Year: 2022

Mal said he would cook a lamb roast for Easter Sunday as Lou, Rhys and the kids were coming round. They brought Marlene round as well to get her used to Ellie. Mal had a great success with the roast, everything was perfect. I did the desserts , fresh fruit salad and rhubarb (of course, we have loads at the allotment) ginger and orange cheesecake. Oh, I did the slow cooked red cabbage which was good and so easy in the slow cooker! The cinnamon and apple cider vinegar make it so tasty!

We were so lucky to be able to eat it outside as the weather was so nice.

After lunch we took the dogs for a walk along the river.

Thought for the Day – “Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a blessing.”

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We took Ellie to Kearsney, using the sat nav and managing to avoid the lorry chaos in Dover! She does love it over there and played with a “puppy” Bernese Mountain dog. It was huge but they ran around together and then of course Ellie had to go for a paddle and then roll in the mud!

I then watched a disappointing Spurs game!

Mal did a lot of work at the allotment and I transplanted my tomatoes and started some courgettes.

Thought for the Day – “Blossom by blossom the Spring begins” ~ Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Another lovely day for a walk along the river with Ellie. More bluebells, I love them.

We then went to meet Tris and Violet at Cliffs in Margate. Tris’s auntie Heather joined us as well. We had lunch and then Tris had to get back to work but nice to see them. This is another “hipster cafe”, so many now in Margate! Of course Mal and I did NOT choose the Vegan options!

So, again people are queuing for petrol. I wasn’t going to queue while we were away and the tank was getting quite low but I just popped into Sainsburys on the way to meet Tris and no queues!

Thought for the Day – “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa

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We went down to breakfast and Ellie is in the routine now………………..

The waiter brings her a sausage!! Mal eats most of it as Ellie is on a diet and he doesn’t like to offend the waiter!

We took a walk around Powdermill’s woods and picked some wild garlic.

We then packed our things and headed for Hythe. There are nice shops in Hythe and we stopped at Truly Scrumptious for our lunch. Then home.

In the evening, BBC1 Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr, it is in Margate. One restaurant Olbys – where we went the other Sunday for Sunday lunch and Charlie’s , we know Roy very well. He owned the caravan site where we had our caravan.

Thought for the Day – “You don’t need magic to disappear, all you need is a destination.”

 

 

 

We had an early morning walk around the woods with Ellie and then went into breakfast. Ellie can come with us in the conservatory. I had a nice breakfast of smoked salmon.

A drive around the countryside and we had our lunch in a village, Ashburnham at a lovely pub the Ash Tree Inn. We sat in the garden in the sun. I had one of the best fish pies I have ever had. A good menu, quite expensive but well worth it.

From there we went into Bexhill. I found a really lovely shop on the seafront, Eleven @Colonnade and bought a summer jacket. We had a coffee and then it became very overcast, so we finished with a walk through the bluebells on the way back in the woods.

Thought for the Day – “A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.” ~ Robert Orben

A lovely sunny day and we drove towards our favourite hotel, Powdermills, Battle. We stopped for lunch on the way at the Three Oaks. We use this pub a lot when we are over this way. We hadn’t realised that it was 2 for 1 for lunch on Mondays, even better. We sat in the garden as it was so sunny but all the other diners were inside.

We then went to the hotel and checked in, unpacked and went for a walk around the grounds and the woods. Masses of wild garlic, we will have to collect some before we leave.

We had a drink in the hotel in the evening and just a snack.

Thought for the Day – “A holiday is an opportunity to journey within. It is also a chance to chill and relax.” ~ Prabhas

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