The hills are alive...with the sound of traffic

Drove up to Reigate today to see my friend Sally. I've known her since university days. The first time I met her, she knocked on the door of my room holding a bowl of soup because she'd heard I was ill in bed. That sums up her personality. She has four children, three of whom were there today and they are all delightful young people, an absolute credit to her.

She's got a boisterous Welsh collie called Lola so after lunch we went out for a walk in the hills around Reigate. Lola and Rufus got on very well and we discovered that each has their own Facebook page so obviously they can keep in touch online from now on.

The Surrey countryside was really beautiful, as this photo shows. What it can't show is the noise of the M25 droning in the background!