Year: 2019

Too nice a day to stay in and so we took Ellie out and then went to the zoo. Arina , my favourite there, the Siberian Tiger, spent most of the time in the shade so I didn’t get a very good photo of her but I have hundreds of others! The baby molloch gibbon put his tongue out to me! Beebee the honey badger was sound asleep in the sun.

Later in the afternoon we went to the carpet place in Sandwich. The door was open and so we walked in and no one came out to see us. There was a guy in there who totally ignored us and when we shouted out to him, he said “Can’t you read the owner is only here Friday and Saturday”. If the door hadn’t been open maybe we could have read the sign!! I think we may be going elsewhere to buy our flooring.

Thought for the Day – “A little progress each day adds up to big results.”

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A day at Demelza and we were quite busy. Lots to do as Jack was off last week and things had been left.

We didn’t do so well in the wedding dress sale as the shop did last year. Maybe not so many people are getting married.

It was a nice sunny warm day again.

Thought for the Day – “None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you are carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There is  no time for anything else.” ~ Anthony Hopkins

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Rhys had an airport run so Lou came over with Ollie, Oscar and Josie. Josie still wasn’t quite back to normal after being ill in the week. Rhys does like his liver and bacon (Mal does too!) so I plate some up for a meal for Lou to take home. I also cooked pulled pork. The desserts were apple crumble and cherry clafoutis. The clafoutis I used to make a lot in Cyprus with fresh cherries.  We send the desserts home with them too or Mal eats them!

It was really lovely and warm so we walked down to the park with Ellie and Mal went and bought the kids “Unicones” (unicorn ice creams).

Mal also bought some fresh flowers which we put on Torin’s grave on the way back.

Thought for the Day – “Happiness is when what you say, what you think and what you do are in harmony.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Feeling much better I went shopping in the morning. I have to say I don’t know why I bother with self check outs in Sainsbury’s. The poor lady had to come over 5 times. Not just to my till but others seemed to be messing up too. 6 bottles of wine are now 25% off, at least my wine was but evidently it is only on “selected” wines but the assistant hadn’t a clue what the selected ones were! Then I had a £4 voucher it wouldn’t accept and should have done. It went on.

At least the sun was out after the early morning fog.

I wrapped the birthday presents for Scarlet and Jack and boxed them up ready to post. I so hope that they are given them. It is such a very sad situation that their mother has kept us from seeing them. I know how they must be hurting losing their dad without having to lose Nanny and Grandad too. I just have faith that one day they will learn the truth and we have evidence of everything we have done to keep in touch. We even send them postcards when we go away!

Mal has always drawn a picture of us on everything we give the grandkids. It started when they were small and couldn’t read, so they always knew who their presents and cards were from. He has continued this (even though River is nearly 22!!) So, not only on the presents and cards but Mal also does it on the outside of the box we post to the twins! We hope they will be at home and see it.

Thought for the Day – “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” ~ Zig Ziglar

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We took Ellie for a walk and half way round I started getting pains, we dashed home as I had an upset stomach. Not a good day.

Meanwhile Ellie made herself very comfortable.

Thought for the Day – “Be good for others. It will come back to you in unexpected ways.”

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Maybe Spring really is early, we didn’t even needs coats on our walk with Ellie.

In the afternoon the Red Hatters and I all went to the Police Panto. They put one on each year just to raise money for charity. They only do it for a couple of days and we go every year and always get a mention by the cast.

Two of the Hatters went out in the interval to top up their parking money. The minimum anywhere in Margate now is £1 per hour. I have always parked in a car park a little way from the theatre and it was always good value, not any more there have been new machines fitted everywhere.

Thought for the Day – “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The snow moon was overnight. It appeared very large and very bright.

Violet and Tris came just before lunch time. After lunch we all went for a walk to Gazen Salts with Ellie.

In the evening we went to Kent Uni to see Fairport Convention.

We arrived in the car park, I stepped over a low fence, next thing Mal was behind me, flat on the floor. That’s bifocals for you!! He didn’t quite focus right. I think he was more embarrassed than anything else as there were a lot of people around. He did hurt his leg.

Fairport’s support was “The 4 of Us” which was in fact two Irish fellas! Here they are in the line up with Fairport.

I must be one of Fairport’s longest standing fans but I have to say we didn’t feel they were so good tonight. Maybe they are getting old and are in the middle of a tour. Also it was moved from the Gulbenkian to the Collier Ferguson theatre and the acoustics and atmosphere were nowhere near as good.

Mal walked out before the interval and missed about 4 numbers and I have to say I was worried after his fall that he wasn’t well. At the interval I discovered he couldn’t move his leg so had to go for a walk!

Thought for the Day – “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” ~ Joshua J. Marine

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