Hornchurch FC open top bus parade

Hornchurch FC did an open top bus parade to celebrate winning the FA Trophy and the Pitching In Super Cup. We met up in The Hop Inn to wait for the bus to arrive, which it did....although very fast! Some of the others followed the team on a pub crawl around Hornchurch after that which seemed very lively.

Wanstead walk with breakfast and lunch

We jumped on a bus and went for breakfast at More Italy in Wanstead as the Farmer's market was on. As we left, we bumped into Nick and Marion (from West Ham games) and so sat with them for a while while they had breakfast, and we had another coffee. After saying goodbye to them, we went on to Wanstead Park and did a walk round there stopping for a drink and an ice cream. Heading back to Wanstead to catch the bus we decided to stop off at Luppolo for lunch, before finally heading home on the bus.

 

Weekend with Liv and Richard in Swaffham

We spent Thursday to Saturday up in Swaffham with Liv and Richard. On Friday we headed off to Hunstanton, which lived up to it's 'Sunny Hunny' nickname as the weather was great. On the way back we headed back via Sandringham and went to look in St Mary Magdalene Church (the one The Queen goes to) before heading back for a night at The Greyhound. On Saturday we did our usual tour of the market place with it's (covid restricted) auction, before taking a drive to Dereham for lunch before heading home.

A few photos from the weekend are below, the rest are here:

SWAFFHAM WEEKEND WITH LIV AND RICHARD PHOTOS

Bat in the Garden

We've been lucky enough to have this visitor most evenings this summer.

Walk up to Wanstead Farmer's Market

We took a bus to Wanstead for a walk through the Monthly Farmer's Market there. We managed to avoid the spotty rain showers, enjoying breakfast at More Italy, and eventually having a large roast dinner at The Bull.

 

Squirrel eating our strawberries in the garden

We spotted this cheeky squirrel helping himself to a healthy breakfast in the garden today.

 

Weekend in Norfolk with Lev and Sarah

About a year late, we were finally able to go and visit Lev and Sarah in Kirby Cane. We were extremely lucky with the weather given the forecast, which meant we were able to get out for walks on both days. We went for a curry in Beccles on Friday night, on Saturday a walk to The Artichoke in Broome for lunch followed by dinner in The Wherry. On Sunday we took a longer way home through lots of small villages before stopping off for a snack at The Duck Pond in Margaretting, watching a mum with 9 ducklings swimming around.

A few photos are below, the rest are here:

WEEKEND IN NORFOLK PHOTOS

Docklands walk with Liv and Richard

We went for a long walk with Liv in Richard down to Canary Wharf. We started at Liverpool Street walking through Leadenhall Market and St. Katherine's Dock towards the Thames Path. It was a hot day, but very pleasant including a stop off for lunch in The Captain Kidd.

A few photos are below, the rest are here:

DOCKLANDS WALK WITH LIV AND RICHARD PHOTOS