Year: 2022

Out with Ellie across the fields, they have ploughed them all now.

We had our second man round to give us a quote for the garden. He made a better impression than the first one.

We then met up with Mal’s brother and his wife who are staying locally for a couple of days. They brought Marion with them too and we sat and had lunch in King George VI park.

Back home for another quote, not so impressed with that man.

As soon as he had gone I then had to take Ellie to the vets as she has a sore patch on her leg which she has been chewing at. The vet cleaned it all and asked if she had ever had skin allergies, which she hasn’t. She said it is a “hot spot” and was slightly infected. We have antibiotic cream to put on it  twice daily and she has to return in a week, just in case it may be another mast cell tumour. Fingers crossed it’s not.

Thought for the Day – “There are no mistakes, only opportunities.” ~Tina Fey

Ellie had a lovely run over the fields. They are ploughing the fields now we have had a tiny bit of rain.

We had a lot more grapes from the allotment, they are deliciously sweet.

Today we had the first groundwork man here to get a quote for the garden. We had so many bad builders in north Cyprus it made us delay getting any work done in this house but now we have to.   Bit by bit. We also need their ideas of what to do in the garden.

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

We walked Ellie across the fields in the rain.

I then went into Birchington to get some meat. They have started doing chorizo  wrapped in chicken breast and bacon. I asked the new face in the butchers how long they had been doing it as we bought something similar in Hythe last week. “Only since yesterday “. He then told me the whole story. He is new at the butchers but used to be a Manager at Rooks, which is another Kentish chain of butchers that have all closed down. The ex managers “Invent” new items to sell  and have continued to do so in their new positions. The Manager in Hythe was also an ex Rooks manager! Next week he is going to make chicken breast with bacon, brie and cranberry, sounds good! Something different.

I then walked a few doors down and went into the Cancer Research charity shop as Jack is now Manager there. In my opinion he wasn’t really appreciated at Demelza. We had a very long chat and it so happens that he is working on his own on Mondays, so of course I volunteered! It will be nice working together again. Of course I have to complete and application form.

Meanwhile Mal was at the allotment and we have our first bunch of grapes ! The bunches that weren’t netted have all been eaten by the birds.

Thought for the Day – “One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”

Lou and Rhys’s dog Marlene has been spayed and they had an awful night with her, kept them up all night and it seems the anaesthetic affected her tummy too. She wouldn’t move when she had the cone on. Poor girl. I have a spare brand new body suit that I bought for Ellie following her last tumour removal so offered that.

I drove over there to take it,  so hopefully Marlene will be a lot more comfortable tonight and maybe Lou and Rhys will get some sleep.

And here she is ready for bed! Rhys said she looks as though she is off the gym!

Thought for the Day – “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” ~ Maya Angelou

I attempted shopping but didn’t get much but I did see a lovely purple blouse for Hatters, so well worth the trip.

We have loads of apples, courgettes and tomatoes, so I made a vegetable lasagne, apple crumble and spicy apple cake. Mal went to the allotment and we also have a lot of beetroot, I love them as a vegetable.

It was very humid so that was all enough for one day!

Ellie has been chewing her leg and I think she has a mozzie bite, we seem to have so many mozzies around. I’ll have to keep my eye on it.

Thought for the Day – “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” ~ Margaret Thatcher.

We had breakfast and then mid morning we walked to the Quay where they were holding the “Futures for Dogs” dog show. It wasn’t particularly well advertised as we hadn’t a clue what time anything was on and I have sciatica at the moment, so I didn’t want to be standing around all day.  I have had sciatica for about week, keep thinking it will go but not yet and caravan seating didn’t help.

We entered Ellie for the best veteran and she won! The judge fell in love with her and commended her coat and teeth!

We also entered her in for the waggiest tail. Mal took her in the ring for that. It was a little embarrassing as the judge kept looking at Ellie! We decided not to enter her in for anything else so that others could win!

One first is enough for any dog.

We decided to stop at the Red Cow for a Sunday roast. We wish we hadn’t, the food was not good and I don’t think we will be going back there. Ellie had a lot of my beef as it was too tough. I gave Mal my roast potatoes as they were so hard but he couldn’t even finish. We ate out in the garden and no one was interested if the meal was OK, they just didn’t care.

Thought for the Day – “Life is too deep for words, so don’t try to describe it, just live it.” ~ C. S. Lewis

We walked Ellie and saw so many people who wondered where we had been! We have only been away a few days! I had to laugh at Ludo this morning, playing on the slip wire.  Ludo belongs to Nick the Forager who was surprised how bouncy Ludo was this morning.

Allotment in the afternoon.

Of course we lit the candle and put it in the window at 8pm, we will never forget him, in fact he is in our thoughts all the time. We miss him so much.

Thought for the Day – “Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” ~ Benjamin Franklin