Month: May 2014

Bargains – M&S Sale – Marks & Spencer up to 60% off & Brewery Tours – £10 for 2 at buyagift.co.uk & Wickes Laminate Flooring – 25% off at wickes.co.uk & Sainsburys Appliances at sainsburys.co.uk & Dual SIM Pay-As-You-Go Travel Phones – amazon.co.uk & Wallis Discount Code – wallis.co.uk

We had a cooked breakfast. Scarlet and Jack insisted on eating it outside!

We then met up with Rhys, Lou and family for my “birthday lunch” at the Bellevue Tavern, Pegwell Bay. Unfortunately, Torin and I ordered the confit of  duck which was nothing special but everyone else enjoyed their choices. Between us Lou and I downed 3  and a half bottles of wine! I didn’t realise until afterwards when Mal told me.  At least I had 7 out of the 10 grandchildren there!

 

It was a really lovely day. Thank you to Torin, Rhys, Lou and all the grandchildren and of course Mal for making it special. The little kids were collecting ants in a clean ash tray. It was keeping them amused and they were all well behaved and then one of the pub workers grabbed the ash tray off them. I told her they were only collecting ants and she said she would bring a replacement……of course she had no intention of doing that. For all the money we spent, which obviously went into the hundreds, I didn’t like her attitude to the kids. It’s things like that, that put me off going back again, especially when they were all so well behaved.

Bargains – Boots No 7 Sale – £5 off at boots.com & Tesco Direct Discount Code – tesco.com & Joules Discount Code – joules.com &Debenhams Promotional Code at debenhams.com & Monarch Airlines Sale at monarch.co.uk & Jacamo Discount Code – 20% off at jacamo.co.uk

Another warm and sunny day. Mal worked in the morning…I shopped!

We drove off and met up with Pauline and Chris later in the day and had lunch with them. Very nice it was too.

Torin had been working in Ashford and then had to drive back home and collect the twins to drive back down here again!! But he said he promised to be here for my birthday weekend!!

We sat up until 1.30 chatting.

Bargains – Monarch Airlines Sale 2014 – Cheap Flights from £39.99 & Wilko Paint – wilko.com & Tesco Mobile Phones Deals at tesco.com & Bon Marche Discount Code – bonmarche.co.uk & Matalan Sale Online – 50% off at matalan.co.uk & La Redoute Discount Code – laredoute.co.uk

Every morning here I am woken up by the dawn chorus of birds. This morning I managed to go back to sleep for an hour. We also heard a plane taking off from Manston………they are still trying to save Manston Airport! It’s officially closing today.

It is so very sad watching the news from Soma and Turkeys worst mine disaster ever. There have also been demos in Ankara and Istanbul against the government. In fact yesterday Erdogan had to take refuge in a supermarket in Soma.

We had sun!!! Mal started working and I went for a wander around the shops and then sat in the garden.

We went into Canterbury in the afternoon and had our pre theatre dinner there and then on to the Marlowe Theatre to see Jools Holland. I can’t say I am that big a fan of his but love going to live shows and like  his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. Well, tonight changed my mind, it was  fantastic show and we were all up and “boogying” along with the music by the end of the evening . What talented musicians and Marc Almond and Melanie C were very good too. A great evening.

Thought for the Day – “No one day is like another, each tomorrow has its special miracle, its magic moment in which old universes are destroyed and new stars created.” ~ Paulo Coelho

Bargains – British Airways Sale – britishairways.com & The Colony Hotel Kyrenia – 5* Half Board from £535pp at mercury-direct.co.uk & Wickes Discount Code – wickes.co.uk plus Free Delivery & Phase Eight Sale – phase-eight.co.uk & Last Minute Hotel Rooms – lastminute.com

A lovely sunny day and so we went into Canterbury. We had lunch at our favourite Seafood restaurant , Chapman’s. I  just love that place!

After lunch it was so nice we went for a long walk by the river at Westgate.

We bought a few things and then came back to the caravan. Rhys, Lou and the kids came round in the evening.

Thought for the Day – “If you understand life, you are misinformed.” ~ Paulo Coelho

Bargains – Debenhams Flowers Discount Code – Free Delivery at debenhamsflowers.com & Debenhams Sale – up to 25% off plus free delivery at debenhams.com & Sammys Hotel Kyrenia – 3 Week Package for £389pp at mercury-direct.co.uk & Sainsburys Home – Appliances Sale at sainsburys.co.uk

We met up with Pauline and Chris.Chris is still having medical appointments.

We then went to Pegwell Bay, The Belle Vue Tavern and sat out in the pub garden it was so nice and sunny. We decided to stay there for lunch which was very good. The garden is right next to the sea at Pegwell Bay.

We did a bit of shopping, mainly at the farm shop and managed to get everything that was UK grown, mostly around this area.
Early evening Tris and Violet came on Skype.

There was a lot of screeching outside the caravan and we realised it was parakeets on next doors caravan. There really are a lot of them around Thanet.

Bargains – Thorntons Hampers – Discount Code at thorntons.co.uk & Argos Discount Codes – £100 off at argos.co.uk &Cheap Holiday in Malta – 3 weeks £299pp at mercury-direct.co.uk & Dorothy Perkins Voucher Code – 25% off plus Free Delivery at dorothyperkins.com & Sainsburys Kettle – Morphy Richards BRITA Filter Kettle for £24.99 at sainsburys.co.uk & PetsPyjamas Discount Code – Pet Treat Boxes £5 off at petspyjamas.com

We were all up quite early again, had breakfast and then Marion was off to her walking group and we headed to Margate. Not many planes at Manston Airport as we drove past. The airport has closed down after a very short time of KLM using it. A very smart move from Ann Gloag, buying it for a pound and now I guess she will sell it for a housing estate to be built there and she will be a billionaire.  You can tell the Tories are in!

I went to get some shopping while Mal started sorting some of his work that has arrived.  Mal has some sort of allergy and kept me awake most of last night, so we are both tired!! Not up to doing much at all.

Bargains – Sainsburys Appliances at sainsburys.co.uk & Citrus Tree Gardens – North Cyprus at mercury-direct.co.uk &Debenhams Home Sale – 20% off at debenhams.com & BHS Sale – bhs.co.uk & Presents for Men Discount Code – 30% off at presentsformen.co.uk & Homebase Discount Code – homebase.co.uk

It was Sol’s 16th birthday and so we phoned him first thing. He was doing something for his Duke of Edinburgh award during the day but was home for his birthday cake in the evening.

I took Mal to Warwick Uni and then went and spent the day in Kenilworth. After his meeting we drove to Marion’s, my sister. She had a problem with her drains and was waiting for the water board to come out. They did eventually and sorted it all out. Meanwhile we went out to dinner. We went to the Firecrest in Wendover.