Month: January 2025

We walked Ellie over the fields, not quite as frozen as the previous few days.

Lunchtime I met up with the Kent Lavender Ladies (Red Hatters) at The Bell at Minster. We always have a lot of laughs. Penny managed to come even if she was coughing the entire time poor thing. She has been very ill since New Years Eve.

Thought for the Day – `”A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be anywhere else.” ~ Len Wein

My volunteer day at Cancer Research. I am back to wearing my old prescription glasses after handing the useless ones back and I am sure that was why I nearly fell down the stairs at work, couldn’t see properly as they are varifocals and I have been used to wearing the other prescription. In that split second I thought I would land at the bottom of the stairs next to the till. I really don’t know how I managed to stop myself but I ended up twisting my body and pulling my back. I really hurt in the evening and had to take a pain killer,

How easy accidents happen, could have been worse with broken anything!

Thought for the Day – “Life is full of lessons that can only be understood by living them.”

 

Another very cold day but Ellie loves rolling in the frozen grass. It was sunny and a nice day but just so cold.

Mal cooked a roast and we watched a poor game from Spurs but they did win. Followed by Man U beating Arsenal.

Meanwhile Ellie cuddles her favourite toy.

Thought for the Day – “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” ~ Ralph Marston

We dropped Ellie off at Lou and Rhys’s and then caught the train to London. We went to see the panto at The Palladium. We were just outside looking at the posters when a young lady said she would take our photo if that was what we were going to see. Mal jokingly said “Don’t run off with the phone ” to which she replied “I am off duty police and just doing my good deed for the day!”

We then walked across the road to Amalfi to have some lunch. Just as well we booked as it was very busy. I had the Linguine Al Gamberoni. I cook something very similar and theirs was delicious, I’ll try mine with chilli next time!

Then across the road to watch the panto, Robin Hood.

They really excelled, the costumes, the scenery, the props. We were even all given 3 D glasses so we had animals attacking us! I have to say we laughed so much we cried! Jane MacDonald was very good but it is always Julian Clary’s show so he can really take the mickey out of Nigel Havers.

We really enjoyed it.

The train back to Faversham and when we walked to Lou and Rhys’s we were frozen and so was my car!

Thought for the Day – “Today is a perfect day to become better.”

 

I went to Specsavers to tell them my glasses are not right (again!) They sent them back last time to have the lens remade. No good.  I sat waiting 20 minutes for my appointment.

Well, they started saying maybe my eye test was incorrect so I took them to task over that. Really?! Then oh no, it may be the glasses. Quite honestly I don’t think he knew what he was talking about. Having worn glasses and been involved with optician professionals since I was 18 months old, to me he just didn’t know what he was saying! I was very patient listening and finally said I really wasn’t satisfied and wanted my money back. I suspected this may happen so I had the forethought to take my prescription sunglasses with me.  He had to speak to his superior. Finally I received a refund for the lot. I will now have to look for an optician who actually knows what they are doing.

West Ham were playing in the evening. Sadly they lost.

A walk around the town with Ellie and we met our neighbour who works at Manston processing centre who we chatted to for ages.

Back home ordered Lou’s birthday present (suggestions from Rhys) and also called Specsavers to tell them my new varifocals still don’t work properly, in spite of being realigned and made another appointment. I also have sponsored my new Guide Dog Clover now that Grace has gone to her new owner. Let’s hope Clover is just as clever.

Thought for the Day – “A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you have that in your life, things won’t be too hard”.

We have had a few cold days but no snow which seems to have landed in a lot of the country.

A long walk over the fields with Ellie and then indoors for the rest of the day.

Holidays appear to be on sale at the moment and so of course we started looking and found exactly what we wanted for next December…..booked!

Spurs v Liverpool in the Carabao Cup in the evening with their newly signed goalkeeper. And yes we won although I think I spent half the match holding my breath!

Thought for the Day – “Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality.”~Les Brown