J had things to do on Wednesday night (applying for a job)so I went shopping and we went out for a meal on Thursday instead. We decided to walk the long way round to the Swan at Aughton (sore feet for J) which was very pleasant and the white wine and soda/Guinness were extremely welcoming. However, when we enquired if we could have a table we discovered that they were booked up until 9 pm and although it would have been nice just to sit and unwind for and hour & a half we decided that we were too hungry to wait so long. So we walked to Bellagio which is just nearby and used to be The Place and before that a nice little Italian restaurant - a pity it changed! It is now Greek, Italian and Chinese so the menu is quite long and I had not taken my glasses. We spent a happy 15 minutes with J reading out the menu before deciding on pasta with smoked salmon, tarragon, cream and vodka and for J, duck breast in black bean sauce with fried rice. The food was freshly cooked and good but fairly pricey. The meal with 2 drinks each came to just over £40 and they automatically added on 10% which I think is cheeky!
I have been at work today but J is using up some holiday or he will loose them. He has just presented me with a bird table which he has made from a kit today!! Not as big as your monster Ben but it looks sturdy. Just the right height for Bournville! Watch this space.
The elderberry wine is going very well and has only blooped all over the kitchen once!!
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