How kind of you to send your birthday greetings. When we have not had visitors I have been preoccupied with getting a veg patch dug over before the winter. So I am afraid I did not see your messages until today.
We are thoroughly enjoying our new life. I miss the Crouch and my little boat, but I don't miss the "commute" from Bracknell to Burnham round the M25. Hope all is well on the East Coast - I enjoy reading the accounts of idyllic days on the rivers.