Sunday 02 August

I woke at about nine thirty this morning, did the morning routine, took the dogs for a walk then decided i would go to the feté at Wamin, i called round a couple of friends to see who would be going and arranged to meet Tony and Jackie at midday for a beer. I got to the fetè and it was very large and very busy, unfortunately there is little we need so i did not feel tempted to buy much. I did buy three books for a euro, Paul Theroux's Hotel Honolulu, A Town Like Alice, and Porterhouse Blue, so that should keep me in books for a while. I met up with Jackie and her son Paul and his partner Ally, Tony was missing in action looking at the stalls. Maggie and Mike were also there and Marion made a brief appearance. We all sat with a beer and chatted for a good while, i grilled Paul about life in aus for a bit, then decided it was time i got home to start the housework.
When i got back to the house i could not find the umph to get going on the house so i procrastinated a bit, chatted to Mandy on the phone, then gran, then fell asleep for a bit on the sofa. Eventually i got going and started. I managed to get done what i needed to then went online for a bit before heading out to pick ant up at Lille, a very late return. He arrived on time at ten in the evening and we headed home, we were both quite hungry so decided to stop at Mcdonalds for something to eat on the way back, it was not very pleasant but filled a need. When we got home ant opened his Aladdin's cave bags and out poured a new pair of glasses with reactors lenses, a new pair of normal crocs, a pair of crocs like deck shoes and two shirts for me and a whole host of things for him. So we are all set now for our week off before heading across the world.
Ant told me that BA had changed the hotel we were due to stay in, typical!! so i though i will have to call mum and let her know asap. All in all an interesting day, but plagued by such lethargy due to the beer in the middle of the day, still at least the holiday has begun, i have decreed that ant must use the time to get completely relaxed and refreshed before we head off on our journey, i think this may have scuppered all sorts of plans for work around the house but i don't care, it is important for him to relax a bit over the next few days.