Day 262 - Sunday 15th January 2006

kp had a better night sleep last night and got up perfectly in time for our 12.30pm lunch guests arriving.

We had planned a lunch with the family to celebrate Michelle's birthday and to make the most of Marge and Tracy being in the area. No kids, just adults. The lunch was at the Stonebridge in Durham.

Here we are before stuffing our faces........


The meal was nothing special. Overcooked Beef, not enough potatoes - this seems to be the norm for County Durham Sunday Lunches according to our recent experience :-( There were 2 roast potatoes on my plate and the beef was overcooked. I don't like having to order food and drinks at the bar either. I came away for lunch to have a rest, not serve myself. I should have done the washing-up to complete the cycle :-(

Anyway, whinging aside, the company was good and everyone had a laugh :-)

Karen was quieter than her usual self, but managed to have enough input into conversations so as not to appear rude. After all the guests left, I dropped Tracy off at the airport. We had a good natter on the way and reflected on how Karen has changed since the accident. It made me a little sad to hear verbal confirmation from someone else about how Karen has changed. But, there was nothing I didn't really know.

We really enjoyed Tracy and Marge's visit. They left us having cooked 3 "Sherpherd's Pies" and 4 Lasagnes. Each meal being enough for 2. They are available for party catering ;-)

Thanks Tracy and Marge.

I'll end on a funny incident from Prague which I forgot to record in the Blog entry for the Prague holiday.

Let me paint the scene. Karen, Michelle, Freddy and I are sitting around a table in a Czech restaurant having just received our main courses.

Michelle (to the waitress) :- Have you got any vinegar ?
The waitress looked at Michelle with a puzzled look, clearly not understanding what vinegar was.

Karen then boldly stepped into the conversation with a quick look to Michelle as if to say, "I have been to Prague before, I can get Vinegar for you." We were all expecting karen to either say vinegar (in czech) or know some other way of indicating vinegar. Instead...........

Karen (to the waitress) (LOUDLY) :- VIN-E-GAR !

Needless to say, the waitress was still none the wiser and we were in stitches at Karen's translation.

My dad's the same.....He firmly believes he can speak any language. You just say it in english twice as loud whilst gesticulating with your hands - that's right Dad isn't it ?! :-)

ok...that's enough blog for today.....Oh, I have to end on a really bit of good geeky news. This is "sad". You have been warned.

Karen's Blog website is now Google's top rated site if you search for "Karen Pollard" (with or without the quotes). So, if you ever want to get to Karen's website, just go to http://www.google.com and type in "Karen Pollard" (with or without the quotes) and then click "I am feeling lucky". It takes you straight there. This is correct as of today. If you are reading this blog in 3 years time, then this may not be the case.