Storm Goretti paints the garden white and in the process causes a couple of short power cuts. Just long enough to stop the daft film that Mr C had put on, as it reached its culmination. The film was logged in through Mr C’s account and he had fallen asleep so I couldn’t log back in to see the end of the film…

Richard Branson

We spent the morning cleaning some areas of the kitchen in preparation for ‘New Kitchen 2 – Day Six’. Whilst this was going on I was also able to load up the washing machine with another batch of washing.

We visited mum and I took her some colouring books and pencils as she had requested on our previous days visit. She was mostly herself, but not quite. She said she hadn’t eaten her dinner because it looked unappetising. I am a bit fussy with food (quality), it looked delicious to me, apart from the sprouts which was the only thing on the plate she had tried.

After our visit we intended to have lunch in the Furnace Café but it was closed. We returned to the nearby Truffles café in Ironbridge where on this occasion I chose a ‘build your own’ toastie.

By this time the day was running away with us and no sooner than we had arrived home it was time for our Pre-Sunday dinner visit with Mr & Mrs C père.

Later we dined in The Mytton & Mermaid where Mr C opted for a Sunday Roast and I chose Mushroom Tortellini. I was tempted to a dessert which sounded refreshing. It was, but didn’t need the chocolate sauce (which I avoided). It would have been far better to drizzle with dark chocolate instead.

Now for ‘New Kitchen 2′ – Day Six…

Fish goujons on ciabbata for lunch at Essington Farm Shop followed later in the day by ‘Fine Dining’ (steak au poivre) at chez nous.

I removed the top layer of ciabatta. It only needed one layer of bread for perfect indulgence.

My haircut was two weeks late after I had to cancel my original hair appointment due to mum being admitted to A&E after a fall. You can see from the photos that there is a reason why my hair needs cutting every four weeks!

Later in the day we enjoyed baked fish with lemon cream sauce, it was delicious.

A friend was visiting to work on a war game scenario with Mr C followed by board games. I had just enough time for a local walk in the glorious sunshine. On my walk I took a selfie in the same place I took the rainy-day selfie on my way back from my recent volunteering at a local school.

Back at home we enjoyed a game of Pillars of the Earth. Then we sat on the patio soaking up the sunshine before a roast beef dinner.

After dinner we played another board game, Zooloretto. I have lost my touch; I didn’t win either of them… But I came a close second

My only walk today was around town shopping for hair essentials for mum. I parked in a distant car park so that I could get some steps in. I had intended to go for a more leisurely walk in the afternoon but the rain and ‘thunder’ led me to stay at home and do some household chores instead.

I was satisfied with my afternoon activity but it meant I fell a bit short on my mileage for the day.

Later in the day the clouds lifted and the rain subsided which meant that we could enjoy ‘fine dining’ on the patio.