Year: 2020

Down to the allotment with Ellie again. More planting. Chris fitted us a new tap so we were able to water the seedlings. I scrubbed the shed ready for painting. It had been covered in green mould. Ellie just chills!

Thought for the Day – “Life is a series of  thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them.”

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Another lovely day even though it was cold. Again we went to the allotment with Ellie. She does love it there but we have realised we will have to organise some shade for her in the summer. We cleaned a load of rubbish the previous owner had left stuffed down the side and the back of the shed. There was loads of broken glass.

Chris in the next allotment heard us saying that the tap was not working properly. Keeping his distance he said after we left he would fit a new one for us as he had one in his shed…nice man!

So, we took home purple sprouting broccoli and rhubarb.

Thought for the Day – “What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.” ~ Maya Angelou

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I am pleased we listened to Michael Gove on TV this morning. He said of course people can go to their allotments, it is the very nature of allotments!!! Yeah!! We were going anyway using that as our one piece of exercise. At least now it is official. BUT we never see a policeman anyway in Sandwich so who is going to police all this anyway?!

Tariq is back home again, on leave. I don’t think his life style in the Marines really prepares him for being locked down at home! I think he is already out running along the coast.  Rhys sent me this photo when he was running at 5.30 this morning……..beautiful.

We took Ellie and went to the allotment and did a lot of work. We cut the hedge, cleared around one of the ponds and set some wild flower seeds behind it. I also weeded all around the raspberry canes.

A mouse spooked Ellie and she caught her nose on some wire fencing! I bathed it as soon as we arrived home.

As we walked past our next door neighbours house they called from their front window and they have been text to tell them they should stay isolated for 3 months! We have asked them to let us know if they need anything. They have no family locally. Mal found the dog food they wanted online so they have ordered that.

Thought for the Day – “Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

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We had our morning walk with Ellie in the sun, everyone keeping their distance.

In the afternoon we walked to the allotment and took a new compost bin down. I watered some of the newly sown seeds. We were the only ones down there today.

So Boris has told us three weeks lock down and we are allowed one piece of exercise a day, so the allotment will have to be ours. We certainly can’t leave our produce to rot!

It will be back to old times, Skyping the family, let’s hope the water and electricity supplies hold out, unlike Cyprus!

Thought for the Day – “To be calm is the highest achievement of the self.” Zen proverb

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We took Ellie out and kept our distance from people, not many out anyway. A beautiful day but a cold wind.

Rhys invited us for lunch as he was cooking for Mother’s Day. We have spent nearly all week with them and I decided to ignore Boris’s “stay away from your mothers today”. Sorry, I have lost one son and I am not going to be parted from the other one on Mother’s Day! We had a lovely day and I received not only presents and card from Lou and Rhys but also from all the grandchildren. I had some lovely handmade cards.

Rhys cooked us a lovely lunch and Josie and Ollie baked us a special Mother’s/Nanny’s cake, bless them. Tariq was home too, going back to Marines in the evening and Sol called round as well. Only River missing but he was sent home from his school as he had a cough, so was in home isolation.

Grandad helped Ollie with a bit of homework and Rhys showed me how he planned to alter our garden while he is not working.

Thought for the Day – “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while but their hearts forever.”

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Not a good time for Lou and Rhys. Rhys decided as there wouldn’t be anyone around the previous evening, he was going to stay at home, probably for quite a while under the present circumstances. One of his friends did work and took £8 all night.

They all came round here and we all self isolated once again at the allotment. Rhys and Ollie re-roofed the shed for us, so a good job done. It’s an old shed that leaked water, so it won’t any more!!

I also spotted a peacock butterfly down there.

On Tuesday we were due to stay at our favourite hotel , Powdermills, for three days.  We visit there every year. They had a phone conversation with Mal today and said we can re – book (as we had vouchers) and so we have booked for August! I was so looking forward to going there as it is such a relaxing break but we now have a three day off peak stay changed to a peak booking. In August maybe we can even swim in their outdoor pool.  Of course Ellie comes too as they have acres of woods we walk in.

Thought for the Day – “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” ~ Victor Hugo

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The first day of home schooling…well organised Lou!

Because of the present situation, I called the hospital to see if my Maxillofacial appointment will still go ahead on Monday. Yes, it is!! That was a surprise.

We walked Ellie and then lunchtime I went off to Deal to the hairdressers. She is spacing out appointments and making all necessary precautions. I think I got in just in time, who knows what will happen next.

I went into Aldi, no queues at the checkouts but not a lot in the shop anyway but I did get some things and then a few more from Sainsburys.

I had a message from Jack to say Demelza Canterbury is closing down from today for the forseeable.

By the time I arrived home the Maxillofacial department had phoned from the hospital to say that my Monday’s appointment has now been cancelled!

All pubs/clubs/cinemas/restaurants/cafes have now been told to close.

Thought for the Day – “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” ~ Stephen Hawking

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