A Quiet Sunday

After Saturday‘s family gathering, we opted for a quiet day on Sunday, not going anywhere in particular.

The weather looked unsettled, and while we did go for a walk along Ripon canal, we cut it short when light rain started to make it a bit unfriendly.

Instead, we went for a late-ish light lunch at Oliver‘s Pantry again, and had a good rest at the cottage afterwards, followed by coffee/tea on the bench in front of the house - yes, the sun was out again, but it was very windy, and we retreated inside after only half a mug to finish our drinks without being blown about.

Still, we wanted to make up for the morning’s abandoned walk and went in the opposite direction, to where we knew the cemetery is. Years ago, we came across it quite by accident and found several graves of German soldiers from WWII, all of them having died a few years after the war ended, so we assume hey were POWs in Ripon. You can see photos of our 2016 visit here.

Early evening, I was on my way to Mary‘s for another visit. It is really not far to walk from our cottage to hers, and sometimes I vary the route and make it a bit longer on purpose, as I did this time.

A bit more than an hour spent chatting, showing Mary the photos from the family gathering (she can‘t/won‘t go anymore, for health reasons), and I walked back to our place where my sister was getting our evening meal ready.