Year: 2020

Another early walk. We had a couple of spots of rain in the night but very humid again. Ellie played with Laurie’s greyhound but didn’t try to keep up with him!

I had to go shopping for some things for our holiday. It was too hot to shop. Priority I had to get Ellie a new chew bone! By the time I got home the ice cream I bought was very runny, mainly because I got stuck in a traffic jam. I should have taken the cool bag!

Mal (at last) went to have his hair cut. His barber was called away to an emergency and so he went to a new one. The ageing hippie looks normal now.

Another hot night.

Thought for the Day – “Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters.”

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Another early morning walk with Ellie but it was very humid. We had a shady walk around St Clements.

Lou, Oscar and Josie came round to do some work at the allotment. Rhys and Ollie were at home painting. It was so hot at the allotment. We came back to our house for some lunch.

Thought for the Day – “Whether one believes in a religion or not and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.” ~ Dalai Lama

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Another early morning walk with Ellie. So many people dog walking earlier now. It looks as though the sun is going to be strong again today.

I previously told Rhys that I would like to go to a nice restaurant with fresh fish for this “Eat Out….” incentive. He recommended Birdies in Whitstable and I am so glad he did. Of course we had to book and the only table was outside and we told them that would be fine, in fact better for us then we would be self isolating!

It was very hot at lunchtime and we were so glad we were eating outside. The food and the service were so good and of course half price…well up to £20 off but what a difference that made. I had my favourite, lobster and of course it came along with the seafood pick and nut crackers. I had also ordered mussels to start and Mal said I must have had the messiest meal possible. Yes, I did but didn’t care even when bits of lobster shot across the table! It was so good. I am so glad Rhys suggested this place.

I brush Ellie every night and noticed her dew claw was all bent out of shape as if she had damaged it. I remember another of my dogs catching his and it wouldn’t stop bleeding. So, I phoned the vet and they told me they were just about to shut but “drive straight down”. What service!  We saw Kerry and she took Ellie in (we have to wait in the car park) and she clipped the claw right down and told us to watch it. The cost? £7.50 I didn’t know any vet charged that little nowadays!

Thought for the Day – “To be happy you must: 1. Let go of what’s gone. 2. Be grateful for what remains. 3. Look forward to what’s to come next.”

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Another early walk for Ellie and surprisingly a lot of other people were out this morning with their dogs.

Later we had to go to Deal and so decided to go into Spoons for a coffee, then thought we would stay in the garden for lunch! How crazy, two never ending coffees tuna mayo jacket potato and side salad and Mal’s steak and kidney pie……Total £6.33!!!

Mal watered both allotments and brought today’s goodies home….

Thought for the Day – “Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool.” ~ Syed Balkhi

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Ellie woke me at 5 but we had already decided to walk her a little later and take her to a cool wood. We drove to Kearsney Abbey woods. 

It was lovely and cool and we even had a few spots of rain.

We then went to Lou and Rhys’s for another of Rhys’s delicious goat curry. He cooks it to perfection. Today Oscar was his commis chef and Ollie baked an apple cake! We spent the rest of the day in their garden.

We saw Tariq for a few minutes as he had just returned from Biaritz and he was taking his car and caravan to be cleaned. He brought me two bottles of Creme de Cassis back. He loves the trifle I make and that is what I use in it. I think there was a hint there!

Thought for the Day – “A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.” ~ John Burroughs

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Another early morning walk with Ellie. Later Mal and I drove to the farm shop in Ash.

We sat in the garden in the afternoon and then discovered our little frog at the end of the garden when we were doing the watering.

We don’t have a pond but he appears to live quite happily!

Thought for the Day – “Appreciate good people. They are hard to come by.”

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Another 5am walk with Ellie. On the way, through the cemetery, one of the baby seagulls was out scavenging. Well, he is not much of a baby anymore but he does squawk at his mum.

I wish they would stop putting Ramsgate beach on the news this morning. It means you won’t be able to move on the roads this weekend as they all come down from London! There are a lot more lovely beaches, not just Thanet! They are predicting temperatures of 37.

We spent the afternoon in the garden. Mal did go to the allotment to water. It was nice and cool in the house with the air con on.

Thought for the Day – “Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” ~ Hafez

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