These looked a bit friendlier.
Walked up to the George III statue at the top.
Always a fine view back.
M had had a reasonably successful visit to the archives. Didn't find what she wanted but did find a letter from a chap from Tidmarsh to Lord Melourne on a similar subject. Spotted some more interesting architecture on Slough Station.
Keep forgetting the Elizabeth Line is on the tube.
They also announced as we were pulling into Reading to change for mainline stations. Met up with Penno and Clive Rogerson in the Allied Arms late afternoon. On Wednesday cycled out to Blackbushe airport with Kelvin and Graham. Lynda Murphy had told me it was a good place to take kids to watch the planes taking off and landing. It was really busy as Wednesday is bikers day.
It's hard to take a good photo if a lot of planes.
Interesting area but no planes on the move.
Unfortunately got bitten by a dog on the way back.
We phoned Tom early evening to wish him a happy 40th. He'd tried to get Edith to do the same but she wasn't having any of it. We then went to do the Retreat quiz where we finished second. Went swimming on Thursday morning. Picked the grandkids up from nursery and went over to no 81 for dinner. There were 3 main items of news. Kat was in labour. Amy has been promoted and is now head of Scotland. As a result they are planning to move back up there probably to Perth. Found out on Friday morning that Kat had given birth to baby girl named Emma. 8lb 13oz. Both doing well.
We had stopped at Kings Bridge over the River Loddon on Wednesday's ride and noted it was made by S Griffith of Reading. Graham did some research and discovered that there's a coal hole in Castle Hill made my them. I found it outside no 126.
Keep forgetting the Elizabeth Line is on the tube.
There was also this in Castle Street outside Talbot House.
And this further down the hill outside Harrisons Solicitors.
Someone was being optimistic at the Bottle bank on Saturday.
We went over to Blackheath later for a meal at The Ivy with SET. It was Tom's birthday present to M from last year. He had promised her a slap up meal when he got a job. Really good meal we all had sirloins apart from Tom who had a burger. Later we had baked camenbert and rilette back at their's. On Sunday we went into central London and met up with JAMO at the Transport Museum in Covent Garden.
We then had a pizza for lunch and travelled back to Reading with JAMO.
Someone was being optimistic at the Bottle bank on Saturday.We went over to Blackheath later for a meal at The Ivy with SET. It was Tom's birthday present to M from last year. He had promised her a slap up meal when he got a job. Really good meal we all had sirloins apart from Tom who had a burger. Later we had baked camenbert and rilette back at their's. On Sunday we went into central London and met up with JAMO at the Transport Museum in Covent Garden.
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