A Good Night and a Bad Hangover

New brass bell for Tilly May

Friday was the Castle Donington Parish Council annual dinner, this year held at the Manor Hotel Castle Donington. We have been attending the dinner for around 8 years, which coincidentally, is how long Jan as worked in the council office and  I have been a Parish Councillor. I am sure it will not be our last annual dinner, but it was a special evening because Friday was also Jan's last day at work before we set off on Tilly May next week. The evening was great fun, the food was good and the wine and brandy flowed freely, which is why this blog entry is being written on Sunday, because Saturday had to be written off!

Jan was nervous about the evening, she thought they might "make a fuss" about her leaving, and Jan does not cope well with being the center of attention. I said I thought the council would probably give her a bunch of flowers so not to worry. Wrong! Big Fuss, long speeches about how she will be missed, big bunch of flowers, cake with photo of Tilly May on the top and a fantastic brass bell to adorn TM.

Bunch of Flowers (No shit Sherlock!)

 Jan reacted in her usually way under this type of situation, she burst into tears, rubber makeup all over my shirt, then had a great night. At this moment I have no photo of the cake as we eat it, but hopefully I will post one later. We finally got home about 2:00am and woke on Sunday with hangovers from Hell.

We both have a busy day on Monday as the Parish Council organize a Medieval Market in the streets of Castle Donington on May Day bank holiday. Lots to do, bunting to go up, stall to organize, streets to clear, all done whist wearing a medieval costume. Photos etc to follow next week.

Life is good!