Last Sunday felt like the first real day of summer. To celebrate, we went to Marsworth for lunch and then spent the afternoon by one of the locks taking in the ever changing scenery. We chilled out listening to our ipods, reading the paper etc.  Lovely to have the summer here again.

On Saturday last we met up with our good friends Liz and Dave.  We both have a lot going on and don’t get the opportunity to meet up very often. L&D purchased a house a couple of years back and spend a lot of their spare time renovating.  On our last visit we were really impressed with the developments, mostly completed by themselves.

We met up at a country pub just outside Thame called the The Old Fisherman, which was beautiful.  We had a lovely meal and evening.  We were interested in seeking their advice on the where and how to travel New Zealand.  L&D spent a number of weeks there in recent years.

Thanks guys for a great evening.

Our neighbour Darren picked up his new motor this weekend and we accompanied him on a drive to the country while stopping to pick up his son Benjy and then Thame for a swift shandy.

Its been hilarious, all of the neighbours (inc. me) taking the P on his sudden mid life crisis, switching from a Subaru to a hairdressers car, a cabriolet .  On Darren’s defence, it is a 3L V6.

It is very fitting for this beautiful weather.

Last Saturday evening we chilled out in the courtyard while testing our new awning. Having recently sold our campervan we now need an area for storing our bikes and cooking equipment while camping.  We are scheduled to go in a few weeks time.

Later in the evening we were joined by our neighbour, Helen, and her good friend Alison. A few bottles of wine and great conversation may for a plesent evening.