Monday, June 26, 2023

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A visit from Ian and Fran - SundayJune 25th 2023

Did my Kennet/Mapledurham ride on Monday. Tom's father's day present arrived.
There are 72. Spent Tuesday tidying up the garden. Same on Wednesday then did a quick ride along the Kennet. Got a Father's Day from JAM.
Meanwhile Edith was feeling sleepy. Had a band practice on Thursday. M finished her first stab at a conclusion. Edith was made official in Woolwich town hall.


She went by bus.


Meanwhile Madeline's sibling is progressing nicely.


Edith went to her second pub on Friday.


She had already tried one before.


Ian and Fran arrived about 5pm. On Saturday we got the train to Pangbourne and had a pint by the river at the  Swan. In the evening went to Clay's which was great. Had a couple of pints in the Fox and Hounds then walked back through the park and over the footbridge before getting a cab. Meanwhile Edith met Ewan. I keep forgettkng about covid but Paul on the RSAC sound team just tested +ve.


Ian and Fran left early on Sunday afternoon so we chilled in the garden. It was very hot. Great weekend.
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Monday, June 19, 2023

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A Busy Week - Sunday June 18th 2023

There had been a slight infection risk with Edith so they did some blood tests and she got the all clear to go home on Monday. This is how she took the news.
On the trivial front a man came to look at the oven, my new bike tyres arrived so fitted them and did my Playhatch loop to test them out. 


On the way home.

At home

Poppy isn't too sure. On Tuesday she met her first set of grandparents.
Meanwhile I cycled out to Britwell cum Sotwell with Kelvin. Apparently Boris has moved there and Kelvin wanted to check out where he lives. Had a pint in the Coach and Horses on the green back in Wallingford. A very nice pub that I've never been in before. M was out at BRO. In the evening I went up to London to see Kurt Vile at Koko supported by King Hannah. I went in for them and as it was still quite empty I got near the front and decided to stay there for the main event even though it meant not having another pint. Both bands were excellent. Kurt Played for about an hour and 45 mins. I did move to the back for the encores so I could get a quick get away. The sound was better there I would say. Did a bit of exploring too, up to the galleries and the smoking balcony. Really nice venue. On Wednesday Edith met the second set of grandparents.

Went over to RSAC on Thursday to take some of the crappy old music equipment down the tip. Then spent some time trying to fix broken mike stands. Edith has had her 5 day health check and everything's OK. She's lost 1% of her birth weight but up to 5% is fine. The big news from this end is that M has handed in chapter 7 of her thesis. That's the last one apart from the conclusion. She needs to go though it all again though and will need to cut some out to get it under 90,000 words. On Friday morning a man came to fix the oven (the fan is on all the time and it needed a new part). Then we popped out to a the Playhatch garden centre. M went to Fiona's in the evening so I went to the Retreat with Coxy and Kelvin. Simon and Hilary were also there. On Saturday got this picture on Edith. The first one with her eyes open. She's being held by Josh buy I've cut him out.
Went to pick up a table chairs M had seen advertised.
There are 4 chairs. I did the sound at RSAC the evening for the Artists Link Up showcase. A series of different hip hop singers all performing to backing tracks they had produced except for one who accompanied herself on guitar and piano. Here are some links Only Adz, K.Kayne, Big Ze, Carbon Alexander, Mack23, Delta, Grimm Dreamurr, RJ, Izzy Evans .All pretty good but maybe a bit samey and nothing much to see apart from the singer. I did the sound with Erin who hadn't done it before but certainly knows his way around a mixing desk and if you follow the links here you'll see why. Meanwhile Edith was being shown London.
Got a call from JAM on Sunday. Madeline had been doing guitar practice. I hadn't realised it was father's day. Tom was enjoying his first one.
A lot of the artists on Saturday had linktree accounts. Hadn't heard of it before so set one up for myself.

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

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Edith Ounsley-Wise - Saturday June 10th 2023

There is a lot of trivia here before the important news.
Maybe I need to revise these posts. Went to the dentist on Monday morning. Then did a bit of admin and called back Danny and Anton Aaron. Took my suit trousers in to be mended on Tuesday morning as I noticed they had a hole in them at the wedding. Did a variation of my 5 hills ride in the afternoon but as I was on my mountain bike I took the bridle path at the top of the first hill which missed out 3 of the hills. I noticed they were doing some filming on the Englefield estate.
A quick google reveals they do quite a lot of filming there including The Crown. Last week I did an e-conslut with the GPs about the mole on my neck. They phoned on Wed morning and want me to go in but nothing to worry about. Took my town bike into Evans to have a few things fixed and picked up my trousers. They haven't done a great job so I'll need a new suit the next time one is required. Picked up my bike and Evans seem to have done a good job and were very helpful. Went to the docs and the mole is fine. Ordered new tyres and brakes for my road bike and arranged for someone to look at the oven as the fan is always on. Its been a week for getting things sorted. Went to RSAC for a Here Comes The Sun meeting. Its going ahead all being well. Went to the dentist on Friday morning. Had a filling replaced. Did some guitar practice and did a bird walk in the afternoon round Fobney Meadow. Its great that it's all just been left to grow wild. Not even any cattle in there to nibble away. They've also cut back a lot of the footpaths which is unexpected.
I saw this deer along the Holybrook at the back of St Saviours.
I felt a bit guilty as it had nowhere to escape. I'm guessing it must have hidden in Admirals Court unelss it went to the new Starbucks. M had been to the Allied Arms to meet up with John Dearing and chums to see if she could be of any help if they produce another book on Reading pubs. We got a WhatsApp from Tom early evening to say Sally was in labour. At 1 45 on Saturday morning we were introduced to our new granddaughter. 8lb 4ozs.
On Saturday Cracking Up had a paid gig at the Stoke Row Steam Fair in the beer tent for the lunchtime session. It was a much bigger event than I expected and beer tent was massive.
We went down well. Probably the biggest gig we've played and a very appreciative audience.
In the evening got this telling us her name is Edith Ounsley-Wise.
On Sunday Madeline was trying to get to grips with her new counsin's name.
Then we got skin on skin with Tom.
And then this.
Fantastic.
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Tuesday, June 06, 2023

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Sunday 4th June 2023

On Wednesday I got the train to Reading's new station, Reading Green Park, and walked back. It opened on 27th May and clearly not all the systems include it yet. E.g. the announcement on the train just says "The next stop is......"
It's £2.00 return with an old farts card.
Saw some baby coots and cygnets.

Noticed these on the way back and saw a woman watering them.

She said 300 trees had been planted last Nov/Dec. They are going to be watered once or twice a  week and the bags hold 75 litres. Had a couple of beers with Kelvin in his garden before tea. Did the Theale, Pangbourne, Mapledurham ride on Thursday and had first Thursday drinks in the Phantom Brewery in the evening. As a result I had a bit of a lie in on Friday.  Did the Fobney Meadow walk in the afternoon. Its dried out and there are lots of buttercups.
Its stag beetle time. I saw this chap flying in the ridiculous way they do in Coley Ave. It then landed in a tree but fell out and landed on its back so I flipped it over.
Then off it went. Did homemade pasta and marinara sauce for tea. Did the sound at RSAC for tribute night with James. This time it was The Human League and Heaven 17. Not as many acts as the other 2 I've been to but good all the same. A good start to the day on Sunday got this video of Madeline independently negotiating the train in Kelvingrove park. Cracking Up played at the Mansfield Rd street party at Steve and Yvonne's. We did our full set and seemed to go down well.
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