Party day

 Thank you all for your concern.....Betty is fine.  The other dog, a little ball of fluff (possibly a long-haired chihuahua?) didn't actually bite Betty, although did snap at her face whilst yapping it's head off.  It had a lead on but had escaped from the owners' van garden - I guess they hadn't shut the gate properly.  Betty didn't retaliate (thankfully, or she'd have swallowed it whole) except to snarl at it, warning it off - which it did, backing away but still yelping hysterically.  It yelps a lot actually, it's a noisy little bugger, clearly a case of small dog syndrome.  The owners were hugely apologetic.  

We've arrived back home for the neighbour's party this afternoon, going back to the van tomorrow morning as we don't know what time the party will break up this evening.  As we passed her garden, we could see she's arranged more seating on the lawn.

Recently a male friend said to me that "he (husband) had kept me whilst he was working".  KEPT?!?!  What does he think this is, the blinking 18th century?!  Agreed, I haven't been in paid employment since 2010, whilst husband worked until 2018, but I've not sat around embroidering samplers, playing the piano and discussing menus with the cook throughout that time - I've been working at home!  Being housekeeper, cleaning and laundry lady, chief cook and bottle washer, shopper, secretary, diary organiser, appointment maker and keeper, health carer, husband's eyes, ears and memory, and general dogsbody.  And for the past 8 years I've been in receipt of my own private pension, which amounts to more than husband's three small private pensions all added together.  So I'm not, and never have been, a KEPT woman!  Blimmin cheek, and a very old-fashioned point of view.

The weather continues to be glorious, so we're making the most of it and staying at the caravan for probably another week, we'll have to come back home next weekend as we have a few appointments lined up for the following week.  Still no results letter or clinic appointment for husband's memory tests, we'll just have to be patient.

Yesterday, our actual anniversary, we stayed at the van as we knew everywhere would be busy, being a sunny bank holiday weekend.  We had a really nice fresh strawberries and cream gateau to go with coffee, shared with our 2 sets of lovely van neighbours in the afternoon sunshine and, very unusual for us, bought ready meals for dinner.  Husband chose a beef massaman curry and I had a 'special' macaroni cheese....although, disappointingly, there was nothing special about it and I could have made a much nicer one myself.  Husband enjoyed his curry though, and I enjoyed not having to make it!