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Recent Entries:: London Zoo
Everflhyt and Andrew on the Heath
Thursday
Erika's Lunch and Korean Dinner
Tuesday
Tintern Abbey and Marlborough
Tintern
Saturday in the Wye Valley
To The Wye Valley
Thursday
Painting
Hot Again
Hot
Christian's Party
Smoothies
Friday
Thursday
In the Front Garden
Pizza
Monday
Rubik's Cube
Evening on the Heath
Fruit Flies
East Meon
Jeremy's Studio
Sports Day
Monday
Street Fair
School Fair and More Heath
After the Camping Trip
Mexican and Late Visit to Heath
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Japanese Market
Hampstead

London Zoo: [Saturday 30th July 2022]
As Chie and Erika would imminently be leaving for Japan for the summer, Erika and I decided to do something fun together today so we went to the zoo. I don't think we'd been together since December 2018, but there was a time when we'd go on a pretty much weekly basis.

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Everflhyt and Andrew on the Heath: [Friday 29th July 2022]
Tried a new ESW producer today, who had just released their first wines, and I had happened to walk past the vineyard a few years back so I was keen to see how it had turned out. Andrew also came and met me on the heath.
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Thursday: [Thursday 28th July 2022]
Yet another early evening visit to the heath.
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Erika's Lunch and Korean Dinner: [Wednesday 27th July 2022]
I worked today, but with Erika now off school for the summer she made lunch for us. Later on I went for a stroll to the heath, the girls came and joined me for a bit, then we went to a local Korean restaurant for dinner.
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Tuesday: [Tuesday 26th July 2022]
Some GevCham in the garden.
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Tintern Abbey and Marlborough: [Monday 25th July 2022]
Having quickly glimpsed Tintern Abbey yesterday, and never having been for a proper look myself, we thought that might be a nice thing to do after checking out of our cottage. Later on made another stop off on the way back to London in Marlborough, where we had lunch at a tea room.
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Tintern: [Sunday 24th July 2022]
Spent the afternoon in Tintern, which is not far from where we were staying in Brockweir, so we walked there and back. Met Bec, Dave and Louise for lunch in Tintern, and then a bit later on were joined by Jessica too.

Back to Brockweir in the evening for a light supper of leftovers, then I went down to the river one last time and was treated to a surprisingly nice sunset.
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Saturday in the Wye Valley: [Saturday 23rd July 2022]
A spot of shopping in Monmouth in the morning, then lunch at the Boat Inn, followed by an afternoon visit to Trellech to see the stones and the well. Then popped into Tintern Old Station for a coffee and an ice cream. In the evening Robin and Robert came over to the house for dinner.

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To The Wye Valley: [Friday 22nd July 2022]
Drove to the Wye Valley in the daytime, and after a quick stop at the local village shop checked into our home for the weekend - Monk's Hall in Brockweir.
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Thursday: [Thursday 21st July]
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Painting: [Wednesday 20th July 2022]
Took delivery of our family portrait this evening.
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Hot Again: [Tuesday 19th July 2022]
Day two of the peak of the heatwave.
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Hot: [Monday 18th July 2022]
Day one of the two day peak of the heat wave - I measured 40 degrees in the shade in the garden.
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Christian's Party: [Sunday 17th July 2022]
Went to Christian's house for a combined birthday party (both his and his daughter's).
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Smoothies: [Saturday 16th July 2022]
Erika made some fruit smoothies for us - they were very nice.
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Friday: [Friday 15th July 2022]
Case of Burgundy arrived in the daytime. Later on a late evening walk to Hampstead Heath.
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Thursday: [Thursday 14th July 2022]
Quick post dinner visit to the heath.
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In the Front Garden: [Wednesday 13th July 2022]
Impromptu drinks in the front garden with local friends.
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Pizza: [Tuesday 12th July 2022]
Unusually managed to persuade Erika to eat out for dinner after her woodworking class.
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Monday: [Monday 11th July]
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Rubik's Cube: [Sunday 10th July 2022]
I've never solved a Rubik's Cube in my life, and had never really seriousl tried, but today wiyth the helo of some online tutorials I decided to finally put my mind to it.
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Evening on the Heath: [Saturday 9th July 2022]
Went for a late-ish Saturday evening stroll to the heath.
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Fruit Flies: [Friday 8th July 2022]
The back garden was having a bit of an infestation of fruit flies, making it hard to sit out and enjoy a glass of wine without them constantly trying to drown themselves in it.
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East Meon: [Thursday 7th July 2022]
Another warm day, took some East Meon to the heath and sat in the cool shade of the woods.
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Jeremy's Studio: [Wednesday 6th July 2022]
I was invited over to Jeremy's studio for the evening, to see the very nearly finished version of the family portrait he'd been working on for us.
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Sports Day: [Tuesday 5th July 2022]
Erika's sports day in the morning, an earlier than usual trip to the heath in the afternoon, then later on, it being the night before bin day, I attempted to actually enjoy the front garden for a bit.
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Monday: [Monday 4th July]
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Street Fair: [Sunday 3rd July 2022]
Went to a street fair in Kentish Town in the afternoon.
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School Fair and More Heath: [Saturday 2nd July 2022]
Erika's school had its summer fair this afternoon, and I went to help out for a bit on one of the stalls. In the evening, Erika had a sleepover to go to (although she decided in advance she would leave at bedtime and come home so she could get a proper night's sleep) so I had another late evening stroll to the heath.
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After the Camping Trip: [Friday 1st July 2022]
Picked Erika up from school at lunchtime today after she returned from her camping trip. Went for a quick lunch at the Pineapple with her friend, then after that back home so Erika could have a nap on the sofa. Later on, I went for another late walk to the heath to catch the tail end of the sunset.
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Mexican and Late Visit to Heath: [Thursday 30th June 2022]
Erika was off on a school camping trip this evening. Chie and I went out for dinner to an old haunt (Cafe Pacifico, London's oldest Mexican restaurant) then later on I went for a later than usual evening visit to the heath.
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Wednesday: [Wednesday 29th June 2022]
Some Davenport Pinot Noir and Happy Turns in the garden.
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Tuesday: [Tuesday 28th June 2022]
Quick can of Hells on the heath before going to pick Erika up from her woodworking class.
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Monday: [Monday 27th June]
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Japanese Market: [Sunday 26th June 2022]
Went to a small Japanese market type thing in Hackney in the morning. Spent some of the afternoon back at home surveying the state of the garden.
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Hampstead: [Saturday 25th June 2022]
Burgundy stocks were starting to get a bit low, so I decided for a change to head over to Hampstead, visit a wine shop there to see what I could find, then head onto the heath from that direction.
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