Went out for a ride on Tuesday morning. Thought I'd do a bit of a circular route out to Hurst and decided to go via Sonning but the path by the Thames was closed.
Did just under 20 miles in the end. Made myself beautiful and had some brunch. M had ordered some large food tins to plant stuff in outside the backdoor. That's what the fuchia were for. They needed drainage holes so I did some drilling. Also put new hinges on the log box.
Had a play on the strat and experimented
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playing high up the neck as in Shooting Star. This led to my first ever tapping composition. Had a zoom with James and Amy in the evening. They're both on holiday doing jobs. They're coming to visit on 27th August. Back to lazy on Wednesday. M had a long call with the Old Firestation. It's an arts centre in Oxford. She's a trustee. Added backing vocals to Shooting Star so its more or less finished. Started on Pete's Rocky Mountain Way.
New fridge arrived on Thursday and we have a separare board for fridge magnets.
Went for a ride out east with Andy in ghe evening. We had our sarnies and a bottle of beer on White Waltham cricket pitch.
Then headed for the Dew Drop Inn. The pub in the woods that's never in the same place twice.
The pub that used to be there us now a cyclists cafe. We went back via Sonning thinking we might have a pint at the Bull but it looked a bit crowded as did the Jolly Anglers back in Reading. The Fisherman's Cottage doesn't seem to be open so we went to the Bel and the Dragon. Quite pleasant sitting outside. They've set up a sort of hut to manage everything from. We were shown to a table and it was waitress service. One set of contact details needed. The only problem was the London Pride was a bit off. I reckon I did about 32 miles. John Lewis opened on Thursday so I popped in on Friday to see if I could get my watch repaired. Unfortunately the repairers aren't doing them at the moment but the good news is its guaranteed for 2 years. I also went to look at chairs and I've finally found one to replace the guitar playing chairs in the kitchen. Just need to choose a fabric now. James and Amy phoned for some decorating advice. They are torn between lining paper and skimming. We advised to go for lining paper. Rob and Ange came round for drinks on the garden in the evening. The weather looked a bit iffy for a while but it was fine in the end.. Lovely day on Saturday but had a bit of a lie in. But the signs on the wall.
The new telly also arrived but couldn't put on the wall due to a lack of screws. Its good though. Made pizzas but just in the regular oven. Lindsey organised this months walk which was similar to the one we had done a couple weeks starting from the Beansheaf Community centre in Calcot.
We were split into 3 groups according to preferred social distancing rules. I was with M, Hilary, Jane and Dave. It's a good walk and so close to the town. Came across this odd double bridge where the Holybrook goes under Burghfield Rd.
Sat in the garden after, had a drink and did the crossword together. M cooked a tagine for tea. Phoned James and Amy as it's her birthday. They had been out with friends in the park. Watched the Tintin movie.
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