Easter weekend

It's been a long weekend break for us all due to the early Easter this year - the girls have just had the few days off over the weekend and then break up for school holidays in the middle of April. The weather has changed again since last week and there were showers on Friday, so when Sue and I returned to the Opera House on Friday night to see Jools Holland, the ferry trip and pre-show drinks overlooking the harbour weren't quite the same as earlier in the week with Simon. However, the show was excellent and a great performance by Jools and his 'big band'.

Saturday and Sunday were mostly spent around the house and then on Easter Monday we took Rebecca and 2 friends to the Easter Show at the Olympic Park. We had also been to this annual event last year and it follows much the same format each year although it was much busier this year, being the Easter weekend and with much of the show taking place this year during the school term.

The girls went off to do their own thing so Sue and I wandered around some of the exhibition halls and then watched a show jumping event, some of the wood chopping competitions and various farm animal judging activities before meeting up with the girls to catch the bus back home for the evening.