Clouds and sunshine again today. Good conditions for a long trip. I posted today's Morning Prayer link to WhatsApp, then got up for breakfast. Then a drive to Worcester to collect Clare's clavichord from Gail's house. Clare loaned it to Mike about ten years ago, but then he died six years ago. It's taken this amount of time to arrange to retrieve it. The trip was smooth and uneventful in both directions, two hours each way and two hours having lunch with Gail and getting the instrument ready to travel home on the back seat of our VW Polo, where it sat neatly with just enough space, with the stand in just fitting into the boot. It's now sitting in front of the blocked off fireplace between Clare's piano and my guitar, hanging on the wall.
Once the clavichord was installed, I went out an stretched my legs for an hour. Meanwhile, Owain arrived for an overnight stay. Clare booked us a supper date at seven in Stefano's, our favourite Italian restaurant in Romilly Road. We had a delicious meal, and afterwards Owain and I went for a walk in the parks before settling down to drink the bottle of Swiss Gamay he brought with him. All in all, a pleasant evening.
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