Month: June 2018

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Sandwich were holding “Le Weekend”, so Lou came over with Ollie, Oscar and Josie.

There was a lot going on, a French market, re enactments and lot of food stalls and French performers singing and dancing. In fact we stayed all day, had Paella for lunch from one of the trade stands (didn’t think that was French?!) We sat by the main stage for most of the afternoon and there really was some talent performing.

Late afternoon Jemma and Dom joined us.

When the performances finished we came home and had a snack. Lou went home with the kiddlies, they had a very full day!  Ellie had too with so many people stopping to make a fuss of her!

We then went to the  Kings Arms for a drink with Jem and Dom. Another pub crossed off our list! We have to try them all in Sandwich. The Crispin is definitely our favourite.

Thought for the Day ~ “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” ~ Maya Angelou

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It was such a lovely morning, so Ellie and I were off and out at 5.30am. We had a long walk along the river and then went to the cricket pitch field, where she had a long run round with a greyhound. I went shopping and Mal started painting the fence……a promise of no rain!

I listened to some of the BBCRadio 2 500 words.  I thought this story was magical. “The Little Messenger”.

Thought for the Day – “Train your mind to see the good in everything. Positivity is a choice. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.”

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I was off early to Beltinge as it was the day to take Ollie, Oscar and Josie to school. Lou and Rhys had their school runs but I saw them in between and Lou and I took the two dogs for a walk to Reculver. Ollie had his walk 6km for water charity in the morning with all his class. I was to pick Ollie and Josie up when school finished and Oscar was staying for Football club. So, Ollie Josie and I went and spent time in the park until Oscar had finished.

We went into the school reception and asked where they would be coming out. I was told that there was no football club! So, I asked if they would find out where Oscar was. Oh my goodness, me picking him up and no football club!! It seems, as their teacher came and told me apologetically that there had “been a mix up”and football club was the previous night but Oscar had stayed for athletics club!! I’m not sure whose the mix up was but in future football club will be on Wednesday night!

Mal has been trying to shrink down some of the photos on this blog as we are changing servers. He has just told me I have 50,000 photos on it. I answered that is why my cameras wear out!

In the evening we watched England’s friendly game. I may have to eat my words but I believe that Gareth Southgate has done well choosing a young team. They did show a lot more enthusiasm than the millionaires we usually see kicking a football and throwing tantrums.

Thought for the Day – “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” ~ Thomas Campbell

 

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We have been waiting to paint fences but every time we are home and make the decision, it rains. Today we decided to sort the garden a bit more. I have two cherry trees in pots, so we emptied them out of the pots and took them to the allotment. There are also two trees in the garden which look silly, so they are going too! At least we can get all these out and then we can paint the fences. I have several climbers I have kept in pots until the fences are done.

Meanwhile I drove Mal to the allotment with the cherry trees. his allotment is certainly looking much better than it was but still a lot of work to go.

The guy who has the allotment next door asked me to go and look at his cauliflowers. They were massive. That is one thing Mal has never had much success at. He also showed me all the tools he has to make life easier for him. As I left he gave me a cabbage! He lives on his own or rather him and his dog Teddy and gives most of his vegetables away!

We had the first strawberries both from the allotment and from my garden. Rhys bought me three plants when we moved in.

Thought for the Day – “Don’t spend your whole life trying to prove you’re a good person. Just be one. ” ~ Kristen Butler

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I took Ellie out early, it was drizzling. Later I went to the shops around the corner in the town. They have some really nice individual shops and they are very tempting.

House cleaning in the afternoon while Mal went to the allotment.

I watched an excellent tennis match where Cecchinato beat Djokovic.  I am pleased I stopped to watch it.

Thought for the Day – “You’ll be happier the moment you start listening to your own inner voice, rather than the path  directed for you by others.” ~ Kristen Butler

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My day at Demelza and it was really nice to be back. I haven’t been in  all of May as I was away or Bank holidays.  Linda wasn’t in as she had her hip operation. I managed to sell a few bits of expensive jewellery and we took three times the normal amount we take on a Monday. I told Jack it was because I was back!!  It was nice to be with the old crowd.

Mal looked after Ellie but not quite well enough. Some time during the day she dug a hole in the new turf even though she looks a picture of innocence here!

Thought for the Day – “Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully.” ~ Kristen Butler

The hotel we were staying at in Worthing was so hot. The room we were in, the window only opened a small gap. So, we had tea and then left fairly early and headed for Hastings and decided to have breakfast there.

We walked around the old town first. This was the first time we discovered 20th Century Funking Junk, a fascinating place selling second hand everything you could imagine, it just went on and on. We will have to go there again. They had some lovely garden pots but they were too heavy for us to carry back to the car park and Hastings sea front was getting very busy by this time!

We then discovered there was Free Jazz and Blues Fest on. So we went into that and they had food stalls, so we had kedgeree and coffee for breakfast. Lovely sitting in a deck chair in the sun with really good music playing.

Next we went to the wet fish shop for some crabs and prawns to take home for Lou and Rhys and of course for us too.

On the drive back Rhys called to ask if w wanted a BBQ. Of course we said yes, we were going there anyway to collect Ellie and give them their shell fish. Had we known a little earlier we could have bought some fish for the BBQ. But we had really nice food and sat in the sun.

The perfect finish to the weekend. Tariq was home but he had gone down the beach with his mates.

Thought for the Day – “Time spent with family is worth every second.”