We woke up to the news that Countrywide Bank in the States was facing a possible financial collapse. Since we had serious money in the bank, we had visions of being financially wiped out – while we were on the other side of the Atlantic unable to do anything.
With that hanging over our head, we took off to visit Hadrians wall. While Jean and Gordon remembered their school day visits to the sites, we had the pressure of Alice’s love of the wall (the basis for her first book). Between the rain and the stomach aching stress of the Countrywide dilemma, we really didn’t’ appreciate this piece of history the way we should have.
What we really needed was a blow-out evening of wine and Indian food. Fortunately, that was the plan. Gordon’s brother, Ray and his girlfriend, Carol, were coming over to meet the “Yanks”, as well as Jean’s good friend, Sylvia. This was Jean and Gordon’s first dinner party in their new house- and we made sure that it was a success-with huge quantities of take-out Indian food and lots of wine. It was a brilliant evening (as evidenced by the silly looks on our faces).
With that hanging over our head, we took off to visit Hadrians wall. While Jean and Gordon remembered their school day visits to the sites, we had the pressure of Alice’s love of the wall (the basis for her first book). Between the rain and the stomach aching stress of the Countrywide dilemma, we really didn’t’ appreciate this piece of history the way we should have.
What we really needed was a blow-out evening of wine and Indian food. Fortunately, that was the plan. Gordon’s brother, Ray and his girlfriend, Carol, were coming over to meet the “Yanks”, as well as Jean’s good friend, Sylvia. This was Jean and Gordon’s first dinner party in their new house- and we made sure that it was a success-with huge quantities of take-out Indian food and lots of wine. It was a brilliant evening (as evidenced by the silly looks on our faces).
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