Laundry. Pasties. Groceries. Swans.

Ten highlights (shall we call ’em lowlights?):

1. No tours for us this day.
2. Instead, there was laundry, two cups of coffee, sitting aplenty, and strolling along the river.
3. Also was a walk to the train station for a pasty each.  (Say that word with a short /a/ sound, please — cat, hat, bat, pasty.  I know — it’s weird but important.)
4. There was supposed to be a visit to the Reading museum to see a replica of the “Bayeux tapestry” (depicting events leading up to the Norman conquest of 1066).  But, museum is closed on Mondays, so there wasn’t.
5. There was grocery shopping for dinner stuff:  apples, peppers, sausages, granola, Benadryl. In these parts, one must bring grocery bags or buy them.  We remembered.
6.  Then, there was me going to the mall alone to buy knitting needles.  I may also have discovered my new favorite clothing store and purchased a scarf.
7. There were naps.
8. There was a walk along the river path, where swans and canal boats caught our attention.
9. Next, there was sitting in the sunshine on Jessica’s deck, cooking dinner, and chatting.
10. Finally, there was Jim finishing the box of Shreddies for dessert.

Tomorrow, there will be a train trip to Windsor Castle.