Tonight was Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night. It's one of those occasions that I look forward to but which can often be disappointing, just like Christmas or birthdays but without the expense of gifts and a new outfit.

But tonight it was fabulous!

There was a large display in the centre of King's Lynn, in the newly refurbished Walks. I went with Trish and Janet and about half the population of the town - it was fabulous to see so many people out supporting it, and fabulous that it didn't rain. And the beauty of it was that it was all free!

At 8pm sharp the fireworks began and for the next 15 minutes I grinned madly - they were quite possibly the best fireworks I've seen in years! It was just one thing after another - God knows how they kept the momentum up! They were beautiful, so my ooohing and aaahing wasn't in the least bit ironic. Well down to the council, who organised and paid for it - finally my taxes are being well spent!



Of course the traffic getting out of town was slightly hellish so we lingered. And by lingered I mean ate chips, from a new chip shop called Chips 4U which cheekily uses the same logo as Phones 4U. They're just round the corner from the rough flats so I wonder if they should really be called Chips 4 Chavs? Anyway, the sausage was huge - always a blessing - and the chips were great!

Then Janet battled through the traffic and we ended up in Tesco for a little late night shopping. I got the kind of random nonsense that these trips are designed for, then there was just time for a cup of tea at Trish's before heading home. Lovely to see you both! xx