Year: 2026

Another cold, wet walk with Ellie. It really isn’t any fun, days like this and Ellie wants to sniff her way round, which means I just stand there waiting for her. Into her Soggy Doggy coat when we arrived home!

For lunch we booked the Buoy and Oyster as they are part of the Margate Restaurant Week where lots of the restaurants are doing a 3 course meal for  £20.26 – they do this each year!  It would have been much better looking on to the beach, had the weather been nicer!

However the food was excellent and the service as well, very attentive. I started with Monkfish Skewers followed by Mussel Carbonara.  The dessert was the only thing that let it down. Choices were Espresso Martini , which I didn’t have because I was driving or ice cream – I was too cold or chocolate fudge cake which was what I chose but far too sickly. BUT no complaints for the price £20.26!!

A quiet day at work, not helped by our card machine failing and so cash only! But a lot of stock sorted.

We walked to Gazen Salts.

Unfortunately it poured with rain on the way back. We all got soaked. We went early so that I could watch the tennis final. Of course a bit later the rain stopped. Typical.

Worth the watch, Alcaraz won the Australian Open……YEAH!!

A miserable day so football in the afternoon! A good Man U game with them winning. Oscar and I were messaging as he supports them.

 

We went to Minster fields for Ellie’s walk. Everywhere is so muddy!

Margate has been in the news this week. Firstly Madonna has been here again, to visit her friend Tracey Emin. Secondly, Dreamland want to close the 100 year old roller coaster for good! I understand there is a demonstration there today.

West Ham were doing so well in the first half of their game against Chelsea but then the second half was disaster. I think the frustration showed in a red card and then losing!

A tennis day. Alcaraz won his semi final. Sinner lost out on his semi! Both entertaining. So Djokovic v Alcaraz in the final.

Apologies, this website has been attacked, managed to get it all back except what I had written for this day!

The dentist called me at 8.30am to see if I was OK after the extraction. Another top tooth I had removed previously, I had bled profusely during the night. So, kind of them to call me. This one was OK.

We walked Ellie at Kearsney. She has always run to jump in the stream. Not today. I don’t think she is as confident any more in getting out. We didn’t stop  at the coffee shop either (can’t drink anything hot!). Ellie is a creature of habit and so pulled to go for a coffee!!! She was disappointed we didn’t stop.

On the way back we stopped at Lidl as they are selling Singer sewing machines for £89. I have had mine for years and it really has had its day.  I don’t use one that much so this one is good enough.

Dentist in the morning. It was the dentist in Canterbury. Before the operation on one of my teeth the periodontal doc insisted this wobbly tooth was extracted. Of course he doesn’t do it. So, Nazeen took X rays, removed the tooth and will make new plates for me. She also told me that periodontal are no longer taking new patients on!! I guess I say I am “lucky” to get the operation done on the NHS. But it will be in over a years time, they have long waiting lists.

I think Nazeen feels sorry for me as she said, this has all been going on for so long.  I have to say she was very nice to me today. Another £326.70!!

I watched Spurs win in the evening. They won!!!  Now 4th in the Champions.