28/09/11- 29/09/11
ALICE IS HERE. Yippee. James was dispatched to collect her from the airport but managed to walk straight past her. Yes we know he is not the most observant person but this time it was due to Alice or shall we call her the ever disappearing Alice for she has shrunk. When we left the UK Alice was on regime aka weightwatchers and my goodness the effect shave been dramatic.
So once Alice had captured James the catching up began and within three days it was like we had never been apart. There was lots of wine and coffee drinking, games of backpacks and a rundown of what all our friends were up to. Despite suffering from jetlag and the ill effects of a few days partying hard in Bangkok Alice was soon on top form.
The days before the weekend we spent pottering around Napier, with lots of café stops and much more chatting. Unfortunately the working man of the house had to do just that leaving Alice and I udels of time to catch up. Some of the days were sunny so we spent them walking and popping into op shops (second-hand shops). In one particularly fabulous shop we interrupted three octangerians having afternoon tea. These very civilised old ladies were most concerned out our skin as it was hot out there and we would burn. But the old rule of never judge and old person to be boring came to the fore as one of them described trying to drive into York in the UK. “Well you see the traffic was awful with so many roundabouts that we just could not get in so we thought bugger that and headed off to the pub.” Alice and I did a double take at this old ladies swearing. Is this an insight into what my mother is like when working at the charity shop. Surly not???
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