Year: 2022

We went to Minnis Bay, a lovely walk on the beach and Mal decided my birthday should be a week , starting today, so treated me to a coffee!!

We stopped at the butchers in Birchington on the way home as Mal is doing a pre birthday BBQ tomorrow, so we collected all the meat from there.

Later we walked into town as there should be a Food Fayre on, which 2 days ago, someone decided to cancel. So some of the stalls were there and others were told not to come! It then transpired that there was a wedding on in the Guildhall so none of the forecourt could be used. This is all very political and once the new mayor is in position, things hopefully will change and the blues will no longer have total power! We chatted to some of the stall holders who had been told it was not on and then at the last minute told it was, some weren’t told and obviously with all lost fresh produce, they are not happy. Too late to turn up when told today! What a mess. It also meant not many people there! Tris and Violet were going to come over and then decided to cancel as they heard the food fayre was cancelled!

Thought for the Day – “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” ~ Thomas Carlyle

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It was nice and sunny, so Ellie and I went to the park. A lot of people stopped to chat and Ellie seemed to have more energy, obviously thanks to the pain killers and ran around with a couple of dogs.

In the evening we watched the Arsenal v Spurs game. At least Arsenal were punished for their dirty play, a red card and a penalty against them . We won 3-0, excellent.

Thought for the Day – “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent.” ~ Milan Kundera

Another lovely sunny day and after dropping Mal off at college Ellie and I went to Dumpton Gap beach.

I sat on the beach for quite a while while Ellie played in the sand. I was delaying my today’s Maxillofacial appointment! For some reason, probably because some of the anaesthetic is not good for me,  she decided to give me less!! Ouch. It hurt and when I jumped I choked, I just wanted to leave but of course I couldn’t and had to see it through. Not pleasant.

In the evening we went to the Marlowe theatre in Canterbury to see Jools Holland, his big band and guests. We have seen them a couple of times before and it is always an amazing night. It did not disappoint.

We really enjoyed it, we have missed shows like this. The only problem is parking in Canterbury, cashless and expensive and when you come out of the show, you have to queue at the machines to pay and then queue in the car to get out.

Thought for the Day – “Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius

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We took Ellie to Minnis Bay as we hadn’t been there for a while. There were very few people down there.

We got to talking about holidays and where to go. I think ever since I saw Susan Calman and also Greg Wallace in Madeira on TV, I thought we really should go back and do the cable car in Funchal and toboggan back down. I don’t know why we haven’t done it on previous visits. I guess there was so much more to see.  We both love Madeira, except maybe the airport as landing is a bit hit and miss.

So, in the afternoon we looked at all the different tour companies and hotels and booked a holiday! Back to Madeira it is.

Thought for the Day – “We travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us.”

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Mal took Ellie for her walk and I had an early morning hair appointment with Naomi at Headturners.  Mal got the BBQ out and cleaned it all ready to cook in the afternoon.  We were talking about Coronation chicken, obviously very old fashioned now but I bought some mango chutney and made some sauce and also made a salsa.

We had a nice BBQ in the evening, the first this year. In Cyprus we had a lot and used one of the small local BBQ’s and pine cones. I have to say I do miss the more simple life we had there but even in Cyprus things change. Having said that , our dear friends David and Kenny moved back to Scotland a couple of years ago and now tell me this country has had it and they prefer the outdoor life and so have returned to north Cyprus!

Thought for the Day – “Think how joyous each and every day could be when you are making the most of what you have.” ~ Chrissy Halton

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It was such a lovely day we took Ellie to Kearsney for a gentle walk. Of course she had to go in for a paddle and the pain killers are obviously working because she was fairly energetic. That was nice to see.

A good thing we went early as the car park was really filling up by the time we left. I think it did tire Ellie! On returning home, on her bed and asleep!

In the afternoon we watched the Hammers win. In the evening we watched ‘Commando’ , it took us back three years when Tariq was doing his training in the Marines and the day we went to see him pass out with his ‘green lid’. Very proud. At the moment he is doing something far more intense that I can’t say.

Thought for the Day – “Life is a question and how we live it is our answer.” ~ Gary Keller

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Mal caught the train into work and after walking Ellie, I took her to the vets for her X-rays and of course she had to be anaesthetised . Not keen on that at her age but we need to find out if she has any problems with her legs.

She was not impressed with no breakfast but was fine in the vets and the nurse came out and played with her, made a real fuss of her before taking her through and she was still wagging her tail. What a difference this vets is to the last one I went to. They also sent me messages during the day reporting on how she was. The last one saying that she was awake and gulped some food down in one……that’s Ellie!

Claire, the vet came out to talk to me when I went to collect her and she told me she had been a “star patient” and was very calm listening to classical music!! Her X-rays are now being referred to the orthopaedic surgeon but she can’t see anything drastic, thank goodness. £750 for todays treatment! A good thing we have insurance.

I brought her home, of course she was looking for food, I could only give her a little after the anaesthetic and of course she was still drowsy and just wanted to sleep.

Thought for the Day – “Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless.” ~ Maxime Lagacé