Proper Mother's Day

Saturday morning was another coffee morning. We transferred venues to Cottingham Methodist Church for a Wives Group coffee morning in aid of their project, the Choma Orphans Project. I took Barbara round early and took all the books and videos in then came back and sorted out Mum's breakfast. Once Mum was ready, we went round again and had our drink and chat before loading the books and returning home. I understand they did very well at around £290.
It was a miserable day so, once we'd had lunch, I made dinner and put it in the oven then sagged. The beef casserole a la Gordon Ramsay was delicious and all the better shared with Lisa and Alan who came round for the meal and stayed for the evening.
Mother's Day dawned cold and changeable so we had a leisurely breakfast. Mum is not a Church person so we went to that other great cathedral, the shopping mall, to pass the time. As we had a dinner date with my brother Derek, we went to the York Designer Outlet and wandered around. Fortunately neither my wife and mother are shoppers so we only had a coffee and cake in Thornton's before heading down to Leeds.
Derek was still wandering around the Dales with the new lady in his life, Charlotte. Luckily, Paul our nephew, had babysat so we spent a pleasant hour catching up. Duncan was doing his homework project and Danielle was out with her horse. Derek returned around 4pm full of the venues, drinks and meals from his night away. Telephone calls soon distracted him so we were shouting for him to get ready 'cos we were starving.
Barbara drove Mum, Danni and me down to Jino's Thai Cafe in Headingley. I popped up to the pub for some carry out beer. I wish it had a website as it deserves a link. It's the Arcadia Ale and Wine Bar. Always an interesting selection of drinks and they do a carry out service. I got a couple of 2 pint packs and a couple of bottles of cider and returned just in time to beat the other 4. The meal was excellent except I didn't get what I ordered. I normally have a Thai curry but decided on a change and ordered 100 (Gratium Prik Thai with beef. Garlic, coriander & black pepper sauce, stir fried with onions & mushrooms, topped with fresh coriander) For some reason, Mum had ordered a curry and it was way too hot for her so, after one mouthful of my beef, I swapped for her chicken. Very nice tho'.
Once we'd eaten, rather chauvinistically, Paul, Derek, Charlotte and I went up to the Arcadia for a pint and Barbara returned the children and Mum to Derek's. Once we'd had the pint, we returned their also and had a cuppa and a chat. After all, Barbara and I had never met Charlotte before. She seems very nice but we didn't have time to linger. Mum needed taking home before we returned home. Fortunately, the weather was crystal clear, none of the snow storms we'd had earlier. Home at just before midnight and we zonked.