Year: 2019

I went to see my counsellor in the morning and then met Rhys for lunch. We had a good chat.

Later I collected my friend Paula from the train station as she has come to stay for a while.

Thought for the Day – “True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future” ~  Neil Pasricha

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I was at Demelza volunteering for the day. Most of our summer things were reduced to a pound as they are putting all the winter stock out on Thursday. That seemed a little extreme but who am I to say?! Perhaps I don’t want to know that summer is officially over!

Thought for the Day – “Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.” ~ Dalai Lama

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Ollie, Oscar and Josie came round for the day. That started with Mal taking them to the allotment. They love it down there and he has given them each a plot to call their own, so they had to weed them and sort out edging.

When they were back, Mal cooked a BBQ.

Later than expected in the afternoon Tris and Violet arrived. Then the rain started, at least we managed the day in the garden.

Thought for the Day –  “The Way Get Started Is To Quit Talking And Begin Doing.”~ Walt Disney

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We took Ellie for her walk. She was very lively with the wind in her ears. It looks like the beginning of autumn with a couple of leaves falling.

Mal’s niece and her friend Michelle came over for lunch. It was lovely to see them both. Karen is in love with Ellie!

Of course we had to watch Strictly in the evening or should I say I did!

Thought for the Day – “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

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I went shopping and then started a job I have been meaning to do for such a long time. Torin’s best friend Lee, told me that he has very few photos of Torin and wondered if I could send him some. I decided I would make him an album but although Torin has boxes and boxes of photos, I just couldn’t do it, too upsetting. Today I started scanning the photos. So many fishing ones, he was a great fisherman and Torin and Lee had fishing holidays together. Torin was often in the Carp magazine with prize fish.

With Mal’s help at least all the photos we need are scanned. We just need to make the photo book now. Quite proud of myself that I managed to do it. Of course I cried but would be odd if I hadn’t.

In the evening we watched a really good documentary on Fleetwood Mac.

Thought for the Day – “For every reason it is not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.” ~ Jack Canfield

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We walked Ellie and then went into Deal and had our lunch out. Garden tidying in the afternoon and Mal went to the allotment.

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I met up with the Red Hatters in Birchington and we boarded the coach to St Albans. Each time we go on one of these trips we all think “never again”. It took THREE hours to get there. There were pick ups on the way and also a stop at Medway services! I had arranged to meet Paula there as well and in true honorary Red Hatter form she came dressed in the colours and the hat! In fact she said to look out for a walking letter box as she was walking from her bus!

Yes, she was right!
So we walked around St Albans and then all went for lunch in Waterside Barn.

It was unbelievable how many people spoke to us and asked how they could join! Paula is now thinking of starting her own Hatter group in Luton! We were lucky that it was such a nice warm, sunny day too.

We even managed a couple of charity shops. It is difficult to find purple clothes in he main stores. Paula found a lovely Warehouse coat in purple and Annie found some purple shoes on the market.
Then we had the three and a half hour drive home, more traffic going back! It was a lovely day.

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