Mum's birthday

Today was a quiet day. Patricia and I walked into town to buy a card for Mum’s birthday and wrapping paper for her present. While in town we stopped for coffee/tea and cake at the “Coffee and Cream Tea Rooms and Restaurant” on Union Street. It was a lovely cozy place with half a dozen tables each table remained occupied as patron finished lunch and left the restaurant and new customers took their place. The Rocky Road slice of cake that I had was excellent but the fruit cake that Patricia had was not anywhere near as good as the fruit cake Mandy had made for the wedding cake.

The afternoon we spent ready and writing and talking to Mum until it was time to drive to Shifnal to meet Derek and Dawn for an early birthday dinner for Mum, who will celebrate her 91st birthday tomorrow when we are on the road to London.

We met Derek and Dawn at the Seven Inn and we were immediately told that the plan had changed and we were to eat an Italian restaurant about 50 yards down the road so Derek and I went to move the car out of the Seven Inn parking lot to a parking space on the road outside the Italian restaurant. I went into the restaurant, secured the table and ordered a glass of wine and Antipasto while Derek returned to the Seven Inn to finish his drink and collect Dawn, Mum and Patricia.

Dinner was excellent though the method of ordering food was a little quirky. Waitresses took orders for drinks and brought bread to the table, but we had to order food by going to the bar and telling the proprietor what we wanted to eat. One or other of the waitresses then brought the food to our table. Patricia and I ordered chicken cooked with Gorgonzola and wine and chicken cooked with Brie and wine. Then we shared portions with each other. Both dishes came with the same selection of fried potatoes, green salad and pasta. Both dishes were superbly cooked and very tasty.

After dinner we said good bye to Derek and Dawn and thanked them for all their hospitality then took Mum home for a final glass of Bailey’s Irish cream.

Patricia and Graham at Dorcey's













Patricia at the Coffee and Cream Restaurant in Wellington


















Mum and Patricia andGraham before Mum's birthday dinner













Mum and patricia at Dorcey's













Graham and police at Wellington Town Square













Derek and Graham laughing hard













Derek and Dawn at Dorcey's













Derek, Dawn and Mum ad Graham outside Darcey's












All at Mum's birthday dinner at Darcey's