Secret visit

Who said Val couldn't take a decent photo? But I suppose when the subject is so photogenic ....

Joan, Val, Ches and Lin. AKA the shiny face mob. They will be really happy when they read this.

Bored with the ramblings of the older generation - the youngsters retire to the card room.

Joan came down from Bournemouth for a surprise visit over the weekend to celebrate Val's birthday of last week. She came down and caught Val sweating buckets, stripping wallpaper, beer can in hand, surrounded by wet, sticky, stripped wallpaper. Val didn't seem to understand that it was a SURPRISE visit, the explanation is in the word. So, the house was a bit untidy and she usually hammers around tidying and cleaning for a couple of days before any visitor. This time she didn't have to. Did she thank me? What do you think??

A relaxing time was had by all. Lots of talking done by the women folk so I just watched a couple of Stargate SG1 episodes to keep myself busy. I might actually get another in before heading for a shower, if, of course, I can get near the telly!