a super supper.

Archie was very very tired after his hectic morning and huge long walk in the afternoon. It was a grand day for all of us.