Month: May 2018

Ellie and I went over to Lou and Rhys’s as they had school runs and no one to take Ollie, Oscar and Josie to school. I took them to school and then when Lou was back home, we took both dogs and walked to Reculver and back. That was a really nice walk.

Lou had another booking and Rhys and I had a good catch up and then it was time for us all to go to various schools. The teachers had been told I was collecting the littlies and they are very good and won’t let them out the doors until they see you.

Back to their house and we played Dobble and cards until Lou was home. It was nice spending time with them.

Thought for the Day – “Greatness is not measured by money or stature but it is measured by courage and heart.”

Summer appears to have gone! I took Ellie for an early morning walk for two hours along the river and it was really quite cold. I called my sister whilst walking as today is her birthday.

Things around the house the rest of the day, not being helped by a rubbish internet.

Thought for the Day – “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist and that is all.” ~ Oscar Wilde

I went shopping and then tried to update this diary. We couldn’t get decent internet where we have been staying and as soon as we arrived home, ours was dreadful. Mal spent three hours on the phone to EE. Their main excuse was that we had a power cut…..err no, or the cooker and microwave clocks would be flashing! Mal relocated the router and all sorts. It meant I couldn’t even upload one photo! It wasn’t until Mal threatened with “not fit for purpose” that they started listening. It makes me cross that you have to battle so much to get through to them. Mal teaches computers, what happens to people with little knowledge?

What a waste of an afternoon.

I have to say we were both really tired, too much excitement at our age……ha ha.

Thought for the Day – “Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get worked up about things.” ~ Kenneth Brannagh

It was still summer and William, the landlord asked us where we would like breakfast and so we said in the garden again in the sunshine! Ellie liked that as she had some sausage! It really was like being on holiday. They brought breakfast just outside the restaurant, in the sun!

I booked this through AirBandB, and we were so lucky as there were new reviews as it was a new addition. Excellent and they even had 15 gins the previous night……I only tried two!

Then for the rest of the drive home and of course unpacking, sorting out etc! Mal even found time to go and check on his allotment. No surprise there!

Thought for the Day – “There will always be a reason why you meet people. Either you need them to change your life or you’re the one that will change theirs.” ~ Angel Flonis Harefa

We all packed up, cleaned the caravan . Lou and Rhys went off to collect Megan who they were driving back to Kent. I don’t enjoy long journeys , so we had booked an overnight break in Middle Wallop.

We drove past Stonehenge, we have visited before so didn’t stop.

We booked to stay at a really nice pub in Middle Wallop and the weather was so nice that we sat out in the garden with Ellie and several other dogs were playing with her in their huge garden. We really had chosen a good place. We had a roast at the pub in the evening which we ate outside too.

We chatted to a couple of the dog owners, one a Captain in the Army Air Training Corps. We hadn’t realised there was a base there. He told us he had done a couple of duties with the Marines and had the highest respect for them. It really was like summer and so we sat drinking in the garden until quite late. We had a lovely room too.

Thought for the Day – “Don’t let the shadows of yesterday spoil the sunshine of tomorrow.”

After breakfast we took Ellie for a lovely sunny walk past the cottage, through woods and along the river. We were able to do a full circle, back to the cottage, packed and then drove to Devon.

We booked a caravan  and Lou and Rhys and the kiddlies are coming down to join us.  We stopped for lunch in Lympstone at the The Saddlers and I had a delicious fish tagliatelle, full of salmon, scallops and crayfish! Then on to the caravan. Well, it is at Sandy Bay, Devon Cliffs and it took us quite  a while to find it and in the end gave up and went to reception to ask for a map! It is looking down over the sea and so we went for another lovely walk along the cliff tops. No dogs on the beach from 1st  May!

Lou and Rhys arrived about 8.30 and the little ones went straight to bed.

Thought for the Day – “If you are always racing to the next moment what happens to the one you are in?”

We finished packing and started the first part of our journey. We decided to stay the first night near to Stonehenge and booked a lovely cottage in a tiny village. The lady who owns it is lovely and it is a pretty cottage and of course allows dogs. She has a dog too and Ellie played in the garden with him.

It looks very modern but was built in the 1700’s!

In the evening we went to the local Indian for our dinner.

Thought for the Day – “Today will never come again. Be a blessing. Be a friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care. Let your words heal and not wound.”