Month: April 2017

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Easter eggs first….

Then an  early morning walk and then Torin, Scarlet and Jack left to go home. Mal has been helping Torin with a course he has to do for work and so it has not been much of a break for him.

Mal and I started sorting things out for moving. We heard from David and Kenny who believed they had a buyer for their house. Sadly another time waster who wanted them to include their entire home, including antiques for the same price!
Thought for the day – “Be grateful for today and never take anything for granted. Life is a blessing.”

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Out with the dogs first thing.

We spent a lot of the rest of the day at Wingham Wildlife Park.

Thought for the Day – “Easter is the only time of the year when it is perfect;y safe to put all your eggs in one basket.” ~ Kurt Avish

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Torin, Scarlet and Jack arrived very early and so we took the three dogs straight out for a long walk and went past the house we will be moving into, so we showed them where it was. We also went to see some of the horses.

The rest of the day was spent in the garden and we had a BBQ.

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In a taste test for this years Easter eggs the 80p Sainsbury egg came out on top. A pity I have bought all the expensive  Thornton’s eggs for the TEN grandchildren!

We went to deliver the last of the eggs to Rhys’s house, ready for Sunday. We have a slow puncture in one of the front tyres and asked where he goes. He told us the garage he uses for his taxis and Lou rang them so we only had to pay £10 for the repair. There was a screw in it.  Tariq is home from the Marines for two weeks. He is loving Marines and I am sure has grown another 6 inches taller. It’s nice to see him.

Again we heard from the letting agent for the new cottage. They had all our details three years ago when we moved into Shatterling but now we have to do it all again. Of course we do,  at the cost of another £90 each! That;s such easy money they earn. Mal spent ages sorting out all the paper work they require which we will take in on Saturday. We also have to pay an additional £500 deposit for Ellie!

Meanwhile I went to Canterbury/Sturry to get all the food shopping for the weekend. Torin, Scarlet and Jack are coming supposedly this evening but Torin phoned at 4 to say he was still on a job in London and hadn’t even packed and had to get home and collect the kids. I think he will be here tomorrow morning early. Maybe the traffic will be better then anyway.

This is a peek at our new garden!

Thought for the Day – “The happiest people are not the ones with the best or the most things but those who most appreciate what they have.” ~ Oliver Gaspirtz

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We took Ellie for a walk and noticed the giant rhubarb has started to grow at Preston Court. It’s amazing how quickly it grows and how huge it will become.

As we arrived home drain men were there from the council. We were told they were coming and they waited until we were there before they started their work. I made them tea and they were so grateful. Doesn’t anyone make contractors a drink any more?! From what they were saying, no they don’t!

We had a Groupon voucher for afternoon tea at Wyevale Garden centre and as Mal wanted some things for the allotment we drove over there.  It was good, Mal ate most of the cakes! It also included never ending coffee or tea. What a bargain for £10.

We were still waiting for a decision on the house we went to view the previous day. On the way to the garden centre we had a phone call from the agent saying it was down to us and the owner wanted to meet us .

Yesterday I was quite stressed about having to move until we spoke to one of our neighbours, Jo who has not been well for a while and she has now been diagnosed with Parkinsons, poor girl she is only about mid 30’s. That totally put things in perspective. It had been additional stress that we took a gamble and gave our notice in the previous night, to leave on 11th May. Quite funny really as the landlord got straight on to us and offered us an additional months notice, which made 4 months!!

We went to see the new owner early evening and yes, we can have the cottage! It is so nice and quirky, well, we like different.  It has a huge garden and is down a very quiet lane. This is the lane down to the house.

The land surrounding the cottage was once owned by Juliana de Leybourne who in the 12th century was the richest woman in England. There is a lot of very interesting history around the cottage.

Thought for the Day – “Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express not to impress. Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt.” ~ Amit Sodha

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Our landlord’s son has visited a couple of times with contractors, just “taking soil samples”. The first time we asked why and he said it was nothing for us to worry about. At the weekend we received a letter in the post giving us notice to leave the cottage! Mmmm, that’s nothing to worry about! He arrived again this morning so Mal had it out with him. His parents are extending the cottage and going to move into it themselves when all the work is complete. BUT we have three months which I guess is fairish.

We took Ellie out while they were digging holes to put CCTV down them. It was lovely in the woods.

The rest of the day was spent looking for another property. We found one very close to us and had an appointment to view but other people are looking too so I won’t say too much about that one in case the other people get it. I think we were probably the last to enquire about it. Our problem is less and less landlords allow dogs.

Thought for the Day – “You should never regret anything in life. If it’s good it’s wonderful.  If it’s bad, it’s experience.” ~ Victoria Holt

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Violet and Tris left in the morning. I was at Demelza all day. We had a complete set of brand new chef’s knives in a presentation case. I asked Sol if he was interested as he is at catering college. Yes, he was very interested and so we have bought them for his birthday. That boosted the day’s sales too which meant we went over our target. Jack did joke about what would happen if I got stopped on the way home with all those knives and did I have ID. I said of course, I could show them my bus pass! Yes, that was one way to show I am old enough!

Dinner was waiting for me when I arrived home.

I discovered this peacock butterfly in the garden.

Thought for the Day – “The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about.”