Al and co have invited me to go with them to Ickworth tomorrow (I used to be able to write the word and it link to the website, but it doesn’t give that option now, so here it is https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffolk/ickworth-estate). None of us has ever been, which is odd as it’s only about an hour from here. Wink was asked too of course, but she’s got a friend coming for lunch, so can’t accept. But we can always go again together, if we want to and won’t wait decades this time. Round here isn’t well served for National Trust places, so I can’t think why it hadn’t occurred to me. I guess I hadn’t realised how close it is.

Eh. At that point I went to do something else and forgot that I hadn’t finished the piece. We went on Tuesday and had a very good day. The story behind the building of the mansion is amazing. That a whole wing was built just for symmetry, though it wasn’t actually needed and has never been much used is amusing.

Anyway, we’re meeting the rest of the family for lunch on Sunday. And yesterday, Wink and I were in lovely London again.