What
a week of weather! It started out quite chilly and windy,
but as the week progressed, it got warmer and warmer,
until the weekend saw very hot temperatures.
We had a busy week at work, and all went smoothly. On
Tuesday I was off to Northern
College of Acupuncture. Following that,
we had a Residents' Council Meeting. I'm on the Council;
so of course I was there. Fortunately, not too much haggling
at this one, and the meeting only lasted for 1½
hours!!
Thursday found me back at Clock
House Dental. My dentist quickly filled
my tooth, gave all my teeth a good cleaning, and pronounced
me in fine shape! Good for me!
Friday our weather was really hot, and we had every fan
going at work. I was glad, as was everyone else, when
the day ended, and we could head off for some coolness.
I came home and turned on my ceiling fans, and before
long, my place was cool. My friend Mark Howden came over,
and we were off to Joseph
Rountree Theatre to see “How
To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”.
We had a good time, and the cast was very good.
On Saturday I was out and about in town, doing my errands,
into Newgate
Market to visit with Teri and Bess Rhodes; however
Teri had hurt her back and was home. It was very hot,
but at least a breeze was blowing. Lo and behold, I sat
to eat a sandwich outside in the market, and this guy
asked if he could share my table. Sure, no problem. We
got to talking, and he's a Texan, going to A
& M for his Master
of Urban Planning. He'd been in the Lake
District on a course, and was here for couple of days.
I showed him around a bit, then we said we'd meet up later
for a drink, which we did. He was staying at the home
of a girl who was also in the course for the night, but
she was leaving the next day. So, of course I invited
him to stay at mine.
I picked Nathaniel Proctor (Aggie)
up on Sunday at 10am, and we headed over to Selby
Abbey so he could see the the
connection between the Abbey and Washington and our American
Flag. He found it quite interesting. From there it
was back to York to Toby
Carvery, as he
wanted to try Yorkshire puddings. He had a proper Yorkshire
dinner, with roast beef, ham, puddings, roasted potatoes,
cauliflower and cheese, broccoli, carrots, parsnips, etc.
We were both stuffed, and he thoroughly enjoyed it! From
there it was on to Castle
Howard and a walk around the house and the gardens.
We left here well after 5pm and headed to Yorkshire
Lavender, but unfortunately, they were closed by the
time we got there. From there we wended our way back.
It had been a glorious day, very warm, but there was a
gentle breeze. Now, we are planning to have fish
and chips tonight!
Hope all is well. By the way, Jean Heard continues to
improve! Hooray! Prayers for her and from Fran Bennett,
who has just had very serious back surgery. We are all
getting so old!
Love,
