Mike and Claire are in town for one day only on their way to the Munich Beer Festival, so we all met at Piccadilly Circus to find somewhere for lunch. After a short walk to Leiscester Square we ended up back at the Rainforest Cafe. It's a resturant Ian and I found a few years back behind the Trocadero. The resturant is decorated so as you feel that you are sitting in the forest with elephants that trumpet, Gorillas that dance and monkeys who swing. It was great t...

Tom's day had finally come, much to his joy no doubt, as we started our day with a visit to Hamley's. It was decided that we'd begin on the 5th floor and work our way down to the basement. If you're young at heart then you'll always have fun here, playing with all the toys on display. We managed to find most of the rest of the Doctor Who characters that he's been collecting and a case to keep them in, in the form of the Tardis. We then headed for another old sto...

We had arranged to visit Ted and Madge today. They really are both looking wonderful, especially since they are in their late 80's and early 90's. To still be living at home and looking after themselves is a marvelous accomplishment. We always have a great time with them catching up on everyones goings on and many laughs were had over a lovely indian lunch. Unfortunately Maggie and Arthur couldn't join us due to illness and work commitments. I'm guessing Ted migh...

Sally still not feeling well so Ian and Tom took the bus to Ealing for a repeat visit to a couple of shops before returning to cook a small roast dinner.

Everyone slept in today and when we eventually woke, Sally had a bit of a tummy-bug.Made a brief trip on the bus to Notting Hill Gate and groceries from Morrisons at Shepherds Bush Green before Sally's energy ran out and we returned to the flat. Ian later went out and had a wander through Shepherds Bush market. Seemed to be less stalls than last time and the variety of goods is smaller too.