Lottie BBQ

We were blessed with sunny weather for the Allotment BBQ. Last year it was washed out. This year we had use of the community patio which served reasonably well but was a little small. Steve set up the "base camp" BBQ, the tables and the condiments, plates etc. Other folks added to it as they turned up. The usual plot holders turned up, the kids came along too and it nice to see that some folks brought along the parents so there was thirty odd people in attendance with ages from 4 to 60 something.

The BBQ took a bit to get going but that did not bother me. The kids went off in a big gang to explore and came back more or less in one piece and covered in Blackberry juice. We had a competition for the longest runner bean. I bought some cups, one for the adults and one for the kids. I made a fuss of the measuring and recording to make a event out of it. It raised the tension a little. It was a fairly close thing for the kids cup. The champion bean winners were presented with their cups by Steve in his role as Chairman. I made a short speech and we got on with partying.

Everyone drifted away to leave just Steve and I on the Patio with the remaindered bottles of wine. We let the Sun go down whilst we polished off a nice bottle of Merlot and the bottle white wine. and chatted about stuff only to be interrupted by assorted wild life. If they want wine they will have to get their own!

There is a story about how we got home but that is for another time.