All week the weather men have been forecasting bad weather for the week end, so it was with trepidation I awaited the end of the week. On Friday Paul collected me from work and we headed over to Lichfield. There had been no snow in Ashby, or Swadlincote but in Lichfield there had been an inch or two and it was already looking very wintry. But we parked and made our way to the Bengal Indian restaurant for dinner. Its located upstairs over a row of shops, it was the first time we'd been there even though we used to live in Lichfield (a long time ago). We had a table booked for 6.30pm, the restaurant was empty when we arrived. I have to say though the waiter who took our order was a miserable old bugger, apparently we didn't order enough - grump grump - obviously way better to order way more than you can eat and either become obese or throw food away. We stood are ground and got what we wanted, I was at this point happy to get up and walk out. But the food was excellent, and a young waiter came in while we were eating and he was absolutely lovely, talk about night and day! They also did really good coffee, so it all turned out ok in the end. What a shame one person can give such a bad impression.
Then it was off to the Garrick to see Crimes on the Christmas Express, a comedy similar to the 39 Steps. It was in a small theatre which I really think enhanced the experience. It was hilarious - 4 performers, a few props and handfuls of fake snow. What more do you need? We laughed so much, and the time flew by. We enjoyed it so much, we may well go back and see it again weather permitting and if there are still tickets available. They have another play coming up in march which we will definitely go and see too.
We were still laughing on the way home, it was such a cold night, but once out of Lichfield there was no snow or ice anywhere so we decided to stop at Tesco's and do our grocery shopping. I actually love late night shopping, the supermarket was quiet and calm.
We were supposed to be away this week end, but I panic at the mere mention of snow so decided it was better to stay closer to home. So, on Saturday we headed back to Lichfield for their Christmas food fair. We had a great time looking around, it was very well attended and the city was crammed full of people (and pushchairs!) We had lunch at the Faro Lounge, somewhere I had been wanting to try for a while. The place was packed but luckily we found a table. Great service, lovely food and quirky atmosphere. We'll definitely be going back there again. There was a constant stream of people coming and going, obviously a popular place.
We had a quiet afternoon at home, I was glad we hadn't gone up to Stoke as planned. Especially as when we woke up on Sunday morning it was to find that several centimetres of snow had fallen in the early hours. I know some people see snow as pretty, I just see it as cold, wet and slippery. For once the Ivans had a quiet day at home, I had no desire to go outside into this Narnia like world. Even if I thought Mr Tumnus would be wandering down the street umbrella in his hand and song in his heart!
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