Goodbye and hello

A glorious day, so why the indoor blip? This morning we had an appointment with a young man and we were going to say goodbye to an old friend and welcome a new one.

Our coffee machine has sat on the worktop for almost 12 years and has given us great coffee every day of those years. But we knew it was nearing the end of its life, or at least its life with us. With both of our birthdays coming up and cash in the bank that wasn't used for a holiday in North Uist, we decided the time had come to invest in a new machine. 

We went to Colne where the main Jura office, with showrooms and service centre, is and we were served by a charming and very knowledgable young man who went through each of the appropriate machines, and we got to taste the coffee! Eventually we chose and purchased and we were very pleased when they offered us a substantial trade-in for our old machine. (I was praised for how well I had looked after it!) I don't know what they will do with it, but it will probably get a new lease of life with parts replaced. Meanwhile we have a sparkling new machine. In the picture is our old machine and behind it is some of the huge range of machines - we chose one of the ones on the left. We took away a huge box!

When we saw the forecast for today, we had thought to go back via the coast, perhaps Morecambe, however we discovered the M6 was closed and anyway we soon realised that the sunshine would bring everyone out. So we meandered home through West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, all familiar territory. We happened upon a pub where we could have a lovely lunch sitting outside in the sunshine, and found they were continuing the 50% offer. Of course we later stopped at the Cheese Shop near Settle - fabulous place. And of course ice cream at Orton. 

The coffee machine is all set up and has made us a lovely cup of coffee. 

(I took the red lettering from the front of the table in case it looked too much like an advert!!)