Went to Prospect Park for our PCR tests on Monday morning. Quite a lot there including lots of kids so had to queue. Chap said they are moving it to somewhere near the station. Got the results on Tuesday morning and both negative. I realised that I'd switched off Bluetooth on my phone to make it easier for M to use my headphones and had forgotten to turn it back on. That means the app wasn't working when we were up in London so will do a lateral flow test tomorrow. Something weird happened in the morning. I'd had a small pimple like thing in a private area for a few days and how it had got larger and looked like a grey wart. It kept getting bigger until it just fell off but the scary thing was the bit that fell off had legs. Turns out it was a tick and I assume if must have got there on the first walk we did last week as some of it was through dense undergrowth. You can get Lyme disease from ticks so I've contacted the doctor. Did a lateral flow test on Wednesday morning and it was negative. Went to watch Reading v Blackpool in the evening. There were a couple of people in the seats next to ours so I sat somewhere else. There was plenty of space. We were 2 0 up at half time but completely capitulated and lost 3 2. The writing was on the wall I thought when the Blackpool team came out early to warm up before play resumed. Our lot came out late and hardly bothered to warm up. James sent pictures of Madeline including ones with Warren and Mary-Ellen.

Definitely a similarity there

Did a loop out to Waltham St Lawrence on my bike on Thursday. It was a lovely sunny day but a bit cold. Stopped off at Reading Hydro on the way back which is now up and running. I passed a bunch of school kids on a visit on the narrow walkway. Very scary these days. 

Got another picture of Madeline. It could be her first smile.

Had a goolie chat in the evening. Went for ride out to Blue Tin farm on Friday morning with Andy and Stuart. Then took M to the station to travel up to Manchester for more University Challenge filming. Tony came round in the afternoon for a music sesh that worked really well. Went down The Retreat later. Ms first UC match is 10 30 on Saturday against Imperial.

Had a lazy day on Saturday but listened to Reading lose 2 0 to Blackburn. Radio Berkshire don't broadcast the games anymore, at least not via the BBC sounds app. You have to buy a subscription from the club website but it's still a Radio Berkshire broadcast. Doesn't seem right. On Sunday afternoon I went to a gathering of the Rising Sun sound team down the Hop Leaf. Good crowd, mainly newbies like myself. There aren't many gigs coming up though and I cant make the next one.