Just watching bits of Antiques Road Show, dipping in and out whilst connecting with family and friends, and there was Lars Tharp and a memory th6 made me smile.
Back in 2012 the Antiques Road Show went to Newstead Abbey, near where Little Brother and Jenny live. The four of us went along, taking stuff to be valued, along with my niece, Sarah and Solstice Dog. It was a lovely day and although we had to queue for a while we took it in turns to take Sol for walks, go for coffee etc, we'd taken a picnic so it was all very pleasant. At one stage Lars Tharp appeared and stopped to make a fuss of Sol, saying 'I have a chocolate one like this!'
She rolled straight on her back of course, demanding tummy rubs and he happily obliged. He said, ' Oh, she's lovely! How old is she?' I replied that she was two, so not an antique . He said, ' But she is priceless