So the weekend is over and I slept through the alarm this morning ... but hey who cares I had a most excellent weekend!
It was filled with much laughter (which has been lacking a bit in my life of late), friends (of the chilled relaxed variety), an abundance of port (but I was good and didn't drink much so I wouldn't snore ... but the general complainant did, he has a male tone to his snoring so can't escape accusation when in a room with 2 other females!), good food cooked by a variety of people and finally a lovelywarm log fire (once some the lads had got wood and Keith realised to get fire to not go out and smoke us out you need to open the chimney chute!) It was a very relaxed and social affair and the general gist at the end was that its something we need to do again soon ... so that's likely to be just after the schools got back in mid sept, once more in the New Forest when walking is more of an option & more things will be open.
My little sis was fine (and kept J in line so he didn't embarass her) and had a fellow soul who was 'up himself' as much as J so we sometimes directed J towards them. But pretty much everyone else there is so laid back that they aren't impressed by J and what he says most of the time. I've also had feedback that my annoyances are obvious and traits that at least 2 others saw (and they had never met the boy before!) So I'm relieved its not just me.

On other matters it seems the Beeb has realised something that anybody who has driven around Pompey at night would know. Round these parts it a shock to see someone using their lights!