meanwhile here in france..

Mum had a little turn on the plane and had to be evacuated (just a typical merrow-smith ruse for getting off the plane first!) and spent a few minutes with one of those nice medicos at the airport, a shower and straight to bed and she slept well and is now fully recovered. So I had been thinking maybe to come back in the car and bring them with me. This would mean going over the channel on the morning of the 12th (urm.. ronnie scotts a problem) and going straight to Lewes where Ruth has arranged to meet Pete and Jan for lunch. Ideal thing would be if someone else could meet us and then take mum + dad onto their hotel at wheatley, if not I have to go back in the afternoon with them and miss the opera (which is sold out and for which Ruth has bought me a ticket) and that leaves Ruth no way to get to the Manoir. Any thoughts...?

love J

ps. mum is humming away like a sparrow now.