Riverfestival 2007

Last Saturday went to the fireworks with a friend Jenny. We left home 5pm and had the bus from 6.35 but it did not come till 6.45. We went on the bus without paying. It was almost full. We stopped only at two other stops or when people went off the bus. It was packed where the fireworks were. It started with F111's coming over with dump and burn because it was already dark, the tail burned like a comet.

It was on the river but also from some buildings came the fireworks. It was as if the buildings were exploding and later on fire. There was a little girl next to me and she was terrible upset by the nose of the exploding crackers.
At about 7.30 it was finished and then the crush came of going home. Thousands of people went over the bridge to the city. We had first a cup of coffee and a sandwich before we went home. At 8.30 we were ready to go home and we had to wait almost an hour before we got a bus. One after the other passed us full. In the end I went to one of the bus people who arranged everything at the platforms and made enquiries of when there was a bus coming for us. It was not long after that a bus came. Again free transport. Very often with events like this the transport is for free. At last we were at 10pm at home.

During the week there was here a lunar eclipse.
Have a look at the pictures, you see the moon in all sort of shapes, colours and stages of eclipse.

Have not much luck at the moment with my push mower. Changed the sparkplug cover myself and could get the mower going but it does not keep going. Got the mower in the car today. Put a cover over the back of the boot then two planks, which I used as a ramp and got it in the boot. After that a brush cutter went on the front seat.

Had a tradesman for a quote for a new backdoor and new locks on both outside doors and a weatherstrip on the front door. He will ring me tomorrow and an other tradesman will come, so I have a choice. Know approximately how much it will cost.

Have been hanging a new curtain and washed the windows. Hope this will stay a bit longer then the last one(see 7 August).