1/9/2017 0 Comments There goes the Summer... ?
Hey there, Dear Reader - it is that time again.
I really don't know where the time disappears to, but it is update time again. For reasons not understood by me, I have been tired for a lot of the past few weeks. It could be the fact that it has been warm. I think that I have been sleeping OK, it hasn't been too hectic, and there really has been very little work around at the office - so to quote the King of Siam, "It is a puzzlement". So, Pop Pickers - Here We Go !
My dearest friend had a birthday on 11 August, so on the following day we went up to the Smoke. From Victoria, we went on a 38 bus to Green Park and strolled around Buckingham Palace, St James' Park where we enjoyed a picnic. We then took a 24 bus tom Leicester Square and ambled through Covent Garden.
We saw the matinee of Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre on the Aldwych. I loved the music, I love the film and I love the stage show - it was a blast!
After the show, we walked back to Shaftesbury Avenue and had dinner at the Rainforest Cafe - it was enjoyable, but they have reduced the menu so choice was not as it has been at past visits.
It was a lovely day with good company. Birthday Cake eating waited until the following day. <more photos here>
We had another great weekend on the 19/20 August.
Layla, my friend's daughter reached the grand old age of 8, so a garden party with a Trolls movie theme was held on Saturday. Nan, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and me all descended on Reigate for the celebration. The next day was actually Layla's birthday, so a special Big Day Out on the Isle of Wight was planned. An early start, down to Portmouth for the 09:00 ferry to Fishbourne. It was another brilliant, but long day ! <Photos here>
Bank Holiday Monday - 28 August - was a very hot and sunny one here in the South East. It was the second day of the Edenbridge and Oxted Show.
I loved it and we had had the bonus of VIP access. <more photos here>
Just 5 years and 1 month left on the mortgage, so it is fixing / extend / remortgage time - all of which, to be frank, leave me a little cold. My mortgage advisor told me that there should not be anything to worry about, so I should contact the building society direct. I arranged the meeting, during which I was told that I would not be able to borrow any more on the mortgage. This surprised me as my current outstanding plus the few thousand extra that I asked for would mean that I owed approximately £40,000. They told me that the property was worth about £272,000. I cannot see where the risk to the lender is, after all if I default they have a charge over the property. But , what really got to me was not that they said that they could not lend me any more for the five years left on the mortgage. What rankled me was that, having said "No", they offered me a personal loan over the same term (5 years) , but at a higher rate of interest. Seems a little skewed to me ! I am not paying that, so I got back onto the Mortgage Advisor who looked and managed to arrange the deal I wanted in 3 hours.
The transfer deadline window has not been kind to the Arsenal. Mr.Wenger needs to get things moving or sorted by the end.
I was alarmed to read that about 17 players are going to be out of contract during 2018. Not good reading for a fan.
I was opening some post at the office the other day and noticed a blaze of colour on the envelope. I had forgotten just how many colours the British Definitive Stamps came in, but the sender was obviously using up whatever ones they still had.
Boring note - the crossing out in felt tip or pen is how the Royal Mail cancel the used stamps these days. it seems that the tidy round franking stamp is sadly thing of the past. Any way, on that bombshell I wish you farewell until next time and ask that you take care and be careful. Pip pip !!
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