And onto Monday dear readers of Wear and Dao ... Having spent Sunday at the home of Earl Grey on the Northumberland coast and a walk along the cliff tops Monday morning arrived late at least for your old bloggers friend who slept until 6. Your old blogger had of course risen earlier being more accustomed to the mild meandering that resulted in the friend having a long rest.
Earl Grey dear readers was once Prime Minister of Great Britain and a wealthy aristocrat who resided at Howick Hall in Northumberland and doubtless fraternised with the other aristocrats living nearby such as Lord Armsrong of Cragside and Sir Charles Trevelyan of Wallington Hall. Earl Grey gave his name to the jasmine scented tea we drink today and sired many children one of whom was born by another mother and accepted into the family by Lady Grey who also carries the name of a tea by the way dear readers. The rite of passage for the older children was to walk in the dark from the house to the sea, a feat repeated by your old blogger and his kind compassionate friend yesterday after enjoying the gardens and the delicious lunch of soup and smoked salmon with cream cheese sandwiches. Prior to lunch at 1O we drank Earl Grey tea with a warm fruit scone with clotted cream and bramble and apple jam to share so as not to spoil the lunch later. The afternoon walk included a visit to the church and a chat with the vicar Barry and his wife Helen to discuss religious issues then the long walk to the sea which quite wiped us out by the time we returned to the car! Let's just say we slept soundly last night and awoke refreshed ...
Now looking forward to the arrival of the old blogger's daughters due to arrive at one for lunch of lasagne salad and new potatoes with roulade and fresh strawberries for dessert and maybe a walk afterwards though not as long as yesterday's one!
Tomorrow we expect the new mobility scooter, but that's not today dear long suffering readers of Wear and Dao the blog ...
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