The Waiting Game

 

This morning I woke up around 4.45am, felt wide awake, so at 5am decided to get up and have a cuppa, quiet browse online, before getting on with preparing for the visitors due later today.

It was very frustrating therefore to be sat comfy in my chair, with a cuppa a slice of toast, to read the laptop say "Updating....this may take some time!"

By the time I had drank my tea  it was only at 1% so clearly this was going to be a long job.

Instead I busied myself making my usual bramble flapjack...

 

 

...a pastry case ready for this vintage recipe...

 

 

 

 

...with the left over pastry I made Teen Two a red Leicester cheese and pepperoni pie...

 

 

...which was no looker, but  I am reliably informed was very tasty and worth repeating!

 

 

The laptop was STILL updating, but I had achieved quite a lot and it was still not even my usual getting up time!

 

 

When Teen Two was up he helped me with getting the Golden Cheese Pie ready, grating all the carrot ( not my favourite task!) and cheese...

 

 

...then he climbed onto the small roof and hosed down the conservatory roof for me.

Its now lovely and clean, with beautiful views out onto the bright blue skies we have had all day.

I spent the morning getting the beds made up, bathrooms cleaned and generally pottering around.

With no real idea when the visitors were coming we stayed home, aside from Teen Two going to the bottle bank for me, we played Rummikub, watched some Last of The Summer Wine, and generally  chilled after the hectic morning.

We now know our visitors hope to be here around 7.30 -8pm, so it will be a later than usual evening meal, but as Hubby isn't expecting to be home till around then its worked out fine.

Teen Two and I have had a bowl of cereal to keep us going!

We are really looking forward to seeing the folks again and spending the day with them tomorrow.