On The Island

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.

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!

We went over to East Kent Railway. At last it was open. A little confusing but they are a registered charity and own Knees Wood where Ellie loves walking at quite a speed! We let her choose which path she goes on and then occasionally she turns around to see if we are still following her!

Just like everywhere else, it was so muddy. I have given up washing my wellies, I just throw them in a bag now!

All the train enthusiasts, volunteers are back and working. After the walk we went into the Colonel’s Cafe for a coffee. It is just a nice friendly place.

A very strange game between Liverpool v Manchester City!!

Another miserable damp day. Spurs lost and West Ham won their game.  I just wish it were Spring and we could sit outside and not have a muddy wet dog!

We drove into Deal to walk Ellie along the sea front as it is the least muddiest place we could think of! At least the rain held off for the walk, just drizzle.

Mal laughed at me because I bought some new standalone solar lights for the garden. They are the same as the ones I bought last year and they are really good, just as spares. He just said “who buys garden lights in this weather?!”  ME!!  Perhaps Spring will arrive a little quicker.

I booked another trip for the Kent Lavender Ladies for May, a days river cruise.

Another wet walk with Ellie. We went to King Edward VI park, a lot of mud but at least some of the trees covered us during some of the walk.

Mal reminded me it was a winter like this made our decision to move to North Cyprus. Mmmmm, does make you think there maybe better everything somewhere else. Yes, I am tired of avoiding potholes every time I drive. It’s even worse when you don’t notice them and they are full of rain water.

Then a drive  to Margate for our next £20.26 meal ! Today is Mullins. Again the starter and main course were very good but the dessert let them down, it was hard and overcooked. Just as well I couldn’t eat it all! I had roasted squash and coconut soup followed by Blackened Swordfish Steak served with Chorizo Sautéed Potatoes and Lime & Chilli Butter. Both excellent. 

 

A day out for the Red Hatters. We met up for lunch at The Ivy at Canterbury and had a really delicious meal.

We finished lunch and then made our way to The Marlowe Theatre to watch “Sunny Afternoon”.

It really is a good show and took me back to my youth (or should I say when I was 16!!) They even mentioned England winning the world cup – I was in Germany when it was played!