Ben and I had a very relaxing weekend last week. We went to the next suburb Bairnes on Saturday and had lunch at a lovely pub on the river called White Hart. After lunch we went for a wander round the shops and bought up books at the charity store. They were having a sale so they were only about a £1. People read so much on the tube that the books are all the latest, no need to ever visit a proper book store. On Sunday night Melissa came round for dinner and to watch a concert with me at the Putney Common Church. A little group were playing Bach, Fasch and Haydn. It was really nice and the money raised went to the Starlight Foundation. While we were at the concert Ben watched England play football to try and get into the final of the Euros. Sadly it came down to penalty shoot out and England didn't win. I felt sorry for Ben. I had never seen him sit so close to the TV by the end of the game he could have touched the screen.
Monday, was the start of official lady of leisure. I planned to spend the week sewing, crocheting and going to Wimbledon with Benny on Wednesday. In my last week at work a fellow offered two tickets to the tennis and I could't refuse. Ben took the day off work and we headed out mid morning to see a bit of tennis. It was only about 15 minutes on the bus from our place. The weather wasn't amazing, as usual and we thought the rain might just not show up but sadly it did. The tennis had to be put on hold for 3 hours so we sat on the famous hill and watched what was happening on the covered centre court. While waiting for games to resume, we sampled the famous strawberries and cream. Kentish strawberries are amazing. While at the tennis we saw Stosur, Sharapova and Roddick play. Sharapova can definitely squeal. It must be noted that she doesn't make the ridiculous sounds while practising.
On Thursday I had one of those days that you don't expect to be so much fun. What I had planned to do didn't go to plan instead I had such a marvellous day. I rushed out of the house unexpectedly to say goodbye to my old Energex client before he flew to Australia that night. We had coffee at Monmouth which is at one of my favourite places in London, the Borough markets. After we caught up I had a few hours to kill before seeing Claire and Lindsay who had just arrived from Brisbane. The weather was beautiful, it reached almost 30 degrees so I decided to find a lovely spot on the river. While heading to the Tate Modern area I heard this man playing the piano and it was kind of weird because who would think you would find a piano player right on the river. I have learnt since living here that nothing is impossible in London. Set up as part of the London Festival, is a piano were anyone can play and it is free. I sat on the steps under the Millennium Bridge for two hours and listened to some very talented musicians. I saw a young kid, dressed as a goth play a beautiful classical piece. I listened to a boy who looked like a graduate intern, kind of scruffy with a tie on play this amazing piece of music. He played one song only and after he finished everyone clapped. As he was walking away the girl beside me stood up and asked him what piece he played. He responded with I just made it up. For those two hours I just had goosebumps. It made me realise that you can never tell my looking what people's hidden talents are. You really shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. I wished I could have sat there all day and could tell you about all the players I watched. It was just magical.
To finish the day off I spent the afternoon showing Claire and Lindsay around the London Bridge area. We went to the Borough Markets, a pub for a English Pint and walked to Tower Bridge. We ended the early evening visiting Gordan's Wine Bar at the Embankment which was recommended by a friend Claire works with. It was a quirky bar, which is well over one hundred years old. They serve only wine and for food you have a selection of cheeses and pickles and salad. I would definitely recommend it. It was great to catch up with Claire as I have really missed her.
Tomorrow is Saturday and my day is dedicated to Claire and Lindsay. We have a few things planned and fingers crossed we have nice weather.
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