What a turmoil of a morning we had today. Sara received a telephone call at around 9.10 a.m. from the hog roast company she had booked to say that the man operating it was involved in a serious car crash and couldn't come today. It was slightly suspicious as the woman making the call didn't seem terribly distressed and didn't mention what she would be doing with the pig which must have been ordered. Sara and I rang round a number of other companies to find none could do it but, eventually, through Robinson's the excellent butchers in Stockbridge, we were able to obtain details of a butcher in Hursley who could supply some pork legs which could be cooked in time and served hot on a grill. Phew! Further investigations on the Internet indicated that our first supplier might not be all that he had said and may, in fact, be operating a scam in the north-west of England. We may have lost a considerable amount of money and so we will wait to see if we get a refund. If not, then we will track him down and sue him if necessary. That setback aside, we were able to get into the village hall quite early and get everything prepared. Promptly at 4 p.m. people started arriving and we soon had over a hundred people. The chocolate fountain was a huge success with the kids (and grown ups); the roast pork absolutely excellent and the company fantastic. Such kind people. Klynn had organised half a dozen tee-shirts with a picture of Sara as a teenager with Alan Rickman on the front - an adaptation of a scene from the film "Mesmer". The legend read "Thanks for the memory. Love Alan x". Klynn, David, Paul, Richard, Malcolm and I wore one each. Cynthia kindly said a lovely Grace and it was good to see Nils and Family here although he will be attending his father's funeral in Sweden on Monday. We will put the Swedish flag at half-mast for him. Sara got an amazing amount of presents and so many flowers that our house looks like a florists. Everybody was so kind and helpful. It once more reinforced our view that we live in such a wonderful community. David and Andrea remarked on this and I think were quite overwhelmed with the love and affection displayed towards Sara. There is no doubt that everybody had an absolutely fantastic time. Malcolm and Sam are staying with us tonight. They have come down from Liverpool especially to share Sara's day. Sara is, without doubt, held in really high esteem - such a loving, generous and trusting person - the person I fell so much in love with.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
A pig of a morning...but a brilliant afternoon
What a turmoil of a morning we had today. Sara received a telephone call at around 9.10 a.m. from the hog roast company she had booked to say that the man operating it was involved in a serious car crash and couldn't come today. It was slightly suspicious as the woman making the call didn't seem terribly distressed and didn't mention what she would be doing with the pig which must have been ordered. Sara and I rang round a number of other companies to find none could do it but, eventually, through Robinson's the excellent butchers in Stockbridge, we were able to obtain details of a butcher in Hursley who could supply some pork legs which could be cooked in time and served hot on a grill. Phew! Further investigations on the Internet indicated that our first supplier might not be all that he had said and may, in fact, be operating a scam in the north-west of England. We may have lost a considerable amount of money and so we will wait to see if we get a refund. If not, then we will track him down and sue him if necessary. That setback aside, we were able to get into the village hall quite early and get everything prepared. Promptly at 4 p.m. people started arriving and we soon had over a hundred people. The chocolate fountain was a huge success with the kids (and grown ups); the roast pork absolutely excellent and the company fantastic. Such kind people. Klynn had organised half a dozen tee-shirts with a picture of Sara as a teenager with Alan Rickman on the front - an adaptation of a scene from the film "Mesmer". The legend read "Thanks for the memory. Love Alan x". Klynn, David, Paul, Richard, Malcolm and I wore one each. Cynthia kindly said a lovely Grace and it was good to see Nils and Family here although he will be attending his father's funeral in Sweden on Monday. We will put the Swedish flag at half-mast for him. Sara got an amazing amount of presents and so many flowers that our house looks like a florists. Everybody was so kind and helpful. It once more reinforced our view that we live in such a wonderful community. David and Andrea remarked on this and I think were quite overwhelmed with the love and affection displayed towards Sara. There is no doubt that everybody had an absolutely fantastic time. Malcolm and Sam are staying with us tonight. They have come down from Liverpool especially to share Sara's day. Sara is, without doubt, held in really high esteem - such a loving, generous and trusting person - the person I fell so much in love with.
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