Had a bit of a lazy day on Monday. In the evening we went to the new cinema called The Reading Biscuit Factory to see Summer Of Soul. Its an interesting place, got a bar and stuff. It was a bit quiet but if was a wet Monday evening. As far as covid goes the staff were all wearing masks. In our screen there were probably about 15 people, about half wearing masks. We chose not to. There was no one near us on our row but there was a couple in front and one behind, neither wearing masks. So its probably the riskiest place I've been for a while covid wise. The film was exellent though. Did a good ride out to Skirmett on Tuesday with Kelvin and Graham. We had planned to have lunch at The Frog but they were full which must be unusual for a Tuesday. Went to The Stag And Huntsman at Hambleden instead. We popped into the Loddon brewery on the way back for some supplies. That was quite busy too. Presumably this busyness is because people are not going abroad on holiday. Kelvin's grandson Reuben had got his A levels. 2 A*s and an A. He's taking a gap year then going to Bristol to do film studies. There was a bit of a kerfuffle about him getting his results as a mate had tested +ve for covid but he'd done a test and was -ve so had been able to go to the school. We went to Andy's for a beer afterwards. He's doing remarkably well after his hip hop. Spent most of Wednesday tidying the house and garden. Went round to Peter and Fiona's in the evening. Brillant Turkish themed meal that it must have taken all day to prepare. Felt slightly hungover on Thursday morning but managed to go for a swim that made us feel better. Checked out my covid pass in the NHS app and shortly afterwards got an email from EOTR saying you need proof of 2 jabs, negative test or immunity to get in.
I started a song writing collaboration with Pete Scoggins as a result of a drunken conversation the previous night. We went to Judy and Mike's in the evening with Bobby and Fiona. Judy's daughter Tara was there who we hadn't seen for ages. She now lives in Malaysia. She'd been stuck in Thailand for several months because of covid. She was just about to head off to Barbados for 6 weeks to avoid having to pay tax here as well as Malaysia, its one of the few places she can reasonably get to. She's hoping to go back as she really likes it out there but a lot depends on covid. She had nanaged to bring her dog with her. Went for a swim earlyish on Friday morning. Ian and Fran arrived late afternoon and Tom and Sally just after 7 in their electric Fiat 500. Had a little drive. Odd as electric cars dont have gears so its like driving and automatic. Great little car. We all went to Cote for meal which was good. Then back for drinks in the garden. Tom and Sally went off late morning on Saturday as they had stuff to do. We did the walk that takes in the Loddon Brewery in the afternoon. Came across a possible bit of Peachy graffiti and a dragon in Clayfield Copse.
I cooked pizzas in the evening but they weren't up to my usual standard. Dough a bit wet and oven not hot enough I think. Played 6 Nimmt after. Ian and Fran left after a late breakfast. Chilled out for the rest of the day, it had been a busy week.
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