Month: November 2016

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Pouring with rain again. I dropped Mal off at Canterbury station to catch the train. The one he was supposed to catch was cancelled, a good thing he allows plenty of travelling time. Ellie and I stopped for a very wet walk through the orchards on the way home.

I can’t believe Trump is now President of the US. The only positive is that he has sent the world’s financial markets haywire and the Turkish lira is 4 to the pound as I write this! Apart from that it all seems disaster,of course only in my opinion.

Another day keeping warm indoors as I still didn’t feel 100%.

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Thought for the Day – “He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

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I drove Mal to the station so he could get the train to college and then popped into the supermarket. Ellie was in the car so I parked right outside and just did a quick run in for fresh vegetables. Ellie and I went for a walk around the orchards on the way home. The apricot orchards are looking really pretty.

I had a quiet afternoon as I have the cold that everyone else seems to have. So, I kept in the warm and caught up some TV I had missed, like the first episode of The Planet. I can’t say I liked the look of the racer snakes!

Mal missed his train connection in the evening so I collected him later than planned from Wingham.

Thought for the Day – “The older you get the more quiet you become. Life humbles you so deeply as you age. You realise how much nonsense you wasted time on.”

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Torrential rain all night which woke me up really early. Typical when I was catching the bus to go to Demelza! Parking in Canterbury is horrendous so  the bus was easier. I drove to Wingham and caught the bus from there. The one from Preston goes through all the villages and so takes half hour longer.  It was so easy using public transport  but lucky that I took a spare pair of jeans with me as they were quite wet by the time I arrived.

I had another really good day in the shop, all the other volunteers are so nice.

Monday is also Mal’s day to get dinner so that was nice after a day on my feet!

 

Thought for the Day – “I like people who smile when it’s raining.”

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It was still a very cold wind when we took Ellie for a long walk but the sun was out which made all the difference. She did find the old ram very interesting and I think the ram is quite attracted to her!

Further along the walk Mal was “chatting” to the horses and was electrocuted. He didn’t realise the electric fence was turned on as they had taken all the signs down! He did jump and no of course I didn’t laugh.

Later we watched the Spurs v Arsenal game, another draw!

Thought for the Day – “Do not let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.” ~ Dalai Lama

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A real November day but we hadn’t realised what a bitter cold wind there was until we walked along Minnis Bay with Ellie. I keep hat/scarf/gloves in the car but didn’t realise until we were on the beach that I needed them. It was freezing. Ellie loved it with the wind in her ears and it didn’t stop her going in the sea. Coming back wasn’t quite so bad as the wind was behind us.

 

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Happy Birthday to Ollie who is 10 today.

I drove Mal to Sturry as although he is only working half a day, he had to go in early as HR photocopied the incorrect page of his passport! It all has to be done again! He had another very easy time and again the kids were pleased someone knew what and how to teach them!

I cleared a lot of rubbish in the garden.

In the evening we went over to Rhys’s for Ollie’s birthday celebrations. It poured with rain all afternoon and Rhys, ever the optimist, told us it would stop in time for the BBQ and fireworks. It was quite a bit later but he was right and we had the BBQ and a very good firework display. The older boys had bought enormous fireworks. I think they were competing with each other, whose was the best!  At the end of it all we had birthday cake, a really nice one that Lou had made. It was a lovely evening. We also met River’s girlfriend, Maddie, for the first time.  She seemed to enjoy herself.

This was just ONE firework! I am sure the boys had bought “display” ones.

I think we were very lucky with the weather.
Thought for the Day – “Family is the best thing you could ever wish for. They are there for you during the ups and downs and love you no matter what.”

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We took Ellie for a very long walk and met up with one of our neighbours Jo. We hadn’t seen her for quite a while. She has just returned from India where she buys a lot of her stock for her business but while she was there she managed to catch chikungunya and has been quite ill.  I have to admit that I had never heard of it before. Poor Jo, at least she is starting to improve now.

Back home and Mal received a phone call checking that he will be going back on Friday!! The teaching assistants and the kids loved him and said he made it all sound easier than anyone else ever has! No wonder they keep sacking IT teachers. At least Mal was pleased to hear it even though he knew it had gone well.

We decided to go out for lunch as we had a Groupon deal for Harvester. It was the endless salad that appealed to me! I can’t say that I have ever been to a Harvester before but this was so cheap. It was a main meal and beer/wine or soft drink. It did say on the voucher that it was a single soft drink and not refillable but the waitress told me she would give me refillable. Also Mal didn’t fancy any of the lagers on offer and they told him he could have a real ale!! We gave the waitress a big tip, she was very good. We both had half a rotisserie chicken, it was huge, so Ellie benefited from the size of it. I always have self seal plastic bags in my handbag!

Thought for the Day – “Kindness – the most valuable gift you will ever give someone.” ~ Mother Teresa