Back from the UK

We have been over to the UK for a wedding. It was our friend's younger son who was getting married with his long-time girl friend. She is very active in the local church so it was held in "her" church called St Nicolas Church. There were quite a few of the church members present and the atmosphere was very friendly. 

Two of the ladies with head gear. 

Time to update your Facebook status!

The wedding party was held up on a hill called Wintershall Estate. It had a lovely view. The church usually has a Nativity play every year hence the presence of the donkey, who was a guest of honour. The Red Arrows Aerobatic Team flew over as part of the Farnborough International Airshow and even let out some smoke.

Chester made a guest appearance at the
wedding.

Grandpa and grandson at the small family dinner the
night before the wedding.

Hubby in the back barbecuing some sausages at the luncheon
following the wedding. They didn't have a total fire ban as
we have right now here in Sweden.

My friend R really has green thumbs, as
you can see. The rest of the garden is
equally gorgeous.

The wedding cake was made by A,  a
family friend and was delicious

The day after the wedding our friends held an all-day luncheon at their place with guests from afar and also the bride's family. The temperature was up in the +30° C so it was nice for the kids to have the use of a paddling pool.

We stayed on for a few more days and enjoyed our friends' company and the beautiful weather. Hubby also got to visit the Mid-Hants Heritage Railway while I went to visit Hinton Ampner House which was very beautiful but sadly under re-construction so I couldn't go in.

We had planned to visit Chartwell House in Kent before going back to the airport on our last day but in the end we didn't. We needed sustenance in a pub after having lost our way a few times and then arriving at a very full parking lot. Chartwell was the family home of Winston Churchill and he claimed "A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted" so we clearly missed out on something very special. It will have to be for next time.

Just thought I'd finish off with this nice
phone booth that has found a new use. Apparently one can just go in a grab
something to read. Maybe you also
have something to put in there in return.

Until next time, take care dear readers!