The Haworth Report
Posted by:
jon (---.abel.net.uk)
Date: June 02, 2003 11:44AM
Well, I think that can be counted as a success. Everybody get home all right?
All those who stayed at home for various feeble reasons (Andrea is excused, but the rest of you have no excuse whatever) missed a lovely day out. The weather was superb (if a little windy), the masterplan worked to perfection, and I do believe everybody had a good time.
Present were; me, Claire, Bob, Mia, Dave, Eddie, Rob, Sarah (plus Wilfred and Dido), Skiffle and PSD. It was very nice meeting you all (and meeting Skiffle again), and I hope you had a good time. We all met up on time, and got on the steam train to Haworth. The dogs and Eddie travelled free, and Eddie at least enjoyed the trip no end, hanging out of the window like a proper train buff. Once arrived at Haworth we decided to be bold and walk up the hill, and after a bit of asking the locals found Haworth Old Hall, where we had a table reserved in the beer garden. The beer was very good, and so was the food (I had a very palatable shoulder of lamb); two people who shall be nameless succumbed to temptation and had dessert. Dinner passed with only minor wind-related spillages, and photos were taken, conversation flowed freely, and PSD held Eddie upside down for a bit. They both seemed to enjoy this.
Then we wended our way up the hill and most of us (excluding Claire, the dogs, Dave and Eddie) went round the Bronte Museum. I tried to work out where Acheron did the dirty deed, and we were all disgusted to find that TEA was not on sale in the Museum shop. Boo. Once back outside Sarah (who was looking very elegant, by the way, in white and maroon ... the rest of us were our normal scruffy selves) and Skiffle went on a rampage round the many book and craft shops on Haworth Main Street, while the rowdy element (the rest of us) sat outside the Fleece and drank beer. (Well, Eddie didn't drink beer. He ate raisins).
After a time we foregathered again, to discover that (shock horror) Skiffle hadn't bought any pony books, though she did get some nice items which I will let her tell you about herself, and also some very nice liqorice and aniseed sweets called 'Poor Bens' which seemed appropriate. Then ho once more for the Hogwarts Express ... no, sorry, wrong author .. the Worth Valley Railway. The ride passed all too quickly, and at last we had to part in the less than exotic surroundings of Keighley station. Sarah once more handed round the Thornton's Dark Chocolate assortment she had very kindly brought along, and some of us got chocolate all over our faces.
It was a good day out, although I would have enjoyed it more if my hearing had been better; if I didn't reply to anybody's witty remarks, I wasn't being rude, honest, just stone deaf.
Next time we might even have a Jasper among us. Here's hoping.
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