Wow, it is hot again this summer! The high for today is 39 degrees C (which is over 100 degrees F!!!) Boy do I miss my air-con. I am trying to figure out where we can go to escape the heat of our house that doesn't require too much time on public transport or cost too much money. Brad is heading to the horse races today. The blazer was a no go for him for sure.
July has been a busy month! And August will be the same of course, with all the birthdays and the travel to the US. Rebecca came to visit at the beginning of July en route to Copenhagen/Amsterdam for her bicycle teaching course. We had a nice time. I had to work the three days that she was here unfortunately, but Brad and his co-workers went to Wimbledon on the Monday, and she joined them. I am so glad she was able to do that, and they even got to watch Coco beat Venus Williams on Court 1 for only £10. And they didn't even have to queue at all!!! I took the morning off, and she and I went and had brunch in the village, trying to celebrity spot with no luck. But I did like going to work at noon!
Lauren went on her residential trip to Condover Hall. We had a bit of drama with the rooming situation, but it all worked out ok in the end. They didn't have unlimited access to their phones thankfully; they were only allowed to have them in the evening after dinner. The first night she called very teary and said she wanted to come home, but then the next 2 nights when she called, she was a lot more upbeat and happy. But she was really happy to get home on Friday! They did lots of outdoor activities like archery, climbing, ziplining as well as some water sports.
The last day of school was 19 July, which was a very rainy, yucky day which meant no time at the park after school. Uncle Bob arrived around 3:30 after a long delay in Detroit! He was supposed to arrive at 6 AM. He and I went into the city on Saturday. We saw Big Ben (under all the scaffolding), Westminster Abbey, the Churchill War Rooms, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Sqaure, St. Pauls and the Tate Modern. A few of my favourite places in the city. Rebecca has plans to take him to the Transport Museum and Burough Market next week when they are here for about 18 hours!
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