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VALENTINES DAY IS THE DAY FOR LOVERS. HUSBANDS SENDS FLOWERS, CHOCOLATES, ETC TO THEIR WIVES. TAKE THEM OUT FOR A ROMANTIC DINNER AND SO ON.

PRESENTS

Opened at midnight .....

 

EARLY MORNING WHEN I CAME DOWN SOMEBODY KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. IT WAS A DELIVERY MAN FROM THE FLORIST.

LUNCH

DAVID DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING ME OUT FOR DINNER, HE TOOK ME AND CHARLES FOR LUNCH AT A FAMOUS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT ON THE SUFFOLK COAST, THEN FOR A DRIVE THROUGH THE SUFFOLK AND ESSEX COUNTRYSIDE ON THE WAY BACK HOME.

BEFORE SETTING OFF

Outside the restaurant

DAVID STUFFED HIMSELF WITH MOULES MARINIERE (MUSSELS) FOR STARTER. CHARLES LOVED THEM TOO!

MY FAVOURITE FOOD (COD WITH PARSLEY SAUCE). CHARLES WAS EATING SALMON WITH OYSTER SAUCE

CHARLES ENJOYING HIS PUDDING

A very full and contented little thingy.

 

AFTER WE HAD LUNCH WE WENT TO ORFORD HARBOUR. IT WAS FREEZING COLD, RAINING AND BLOWING A GALE. SO, TYPICAL FOR ENGLAND.

A VERY OLD TUDOR BUILDING IN CASTLE HEDINGHAM (ESSEX)

DECORATIVE PLASTERWORK ON AN OLD HOUSE IN CASTLE HEDINGHAM. NOTE THE NAME (ORBELL HOUSE)

UNUSUAL THREE STOREY THATCHED HOUSE NEAR THE COAST AT BUTLEY.

VERY UNUSUAL ART ON THE WALL OF A HOUSE IN HADLEIGH (SUFFOLK)

DINNER
 On our way back we dropped by at South Farm to say hi to Christina. Charles asked for a late afternoon snack from his Ninang.

A greedy old git enjoying the one of the best Philippine food (Calderita) made from fresh pork from South Farm.

Charles, having been coaxed eventually to finish his food, insisted on trying Mummy's necklace.

We asked Charles to smile, and this was the result!

A bottle of wine with dinner .... we had most of it, but some went into an unexpected quarter.

Charles posing beside Mummy's flowers (but slightly anxious about falling off the table!)

Charles discovered that he could hide in the gap between the wall and the furniture in the bedroom. But he was discovered ...