Year: 2018

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I went shopping early but not the usual manic Saturday at Westwood, in fact it was quite quiet. 

I have noticed that we can now see the island where they hold the weddings opposite us. In the summer the trees block the view.

We watched the Hammers game in the afternoon. Didn’t they do well?! I have to say Spurs did as well.

Thought for the Day – “Hard times will always reveal true friends.”

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We collected the car at lunchtime. Rhys gave us a lift from home and then when it was ready, Lou ran us to the garage. I know taxis get priority at this garage which is fair enough. We were in no rush and as Rhys says, if it’s urgent he will attend to the taxis straight away. It’s such a good garage they are always so busy. As I said previously we spent little money on the car, so maybe we’ll keep it for a while longer. We’ve no complaints about it at all, it’s just getting a bit old. 

Later we went to the skip hire place to collect some fire wood and they didn’t have any. We’ll have to go back another time. 

We seem to be ‘catching up’ on TV programmes. One I almost missed was “Hugh’s Wild West” on BBC2, so watched that on the iplayer. This was followed by Chris Packham’s  Nature’s weirdest events. I get a bit addicted to nature programmes.

Thought for the Day – “The prettiest smiles hide the deepest secrets. The prettiest eyes have cried the most tears. And the kindest hearts have felt the most pain.”

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When they phoned us, very little needs spending on it but one part needs replacing which as they are so busy we will collect the car the following day as the part needed had to be ordered. So Rhys and Lou drove us back home. It looks as though we will be holding on to the car for a bit longer.

By the time we were home it had almost stopped raining so took Ellie for her walk. Again we went through the woods that she loves and as usual she meets friends on the way.

Weatherwise a bit of a dull day and so we lit the fire and stayed in the rest of the day. 

Thought for the Day – “I want to live my life without stress and worries. I don’t need to be rich and famous, I just want to be happy.” 

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We took Ellie for a lovely walk in the sun! That was a surprise but the ground was still very muddy. The “lady of the manor” (our landlady Lorna) has now given us permission to use her wood which she has marked as “Private Property” and banned others from using. We are privileged , so we took Ellie through there. All we could hear were the woodpeckers. 

Lunchtime I met up with the Red Hatters. This time we had a couple of new ladies joined us so that was good. We had lunch at the Racing Greyhound and then a meeting to decide what we will do for the next few months.

Thought for the Day – “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

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We took Ellie for her walk and it was very misty. Mal and I then went shopping. We are checking out carpet prices and also a new bed. They seem to have gone up in price a lot and now we have to decide what sort of bed we want. The one in the spare room which is about three years old is better than ours but is an ottoman bed. This is a total pain when moving and it has to be taken apart . We’ll have to think about it.

It seems like a mammoth task trying all the beds out and in the third shop I told Mal I was bored and let’s do it another day. They also told us that you are no longer allowed to take your old mattress to the tip, they have to be “properly” disposed of. I am not sure how true that is but it may account for mattresses dumped in beauty spots around the country.

Thought for the Day – “Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow’s a fresh opportunity to make it better.”

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A day at Demelza when we all decided no one has any money after Christmas. However I think the staff made up for the lack of customers! I bought a pair of long furry boots and downstairs where we have all the occasion wear and bridal gowns I found a lovely Jacques Verts summer dress. I also found a nice M&S leather jacket that Fran bought. Between the four of us we managed to boost the sales! 

I have to say the stock room looked a little as though we had been burgled, there were so many donations.

Thought for the Day – “Sweet words are not always true. True words are not always sweet. But no matter what words can say actions will always tell the truth.”

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Out with Ellie then it was a bit of a clean up day.

We watched the Hammers game. That was a waste of time, an awful game! We should have watched Spurs instead! 

Thought for the Day – “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”