Isobel's Birthday and a Café Miscellany, Cambridge and Suffolk - 2nd November 2008

It's the weekend of Isobel's birthday, and Isobel's sister - Evelyn - is over to visit for the weekend. We head in to Diss for the Saturday morning sausage, after Nosher has had to go and buy a new fridge after the old one blew up, and then we're off to the Hoxne Swan for a spot of dinner, whilst Fred sits in the corner happily flailing away to himself. Then, on the Sunday, it's Isobel's actual birthday. Before that, Isobel's mother had been over to visit, so we head off to he Kingston Arms in Cambridge, Les Amandines in Diss and La Margeurita in Cambridge, just after Fred had been registered to become officially part of The Machine.

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Isobel and Fred in the Kingston Arms

Rena looks on as Isobel installs Fred into the car seat

Fred looks like Maggie Simpson, to the amusement of staff

After the registration, we have a spot of lunch in La Margeurita

An old woman is mobbed by seagulls as she tries to feed the ducks

Evelyn, with Fred in the Baby Björn, and Isobel

Evelyn takes some snaps of the Mere in Diss

Evelyn strides around, and inspects her photographic results

The restaurant at the Hoxne Swan

Dinner in the Hoxne Swan

Evenly in the Hoxne Swan

Isobel nibbles on a hunk of bread

Fred sticks his arms in the air

Isobel gets a Sex and the City box set

Isobel opens more birthday presents

Fred comes over all ennui with the proceedings

Sleeping: the thing Fred does best

Uncle Philly has provided an amusing top

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