Grandma's England Journal - Day Eleven

4/10/92:

Got up about 7:15 a.m. Found Eily's note saying that Major and Conservatives had won a majority of 17 seats. She said that she stayed up until 4 a.m.!! She asked us to wake her after we had had our breakfast.

As we were clearing breakfast away, the telephone rang and on the fourth ring, Phyllis answered it. It was Eily's daughter (a doctor in Portsmouth, Cornwall). When we felt we really had to leave to make the train connection, Phyl woke Eily and gave her her daughter's message that she had to attend a meeting in London that day and would see her about 5 p.m. We thanked her for her hospitality, she unlocked her double-bolted door, wished us a good trip and we headed out about 10:00.

Up the street a bit, we found a flower shop and bought an azalea to be delivered to Eily's apartment in the later afternoon. Caught #12 bus for the ride up the hill to Notting Hill Station. We switched to the Circle tube that took us to King's Cross, walked to our train only a few minutes before it left the station at 12:10 on the dot.

Arriving in Huntingdon Station we decided to have lunch while we would wait for Lynne. Phyl tried twice to call Lynne, no answer but before we had half finished, Christie popped in the door. They had been shopping on Base, planning to meet the train but there had been a 'suspicious package' left near the BX. Everyone had to stay put until it had been cleared so they had been delayed.

The girls started Spring Break today so after unloading and because it was such a beautiful day that we tackled the border flower bed, ridding it of weeds, bullthistles, and dead bamboo grasses.

Doug did steaks on the grill that Lynne complimented with baked potato, hot rolls and corn on the cob. Very tender steak, altogether a fine dinner.

After clearing away, we all went to the 'preview' of the monthly auction here in Ramsey. We'll go about 10 a.m. tomorrow and see what we can acquire. Met Doug and Lynne's friend Dean, who also likes antiques. He came back to the house with us for a glass of wine with us and some good conversation.

Catching up my journal. Next a shampoo, shower 11:30 time for lights out.