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Chepstow with Paul and Kate

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 A chance meeting on a train to Tenbytwo years ago has resulted in a lasting friendship with Paul and Kate in Chepstow. I will never forget the moment as we left the train and he ran after me with contact details, should I wish to visit in the future, so unexpected and so generous. I am pleased to say they don’t appear to regret this, despite my visiting them twice and them visiting me last year in Llantwit major. It was a tremendous chance meeting on the Tenby train. Chepstow is such a picturesque town and Paul was keen for rest and relaxation this weekend, and that’s exactly what we all thoroughly enjoyed. The pubs by the Wye River are all beautifully located, and in the short time we were at the Riverside bar and restaurant, we had firsthand experience of the incredibly swift change of tides - actually the second fastest change of tides in the World! It was a fabulous atmosphere, with almost as many canine patrons as human ones, Isn’t it great that you can wander down to your lo...

Herne Hill with Becky - Wimbledon, All Saints Stile Antico concert, Warhorse and Kew Gardens

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 Well, what a wonderful, varied and relatively relaxed time I have had in the South, staying with Becky, another niece, with occasional sightings of her children Eleanor and William who are back from uni.  M What a massive first day Becky and I had in the Queue at Wimbledon, oh so different from decades ago when only a few hundred turned up early! Now they arrive two days before and camp To ensure getting tickets to centre or court 1. We only wanted outside court access, but even arriving at 6, having taken a taxi to ensure no holdups, we were already 6997 and 8 in the queue! Whilst Becky read the rules of queuing, very funny at times, I went for a wander, and stupidly dropped my precious queue card somewhere. By the time I realised, only about ten minutes later, I was already no. 7647 in the queue! I was so distraught. As we were moved to a new spot, I did my best to hide the number at checkpoints. Very stressful. My stupidity! Luckily, Becky was well prepared with bubbles an...