Sunday 30th April, W9D3

So here we are - end of my Great Spring Escape, appropriately finishing (almost) where it started, with Frankie and Dean and family in Letchworth Garden City. And today was very much a family affair, with Louis playing in a 'friendly' football match against a team in Harlow, Essex, a long drive away. The day was delightfully sunny, the game not so much! The teams were badly mismatched, the Harlow team by common consent from our touchline probably one or two divisions above Louis' Baldock, and this was reflected in the score (which I won't spell out), despite Louis playing his wee socks off, bless him. The rest of the day was extremely lazy for me, less so for Frankie beavering in the garden and for her and Dean shopping and preparing dinner. I feel thoroughly pampered for my last day away from home. I am rather spoiled the fact that both Frankie and Dean are excellent cooks, and we enjoyed a very tasty family mealand then retired to the lounge to share a wide range of ...