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Well I've been planning to do this for a few weeks and have been unable to mention it on here because it had to be kept secret until the right day. Anyway I proposed to my girlfriend A and she accepted. I popped the question between starter and main course in Mr Underhill's in Ludlow. Down on one knee and whipped out the ring I bought the previous week. I was nervous and to be honest my memory of the event is hazy already but A said of course and I asked her again and she said of course again and then I can't remember what I said. But the end result is I am over the moon and A is going to be my wife.

This weekend we had planned a culinary tour of Ludlow and I had booked into all three of the Michelin star places. It was ostensibly to celebrate the first anniversary of our meeting. We were camping because we couldn't afford a hotel and all the restaurants and our priorities lie firmly with the food.

We set up camp on Friday afternoon in the rain and the rain didn't stop until we had packed all our sodden gear into the car to come home. In spite of the weather the weekend was a fantastic success not only because A and I are now engaged but also because we had such an amazing time in the restaurants and looking round the castle.















View of Ludlow from half way down the hill from the campsite in a brief interlude from the rain

More about the food later. Tonight we're going to see N's brother's play.