It's cricket Sunday

I was up and about very early this morning.....................and not because I wanted to be, more of that later.

Yesterday I came home from Leeds and detoured via the shops to pick up provisions for cricket today, then back to the chateau to open every window in the house and get washing out in the line.

I had the Ashes on and was trying to take in what was happening, but tiredness overcame me and I drifted off into the land of nod. I managed  to wake myself up  about an hour and a half later to find that England had won the first test and Little Joey Root had got man of the match. Ahhhh his smile said it all!

Of course every hack in England now have England down to lift the Urn, but it is early days and  we all know what the Australians are like. My theory is that they are lulling England into a false sense of security. I am hoping that I am wrong!


Yesterday also saw Middx CCC start their match against Somerset at Merchant Taylors School. Yes El Presidenti and First Lady will have nearly been sitting in their old garden, and I was loving the pictures that were coming through.

Anyone who has been to my house will recognise the view above from the painting in my sitting room!

Hoping that Middx CCC do well on The presidents old stomping ground although with Morgan going for a duck it wasn't looking good. Middx were  283 all out in their first innings.

So at about 9pm last night tiredness took hold again and I headed off to bed, falling into a very deep sleep the minute my curls touched to pillow.....................only to be rudely awakened at just after 2am by my neighbours having a  'domestic' outside their house with their children watching and listening. This continued on and off until after 4am when the Police came and escorted the wife away from the house after the husband  locked her out.

I notice that their car is a little the worse for her throwing stones at it ( about 3am).  And their plants on the side of the house are now strewn all over the path ( about 3.30am).

Oh well weekend in the life of Lady Lainey!!!!

So off to Durham today to watch them start a four day game against Warwickshire.

 I will probably be asleep before lunch!