Hooray.. spring is starting to appear...

...I thought this poor thing had died off in the cold conservatory, but it seems to be alive still....

        ....Some things aren't quite so lively though......

     
      ....he is still convinced he can hibernate.....little does he realise... who is coming to stay for the weekend....

      .....Ben and Paul.  That soon woke us all up!   Ben thoroughly enjoyed the DS and the Wii, [think Paul did too, but he would sooner chew his own ear off than admit it]  Weather wasn't brill but we made the most of it...



Crossing from the mailbox towards the city

          We wandered round Brum, ate ice cream in the rain, had a peep in the BBC studios, rode the escalators round the cube and the mailbox.  [Charlotte had friends staying so we weren't allowed inside.]  Walked along the canals, nearly saw Justin Bieber at the Hyatt hotel. -  Ben told me all that screaming I could hear was the traffic going by, but when we got by the Hyatt we could see crowds of people so went to investigate. "You never get this in Spilsby High Street" Paul commented above noise the girl fans were all making.    Saturday evening we had a really good meal in Caldmore, Ben tried everything we had even though his favourite was the chicken Korma.  Sunday was a very late breakfast and a chance for a bit more Wii.  Then a ride into Lichfield in the sunshine

Fed the ducks, admired the cathedral, poked round the shops...

               ...walked along the river bank, and then-Ben's favourite.....

           ...Afternoon tea in a cafe!