Warnham - The Sussex Oak

Tuesday  3  June

A  Touch  of the Veras (think about it!)

Walkers:  Windy, Lil and Clat. Farty and T.B  joined us once they' d got back from their longer walk
Diners: 2 Legs (Sue), Sally .
  Chris unable to make it and Mrs P is entertaining a New Zealander in her house - at least that's what she told us, but then she has also been cruising, but not in the 'looking for a good time' sense.
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So, after a long gap, and much goings on with health, welfare, Mothers, et al. we finally got it together.  A grey and muggy day, but humid.  Us later walkers met, and noted that Farty and T.B. had already gone off in their direction, and we went off in ours.

Wend and Clat were a little trepidatious (sp) as A. a virus and lack of energy, and . B the ongoing hip thing, they wanted to road test their bodies on a shorter walk.  We had Lil with us, so we knew one of the group would keep going!

Everywhere is so green and lush, absolutely lovely.  We went south-eastwards, through verdant fields - found a gorgeous little vole skittling about, out to near the A24, and in again, along country lanes, admiring the blooms in folks' gardens.  In through the deer park, where a magnificent group of stags (not the rutting season, thank goodness), were lying around surveying the scene.
Our find was a discarded walker's water bottle, but no camera with us, so apologies for the lack of pictures - please use your imaginations.

Some more lanes, and gardens, Wonham Manor, and then a stroll back to the pub - 1 3/4 hours in total and fine by us and our bits.  We found Sue and Sally swigging instead of swinging, in the garden, and we all entered the pub.  Things were pretty quiet, something not quite the same, and the usual landlord absent.  Hey ho, we ordered, and pretty soon Farty and T.B. pitched-up, and we had a good old gossip.  Sally is our only connection with the flyers' pasts, and last night's t.v prog on B.A was discussed and dismissed, and we talked about many other topics, including My Granny the Escort, and I wont say any more.

Windy had a new device with her - a gadget to test your blood sugar.  She bought it on Amazon, and cannot get it to work properly, and an alarm keeps going off.  She asked T.B. to show her his pricking action, and after a wedge of meat pie, he duly obliged.  Apparently, she has the American version which means scarily  high readings if you're a Brit.  He had a fiddle, but it wouldn't change nationality, so it's back to the drawing board on that one.

Are the RAHRAS down the pan?

So, that's us back in action, sort of.  We are aiming for regular gatherings/walks/,wotnots,  but whatever happens, it would be nice to meet once a month, even if it's just for lunch for those non-walkers, and for those who want to put their boots on, there are options to be had.  Make mine a gin and tonic  ta ta xxxxxxx


p.s.  dire warnings abound re an imminent cyber attack on your computers, so don't open any attachments unless you are 100% sure it's safe - good luck.  Clat3p.o.(More importantly make sure your anti-virus is up-to-date!- Ed)