On The Island

We discovered why the seagulls are making so much noise at 4.15 in the morning. We know there isn’t a nest on our roof or our close neighbours but the mum was parading these along our roof this morning. Two young chicks who the mum obviously screeches at to make them walk around!

I am really going off seagulls! We also have them swooping down on us every time we go to the cemetery as the house next door has a nest on their roof.

I went to Westwood Cross as I haven’t been there for some time.  I did look round the clothes shops, totally uninspired. M&S even looked as though they had a lot of winter colours in already!

We walked Ellie around the cricket pitch in Sandwich, walking along The Butts.

Jack recommended a restaurant in Broadstairs, The Jetty. We keep saying we are going to try it and never get round t it. So today we went and it really was good food. I had the tuna, very tasty. It is in a prime position, almost surrounded by sea. The staff were lovely too.

Well worth going.

We didn’t have a dessert as they all seemed quite heavy/sickly but as we were walking along the sea front back to the car, I decided to have a Kelly’s Ice cream to help my mouth as it is full of ulcers again! So, we just bought two and within seconds a seagull swooped and grabbed mine out of my hand. I had forgotten how brutal Broadstairs seagulls are!

Then of course in the evening we watched the England v Argentina game. Oh dear. I wonder why we had 6 in defence??!

 

King George VI park and it was so breezy by the sea that Mal said he should have brought his fleece with him!

In the evening we watched France v Spain and sadly France lost.

A work day. It was quite quiet in the morning but crazily busy in the afternoon.

Lunchtime I popped out to the shops. I was going into the butchers but someone had collapsed on the floor so I gave that a miss!! Then I had just got back from lunch when a worker from Sainsburys (next door) came rushing in and asked if we had a blanket as someone had fallen in their shop and there was blood everywhere! Oh dear. So, two ambulances outside. I don’t think this weather is being kind to a lot of people but to be honest there was a very strong wind coming off the sea so it wasn’t excessively hot.

As I mentioned, the afternoon was so busy and I was exhausted when I arrived home.

Knees Wood followed by a coffee. Ellie seems to find some energy when we go round the wood and leads the way!

At lunchtime we met up with Jem and Dom and had lunch with them at The Bell in Minster. It was nice to see them.

Men’s final of the tennis in the afternoon. Pleased to see Sinner win.

Another early morning walk and watching more tennis. Then of course watching England beat Norway in the football.

Another early morning walk to avoid the heat of the sun.

A message from the surgery, following from the blood test, to collect some meds from the pharmacy which I did. I also had to make appointments for more blood tests.