Walk through Valentine's Park and Wanstead Park

We walked to Wanstead to meet Liv and Richard for lunch, passing through Valentine's Park and Wanstead Park, followed by this little chap for a bit of the way.

 

Hornchurch v Lewes football match

I went over Hornchurch to see them beat Lewes FC 3-1, with the Urchins now unbeaten in 10 games!

 

Sunday walk in Valentine's Park

We went for breakfast at the Cottage Garden Cafe in Valentine's Park, passing these strikingly coloured branches in the Park

 

Nice Sunrise Today

We had a pretty spectacular sunrise at the back of the house this morning.

 

Hornchurch v Bishops Stortford Football Match

Pretty grim weather today, but good to see Hornchurch win 2-0 against Bishop's Stortford.

Xmas in Norway with Siv's Family

We were in Elnesvågen for 3 weeks, so spent both Xmas and New Year with Siv's Mum and brother. The weather was a bit up and down (snow, then rain, then snow again), so a bit of snow clearing was needed. On the sunnier days we got out for some walks with Eva. Some of the photos are below, but the rest are here:

XMAS 2021 IN NORWAY PHOTOS

 

Just before the latest lockdown we were able to have our DNB Xmas party at The Boiler House in Bick Lane (part of the old Truman brewery), social distancing wasn't too much of a problem given the size of the place for about the 50 staff that attended!

 

Siv's belated Birthday celebrations

A bit late due to Covid etc. But we finally got to go to the 60th Birthday celebration that Berni, Roger, fi and Grae had organised for Siv at Seven Hotel in Southend.A fun night out.

 

Shopping and walking trip in Romford, Barkingside and Fairlop

We took a bus to Romford for some shopping in Matalan, then jumped on a 247 to Barkingside where we went shopping at the Forest Road Farm Shop. After that we headed to the recently opened Pepperman's Deli for lunch before walking home through Fairlop home again.

 

Hornchurch v Carshalton Football Match

I went to Hornchurch today for the league game against Carshalton, until the match was abandoned after half an hour when a power cut took out the lights and a large surrounding area.

 

Week with Siw, Olav, Jens and PK Staying

We've had a busy week with Siw and family staying with us. 

On Sunday, we took them to Wanstead for the farmer's market and a dinner in Luppolo. 

During Monday, while Siv and I worked they took a trip to Greenwich to see The Cutty Sark and The Royal Observatory.

On Tuesday we had a wander around Borough Market and lunch at The Southwark Tavern before heading to the Skygarden for the views, before heading to The Windmill for dinner. After this Olav, Jens, PK and myself went to watch Hornchurch beat Haringey Borough 3-0.

Wednesday was a bit of a rest day with just some shopping at Aldi, Sainsbury's and Sports Direct before a Steak Nigh Dinner at The George in Wanstead.

On Thursday we took a train to Hackney Wick before a walk through Victoria Park (and a coffee/lunch stop at The Pavillion Cafe) and down the Hertford Union Canal, stopping for a pie dinner at The White Posts before walking through The Queen Elizabeth Park past the London Stadium back to Stratford and home.

Friday we headed up town to meet Liv and Richard for a big Chinese meal at Lido in Chinatown, after which we headed to Bar Italia for coffees and drinks.

A few photos are below, the rest are here:

SIW AND FAMILY HOLIDAY PHOTOS