We are off to Stevenage today to visit my daughter. She its spending her final night in her rented house there before travelling back to York to do the final year of her biochemistry degree. My son and his girlfriend are also going to be there, and were are all going to travel into London on the train and spend the evening in the Blues Bar.
We have a good clear run to Stevenage, dropping the dog off at my wife’s youngest son’s house in Hevingham on the way. A quick train journey sees us in the Blues Bar before 5pm for their weekly blues jam, where all manner of highly talented musicians turn up and play some amazing improvised and unrehearsed blues. Today is a really good day (it’s usually very enjoyable, but a lot depends on who turns up to play – top quality musicians here today!).
We drink plenty of Adnams Southwold Bitter, whereupon my speech becomes very slurred and people are giving me funny looks (although I’m definitely not drunk). I can’t wait until my DBS tune-up tomorrow – I’m really hoping they can do something about my voice!
We catch a late train back to Stevenage, grab a taxi from the station, and we are all in bed shortly after midnight