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  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14642

    I'll eat anything and everything, meat, vegetables, stuffing, gravy. It's all good! Just puddings and other sweet things, I have to eat a lot less of! I can't understand what's wrong in eating fish though. Fish is generally regarded as a healthy option! We eat a lot of all kinds of fish but salmon is our favourite.

  • redface
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    edited January 2018 #14643

    'But I have to confess we buy foreign bananas!'

    I have also had great difficulty sourcing local grown ones.

    I just gave up in the end.laughing

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14644

    I fell asleep in the awning relaxer this afternoon in front of the awning heater. Only one bar of it works at 400 watts! Then I woke up and had a cup of tea.

    Earlier, I phoned work but they still hadn't done next weeks rota so they said they'd text it to me when it's done. Still waiting for the text message! So I'm afraid I'm going to have to keep you all in suspense about what hours and days I'll be working next week!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14646

    Nice to see you're still alert Huskydog! Keep barking and all will be well!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14647

    I just got my rota from work for next week. I'm off from Monday to Thursday, just Friday, Saturday and Sunday to work. That's like a mini holiday, isn't it?

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2018 #14648

    Good means you can take your hard-working Wife away for a few days R&R  (not caravan)wink

  • brue
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    edited January 2018 #14649

    We had a similar event near us a while back, just a tiny electrical fault in the roof and everything went up, very quickly too. Traumatic for anyone involved, hope they are all ok.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14650

    But where? Any suggestions? We're booked here at the Brighton Club site for 21 nights. Surely there's plenty to do here! Where can it get better than this at this time of year?

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2018 #14651

    Any where to give HER some R&R not as seems doing Everything for youundecided

  • Wherenext
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    edited January 2018 #14652

    Went for a good long stroll around and in Stourhead today in a lot of mizzle. Not a Howler Monkey in sight, unless you count the young girl in the cafe who spilt her drink.

    Even with the weather we still enjoyed it.

  • Spriddler
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    edited January 2018 #14653

    We're booked here at the Brighton Club site for 21 nights. Surely there's plenty to do here! Where can it get better than this at this time of year?

    Hmm, I'll need a nano-second on that one, Malcolm...............

     

     

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited January 2018 #14654

    When they built  Milton Keynes Shopping Centre which is basically all glass and steel they planted lots of bananas trees along the main  malls which had a sort of greenhouse effect. They used to fruit but they never matured into eatable bananas even on the southern side of the centre that got most of the sun.

    David

  • milliehull
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    edited January 2018 #14655

    Youngest son rang today and says he plans to bring the grandchildren over from N. Ireland to stay with us for half term - yippee😀Unfortunately our DIL cant come though as she will be working. Grandchildren here are very excited.

  • brue
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    edited January 2018 #14656

    We've got banana plants overwintering in our conservatory, some of them grow to a huge height in gardens round here but no fruit. smile

  • milliehull
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    edited January 2018 #14657

    I hope the fire is now out OP and that everyone is OK. Any news of the dog? Poor people who lived there will have a lot to sort out.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14658

    We did think of Dover Castle but when we checked opening days and times, it's only open Saturdays and Sundays at this time of year, so it's back to the drawing board!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14659

    London maybe, but we've just spent 21 nights there at Redhill club site!

  • Bakers2
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    edited January 2018 #14660

    How wonderful 😆. Have a lovely, if busy 😉, time!

  • Bakers2
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    edited January 2018 #14661

    Just having a catch up with news on here. Good to see folks feeling better, staying busy etc as well as those on trips. We must try Burrs site when next that way, that' for the heads up helenandtrevor and Molly' Mummy.

    Hope the fire is safely out and escape dog found safe and well. Not much of a new year start for those people. I hope they'e fully insured - it won' bring back lost forever items but will hopefully remove some of the stress 😢.

    Booths supermarkets are wonderful, a good reason (along with several others) to venture north of Watford 😂😂😂.  Although I believe we actually might be anyway.

    Interesting about local shopping, we try our best, but bananas, grapes and nectarines are hard. Friends here have banana tree, I think I posted a photo earlier, with lots of bananas only planted in last 18 months, they don' think they'll ripen but we'll see.

    Staying in New Plymouth at the mo, on our own but met lovely Dutch folk. Still silly hot ( should I whisper 😉). Beautiful sea view but already 23c at 0916. On thunder watch again, our weather influenced by Oz at the mo. 

     

  • Oneputt
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    edited January 2018 #14662

    Dog still not found. Fire service still damping property down. Fortunately  fireman managed to prevent spread to neighbouring house so SIL is ok.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2018 #14663

    Malcolm, what about Chartwell? Winston Churchills home, and its NT, so would be free for you. A very interesting place. Sorry, not sure of opening times at moment. Mainly indoors as well, so good if weather isn't too great.

  • JayEss
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    edited January 2018 #14664

    London is my worst nightmare and Brighton isn't far behind. 

    I liked Hastings though. Wouldn't rush back but I liked it 

  • milliehull
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    edited January 2018 #14665

    I am really glad the fireman managed to stop the fire spreading but desperately sad for the people who lived there. I do hope the dog is found eventually. Poor thing must have been terrified.

  • milliehull
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    edited January 2018 #14666

    Thanks for the post bakers2. Lovely to hear from you and see your photos. I hope you are still enjoying time with your family. Don't rush back, it is forecast to be colder again next week.

  • huskydog
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    edited January 2018 #14667

    Today we made the first steps to getting passports , Just need to sort one for the dog ,don't know how I'm going to get her to sit still in the photo booth !surprisedwink

  • Grant705
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    edited January 2018 #14668

    They will be with you in ample time for your summer holidays

    laughing

     

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14669

    Yes I agree, ttda, it's a great place to visit for a day out. We've been there before. I liked the dining room there best. The grounds are lovely too although maybe not so good at this time of the year but certainly the indoors would be just as good.

    I just looked it up in the NT handbook. It seems the house is closed at this time of year but the garden, exhibition, studio, shop and cafe are open from 10-4.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14670

    It seems you're not allowed to smile in a passport photo these days, HD. I'm not sure what expression a dog must have though!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2018 #14671

    We've just got up and made a pot if tea. It seems a bit blustery this morning, with grey sky but dry.

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