Month: June 2021

Another early morning with Ellie. We had a wander around St Clements Church. I hadn’t realised they have planted a tree for Sandwich residents affected by Covid.

I went shopping and then we went to the allotment to do a lot of watering and also to cover the blackcurrants with nets before the birds get to them.  We have started eating the strawberries. Also lots of broad beans.

Thought for the Day – “Each new day has a different shape to it. You just roll with it.”

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The early bird………………..

Ellie and I saw the early bird at 5.45 on our walk!

We had a voucher for afternoon tea at Abbots Barton Hotel in Canterbury, so booked it for lunch time today.

It wasn’t very busy there and we were the only ones sat out in the garden. A lovely quiet afternoon tea (for lunch!)

Sol left for his new job in the Ribble Valley. He intended coming to see us to say goodbye but we were out and he had to dash off up north.

Thought for the Day – “Today give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine they see all day.” ~ H Jackson Brown Jr

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Another early morning walk with Ellie.

After breakfast I walked round the town to collect a parcel from Boots click and collect.

Mal then discovered he had lost his phone. He used mine and had to retrace where he had been yesterday. Thankfully in the end he found it in the shed at his allotment. It fell out of his pocket. He usually zips the pocket up but yesterday wore shorts, no zips!

Now I no longer have to drag myself up and down the stairs, Mal painted the undercoat on the bannisters.

Early evening there was a real commotion on the conservatory roof, I went out to see a flurry of tiny grey feathers floating everywhere and a magpie leaving. Obviously the magpie had predated one of the nests around us. It came back a little later to the bird feeder. Mal squirted it with water to make it go away. It’s quite strange that magpies are the only birds Ellie barks at in the garden, she must know what they do.

Thought for the Day – “The most beautiful way to start and end a day is with a grateful heart.”

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Another early morning to avoid the heat. We drove towards Minnis Bay only to find the road had been closed! So on to West Bay , Westgate. Dogs are allowed on the beach until 10, so that was fine. After Ellie playing with all the dogs, we had a coffee at West Bay cafe.

As soon as we were back home, Mal went to the allotment. Our first lot of broad beans!

Thought for the Day – “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” ~ John Wooden

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Again Ellie and I were up early and I went to get the paper. I forgot to take my mask but I was only in there two seconds as I had Ellie.

Lou had her last exam of this year and so we had Ollie, Oscar and Josie. We started off going to the allotment as although it had been raining overnight, it stopped early morning. The strawberries had to be covered. Ollie bless him barrowed a lot of chippings. Mal has also bought a “seed spacer” for the kids to use . He thought it would be a good idea rather than having twenty seeds in one space as they have done before! They are all learning!

Back home to clean up and then  we took them to the Norman Wisdom in Deal for lunch.

They all decided they would have pizza. Imagine when the waitress came to the table to take our order only to be told they were “off” as the pizza oven had broken. Yes, we did consider leaving and going elsewhere but the kids all said it was no problem they would have the beefburgers! I had jacket potato and salad.

They all had ice creams on the way home.

Later Lou arrived and seemed relieved her last exam is now over, for this year anyway!

In the evening I caught up with a couple of episodes of ‘The Pact’.

Thought for the Day – “Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of your mind.”

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Ellie and I were up and out again at 6am before the heat.

On the way home I met the guy who always walks his greyhound at 7am. No dog today, sadly the greyhound had a massive tumour and he lost his battle on Tuesday. His owner stood there in tears telling me, bless him.

I had to go food shopping and it was getting a little cloudy. By the time I came out of Sainsburys it was torrential rain and of course I didn’t have a coat on and so I was drenched. I made sure I had plenty of pain killers  as I am still having tooth problems and my mouth is full of ulcers this week.  I hate taking antibiotics, they mess your body up.

In spite of intermittent rain, Mal went to the allotment and discovered that wood chippings had been delivered, so he got down to it  before anyone else discovered they had been renewed!

Thought for the Day – “Make today count.”

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I took Ellie out early to avoid the heat. You meet different people according to what time you walk and I met one of our neighbours who lives in the next road who I haven’t seen for a while. She was telling me about her husband who had a very bad stroke three years ago and she is still coping with him at home along with 2 carers three times a day. People like that make you realise how lucky you are. We still managed to have a laugh, bless her.

I managed to walk Ellie in the shade, so we went along the river to the cricket pitch. It is so nice and quiet early in the morning.

In the afternoon time to bring the fan out for Ellie!!

I have a blue moon rose in the garden. I had one flower the first year and none last year, so I cut it right back with the threat of digging it up if it didn’t perform this summer. Only one so far this year and it doesn’t look blue to me!

Thought for the Day – “Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful of your life.” ~ Mark Twain

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