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It looks glorious brue.
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A lot of pools having moving floors nowadays, so you can walk a whole length if you want. Ours is set to a nice 1.2metres in the mornings, so good for walking/running as a break from swimming lengths. All good fitness work, easier on the joints. I love it, great easy exercise for me.
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Yesterday afternoon I sent an email concerning a booking for a CL. Hadn't had a reply by 7:00 this evening so phone the site up. Got an immediate response and am now booked in, so the e-mail was pointless, as it hadn't been seen by one of the partners in the enterprise.
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Last day of our trip
arrived at Perrone early lunchtime. Site notice to just go and find a pitch and book in later. Pitched up on a huge pitch in the open, lovely sunshine and over looking the canal. Barges going up and down all the time really busy. After lunch went for a cycle into town to the WWI museum and the tourist office to pick up information on some of the sites. A nice cycle along the canal then back to the van for late afternoon cuppa and cake while sat in the sun watching the barges. Tomorrow we will do a couple of the WWI memorials on the way to the ferry, its been a good trip. Completely different to what we had planned but that's not a problem life's like that at times.
Already discussing what we are going to do next
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I think trying to catch David Wilkie might have made me swim a bit quicker! Sigh........
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The weather was perfect yesterday, so we drove along the sea front from Worthing to Brighton passing through Lancing, Shoreham, Portslade and Hove. It was about 10:00 a.m. There wasn't much traffic.
After visiting Brighton, we went on to visit Michelham Priory and Gardens in Upper Dicker, Hailsham. It was about 45 minutes drive from Brighton. Free to visit with HHA membership. There was a huge Moat all around it. We had our picnic using the picnic tables provided next to the duck pond. The House was full of History dating back to Henry VIII and the dissolution followed by restoration at a later date. The House had been restored following a fire in the early part of the twentieth century. It was well maintained with lovely gardens all around. There was also an adventure play area for children which could be accessed by a bridge over the moat. There was also a Moat Walk which we didn't do because of the soggy ground. However, we can always visit again during drier conditions.
On returning to Worthing, we visited Highdown Hill. The Gardens were closed as it was the 16:30 earlier closing time for October; so we sat on a bench next to the gardens with a view of the surrounding hills and coast. It was a very blue sea in the evening sun.
Although this post is not pointless, it would be pointless posting it on What are you all up to because no-one else has posted on there since my yesterdays morning post. There's no point in my replying to my own post, is there?
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Nice to plan ahead TammyG, have followed your trip with interest, hope the last bit goes well. I found the war graves very difficult to visit. My sister went recently to the Menin Gate, something I haven't done. It's the many small sites in every village that left me feeling sad.
On a more cheerful note I must drink my coffee and go out in the sunshine!
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I think the water there would have a been a bit too cold for any kind of swimmer!
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SELL, if no-one posts on What are you up to thread then I won't post there either. If I did, I would be talking to myself which would be pointless because I will just post on here instead.
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Shall we get off the subject of navel gazing and post something from the brain area?
I have been doing some penny pinching today, taking lots of cuttings from my bargain wilko? (can't check the spelling on this one just now) geranium plants bought earlier in the year. These cheap plants have been the best of the lot, their cheerful bright red flowers have brightened up a couple of tubs all summer long. I'm now trying to increase their descendants for a good display next year.
That's my news and trivia for today, the garden has been full of other people doing various jobs, one of those days when everyone turns up at once!
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It was all go this morning. The vet came for the fortnightly routine visit, then looked at a cow that had suddenly gone off her food and given no milk. It was an RDA - Right Displaced Abomasum. The cow was put in a handling pen and opened up and hopefully put right. The prognosis is 50/50 - but it was spotted and acted on very quickly.
Read all about it HERE - or Google "RDA in cows".
Meanwhile we had the second of three school visits this week - learning about milk production.
And now I'm looking forward to heading south into Lancashire - "The Young 'Uns" at The Dukes in Lancaster. (Nothing to do with an old sitcom of that name). If you have time watch this video of a song from their new album.
And finally, a couple of photos - two vets, and the cows arriving back for milking.
I think that's enough of an update for now!
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Holiday nearly over now, we head home tomorrow.
Yesterday was not a bad day so we visited NT Sizergh........how do you pronounce that name?
Very interesting place, nice gardens too, decent cafe.
Today has been wet and windy, so we watched glass blowing and engraving at Cumbria Crystal in Ulverston, then continued to Wax Lyrical in Lindal for some Christmas shopping and lunch.
Tomorrow we will stop off at our dealer en route so they can check the back wall damp readings, one was a little high at the service in February so they said to drop in in warmer weather for a free check. No sign, feel or smell of anything untoward, so likely just the result of the cold and damp winter weather.
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Oh dear, poor cow. I hope everything was sorted ok. Don't like to read of animals in pain or suffering.
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You'd be surprised Malcolm. Winter swimming in open water is a lot more popular than most folks would think! We love open water swimming in Summer, sea, clean rivers and lakes, without a wet suit. But not in Winter. We are very choosy about the cleanliness rather than the temperature, so I think your moat would be a non no! Bit too much duck weed usually! Sounds a nice place for a visit though.
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Correct Dave, although it might be "size-er or even sighsir, with a S.Cumbrian or even Westmorland accent.
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Think I read that Tammygirl was on the Zeebrugge / hull ferry tonight,
one of my work colleagues was on the Hull / Europoort crossing tonight
and there is a Severe weather warning and an expected delayed arrival time of at leat 2.5 hours hope everyone o these ferries are ok
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It's just "size - er".
And if you're in the area, don't forget to go to Low Sizergh farm Shop (our cousins!).
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I'm sitting in the awning, having a cup of tea at the moment. The sun's shining but it's rather windy. I slept eleven hours last night, yet I'm still feeling tired. I think I'll fall asleep in the relaxer soon or would that be pointless because I'd probably wake up after half an hour so, feeling tired once again!
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Lovely walk with the dog this morning, the wind had brought down the last of the conkers, had to bring some more home, pointless really as I've already collected loads!
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Helen, OH likes growing conkers, then passing them onto local plant sales. He managed to bonsai one conker from a tree we had in Scotland, then passed it on to our son as a memento, it promptly died under his care....son now has huge conker tree in the street a few yards from his house full of local lads with sticks etc at this time of the year. There must be a moral in that somewhere...our grandson is happy with the present situation though.
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