A Weekend to Remember

Friday 26th March

We went to Ferneham Hall in Fareham to see the Home Coming Tour by The Soldiers. The show put on by The Soldiers was great. They are not the most fantastic musical talent going IMHO, however they were fun, lively, their backing group was great and the songs were all well known. The venue was absolutely packed out, most of them silver-tops like ourselves!

But even had I thought they were terrible, it would have been worth going to see Julian Smith, Saxophonist who placed in the Britain’s Got Talent competition. This guy has such ability with his instrument (Sax of course!) that it is absolutely captivating. He is so good, he seems to be able to harmonise with himself! I hope he gets the success he deserves – anyone who becomes that expert in anything has my deepest respect!

Sat 27th March

We were up really early this morning to drive to Winslow, Buckinghamshire because Steve was booked into a fish and shellfish cookery course with Steve Bulmer at Brook Hall.

This was my present to Steve (dh) for his last birthday, and I was a bit worried about whether he would enjoy it. I needn’t have been concerned. Steve B turned out to be an inspired chef and teacher. He kept his class of 10 working and laughing the whole day, and I don’t know about the others, but I know Steve (dh) remembers a huge amount of what he learned that day.

I find cooking very boring. My treat for that day was to wander round Stowe landscape gardens. The guide was fine, the weather was dry and the landscaping was wonderful.

We stayed in Brook hall that evening (a lovely house, beautifully restored) and were provided with a 3 course dinner by Steve B who joined us with his wife. It was a really lovely day and evening and we enjoyed it to the full.

The drive back the next day was very pleasant and we luckily managed to miss a closure on the road we were meant to be travelling on. Sometimes it does you good to get lost.