Another day of typical test match weather where rain interrupts play. The weather could be best described as changeable, with showers and sunny intervals in the morning and grey cloud for a good part of the afternoon.
Emily returned from her sleep over with a full tummy after what she described as a lovely fried breakfast and Catherine got up shortly after she arrived home. Catherine had missed her overnight, but she is going to have to get use to it because it is likely to happen more often when Emily starts at her new school and makes new friends.
The girls spent the morning watching television and playing on the computers together. There really wasn't much else to do between the showers. The funniest thing that happened in the morning, as long as your not Catherine, was George who decided to go upstairs and help himself to Catherine chocolate, will they ever learn that dogs are scavengers.
In the afternoon we headed out to shops in Market Harborough and Foxton Locks. Emily and Catherine had never been to Foxton Locks and Emily in particular was fascinated with how the narrow boats were raised and lowered down the hill side. She even managed to help out by opening and closing the lock gates for one of the boats that was ascending the hill. It is a lovely place even though today it was a bit cold and windy. Emily and Catherine both want to go back when the weather is nicer and have a picnic at the side of the locks.
After we finished at Foxton Locks we headed back to get some fish and chips from St Mary's Fish Bar in Market Harborough. They were so hot we drove back to enjoy the locks to eat them before returning back Langham.
It's another day that has gone by without us getting to the Northamptonshire country parks but all the same we did go somewhere interesting. We will get there one day it is just a matter of time.
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