Friday, March 28 - Trip to England Day 7

I finally got to eat porridge for breakfast and it was delicious.

We went with Barbara in her car to Stoke-on-Trent to visit the potteries. First we went to Emma Bridgewater Pottery Cafe and let the kids paint their own cups. Then we went to the Gladstone Pottery Museum, ate in their tearoom and took the tour of the museum (pictures)--one of the last preserved working pottery factories from the 19th century. Both kids got to mold their own clay bowls on a flywheel, and Norah got to make a clay flower while Dejaquan made a vase on an electric wheel. We ran out of time and had to leave the tour without seeing the toilet exhibit.

Back in Cheadle Hulme, the Farar's made another fabulous dinner of shepherd's pie with vegetables, including a good portion of peas which was about the only thing Norah ate. We finished in time to get to the rehearsal right at 7pm when it was supposed to start, but we were the first ones there.

The wedding rehearsal went smoothly and quickly, then we headed over to Nuela's for the rehearsal party. Unfortunately, Sarah wasn't feeling well, so we left soon after it started. Sarah headed to bed and Barbara put together a quick snack for the kids. The kids watched the rest of the movie they had started watching earlier, and once it was over, Barbara & I played cards with the kids until they were tired enough to go bed.