Rev Almond, In The Garden, With A Kebab Skewer

Saturday was wet, SO wet. Every garment I was wearing was wet. I was glad I'd got a set of dry clothes to wear on Sunday, or I'd have had to go to church in my pj's. It was lovely to meet up with old friends. We got home around 5, and shortly afterwards Julian arrived to stay for a few days.

Monday we went out to the coast - meandering round Wells [where I bought fishing line for mouse whiskers] then onto Hunstanton for a fish'n'chip lunch. Bob spotted a large sheet of Sundeala Board in a skip, worth about £70. Exactly what the Men's Shed needs to refurbish the Parish Church Noticeboards. I went inside the shop and asked the owner if we could have it.  "Take it - take it all if you like" he said cheerfully. I thanked him, and we loaded the Sundeala and a few other bits into the car.

Julian was greatly amused as I squeezed into the back seat. In the evening he helped me thread whiskers onto the mice, then the three of us played Cluedo.* I'd quite forgotten how much fun it is. On Tuesday Bob and Julian went to the Tank Museum and in the evening Adrian and Marion came for a BBQ. We sat in the garden as Bob cooked some delicious kebabs.. Later on, I was showing Marion my finished cross stitch when I suddenly spotted a mistake. I had stitched 3 Ls in collaboration. 

How had I not noticed that before? I've unpicked and restitched now. Julian went home yesterday, Bob had a good time at The Shed, and I did lots of gardening. Two of my tomato plants have plenty of fruit, the remaining twenty plants don't seem to have anything but leaves. My pair of strawberry plants had eight berries, but the two largest have mysteriously disappeared.[birds?] We ate the other six fruits before they were taken. I have 5 mini cucumbers on my Yard Sale plant. 

*Julian picked up a Cluedo set in a CS in Hunstanton and I said "We've got that at home" So we fetched it out after our evening meal. But all the score sheets were filled in [the set is about 50 years old, I got it as a teenager] However I was able to quickly print off some spare sheets from This site. We can go on playing. It is useful to be able to print off replacements - there are bits for Monopoly and other games. 

Do you ever play board games? Which do you  like best? the classics, or the newer ones?