Went to see the film "The Book Club" at Cribbs Causeway Vue. It's a good "chick flick" and a laugh here and there, but go with your girlfriend, not your partner or husband. They just don't get it. Four elderly ladies (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Mary Steenbergen and Candice Bergen) meet up each month to discuss their chosen book. One of them brings "50 Shades of Grey" and during the course of the next few months, they also read the sequels, and decide that their lives need livening up. This includes dropping an overdose of Viagra into one husband's beer, registering onto a dating agency, not accepting family invitation to "move in" and become the resident baby-sitter, and letting go of the business venture which has taken up 100% of her life.
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Well, we were supposed to be in Vienna (see previous blog) but have enjoyed a long weekend at Warners, Alvaston Hall, Cheshire. Blew the bank account and had a Royale Suite this time overlooking the gardens. This weekend was a Motown Weekend, and it was very good, and so was the weather (up to 27 deg C on the Sunday). As we have a cousin living in Mold, we thought we could meet up in Chester on the Saturday and have lunch. However, they had plans to meet up with my brother in law and wife in Shrewsbury so we joined them (much to the surprise of brother in law). Had lunch at a quaint pub and a walk round the town before returning for a rest and dinner at Alvaston. Sunday we visited the Anderton Boat Lift and then met up with cousin again, in Chester this time. Having never been to Chester before, it is a very quaint and historic town, with lots of black and white buildings. Caught the Park and Ride for £2 return rather than try to find a car park in the town, which was much easier. Couldn't leave without having a cake and coffee at Patisserie Valerie in the High Street! Monday on leaving Alvaston Hall, we had arranged to meet up with our friends John and Jane for lunch near Stourbridge so took the country route (which was far more pleasant than the motorway).
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About MeRetired, grandmother who enjoys cardmaking, gardening and genealogy with not enough hours in the day. Married to Tony who enjoys my gardening (!), and is an amateur radio operator with his own website. 
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