On The Island

Another miserable day. We took Ellie to Sandwich Lakes.  Very muddy but they have a dog paddock there, with a bit of protection from trees. It ‘s a lovely place in the summer but why not try in the winter?!

Of course after the walk we went in to the cafe to get warm! They had all the log burners alight.

We spent the afternoon watching Olympics….we have another gold! Three now!

I went to bed early as I had a very runny nose and streaming eyes.

We exchanged Valentine’s cards and presents and then I went to M&S to buy one of their Valentine meals. When I was there I decided against it and preferred a smoked salmon, prawn and cream cheese starter and then saw some mussels, much more inviting than their set meal! Sicilian compote for dessert and then I bought a bottle of Whispering Angel wine. It cost more than their set meal but much better content! I’d rather choose things we like.

Hammers were playing in the afternoon and managed to get through in extra time!!

Mal cooked dinner and then we watched “The Ballad of Wallis Island.” We really enjoyed it.

Mal went to a writing course at Walmer Castle, so Ellie and I dropped him off and walked along the sea front. Coincidently we applied to re-join English Heritage the previous day but haven’t a number yet, so we had to pay £4 for the car park.

The sun did come out for about 5 minutes.

Wingham Orchards for our walk and the sun was out!! What a change.

On the way home we were passed by a lot of Police with blue lights flashing. Exactly as I guessed they were going to the  Pro Palestinian demonstration. Why the blue lights? Hardly an emergency!!

We stopped at Wingham Farm shop again and yes, we bought three more pots for the garden!!!

Now that is what I like to see in the garden!! It has been a long winter.

In the evening it was a Red Hatter “out”. I met Pam and Ali at the Granville Theatre in Ramsgate.

We waited for Penny but by 7.25 Pam decided to phone her. She had forgotten all about it!! Oh dear.  It was a Dire Straits tribute. Money for Nothing. I have to say they were very good.

The only problem with the Granville is that there is no car park, so you end up walking a long way to the car, not good late at night.

We walked Ellie in Minster and the sun was out for a couple of minutes but it was so muddy.

Back home and I decided to clean my wellies and bag as they really are so caked in mud. Of course tomorrow they will be just the same again.

In the afternoon back to the Canterbury dentist to take impressions. I called in to Wingham Farm shop on the way back to get some apples and they had frost proof garden pots for ridiculously low prices. They were priced half the original price and now 50% off that! They are changing supplier and so are selling the old stock at cost price!! I bought two.

I drove to Whitfield to get some fish stock, which I can’t seem to find anywhere else! Where have all the fish stock cubes gone? I managed to get some but not the ones I wanted.

Ellie had a favourite Christmas toy which she has played with so much and almost destroyed it. I was almost prepared to pay  £12 on Ebay but found two today for 50p each!!  It seemed in B&M that they have emptied all their store rooms out. Two massive aisles with most things 50p!! I was lucky to find them.

Another loss for Spurs, we are now 16th in the table and Mal is concerned Hammers will be relegated! Their game was better, thought it was a win until Man U levelled in extra time!

A work day at Cancer Research and I have to say it was possibly the worst Monday I have worked there. The card machine packed up LAST Monday and in spite of them saying it would be replaced within 24 hours, a week on and still no machine!  Not only that, still no Cancer Research Carrier Bags nor new person’s gift aid forms. The fact they closed so many shops at the end of last year, surely there are things from those shops? Who am I as a volunteer to say anything? I just try and explain to all the customers and tell them is a cash machine next door. Hopeless if their card is on their phone!! So much custom has been lost in the last week.

Jack is on holiday, probably just as well!