Danson Park

We toddled off to Danson Park this week, yippee for free parking and had a good old play in the playpark there. It really is a great playpark, lots of interesting things for kids to scale and play on and a few I wouldn't mind having a go on either. Which reminds me I must also walk over to the playpark in Winns Common as I read it was being refurbished and see what it has been turned into.
I do want to have a look around the house at Danson Park. I should imagine it would make a great place for a wedding venue.

PCEG

I see from the What's On guide that the Plumstead Common Environmental Group are having a volunteers day on Saturday 10th July. They are meeting outside the Coop on the common at 11am and will work together to help tidy up the common.I think as a group they do a really good job and it is nice to know that there is a large section of the community who are committed to keeping the area looking nice. It's a shame they can't come and work their magic on my street as some of it is looking really scruffy at the moment. People need to remove the mattresses from their front gardens/pavements, buy a few pot plants, paint and wash their net curtains. I am amazed at how some people choose to live.

Shhhhh

I am always amazed by how quiet London can be. Yes there is lots of lovely greenery in Plumstead but my house doesn't back onto it, instead like most I assume it backs on to someone elses house (he smokes alot outside the backdoor, guess his wife doesn't let him smoke indoors)! But it is really quiet for quite a densely built up area. Perhaps we just have nice, quiet neighbours with no children but either way for a really hot weekend there was not much noise around at all. I like it, still being able to hear the birds singing, mainly drowning out the police sirens...ahem.....

DA Downs Butchers

I read that they are celebrating 60 years of business or something this year which is fabulous. I do like family run businesses as they tend to try harder. It made me smile though as in the article I read the bloke who owns it talks about service with a smile and being helpful to customers...Perhaps he doesn't think much of me as I have been in there a couple of times and not found it that friendly or that helpful. What I want from a local butcher is advice and something to make me return more often than buying my meast from Morrisons butcher who seems to know more. still Downs meat was nice.
Perhaps it is because I can't step into a butchers without thinking of League of Gentlemen.....

Sunshine

Am wondering where it has all gone. The last two days the BBC weather man has promised me sunshine and to no avail. Still at least my plants aren't needing to be watered because they are under scorching hot sun! Still a bit of sun would be nice for the weekends planned BBQs. Having watched Jamie does Athens last night am keen to get re-creating.

My favourite house...

is for sale...Sadly it is on the market at £880,000 so I won't be moving in this month. Have a look on Rightmove in Shooter's Hill and leave all the options blank as it is the top one. It is on Occupation Lane which I love, really countryfied and full of pot holes and like being in the country. It is architecturally designed and must have the most amazing views over London from up high on the hill. Nice to have a nosey around it as well..

Hungry

I am starving, what I really want today is a nice Sunday lunch. I'm thinking of a big fat roast with yorkshire puddings and lashings of gravy.
It's days like this that I really grumble about being in Plumstead and there being nowhere to go. I just fancy wandering down to a pub, reading the Sunday papers and having a nice roast with a bottle of wine.
Honestly, I would have made someone very rich by now if someone had opened such a place.

What's On in Greenwich

We got this through our door the other day and it lists all of the events taking place during the borough over the summer. It is packed full of things happening in the local parks. Mainly music events, get togethers and craft stalls etc, but there really was something happening every weekend. It was great to see and hopefully all of the events will be well supported.
I am particularly keen on finding out where the butterfly park is somewhere in the Tarn in Mottingham..
I am off to investigate..

Eltham Leisure Centre

is still closed. I called up to find out when it might be reopening but the lady on the phone didn't have a clue. What a shame as I really can't bring myself to use the one in Woolwich or Maze Hill, both are far too skanky.

Daily 5 cafe

Does anyone know what has happened to this cafe? Everytime I walk past it on the way to work it looks closed up, are they opening later or have they shut down?
A real shame if they have. Even more of a shame that they didnt think to open up on the Common where there is more foot traffic,

Voting and queues

Seriously 7am-10pm how much time do you need to make a X in a box? Get there earlier, don't rock up at 9.30pm and be surprised to find a queue and that you won't be able to vote. I am amazed at the stupidity of some people.
Had more people been a little more organised we would probably have had a different result and not be farting about in this state that we are now. You have yourselves to blame.

Crimson Rose

I got some flowers from here the other day. I always meant to but never seemed to be around the dip when I remembered I needed to buy any for anyone. Since the closure of the flower shop next to Tesco (which became a clothes shop, hmm... and then another bloody hairdressers - seriously...) I thought I would try and support this one even though they do seem to constantly advertise flowers for funerals! Not very cheery, although it was the update of the sign to budget weddings that made me go in. Perhaps they feel it being an elderly area that lots of people die and as for budget weddings, I'm not sure the majority of locals get married, it looks to me like they just churn out children (harsh, but slightly fair)...
Anyway it is a lovely shop, reasonably priced and it sells plants as well as flowers. We shall use again for more blooms for the house. They have some lovely gerberas in stock at the moment.