0389 Milford to Effingham

19^th November plus a bit

Rain, snow, bike rides, and Percy the Cat !

Staying down at my sister’s house in Milford in Hampshire for the past 3 weeks has been a real pleasure.  Apart from just enjoying sitting still in one place for a while, we have had my nieces and nephew and their children nearby, either dropping in on us, or us dropping in on them, which has been an absolute delight – Living on the other side of the world we see little enough of them, so it has been good to catch up with them, even if only briefly.

My erstwhile school friend John and his wife Di live in Effingham in Surrey (not far from Guildford) and are off to Barbados for a couple of weeks at the end of November, and since they have a big furry cat named Percy, they need “Percy sitters” while they are away.  Normally other friends of ours perform this necessary task, but this time we were in need of a roof over our heads during the English winter, so for the next couple of weeks we will be on Percy duty !

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3^rd November

Some adventures cycling and walking around Milford

We have been pretty lucky with the weather in England so far, and most mornings have been dry enabling us to get out for either a walk or a cycle – Janet usually walks while I go for a cycle !  Some mornings have been absolutely gorgeous, while others have been more overcast.

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24^th -  October 2015

A good time with family and friends

It was great to finally arrive at my sister Margaret’s house where I felt we could relax in peace after over 3 months on the road.  She is shortly due to head off for 3 weeks in Mexico and Janet and I are house sitting while she will be away.    The weather wasn’t being too “English” when we arrived, and a day after we arrived we were on the touch line cheering on my great-nephew Oscar on the rugby pitch in beautiful sunshine – It brought back lots of memories of our time doing this with our boys !