Day 6094 (09/09/2026)

Day Three of our holiday, and after tea & biscuits at the hotel, we caught the bus to Kew Gardens, where we started with brunch, before having a good walk around. 

  

Day 6093 (08/09/2026)

Day Two of our holiday and after a nice nights sleep we had a nice breakfast at the PremierInn, then we drove to London, thru awful rain.

We got to the PremierInn in Brentford and were able to check-in a bit early and have a nice cup of tea and a biscuit before getting ready to go out.

We walked for about 20minites to the nearest tube, and caught the underground towards Chelsea, where we went to Tom Kerridge’s new pub / restaurant, The Chalk Freehouse, where we were able to bring our booking forward, so were able to have the earlier set menu, which was really lovely and the service was really nice.

Then we walked back to the tube and got back to the hotel to relax.

Did quite a few steps today, mostly walking to and from the tube. 

Day 6092 (07/09/2026)

On our holidays, well not going abroad and lazing by a pool, but having some time together and doing a few nice things. 

So Day One of our holidays, and on our way to Bath we stopped off at Starbucks for a coffee & cake, then drove into Bath and booked into the PremierInn for the night.

We quickly got ready and then went to the Thermae Bath Spa, for a lovely Twilight Session, spending time in the hot spa’s water, in the rooftop pool, in the steamiest steam room we have ever been in, where you couldn’t see a thing and we struggled to walk in and find the seating area. We also went to the sauna and ice room, and indoor pool which had a nice whirlpool.

There is a strict no phones or cameras policy, which is good and makes sense, but meant we couldn’t take any pictures, so I’ve used some from there website.

Then we had a nice sharing platter, of cheese & biscuits and Italian meats, with a glass of Rose, followed by some cheesecake and a latte / hot chocolate.

Then we showered and got ready and had a walk thru Bath, back to our hotel room to relax.

Day 6090 & 6091 (05 & 06/09/2026)

I was up fairly early, just doing some things in the office, then we had a nice brunch.   

In the afternoon we went up to Bristol, to lay some flowers on Leah's parents grave, as it was the anniversary of Mary passing. 

The gold lettering has been faded for a little while, and we asked about getting it repaired but my wife found some metallic pens online and made it look much better. 

South Bristol Crematorium has some lovely views over Bristol, and on a nice day, it is lovely to look out. And on bad day, with the rain and wind it is very 

Then home and we had some lovely food from Döner & Gyros. 

On Sunday I saw my parents for breakfast, then home to tidy up the garden and water everything, still using the watering cans, as there is still a hose pipe ban in place.  

Then in the evening I made a very tasty veggie sausage & mushroom pasta, with spinach, in a creamy sauce, with fenell. 

Very tasty, with a few to many glasses of Prosecco.