Owen's Birthday - Sunday August 7th 2025

Lazy day on Monday. Popped into town to buy pastry so I could make a chicken pie with yesterday's leftovers. Also stocked up on balloons. Got an idea for a new kid's cartoon. An AFD. Went swimming on Tuesday morning. Got a new battery for my watch. M had a problem with her Irish passport application so had to redo it. Another AFD. Warren and Mary Ellen arrived on Tuesday. They came round here on Wednesday morning and we went to the Bell at Aldworth for lunch. Had a quick look round the church and a short walk first but it started raining heavily. Dropped them off at No 81. Amy is up in Glasgow for a couple of days. Did my Theale, Pangbourne, Mapledurham ride on Thursday. James, Madeline, Owen, Warren and Mary Ellen came round for tea. Had first Thursday drinks in the Fox and Hounds in the evening. M went to the dentists in Oxford on Friday. I had band practice in the evening with Tony, Andy and Sarah. A good start to the day on. Saturday, finished the prize crossword before we got up. We had a trip to BnQ to look for paving stones but without success. We went over to No 81 later for Owen's 2nd birthday. He had a good time.