Visit to Mike's Mum

Despite the forecast, we awoke to a bright sunny day - the morning was cloudless although a few clouds appeared in the afternoon. We were away from the marina early - well, at least before 8:30!

We picked up Joanna from home and then drove down to Sussex to visit Mike's Mum. The roads were relatively quiet and we arrived about 10 minutes ahead of expectation.

Mum was much as expected - each time just a little more frail but nevertheless recognised us and joined enthusiastically in looking at recent photos of the three great grand children. Tablets prove to be invaluable in situations such as this as the displays offer a larger format than old fashioned prints!

Alice and Jess had decorated a plant pot and filled it with a small hyacinth as a New Year present.

We stayed until it was time for her lunch and then drove back, stopping just briefly at a service station for a snack lunch.

Royal Holloway College

Just after passing Runneymede, we diverted to Royal Holloway College so that Joanna could give us a short tour of the original buildings. Not perhaps our taste in architecture but definitely very impressive. Worth remembering what Beechams Powders can do!

College Chapel

In the chapel, we were amused by the trumpet pipes, unusually set pointing out horizontally.

Some of the Listed Board Rooms have very ornate Victorian wallpaper.

Thomas and Jane Holloway

Back at Windsor we had a short stay to collect the two girls who are with us for another couple of nights. Alice brought her violin and both came with several new library books.