We took Ellie to Minnis Bay before it started to rain. We were fascinated by the cormorants fishing, Ellie noticed them first and then every time I went to take a photo they dived down!
Marvellous to see them in our seas. Ellie had fun playing with the seaweed.
We managed to keep the volume of the TV up in the evening so that Ellie couldn’t hear the fireworks!
Thought for the Day – “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” ~Buddha
A duvet day as I still wasn’t well. Ellie had her “fat club” at the vets so Mal took her. She has actually put on half a kilo but Megan is stumped as to why when she has lost 13 cms from around her waist!!! She told Mal that Ellie is the only dog they have who is actually sticking to a diet, so well done Ellie. Mal bought another sack of weight loss food and they now give you a card (as a member of their club) where you get every 6th bag free! Excellent.
In the afternoon our local PCSO Debbie called. A fire was set alight along the road a while back and she was seeing if anyone knew anything about it. Mal chatted to her for ages. At the moment they may be cutting the PCSO’s jobs in Kent! They will find out just before Christmas! She has however offered to come along to any events at the new Jubilee Centre, which is opening tonight for the Boxing club. More events will follow in the future. Well done to Mal and the other trustees who have managed to secure the reopening, invaluable to the community. Mal is in the back row, it was to be a photo opportunity for all the trustees but only 2 of them were able to make it.
I heard from Queenie’s husband Chris and they are keeping her in hospital for at least another couple of days. They keep saying she can come home and then her bloods aren’t right, so no a couple more days.
Ben Fogle was from Cyprus tonight, mainly from no man’s land.
Thought for the Day – “If you don’t own a dog, at least one, there may not necessarily be anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life.” ~ Roger Caras
We walked Ellie and then we had a shopping morning. We both wanted some new jeans and I tried to explain to Mal the 101 varieties of jeans nowadays. He didn’t understand what I was saying until he stood at the racks reading the many labels! We both managed to find some . Mal even bought two pairs obviously so he wouldn’t have to go shopping again for a long time!
In the afternoon my stomach was really bad, following a months antibiotics, it really has messed up my stomach. Mal suggested we buy some probiotic drink. I only had a very small amount and later was violently sick, had a blinding headache and ended up in bed. Obviously something in it that didn’t agree with me. I used to get episodes like this in Cyrpus with monosodium glutamate which they seemed to put in a lot of the food over there. Not pleasant.
Thought for the Day – “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” ~ Paulo Coelho
We had Fletcher staying with us just for a few hours today. He can’t be left at home on his own. The mother has him and her son lives in London and would like to take his mum out from time to time, so he had a trial today and was fine, settled straight away and also enjoyed his run with Mal!
At least we managed to dodge the showers which were heavy at times. When Anthony returned, he was pleased to see Fletcher fast asleep on the sofa in the conservatory!
Well done to Spurs, talk about last minute!
Thought for the Day – “Be the reason someone smiles today.”
My day volunteering at Cancer Research shop. I was the only one on the till all day, which I enjoy doing. We have some really nice ‘bought in goods’ ready for Christmas. We were fairly busy which was good.
Mal had dinner ready when I arrived home.
Thought for the Day – “Life doesn’t require we be the best, only that we try our best.” ~ H Jackson Brown Jr
The morning rain and low tides put us off going to the Retriever meet as we had planned. Instead we walked along the Rope Walk. However it seemed to stop later on and so we drove to Goodnestone. There are some really lovely walks over there and a pub, the Fitz (Fitzwalter Arms) where we have previously had very good meals. We did book saying we were happy to eat in the marquee with Ellie. We didn’t know it has changed hands and the previous landlord took with him, the huge marquee along with all the comfortable furniture! They said they were dog friendly and we could eat in the restaurant. To be honest, some people don’t like eating with dogs around so I asked if we could have a table at the end, where she could lie down un noticed. She always lies under the table anyway and no one knows she is there but it just makes me feel more comfortable, if she is out of the way of other diners.
Our roasts came and my beef was too rare and tough but Ellie enjoyed it! The french beans were more than al dente, they were almost raw and we weren’t given any serviettes, when we tried to ask for things we were told “sorry, we are short staffed”. I then had the lemon and lime cheesecake. I used to get the lemon cheesecake here with the previous owners, theirs was so good I asked how they made it and they shared their secret with me. So many people love it when I make it. BUT the one I had today neither tasted of lemon or lime, it was tasteless, not nice and so I left it. We asked for the bill and seeing as there were no drinks prices displayed, we were shocked that a pint of draught beer was £6! I don’t think we will be going there again!
We stopped at the farm shop on the way home and I bought some narcissus! In October?!
A very good Man U v Hammers game. Sadly Man U won!
It is now time the government did something about the immigrants flooding our coastline. One of our neighbours works at Manston and tells us how horrific it is there with far too many people.
Thought for the Day – “Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near. ” ~ Paulo Coelho
