{"id":5775,"date":"2011-10-19T18:46:33","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T17:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2011-10-19T18:46:33","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T17:46:33","slug":"a-nice-day-out-with-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=5775","title":{"rendered":"A nice day out with a friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

I decided that my German houseguest needed to see more of the UK than just Oxfordshire, so we took a trip down the A40 and I introduced her to Wales.<\/p>\n

The first stop was Raglan Castle which looks remarkably like this:<\/p>\n

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Raglan Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Or, from another angle, it looked like this:<\/p>\n

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Raglan Castle - bird's-eye view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Then we hit nearby Abergavenny for some spicy mushroom soup. Well, we had spicy mushroom soup, we didn’t go there just for that, obv. Anyway. That looked like this:<\/p>\n

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Spicy mushroom soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Then we went on top of the Blorenge and, with great predictability, the weather clamped down and tried to blow us\/rain us off the mountain.<\/p>\n

We retreated.<\/p>\n

We got down to the Usk valley and felt the need for coffee.<\/p>\n

I decided to try and put another part of my past behind me, so we went to Llansantfraed Court for refreshments.<\/p>\n

That’s where Sophie and I got married.<\/p>\n

And yes, it did feel like closing another door.<\/p>\n

We had a bit of a chat, Heike and me, as we sprawled across the couch in front of the log fire.<\/p>\n

I tried to explain how having another human being around has helped keep me sane during such a critical week.<\/p>\n

She looked faintly embarrassed.<\/p>\n

I tried to teach her how to pronounce Llansantfraed.<\/p>\n

She kept making it sound like ‘handsome Fred’.<\/p>\n

Sigh.<\/p>\n

Anyway, we are home now.<\/p>\n

We’re going to watch ‘Paul’, then eat the vegetable stew that Heike cooked yesterday, and then we’re going to watch Grosse Pointe Blank.<\/p>\n

We seem intent on drinking much cider.<\/p>\n

I might be asleep before the evening is concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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