Day 364 - Home Alone Not

Well, if Thursday was a day of gorgeous weather, today was the complete opposite... It was cold, it was grey and towards of the end of the round we had rain/sleet as well. I had turned up to take part in the Roll-Up this morning and at around 8:15 found myself on the 10th tee of the New Course, ready to face the elements.

I was partnered with Russell and our opponents were Graham and Chris. Despite the difficult conditions, the match was very tight: all square after 9 holes, all level after 18 and just a few bits in it. From this should not be inferred that the quality of the golf was particularly high, rather that we matched each other in our incompetence... I did manage a fine birdie on hole 5 but that was about it.

At the end of the game, we were very happy to get into the warmth as it really was quite unpleasant out there. Nothing though that a pint of Youngs and some cheesy chips couldn't put right!

On the way out, I spent some time with Tom in the Pro Shop just making sure that everything is ready fro the Grimditch Trophy tomorrow...my final competition as Captain.

Then home for an afternoon of rugby watching: with the weather conditions foul outside, there was no incentive to go anywhere so France/Ireland and Scotland/Wales it was.  The second game was the better of the two but both matches had their moments.  In between, I started to prepare dinner for this evening: nothing fancy, just meatballs in tomato sauce with pasta (but the sauce was excellent!)

At that point, the phone went and I soon found that I had two extra guests for supper: Caroline and Paul were in the are and dropped by initially for a cup of tea. What a treat, as I had expected to be Home Alone and now I had company!