What are you all up to
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We are off to Minehead for five nights at the middle of next month, so I might venture up to the Beacon if the weather isn't too anti-social. Hoping to meet up with stepson & wife who live at Countisbury and who we haven't seen since before all this Covid business.
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Yes, OH also likes the idea of black sparkle countertops as the other alternative. These "design decisions" are very difficult I find. I try not to get involved If at all possible!
The top is large and L-shaped, with a duct in the corner, so we would need to order a custom made top once everything is in place if going for laminate, then have to wait for it.
With solid wood we just need enough of it and I can easily cut it to fit, I have done a lot of solid wood tops over the years as we have them in our kitchens, in DD's utility room, her study, the Guide Hall, and I have made several tables/desks using them. Much nicer working with solid wood than chipboard.
The storage cupboards have light wood doors, the house has mahogany woodwork/doors, and the flooring OH has already chosen is LVT in a slate effect with copper highlights to tone with the wood, so the Iroko would hopefully look OK with both the floor and all the doors, without being quite as dark as the black sparkle.
Too many decisions! This will be the first major change in the house since we had it built 32 years back, so a long time since we had to decide anything.
And.......we have another 2 bathrooms that could also do with being changed......according to OH anyway.......they look fine to me!
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We're at Broadway CAMC site at the moment. We were due to go to Bures this week, but I swapped as Bury is in local lockdown and didn't want to risk the site being g closed, as has happened with Tredegar and (I think) Pembrey.
Yesterday was quite sunny, today less so - but at least no rain.... yet! Been to Broadway Tower today. Now at Tescos before little look around Evesham.
David
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Arrived at North Ledaig just after 12.00, escorted to our pitch by the warden. We are at the opposite end of the site to the airport. We have a front row pitch so an uninterrupted view of the coast.
Weather has picked up a bit and the sun is trying to come out. We left home in the dry and arrived in the dry but we drove through rain for an hour or so.
I can hear the sea breaking on the beach but it's the only sound 🙂 site looks to be busy will go for a walk shortly.
Bakers great news about the addition to your family next year, Dora looks lovely I like the Highland cow look to.
Kk, good luck with the bathroom. At least you have another one you can use while the work is getting done.
The views here are great will try and post a photo, first time for everything I guess🤔
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I think the club are maybe getting a bit paranoid ,have just done an amendment to a later this year(if it comes off) booking to fall in line with some friends and have received SIX email conformations for it
Ps sunny day and light winds here today
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Lovely North Ledaig💓 It’s where we joined Club many years ago, we always managed a lochside pitch. I don’t think they had hook up first time we went, but guess they have now. I would have liked NL to be our Autumn trip this year, but a long way for us. Another time🤞
Glad to report Ma is fine following her topple yesterday, so it’s all systems go here, finishing packing, bit of tidying. I think she just got up to quick, even at 91 life is carried out at the gallop.
The falling leaves, and changing colours are starting to happen now. Could be a very beautiful Autumn.......
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Thanks! I cannot see the job starting for quite a while yet though, as we have not even had the builders round to look. DD is before us in the queue with them, she has one complete bathroom, one bedroom ceiling, and a shower and toilet in another bathroom to be done, all hopefully before their baby arrives in 4 1/2 months.
We are not in any great hurry, but trying to get the choices made so we are ready to go once they can fit us in. Just contemplating when we should order the stuff, not ideal to have a toilet etc etc hanging around for any great length of time!
Keen to use these guys as they did a very good job at our som's house, and are very tidy workers.
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MiL and Mrs WN wanted a trip to the big M&S at Cheshire Oaks so I agreed on the basis we were all ready for just after 9 this morning. No problems, so there were very few people there when we arrived and the store nice and spacious, or so it seemed.
I decided to venture in and buy some food as the freezer was very empty when we got home on Friday. Don't mind paying a bit more for the lack of people. The ladies got what they wanted, all in an hour whilst I read in the car. Wallet took a bit of a hit though.
Quite a bit of brown bin filling as I did a 'Tammy" and tackled the Berberis again and the Cotoneaster. Can't believe we let the berberis get so large as we can't take it back too far now otherwise it will be too woody.
NL sounds great TG. How long are you away for? Is it the new M/H? If so how is it performing?
Ttda 👍👍
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A disappointing day, damp and misty this morning, though the sun did keep trying to break through, but without much success.
We went back to Withypool and walked in the opposite direction along the Two Moors Way (good to see the number of "no hunt vehicles" signs on gates to the Moor. 👍) A shorter walk but it meant I could take pictures of, apparently, two of Exmoor's most commonly photographed sites, the medieval 5 arched Landacre Bridge where we stopped for coffee and the not so medieval former filling station back in the village! The pumps still dispensed in gallons when it was forced to close and the middle one still shows a price label of 34p!
By the time we got back the mist had turned into something more persistently wet, so we were forced to resort to a pub lunch!
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Goodness what a diffrence a day makes (to quote an old song
) you're all busy! (I dread to think what awaits us at home, the garden will be covered in leaves for starters.) Glad to hear your Mum is ok TDA. Nellie, we're at the old Brathwaite Fold site, not by choice really as we had trouble finding anywhere and it's all very busy round here. The nice surprise was to find the site was quiet as they are only using alternate pitches, we're all "spaced out." 
Not keen on the new area which has larger pitches but isn't much to look at. No facilities at all open on site. Not here for long and then Worcs. for a couple of nights, we keep saying if we don't feel ok we'll head for home early but we seem to have managed so far.The "free" site wi-fi is working well too.
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Glad to hear the ladies got their shopping in M&S, don't worry about your wallet it's only money😂
We are here for 3 nights just, have to be back on Thursday for an appointment otherwise we would go up the coast from here.
Yes we are in the new (to us) MH, everything going fine. Satellite system tested all good. It's a smashing site, all pitches have views of the coast as pitches offset to allow it. Special pitches for MH's all on tarmac with grass fingers at the sides. We asked for a specific pitch though as we've been on it before and was lucky it was free. Midweek discount and vat reduction means just a little over £15 a night. Going to try the cycle track tomorrow, 8 mls into Oban or 26 to Ballachulish.
Don't worry about the Berberis they are very hardy, I took ours back to a stump one year, didn't take long for it come back.
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TDA, So glad to hear that your Mum is OK.
What a difference a day makes. Absolutely no wind, sunny most of the time and pleasantly mild. Dried 3 loads of washing on the line and spent a good few hours in the garden doing lots of tidying and cutting back. OH cut the grass and trimmed all the edges so garden looks so much better. More to do tomorrow before the wind and rain returns.
Glad to hear all those away (too many to mention!) are having a good time.
Take care everyone.
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Well deserved winner, tda, especially after being in yellow for a couple days in TdF. Glad to hear that your mum is fine. You should be nearly ready for the off now.
WN you know you enjoy having to spend a copper or two on Mrs WN now and again to keep in her good books.
Brue and TG enjoy your stays at Braithwaite and NL respectively. Good to hear that you got home safe and sound Francis. I did have a look at the CL you were on but it is way above what I'd pay for a club site never mind a CL.
Looks like you're going to be kept very busy, Kjell, it's no wonder you you decided to abandon your trips for this year.
We had an easy tow up from D&G to Auchterarder today. It started off fine but we drove through mist then rain but was dry by the time we got to Islabank. It's a new CL so not in the book and we are the only unit on tonight, although it was full at the weekend the owner said. Lots of room but an unusual layout of pitches, and as it's between the A9 and the main railway line there is a little background noise at times.
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Mine from just outside Marlborough are even older. Didn't have the lamps on top but they were "Regent". I can remember my dad filling up at Regent pumps.
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Paperwork for me (there's always someone to pay), then baking this afternoon (Coffee & Walnut cake). Teatime (i.e. a drink + before milking) needs cake.
Meanwhile outside for the real farmers, there's fencing and of course checking the stock. And taking photographs.
KIllington reservoir and The Howgills. We rent some land up there for youngstock.
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Woke up to a misty morning but it soon cleared and the sun came out. Not what you could call warm but it was pleasant enough for us to go out on the bikes.
Cycled from the site to Barcaldine via Tralee, good tarmac cycle path all the way. Couple of short sections next to the road, the rest following the old railway line so through countryside.
Nice ride until we turned for home, on a section coming back I took a tumble and landed on my right knee ouch! Managed back to the van ok but I am now sporting a bump and a couple of bruises.
OH had to sort the bike I'd twisted the handle bars and the right brake grip. Icepack on when I got back and been resting it since.
It's going to be stiff tomorrow that's for sure, so will give the bikes a miss I think. A bit of gentle walking should help so probably going into Oban.
A bit of people watching this afternoon, a VW camper arrived a couple of pitches up from us. Sliding door was pulled back to reveal a couple of pet cages. One had 3 dogs in it the other a parrot
must be very cosy at night time.Glad to hear your Mum is ok TDA and that you can get away to Norfolk as planned.
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Woke to a bright, clear morning so decided to head coastward to Porlock. Started from the viewpoint at Whitstone Post (free parking!
) and walked down through the dense woods of Hawkridge to the village where we pottered around spotting some of the more unusual buildings before ...er....walking up () a different way to the start point - breathtaking, literally (although Mrs M had a different word starting with b to describe it!).Then drove down Porlock Hill (not quite as challenging as I remembered it from 30+ years ago) through the village to Bossington and walked up to the former coastguard lookout for a view of Porlock Bay in the opposite direction.
Driving back across to Exford we spotted a number of cars parked up seemingly at random on the verges and couldn't understand why until we spotted a large herd of red deer across the fields - quite a spectacle which we hadn't expected to see.
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Goldie if you ever think of, or manage to, change your avatar that photo will do very nicely thank you.
TG - Ouch
Take it easy tomorrow eh?M - Sounds like a great place to be just now.
Well, that's torn it. Our local area in North Wales has been placed in lockdown from 6pm Thursday night. Only essential travel allowed, for work, medical reasons or shopping so our weeks holiday in a cottage over in Harrogate next week will have to be cancelled. I feel really sorry for Mother-in-Law. We've managed nearly 4 weeks away in the caravan and next week was her turn for a break. We'll try to make sure we get somewhere when the restrictions are lifted or if it's not convenient then we'll arrange something for early Spring around her birthday.
It's no longer a United Kingdom. It can't be when a person in lockdown in Leeds area can travel on holiday to our area but we cannot travel the other way as English rules are different from Welsh ones. Brilliant.
Hope everyone is safe and well.
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A lovely day, the last of summer we have been told. Rode into Newcastle and was planning to go westward inland but there must be something strange about me (rhetorical) that I'm always drawn to the coast so set off along the Tyne but went slightly inland on a whim and found the end of the roman wall at, well Wallsend. I can't recommend it as a tourist attraction but some marvellous old buildings.
Then I went and found my first teaching school where 37 years ago (and a few weeks ago) I walked in thinking, like all new teachers, about how surely once the kids see how committed I am to their education they'll surely hang on my every word. Well that lasted till break!
Then an ice cream at Whitley bay.
Where did 37 years go?
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Looks like it is just as well we cancelled our trip, our friends in Denbighshire, who we were to visit, are about to go into lockdown, as is Wrexham where our site was (CAMC LMP).
DD just got in touch to say the builder guys are coming to her for a look first thing Thursday, so we will leave the details of what we need done with her, to show them, say they can come and look if necessary.
OH will write the details of the work, and I will take photos and make a scale drawing.
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Small sites AD, it’s the way forward. Some crackers out there, plenty with facilities as well. And less dogs😉
Ouch TG😬 Hope you don’t suffer too much.
Holding our nerve here at the moment, one more day to off. Very sorry about your trip WN, will be really disappointing for your MIL.
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Thanks Ttda. Yes she was very, very disappointed but she's made of stern stuff. We'll do something in the next day or two to give her a surprise. When do you actually go to Norfolk?
Waiting on a phone call from Mrs WN to go and pick her up from her haircut. Market day today so parking a bit of a problem.
Had to do some serious food shopping first thing as freezer empty. Fortunately shops pretty empty at Tesco and Lidl at that time in the morning.
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