Archives for October 2018 | On The Island

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Wednesday 3rd September 2018

We are doing well with the weather, so off we went to Stone Bay. Now we are not restricted to the hours we are allowed on the beach. We could stay there all day if we wished. A sure sign that summer has finished, the toilets are locked and also people are removing their beach huts. I didn’t know but in the first photo Ellie has seaweed on her nose!!

We stopped at the garden centre on the way back for a few bits Mal wanted for the allotment.

I was very happy today to hear that Zoe Ball will be the presenter for the Radio 2 Breakfast Show. I have hated Chris Evans doing it, in fact I stopped listening to it. I still think of Zoe doing that bike ride. In fact I cried while she was battling through it and of course the reason why.

Thought for the Day – “Be that kind soul that makes everybody feel like a somebody.”

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Tuesday 2nd October 2018

Ellie and I were up just before it was light and so we went for a long walk by the river.

Rhys and I planned to meet for lunch. We met at Westwood and then drove to Margate looking for inspiration but a few of the places we thought of going to were closed, I guess they think summer is over so are only opening in the evenings. We carried on driving and Rhys suggested we just go somewhere for a coffee or back to Westwood. We were driving past Manston so I said we should go in the Jolly Farmer.

We had a drink and looked at the menu and ordered something to eat. Rhys’s came OK and mine was the wrong meal. I ordered sea bass with vegetables, instead I had sea bass linguine. So they took it back, obviously scooped the sea bass from the top and plonked it on some mashed potato. I was then told the vegetables would come soon. I waited and in the end started eating the fish which had obviously been kept warm and was by now looking dried up. Ages afterwards the vegetables arrived. Not the best meal and so we didn’t leave a tip!

Rhys went off to do his school run and I came home, both of us saying we would be a lot more organised next week.

Thought for the Day – “Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~ Robert Brault

Monday, October 1st, 2018Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Monday 1st October 2018

October already! The good thing is that the ban on dogs on the beaches is lifted!

Demelza day and now we have all the winter stock in.

Thought for the Day – “I love straightforward people. The lack of drama makes life ten times easier.”