You might have noticed that I changed the word ‘Day’ in my title for ‘Blog’ followed by the number. Have been thinking about this for a while since I’m no longer writing every day and the original idea was no longer fit for purpose.
Spring Holiday weekend here in the UK and Memorial Day in the US. Just for a change we have had great weather and people have been flocking to the beaches here in Bournemouth. The car park near me has been chocablock for the first time in months. Yesterday my daughter Elena invited me to join them for dinner at Prezzo in Lymington – all the Bournemouth ones were fully booked. Great drive out and Andrew managed to park right outside. We had a great table and sat down at 7.30. Our starters arrived at 8.30 which seemed a bit slow as we were all hungry but they were busy with diners in and a queue for takeaways. At 9.30 we were still waiting for out main course. Now I have to say we hadn’t been bored as there was some very lively conversation going on with Elizabeth and Alice having lots to say. The staff were very apologetic and told Andrew we would only be charged 50%. A little later they plonked two bottles of wine on the table by way of further apology. Our dinner was finally served at 9.45 by which time we were losing our appetite. When asked for the bill they said it was on the house and they were truly sorry. Andrew commented that it was the first time ever that he had left a restaurant better off (with a bottle in each hand) than when he entered. I definitely had a great evening.
There are rumours of a third Covid wave and hints that maybe lockdown will not end on 21st June. Boris has constantly said that we must open up and he will stick to his plan but we will have to see. I think there might be a revolution if the date is postponed. Most people are absolutely sick of not being able to plan anything that they really want to do. We are resigned to no holidays abroad, to wearing masks, to social distancing and getting vaccinated regularly but we need more freedom.
On the subject of BoJo, he quietly got married this weekend to his girlfriend Carrie Symonds. Not many people invited but that’s lockdown for you – and him. Congratulations I say to the happy couple.
A few yards from where I live is the supposedly oldest café in Bournemouth, Norwegian Wood. It’s been there since the early sixties and contains Beatles memorabilia and serves a great breakfast or lunch. Now local developer Richard Carr is hoping to bulldoze the whole block of buildings and replace it with entertainment venues, flats and parking. They say they will ‘look after’ the owners of the café but do we believe that? The street is a dump so it could do with a makeover. Hey people, more later but let’s be careful out there.