Last time I said time seemed to be flying by, well it is and it isn't if you know what I mean.

We had expected to have exchanged on the house by now, but their solicitor only seems to work in dribs and drabs. They have, this week, just discovered that there is a covenant on the house by the developers that any building has to be approved by them. The developers are a company which is dormant. We have had a conservatory added to the house a long time ago which we should have applied for permission, didn't of course like so many others so now we have to indemnify the buyers against I don't know what. The point of this rant is that this came just prior to a proposed exchange of contracts not earlier when enquires were being done. So a delay, still one less week in holiday accommodation.

We have decided to post some clothes in advance to our nephew in Calgary, just to make sure we have enough says Zof. Well the weather is somewhat changeable. Also we have started being brutal with what we are taking with us, a change from our earlier approach, so the kitchen sink stays.

We went to London for a few days in half term, really to celebrate our twentieth wedding anniversary. Met up with Nick my Best Man and had a really great afternoon, lunch in a London club and a leisurely drink in the bar afterwards. It was a great way on catching up on news and meeting really good friends. We did the tourist things, took in a show, A Little Night Music by Sondheim at the Garrick; a really good performance. Even felt the Piccadilly line trains rumbling under our feet during the performance! Guess the earth moved (?!) Went round the Tower of London, you know I (Bill) lived in London for 19 years and never went to the Tower, but it was very good, Crown Jewels, guided tour and visited the Henry VIII exhibition.

We were staying right by Tower Bridge so we were spoilt by the Bridge opening on cue for us I have put some photos in so folks can get nostalgic for London