Wednesday 18 April 2012
Up at 10 in Glastonbury at the homes (note the plural) of Ravi and Ina, we had coffee and breakfast by the wood burning stove then Ina went in to work (she’s training to be an audiologist). She had decided to miss the morning meeting in favor of spending time with us.
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| High Street |
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| Glastonbury locals |
Ravi drove us into town to buy some groceries then he and Charles returned to the flat after dropping Dian and Nicole at the THRIFT STORES!!! Oh happy day, Glastonbury had five cool charity shops and one really reasonably priced vintage store where Nicole bought a cute knit top that looked like it had never been worn. She also found a Sergeant Pepper military-style 1960s jacket that was in near-mint condition. Dian found some Picasso cards, and a corkscrew for Ina.
She and Nicole enjoyed tooling around the hip Tor Record store with its modest but well-chosen stock. The dragon/crystal stores were a bit much, they decided, but it demonstrated that the King Arthur legend was alive and well in Glastonbury – otherwise known by some as “Avalon.” Walking the short distance back on High Street, they got caught in a little rain but the intermittent showers followed by hot sun weren't unusual.
We finally broke out the monastery cheese we had bought in France at the Abbey (from “holy cows,” quipped Ravi). The cheese looked intimidating with its musky, dusty outer layer, but we knew it would be special and wanted a special occasion to share it. Served with two kinds of crackers before dinner, it was surprisingly mild, exceptionally flavorful and a hit. We kept slicing until we had polished off most of the small wheel. Then we made a turkey/veggie stir fry with brown rice for dinner, and with Ravi’s Guinnesslicious homemade Irish stout, we were full and content. The after-dinner music was a selection of about 20 of Dian’s originals that Ina’s son Richard proclaimed “brilliant.” Beds were hit by 11.
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| Les fromage |
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| Ravi enjoying cheese with his home-brewed beer |
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| Charles, Ina and Richard following suit! |
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| Kindred spirits? We think so. |
Ravi drove us into town to buy some groceries then he and Charles returned to the flat after dropping Dian and Nicole at the THRIFT STORES!!! Oh happy day, Glastonbury had five cool charity shops and one really reasonably priced vintage store where Nicole bought a cute knit top that looked like it had never been worn. She also found a Sergeant Pepper military-style 1960s jacket that was in near-mint condition. Dian found some Picasso cards, and a corkscrew for Ina. 
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