We wake up with a full house. All the kids and partners are home, the last arrival from Berlin getting in from East Midlands Airport at twelve thirty ey em last night. What a great feeling. Thanks to Robbie Vashak for giving our John a lift from the airport. Bumped in to him at Berlin airport. Result. Saved Tom a trip.
Everyone is excited. Will be a relaxed start to the day, for most. THG is hitting the pool for a spot of lane swimming at seven thirty. At some stage breakfast will be taken. There is luggage and the guitar case to be retrieved from the attic. Joe restrung my geetar last night. He and Lucy made the nineteen oh six with three minutes to spare. Blimmin tube strikes!
Joe and I are picking up campervan Betty from Coops’ garage at eleven. A handy runaround and useful backdrop for some wedding photos. We also need it to supplement Anne’s Peugeot 208 which isn’t big enough to transport everything that has to be taken to Hemswell.
The wedding venue is Hemswell Court. The officers mess of RAF Hemswell, a ww2 Lancaster bomber base. There is video footage on youtube. Check it out. The venue has bags of character. Hannah is in a very relaxed state of mind having spent Wednesday evening and all day yesterday at a spa. The nuptials don’t happen until tomorrow but we get there this pm to do some prep. Right now, all is calm.