On The Island

I went to Whitfield to get some shopping whilst Mal took Ellie but she just wanted a wander around the field opposite and no more, so he brought her home.

It actually rained later when Mal went to the allotment. Nothing significant but a tiny drop of rain. Spurs beat Chelsea in their pre season match in Australia. Let’s hope the season starts as well.

 

Another warm day and so a walk around the cricket pitch. This weather Ellie really isn’t up for long walks, not that we are either! All of us “getting on”!

In the afternoon we went into Canterbury to the Marlowe theatre to watch “The Choir of Man” again. They were so good we saw them in London and came home and booked today’s tickets! It is such a feel good production and probably reminds me of my upbringing in a pub as the stage is the pub bar(The Jungle). They are so energetic and talented.

It really was a fantastic show, one of our favourites. As it was Friday night we decided to collect fish and chips from Ossies. A nice end to the day.

 

Another short walk with Ellie at 6am, she wasn’t keen on going too far. Another hot day.

I met up with the Red Hatters for lunch. Penny organised this one as she knew the landlady from the pub we were going to. At the last minute this morning two of our members pulled out and another changed her food choices! The two who didn’t come said it was too hot and they felt ill. In spite of that we had a good time and welcomed a new member, Nickie. Now we have 2 Nickies and two Angies!!

Ellie had her walk at 6, just to the field and around the cemetery, too hot for her even at that time of day…she is getting old! She has her fans and cool mat The garden all watered early and then Mal to the allotment to water. There are a lot of Courgettes at the moment.

Later in the day we had the air con on again (plus the fans around the house!) It was much nicer sitting indoors in the evening so we watched a couple more episodes of “Slow Horses”.  It is a very addictive series.

Early to the park again for a walk in the shade.

Work but a lot of the day it was just Karen and I as Jack was on holiday. A good day apart from the till seizing up, possibly internet and a blank screen with a queue of customers! But I managed to sell quite a lot of Superdraw lottery tickets….the things we have to do!!

A walk in Knees Wood, unfortunately we saw the lady with her “attacking spaniel” so we walked in the opposite direction. That poor dogs problem is the other end of the lead. It did go for Ellie once and its owner was in a total panic saying “he does that sometimes”!!

Then a coffee, Ellie was quite tired as it was very humid, so I drove the car up to the cafe!

We heard yesterday that Milly’s mum has sadly passed . Sol asked if we could look after Luna sometime when Milly has to empty her house…of course we will.

Cassidy (hop-a-long)is still living in our garden. He flies OK, comes and has some food and a drink, sits in the Bay leaf pot and then flies away for a while. He is a bit of a scruffy blackbird, bless him. I also found a bush cricket in the garden.