Now then Melva, to what are you referring when you reckon Mick should have a Two-sie or Three-sie ????????????    come on, don't be shy /!!!!!!!     hee hee

 Coot nesting

 Bull doing what a bull should do.

 Reading

 Don't think Reading is that keen on a canal

 Me and Marylin

 What a beauty ! This make Mick and I salivate, but we would never get her through the locks.

Tuesday we waited it out at Reading for a delivery from the vet for one of the cairns.  Weather was dull and cold, as we turned into the Kennet and Avon.

Spoke  to some boaters who said they turned back at Reading as the locks were too hard. They were going to London, up the Grand Union, and down The Nene.   Ha. If they think these locks are hard, they have a challenge coming their way. !!!

Well, we are not the sort of boaters who have to tick off every waterway, and if we do not enjoy ourselves, we will have a re-think.  However, having forked out for a Gold Licence, I think we will keep on going.  In any case, Marylin and I have not had any probs with locks,………………………so far

Had a chat with Scooby and Rita.  Hey, hope the Scotch Egg making went well.  Let me know which ones you made, and I wont buy them !!!!!!   Only joking. We can remember them, and they were delicious.

Signed a petition and have sent an email to the Reading council re; the kingsmeadow baths.  see it online, if you wish to sign the petition.

 

So some pictures tom prove that it is supposed to be spring.

Oh yes, today, Friday, went on a double=decker bus to Newbury.!!!!  What a laugh, we haven’t been on a DD for years, AND we sat at the front. Cor, the driver thought he was Lewis Hamilton. And the driver coming back was like a geriatric, but then again he was. Had a great sence of humour anyway.  Newbury was great ……………..eg.  Phase Eight, Jigsaw, Mint Velvet   oh it also had some other nice shops too.

Bought some new boaty/walking trousers in a sale,  they fit, and very comfy, but when I got them back I found out they were BLOKES trousers. !  Mick has some new ones , as well. So I suppose I had better thrown out the ones with holes in, but then again………

 

Moving tomorrow ( Saturday),  Perhaps just to Thtatcham, and lunch out on sunday.