Cathy's birthday Part I

Brunch at Moomba - yes, the Aboriginal word meaning 'welcome'. In this case, welcome to a lovely restaurant just off Putney High Street.

These are NOT birthday flowers, but they were placed quite near to Cathy, so I think we might take credit for them.

While the girls went into Town shopping, John & I cycled up the Thames to The White Hart, and then like the good old Duke of York .....

Cathy took a photo of this interesting building. After all, it was her birthday.

Cathy and Claire in the foyer of the Lanesborough Hotel .... just passing

.... and near Marble Arch. Don't know if that's Tyburn Tree on the left.

A visit to the Country

Off to Wokingham on a beautiful day to spend some time with Susie and Andy. The next two photos are of Andy's immaculate back garden, which grows rhubarb, new potatoes, broad beans, beetroot, raspberries, melons, and much more. He admits they only glow in the dark 'a little bit'.

Lovely old Lupi

... and not so (old) Susie and Andy

After a game of golf (the golfers among you have already been told of my performance), back to Mayfield Mansions. This is the back gate.

And this is the croquet lawn (or so we're trying to convince Claire and John)

Out and About

On the way to the Tower, the bus went past the Bank of England - the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. Sadly now a restaurant and bar although a connection remains - you need to own the Bank of England to afford to drink there!

It wasn't getting any lighter, so photos of the Tower (like the aforementioned Bank) are a bit gloomy.

The White Tower. The fierce looking beefeater wouldn't let us take photos of the actual ceremony of the Keys.

The famous Ikea book Tower of Putney.

No, not a chopping block - that would be going to far with the tower analogy. In fact the new Ikea workbench at Claire and John's place.

Further Ikea constructions.
.. and then off to the off-licence for sustenance. Penfold's Bin 28 for £12 (ca $20)

A better look at Wandsworth Town Hall. Love the garbage bin in the foyer.

and the final Ikea addition.

Off to Wokingham tomorrow to stay overnight with Susie and Andy, then, at last, a game of golf on Friday while Cathy has lunch in town with Susie and Bea (Chris's fiance).

Another day

John went off to Edinburgh for work, so the rest of us had dinner in Soho, then off to Tower Hill via ....


.. the old Bank of England in Threadneedle Street ( now, sadly, a swanky bar and restaurant)

... and then to the Tower for the Keys ceremony. (We weren't allowed to photograph this).

A slight Danish hangover

The day after Ikea, and we begin to assemble. As photographer, Cathy does not appear in this stage, but she worked hard all day.

The new workbench. Peter (O'L) need not look too closely at the quality of work.

Respite, and off to London (as against Putney) to see Liberty's ...

... and Carnaby Street .......

...and even more Carnaby Street. Cathy relinquished the camera to wallow in 60's nostalgia

A Danish Sunday

On Sunday, Claire and John suggested a fun day at Epping. No, not Epping forest with green glades and deer, but IKEA at Epping. Arrived ca 9.30 and left at 5.30, laden with all sorts of things to assemble. It was great.


This is not the pub we had a beer in, but very similar, and the beer was identical.

At last, home to Mayfield Mansions .........................

......... to begin unloading. At about this time, it dawned on us that Claire and John were off to work tomorrow, and all this Ikea stuff ..........