{"id":14436,"date":"2026-06-20T01:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14436"},"modified":"2026-06-21T01:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:56:08","slug":"busy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14436","title":{"rendered":"Busy day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our old mate Rob messaged yesterday to say he\u2019s in Shrewsbury for the weekend, and would we like to meet up for a beer. Of course we would! Here we are at the Admiral Benbow with Rob and his lovely partner Elaine. The afternoon flew by while we enjoyed our drinks in the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1795\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-1024x718.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-768x538.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-1536x1077.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-2048x1436.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1389-428x300.jpeg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spent a happy few hours catching up and reminiscing, before we headed home to get ready for our next event. We&#8217;re off to the Abbey again, as the Rock Choir are playing a concert. The choir are incredibly (and deservedly) popular, and the place was packed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1801\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-1024x721.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-768x540.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-1536x1081.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-2048x1441.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1393-426x300.jpeg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We enjoyed a super concert. Although the photo looks quite formal, the concert was great fun. Sarah was singing, and afterwards we headed to a nearby pub for drinks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our old mate Rob messaged yesterday to say he\u2019s in Shrewsbury for the weekend, and would we like to meet up for a beer. Of course we would! 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