Visitors arrive.

D & R arrived to stay for a couple of days. They drove down from Newcastle on the last leg of a three week visit before heading home on Saturday. It's great to be able to repay their hospitality from the autumn. We began with a 'tour' of the garden, which they had watched being created on the the blog; and enjoyed a cuppa on the deck in lovely warm sunshine. Then we strolled down the hill to the Three Pigeons for sausages, which they missed as they couldn't make the wedding at Christmas. The sausages were great, but R's fish and chips were minus mushy peas - the only reason he had them, and they played the baked bean substitute. (That's no sub as far as I'm concerned!) A walk back up the hill and soon they were ready to crash after the drive.