Nice-Skating in Basingstoke

Woke up this morning to the voices of Alan and Pete in our garden discussing the hedge removal project. Pete left Alan in charge of removing more of the hedge in preparation for the erection of a fence. We seem to be getting more and more exposed and I shall be pleased when the fence starts to go up. Quite a bit still to do to remove all the roots. I worked in the study this morning with a new piece of work coming in today. After a snack lunch we all went to Basingstoke to ice skate (except Sara who came with us but remained in the cafe/changing area). Mary took a bit of a tumble on the ice and Sara bought her pads for her knees and elbows. I didn't feel as comfortable on the ice as in previous sessions largely because there were fewer people and the ice seemed very slippery and empty. I restricted myself to staying reasonably close to the edge and not skating too fast. A result in that I too had no tumbles myself yet still enjoyed the experience. We stopped off at Skoolkit to get a sweatshirt for Tom in Basingstoke town centre before returning home. Supper tonight was a grilled steak (the children had chicken goujons) before I was picked up by Richard and James to do some more removal work at All Saints. We ended the evening in the Lion's Head discussing the future of Food for Thought and lay worship in general. Sara and the children played pontoon this evening whilst I was out and Tom tells me out of about 28 hands he had over twenty "21s". Not that it would happen in a casino!