Crete

We were going to have a caravan holiday after our exhausting Jubilee time, but the weather just didn't make it seem like a good idea. Almost on a whim we went to a travel agent. Well, you could spend all day on the internet and still not find anything. What have you got, we asked, that is not too far to fly, has sunshine, and leaves tomorrow? And the answer was Crete. A family-run hotel, only 3 star, which also means unpretentious, and the room we were given had this view. Wow!
The bed squeaked every time one of us moved, but we really didn't have many more grumbles. A week soaking up the sunshine (even whilst we mostly sat in the shade), was just the ticket. I kept humming that ECF chorus 'He made the sun and the sand and the blue, blue sea..........'

I was there

 I went to Leominster to see the Olympic torch come through, as it was said that Ludlow would be very crowded. Fun but what a razzmatazz. All these huge vehicles coming through trying to get us cheering and hollering and then when the torch did come it went past in no time at all. certainly no time to get a decent photo. Reminded of me of when we waited all day to see the Queen in Suffolk, and all we saw was a blur of yellow hat.

 We have had a busy time getting ready for the Jubilee Day celebrations. The local play readers put on a show which involved many rehearsals. On the day we had the extra perk of being driven to the venue in a vintage automobile.

 Here I am being Cecily Cardew in 'Earnest'. Required quite an effort perhaps to believe that I was the eighteen year-old young lady, and I didn't feel that the bustle helped..........

 And then in the afternoon we were both in the choir performance too. Phew, what a day! The whole village celebrated in style from 8am to midnight with lots of events and eating places.

Now it's pouring with rain (again) but we're quite glad of some space on the agenda.