Year: 2019

We took Ellie to Minnis Bay. It was supposed to be high tide at midday and we arrived about 10.30 and then realised it is getting near to Spring tide and so was much higher than normal. Ellie found a little girl to play with!  Mal was chatting to her dad while his daughter played with Ellie, throwing her ball into the sea for her.

We stopped at the butchers on the way home. They now have a loyalty scheme there.

Mal sorted out my car insurance, we are now on top of everything before they run out!  He found a cheaper quote and so phoned our insurance company to see if they could match it  for the same benefits.  Certainly worth doing as they dropped it £70, just like that!  My insurance isn’t that expensive anyway as my car is now getting old.

Thought for the Day – “If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely” ~ Roald Dahl

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I was trying to sort out bookings for the Hatters. People are not actually committing which makes it difficult to book. At the moment it is The Bodyguard to go and see in May.

Demelza day. We had quite a good day. Jack was on holiday and so Robert was in. We seemed to sell a lot of hats but then all the “wedding” are 25% off so a good time to buy. Fran and I even found a red hat each!

Thought for the Day – “The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” ~ Helen Keller

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Thankfully Josie is feeling a little better but has been sick again in the night.

Such a lovely day again so we decided to go for a 10k walk down to Sandwich Bay. It is a sort of circular walk cutting across The Royal St George’s Golf course. Yes, it IS a public footpath! Of course Ellie went into the sea and also a very muddy lake she found by the sheep on the way back. One of the golfers even talked to us, that was a first they are usually giving us black looks.

The last part of the walk back along by the river we saw Mr & Mrs Mandarin Duck

Back home and it was extremely warm in the conservatory again. It’s nice to feel the heat.

For dinner I decided to cook a dish I hadn’t cooked in a long while, I used to do it a lot in Cyprus. Nigella Lawson’s Mother’s Praised chicken. It’s very easy, in one large frying pan and sort of does the cooking itself. No hassle.

Thought for the Day – “Never give up…..no matter how much “you gotta be freakin’ kidding me” life throws at you.” ~ Karen Salmansohn

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We took Ellie out and Lou called to say that Josie had been ill in the night and she was taking her to the doctors, so she would have to bring my car the following day. Don’t ask me why we didn’t think of this before but we then said we could catch the bus! Firstly Mal said we could get the train but it would have cost £25!! I suggested the bus as we have our bus passes. So, we caught the bus into Canterbury and did a little shopping there and then the next bus to Herne Bay and the bus stop was very near their house. I think my car has been an absolute pain for Lou. Rhys has had airport runs and goodness knows what else.  Josie has a temperature and had been sick so we weren’t going to stop and risk any germs.

At least now my car is out of their way and they don’t have to think about it any more.

Thought for the Day – “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different.” ~ C S Lewis

Nice to see this on the news this morning, just had to be a Goldie!

We arranged for Lou to collect my car, bring it over to us and we were going to meet Rhys and go for lunch with them. The best laid plans……the car had a puncture. Rhys went to the rescue and they took the car back to the garage. It needed a new tyre, they suggested that the overnight roadworks on the dual carriageway could be the cause.

Another lovely day and warm enough to sit in the garden.

Thought for the Day – “Take time to do what makes your soul happy”

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Another lovely day for a long walk.

When we were almost home we saw a guy in a wheelchair being lifted into a car and realised the labrador Hendrix, who Ellie plays with often in the evenings, is a service dog. I think it is his brother who brings him over to the field for a mad run around.

I was very surprised mid morning that it was 39.5 degrees in the conservatory! Wow, maybe spring is on its way.

Lou rang to say the car is finished and she is going to bring it round tomorrow. What service, she has sorted it all out for us, bless her.

Mal cooked me a lovely meal in the evening and then we watched Green Book, a really nice film.

Thought for the Day – “Be thankful for what you are now and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow.”

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Another lovely day and so another walk with Ellie. It was nice to see that the council have just erected a dog poo bag post by the park. Having said that most of us dog walkers carry loads with us.

At least the council have spent some of their money on something sensible for a change instead of a quarter of a million for an architect to redesign the Guild Hall forecourt in Sandwich. Now that is scandalous.

Wicked productions who put on the Christmas panto we go and see, are performing a “laugh a minute” version of Jungle Book in the Easter holidays, so we have booked tickets for that.

We decided to go for our Valentines meal a day early! So we went to the Crispin and both had their goat curry. They had a new barmaid who we were not impressed with. No lemon in my G&T, Mal handed his card over at the bar when he ordered and she asked if she should add gratuities to it. Mal told her he tipped for good service and good food and we had received neither as yet! How cheeky. Had Pam and Terry been around I think we would have told them.

Thought for the Day – “Dear whoever is reading this, I hope you have a reason to smile today………..”

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