The Wedding Suit

In October my nephew Jon and his girlfriend Holly get married.

It’s the first family wedding since my own back in 2015.

Jon is my brother’s son. 

(For those that don’t know, my brother Andrew died of motor neurone disease almost ten years ago now)

The wedding will be a relaxed affair in a country hotel over the border and so, I think my family is going to book a large shared suite at the hotel in order to stay over.

It will be nice to have a few drinks. 

I do love a nice wedding.

The only knotty thing about the wedding is that I will need a suit.

I am sure, non of you will be surprised to hear that I don’t own one.

I did have a tuxedo however, a matching one I wore at my wedding. But since I have lost over two stone ( and counting) it no longer fits!  I dug it and my dress shirt out last week and took it to one of the hospice charity shops for recycling. 

The man behind the counter was broad, like me..and he immediately took a personal interest in the tux when I handed it in with the caviat that it had only been worn one by one not-so-careful owner. 

“ I think it’s my size” he preened and asked hopefully  “Have you got the tie to go with it too?.” 

I told him I had not, for I had kept the woollen maroon tie and had placed it in my almost empty tie drawer ( alongside my black funeral tie)

…It is the only thing I have kept from my wedding day….….I’m still not quite sure just why I have kept hold of it.

And so I am still left with the suit dilemma. Should I buy one for the wedding or just get a jacket and trousers ? I’m not sure of what is appropriate.

A bit lost I reviewed my options and have texted Chic Eleanor for advice

She’s left me with a reassuring and simple note of

“ Leave Things to me”

The wedding isn’t until October so I will wait to nearer the wedding day to pic my duds as I hope to lose at least another stone plus before the nuptials.

I don’t want to be the fat bastard in the wedding photos

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Brioche

Last evening I visited our local Waitrose supermarket. They have just started stocking a new bakery product - namely vegan brioche buns by "Bosh!" There's our Ian on the right with his old schoolmate Henry on the left. It's the latest thing on the still magical journey that is "Bosh!". No doubt it will end one day - but not yet. Not by a long way.

This very weekend they are one of the headline "acts" at a big vegan festival  near Newark. They'll be selling and signing their books before giving a talk on the main stage about plant-based living. Later they will be DJ-ing - spinning discs and bringing chosen beats and samples together as hundreds of people  dance to their music.

Brioche bread is normally enriched with butter, eggs and milk but Ian and Henry have found a way of mimicking it without dairy or animal ingredients. For our evening meal tonight, we had homemade vegan burgers with lettuce,  tomato slices and vegan mayonnaise inside the new "Bosh!" buns. Though I made them myself  and at the risk of sounding boastful, I promise you that they were great!

Locating the buns in the bakery section  at Waitrose was not easy because a team of  shop staff were stock checking and replenishing the shelves at the time. I asked a fellow with a  clever, hand-held device if he could tell me where to find the "Bosh!" buns. He was both courteous and helpful. His little machine told him that the buns were in stock  so he asked a junior called Alice if she knew where the product would be. She said, "We don't stock Bosh! buns. I have never heard of them." 

And then I spotted them on the shelf immediately behind her. There were only two packs left. We all had a giggle about that and Alice apologised saying, "I guess I look pretty stupid after saying that!" I smiled and kept my own counsel. Sometimes that is the best way.

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Smiles

 Rough night

Can’t forgive myself

For a mistake

I made

Tell me

Something good

That’s happened 

To you

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