Went for a swim on Monday morning. The kitchen sink was blocked so had to take the pipes apart. Did a bit more paint stripping. Tom phoned and all the searches have been done now so they are hoping to exchange contracts on Thursday so we transferred the money we are giving them for the deposit. As infection rates are still rising more country wide restrictions are being planned. Only Connect is back and its been recorded during lockdown so there are screens between the contestants. Most similar programs make no mention of covid so they must have been recorded before this all started, e.g. Pointless and UC. Finally picked up my Ridgeback on Tuesday morning. Tried the front brake in the shop and the cable came loose. Gave it a test run near the shop as its in Shinfield and didn't want to have to go back. It seemed OK but when I got back noticed the back brake was catching. What is it with these people, don't they do basic tests? I think Andy had a similar problem. Decided to go for a ride to check out the bike and also because its the last day of the good weather. Thought I'd head east to Windsor Great Park and get a train back. There are some great views. Its Windsor Castle in the background.
I was thinking to myself that in spite of the fact that its a royal park its a fantastic place for walking and cycling only to find that for some reason cycling is not allowed in the main bit of it at the moment. I did manage to go round and out the other side though and got a train from Egham. Didn't see any deer either. Or any royals. The weather changed on Wednesday, cooler and it rained, so didn't go out. Did a bit of house cleaning and worked on my video for Sailor's Daughter. There was a bit of a kerfuffle with regarde to the money we are giving Tom and Sally. They needed a document to say it was a gift and proof of the transfer. Went for a swim on Thursday morning. 45 mins this time. M did 40 lengths which is 1K. New measures come into force today as the infection rate is rising. The main one is that all pubs and restaurants have to shut by 10pm. People are also being encouraged to work from home if they can, they were being encouraged to go back to work. The NHS track and trace app has been released so I've installed it. Did some more work on the window but its a bit nippy out there. Had a Zoom call with Kevin, Adrienne and Penno in the evening. The first one I've had for a while. Almost forgot how it works. We played Carcassonne via https://en.boardgamearena.com/
Enjoyed it, worked quite well. Kevin is going to retire next May. Penno is waiting for term to start. She has the option to study abroad for a term. A bit of a lazy day on Friday. It was very windy and various pots blew over. Went for another swim, ordered a green screen for making videos, cooked a curry. We're watching Damages about American lawyers. Tom and Sally have exchanged contracts on their house. The completion date was been put back to 8th which is Tom's birthday. Another lazy day on Saturday. Did some more video stuff and guitar playing. M did homemade pasta for tea. Very nice. A good start to the day on Sunday, didn't get up til 1. Went for an urban walk. Very busy in town but the shops we went in weren't that full. In stark contrast to the time we went into town just after lockdown started when we took photos for the pub sign and clock quiz. I noticed the 3 Guineas was shut as was the coffee van round the back of the station. The tea boat was doing a roaring trade though. Popped into the Castle Castle Tap garden and Steve and Patrick were there. Did a roast chicken from the Genius cookbook as recommended by James and Amy. Stayed up a bit too late. Only one photo this week.
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