Harris Xmas Lunch

Hello all Been for a meal tonight at the Tower Arms VERY nice ! Xmas lunch booked for 1.30 - 2pm sunday 21st Dec for 15 people.

Davis Cup at Wimbledon

I took a day off on Friday and Caroline and I went to day# 1 of GB's Davis Cup match against Austria at Wimbledon. The tennis club that we go to arranges tickets (you still have to pay, they just block book them!) so we got a couple and went with some friends to watch a couple of singles matches.

In the first one, Alex Bogdanovic lost 3-1 to his Austrian opponent and then Andy Murray looked pretty convincing taking his match 3-0 against Alex Peya. Here's a pic I took on my phone (from way back in row 'Z') so we'll see how it looks.

Sadly, we lost the doubles match today (Saturday) so that means we'll have to win *both* the 'reverse' singles matches on Sunday to take the match.

Thames River Festival

We went up to the South Bank on Sunday for the Thames River Festival just on the off-chance and it turned out to be a really good evening. We got there around 5-ish and browsed around the various music stages and food stalls then found ourselves a good spot to watch the parade go past on Blackfriars bridge. The costumes were amazing, some of them having won prizes at the Notting Hill Carnival - top honours, indeed!

Then it was more food stalls and settle down amongst the crowd around Gabriel's Wharf to watch an excellent firework display.

Then, of course, the inevitable slog through the crowds to get back to the underground, catch the last tube to Morden and arrive home around midnight, exhausted!

Just a little something from Benfleet

Hello all -
YES really good to see you all last sunday. looking forward to the curry night ! Off to Ruth & Lee`s tomorrow for sunday lunch happy days !!!

Slight modification

I've made a couple of changes to the info in the sidebar just so the dates for upcoming Harris Family social events (i.e. Curry / Games night and Christmas meal) don't get lost as new posts push down Ruth's last message from the front page.

Lunch Gathering

I concur!!! if that's how you spell it!!

Great to see so many family at once. Just to let Sian and Andy know in case they can make it up...................we have booked a curry night at my place for Saturday 8th November and a Christmas meal in Essex on 21st December. There are various beds and houses that could accomodate.

Now for the moment of truth.....can she get some photos up???

Lunch

Lovely to catch up with everyone yesterday. Yes we were lucky with the weather.
Watched some of that Nadal- Murray match. Great game, but just can't seem to warm to Murray. He always seems such a miserable bast**d in interviews. Maybe he just can't get over being scottish! Anyway look forward to the next meet up. Mark x

That was fun

It was great to see everyone today. Well, almost everyone - would've been a bit of a hike for you Andy! Bit of luck with the weather meant a quick stroll round the park was possible which helped to blow a few cobwebs away. Also it was great to get the next few dates in the 'ole diaries - I know we are pretty hopeless as a family at getting 'organised'. I can't believe we've already booked up a Christmas meal - I don't think we've *ever* been this organised!!

Meanwhile, in another browser window I'm following the Murray / Nadal match it sounds a really close one. Latest score (cut & paste from the BBC);
US Open
Semi-final latest:
R NADAL (Spa) v * A MURRAY (GB)
2-6 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 4-4
* denotes server

Speak to all soon!

***STOP PRESS ***
MURRAY BEATS NADAL!!!
US Open
Semi-final result:
R NADAL (Spa) v A MURRAY (GB)
2-6 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 4-6