It has been glorious today. There was not a single cloud to be seen all day and after a frosty start the day has been as good as any we get in the summer. Temperatures up to 17C and set to stay like that till the end of the week. In the town gardens cherry blossom is appearing and a couple of Tulip trees look as if the flowers will appear any day now.
It's been a fun day in school including a 'pet visit' of a lovebird, followed by a visit from a local Aikido sensei who talked about listening and respect and taught the children to yell loudly as a first form of defense. On the down side the tummy bug is going through my kids like a dose of Epsom salts. I had to put up a notice reminding parents not to bring their children back to school for 24hrs after an upset tummy or we'll never get rid of this bug.
The setting sun was bathing the countryside in a golden light as I drove home.At home I was greeted by the aroma of another barbecue, kebabs tonight, very tasty after I did my sit ups. It's just the two of us at home as Romas has travelled up on the train to stay with Vytas in Leicester before going on to Lancaster tomorrow for a University Open Day and interview. He'll be back home on Thursday. Each part of his journey involves three trains and takes longer than driving but it wouldn't be possible to drive there and back in one day. It will be good for him to visit a university campus as at the moment he is toying with the idea of staying on at North Devon College and doing the first two years of his degree there with the final year at Plymouth Uni, (he's already been offered a place there). But if he does that he'll miss out on university life for those two years and that 'll be an opportunity he can never replace.
