The brewery was in quite a nice setting by the river Lyde but the beer was a bit ordinary and flat. Downloaded the QTap app to order and pay and minimise contact. When we got back to Reading we went to check out reports that the Hop Leaf had been repainted. Chatted to the decorator and they are reopening in a month or so. Great news. Under new management but still Hopback and therefore still Summer Lightning. A very lazy day on Wednesday apart from housework. Cooked pizzas so decided we needed wine so went to the shop for the first time in ages. Goolie zoom in the evening, good fun. John is moving to a new place on Friday, his birthday. Went for a swim on Thursday morning. Downloaded a cartoon app called Cartoon Animator 4. I think I should be able to animate Pic with it. We were going to start a new goolie soundtrap of Yer Blues but its got 3 tempo and 4 time signature changes so maybe not. Went to the hygenist followed by the dentist on Friday. There were 2 assistants with the hygenist. When they had finished assisting they took off their plastic gowns and put them in the bin. They then returned about 10 minutes later with fresh gowns. The amount of plastic and paper used during the pandemic doesn't bear thinking about. Also noticed some sort of extractor system that looked new and was very noisy making it almost impossible to hear what the hygenist was saying what with the hi tech mask and all. Had to wait outside between appointments. They haven't set up any kind of shelter for if its raining. Went swimming early afternoon. A lazy day on Saturday. Cooked the Xmas ham. Had a society walk on Sunday organised by Clare. 2 groups of 6 and one of 4 so  I led one of the sixes. It was based round the King William at Hailey. Really good walk and we managed a pint at the pub after. Had a zoom beer and cheese session in the evening with T, S, J and A. Tom has had his hair cut and was a bit worse for wear after a game of disc golf. A good session though. This was in lieu of the Reading beer festival that is normally held on the early May bank holiday. Followed by a lazy bank holiday Monday but I did go for my second jab.No problems this time, very quick, friendly and efficient. They said they had been short of the vaccine and had had a fairly quiet period but back to normal now. For the same reason they are only doing Moderna at Reading at the moment. The day started off quite sunny but now its cold, raining and very windy.