Away Days and Birthdays
Today was the annual Lib Dem Council Group away day. Calling it an “away day” is slightly misleading because we went no further “away” than the St Margaret’s Community Centre, Prestwich. No tropical beaches and pina coladas for us, unfortunately.
Still, it was nice for the group to get together and discuss where we’ve come from, where we’re going, and what the challenges and opportunities are going to be for the next twelve months. From elections to referendums, and committee places to more leaflets than it is ever possible to contemplate, it’s certainly going to be a hectic 2008.
We also had a lovely selection of M&S sandwiches for lunch, which brought a smile to my face, if little comfort to my ego which is currently grappling with the news that my shirts no-longer fit round the neck.
With that in mind, I hurried into town after we’d finished and headed to the TM Lewin sale, where I bagged three shirts for a bargain price, to replace the ones that I can no longer wear with a tie for fear of slowly choking myself to death.
And tonight it is my best mate’s birthday, so we are heading back out into town for an evening of muted and sophisticated dining and high-society (actually, he wants to go to some horrific bar, and I’ll have to tag along). His birthday is irritatingly positioned just after Christmas, so it really is an effort to rouse my spirits. It is one I ma willing to make, but I have asked him to see if he can put back his birthday til about March next year. We’ll see if he can manage it.
Rick
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