Welcome to another week in the political and economic madness that’s currently gripping the planet as the orange rapist in the White House single-handedly wrecks the world’s economy. I could spend a whole blog raging about the insanity that’s overtaken us thanks to Trump, but I’m going to save that for another day.

Despite the economic clouds gathering the actual weather here in the UK has been one blessed with wall to wall sunshine. As Dawn had a late night ‘gassing’ with her niece the day didn’t start quite as early as I’d hoped, but the two of us did manage to venture into nearby Guildford by early afternoon. Both of us are fans of the town as it’s a place we’ve got to know well over the past few years. What we like is the range of shops on offer, despite it having suffered losses due to the economic impacts that have hit many places it’s not all chains and charity shops. Far from it, there’s a great range of shops catering for what’s obviously an affluent part of the country. Le Creuset outlets rub shoulders with boutiques, Barbour and Body Shop (remember them). There’s even real bookshops as Waterstones maintain a high street presence. Plus, the town has a glorious range of old buildings that make wandering its narrow streets a delight.

Then there’s the restaurants.Having spent more than we intended on household and other items we adjourned to a pub beer garden to soak up the sun for an hour before eating at a restaurant we’ve frequented several times in the past. La Casita serves up a great range of Mediterranean food – especially tapas. Here’s a few samples.

What was lovely about our gad about Guildford was the fact it was just the two of us, normally we’re here with the rest of the Platt clan, so our day was more intimate.

Now the pair of us are back at Chez Platt getting ready for different days tomorrow. I’ll be heading into London as I have a High Speed 2 railway construction media visit to attend, so expect a rather different blog. I’ll be back in Tilford tomorrow night after what should prove to be a very interesting day visiting something that’s unique to UK railway construction.

In the meantime, goodnight!

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