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.