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November has started quietly for us. A miserable weather day but there was a break in the rain this afternoon so Sue and I had a short walk around the scout land. Other than that reading the paper and me messing about on the computer. FB reports that the town was gridlocked this morning and […]
I was hoping that after 7 months of Covid we would be returning to some sort of normality and I could scale down my blogs. No such luck, the virus is on the rampage again and the PM has put England on a stay at home lockdown from next Thursday until December 2nd. After that […]
Today we have entertained Stuart, Natalie and the boys. They arrived early and just gone home. A busy but enjoyable day. An early highish lunch then off for a walk through the valley. Ollie our family angler spotted a couple of trout so we followed the stream down to Bockinford and we all saw several […]
Cousin Eric died yesterday. He has been ill for a while but still this is a shock and a great loss. Eric has a large family all living in N Wales, although like me, he came originally from Manchester. His Mum Rosemary was a single parent and my Dad spent a lot of time helping […]
After the boys amazing visit to Portsmouth Dockyard last week with their parents, Chatham Dockyard in the rain today was a not as enthusiastically received. However, despite Covid closed areas policy it was an interesting visit. The submarine inside visit was closed and also some of the smaller exhibitions. The steam train was running though […]
Sue had a quiet time this morning with Alex whilst I took James on the tandem to Aylesford. Lovely ride along the towpath and an unhealthy meal at Cobtree Park cafe. I wasn’t impressed at all with the cafe’s Covid precautions, sorry to say Maidstone BC. No table cleaning, nobody other than me apping the […]
We decided to get some fresh air today between the heavy rain showers so we went to the cliffs between Folkestone and Dover and walked some of the new pathway which has been recently completed by Sustrans. No traffic allowed, only bikes and walkers. It is tarmac to allow push chairs, wheelchairs etc to enjoy […]
Today I helped set up a stand and display board and spent the day at Brookside Garden Centre to promote the end polio campaign that Rotary support. Only two countries left in the world where polio is endemic, Pakistan and Afghanistan. We hoped to raise some funds but weren’t too optimistic with all the emphasis […]
After I had a call from Barty to say that Mum had a minor fall in the night and bruised her toe, I checked the care notes which told me she had a damaged toe nail which she had presented whilst it was bleeding, to the nurses station at 1.00am! Not being too concerned I […]
I did a 50 mile ride today accompanied by friend Mike. Good weather and a pleasant coffee stop at Brookside Nursery at East Peckham. We tried Hadlow College but their cafe was closed, another one that closed for the pandemic duration. More towns now added to Tier 2 including Slough which is not far away […]