Chefs x 2.

Pete and Tracey have been here and we have been doing lots of cooking.The Kitchen here is well plannned ,and we can work together.


At the moment Tracey is assisting Pete,he is making Sticky Toffee pudding with Toffee sauce from my James Martin Dessert cookbook .

For Dinner we are having white fish baked in milk,with a parmesan topping,and jersey royal potatoes,carrots and peas.

I have found a NHS Dentist in sydney street and have an appointment tomorrow.

My hair is being cut at beach,22 Dukes Lane,Ben is giving me a 50% discount voucher.

Elika has a job in the sports shop near the clocktower.

Tonight her and Ben are going rock climbing.

Pete and Tracey are not joining them!!!!!!


Daniel and lorraine have the gardeners in today,doing their roof patio.

No pictures this time as I cant find the card reader.

Nice old photos

It's been a long time since I last did a blog but we are very happy now settled in Brighton. My RapidWeaver teacher is back from Sweden and San Francisco and has helped me put all these pictures on my blog. I do hope you enjoy looking at them.

Henry

I was worried about parking Henry Fusion, today though Dan has arranged for him to park in a private spot belonging to his gay neighbours.

He will be safe there,thanks Dan xx

2 weeks till we move.

Today is Lisa:s birthday,we wish we were with them to celebrate. Happy birthday Lisa xxxxx

We went with Dan to have a look at the flat,the decorators have been very busy as everything needed to be redone.

Everything there is perfect,and we are looking forward to moving in.

Pete and Tracey have been to look at a house to buy today.,and they have said I can do the garden .This is very good news as I will only have pots at the flat.

It has been very cold and wet ,so I have made some super green kale soup for tea. If you feel tired ,irritable,constipated,or crave sweet things then this is a great soup for you.

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No photos ,just words.

I am not even going to attempt to put any pics up,It is to difficult and time consumming tonight.

I want to watch the chelsea flower show ,on BBC 2 at 8pm.

Dad is going to the pub with the camera club.

I have been cooking , cheese and asparagus roulade,with a simple tomato sauce,jersey royal,watercress and radish salad,from my summer vegetarian magazine. Luscious lemon and rasin bars from my cookery scrapbook.

It is 3 weeks today till we move,I am getting restless now ,and cant settle, I just want to move now,as you cant live a normal life when you have moving on your mind.

We are going down to measure up at the weekend.Also we shall see Nan and Grandad,it is his 83rd birthday on sunday.

Pete has a flexi day,and he is comming up on thursday,and we are going to Anthony Worrel-Thompsons pub for lunch.If there is time I might get him to come with me to John Lewis ,he is such a good shopper. Poor Tracey is working,so cant come.

I shall make some Pistachio,orange and oat crumbles for her.

It has been hot today,and I have walked for 5 hours ,some by the river Thames,Smashing!!!!. The bottom of my feet are a little sore as I didnt wear my walking boots for 2 hours of that. I had on some cheap trainers that I bought in sainsburys last year in the sale.

Well thats all for now.

Aunt Mary

Since her large exposure last year ,my godmother has stayed in and took up lace-making.

coulsdon Revisited.

I have tried to sort out the photos from the weekend to show you ,but it has all gone pear shaped.

My 2 teachers will be available at the weekend to help me sort it out.

Here is a nice photo of Dad outside the house he was born in. 13 Downland Close, Coulsdon


Also Whitethorn ave ,the flat we lived in when Dan was born,St Aidens school,Which was Alex's first school, the church where we married, and the house where I was born and a few more little gems..

Goodbye Milly.

Milly is going to a new home on Thursday in Marlow.

She has been very faithfull and reliable .I know how she likes to drive and she knows how I do,and so we have always got along fine.

Admittedly she has seen better days ,but then havent we all.

Henry is a bit younger and full of gadgets. I will let you know how we get on.

Spring walking.

The woods are at their best now.




On saturday Dad and I went for a 5 mile walk ,through the woods and fields to this pub.We thought this sun canopy with heaters attached up top and bolted to the deck would be great for for observatory, and Gloucester Rd.

A very proud mum.

I have got the latest MacUser from WH Smiths today.

Rapidweaver is on the cover.Professional web design made easy.

A full page inside ,and more to come.

Well done.

ANZAC DAY

Today is Anzac day,and I wish Alex and Lisa were spending it with us.

I have cooked an Australian fish recipe for tea.Also some Anzac buiscuits which quite a few of our family members are very ,very fond of.Especially Paul.

Today I was out walking in the countyside, along an old green lane ,on one side was the yellow rape and bluebells on the other.The sun was shinning and ahead were green valleys and hills .The trees have new lime green leaves,and there was no mud ,and I thought if this is as good as it gets,I am well happy.

Thats what I love about walking you never know what you might see around the corner or over the hill.

Lost pictures.

I have only one photo from our evening at windsor.The rest are lost in the camera card,gone into the unknown.

This is a great loss as they were much admired by the chairman of the club in the pub afterwards.The only photo is this one of him,I think of him as Jeremy Fisher,but he likes to be called Johnathon Farmer.



The next photo is also the only one from our meal with Margaret and David at the George and Dragon,on the river at wargrave.



So you willl just have to imagine all of us posing by the boats,drinking some special watery drinks.

This picture is of our sharing spanish platter,which we had to start the meal.It was the best platter I have eaten in along while.




This is an excellant restuarant and we will go again soon.

I cleaned the house this morning as we had a rental inspection.The windows were so sparkly after a clean with Mr.Muscle window cleaner,it is the best.

Next I went out with Jarvis before the inspectors arrived. I planned a route using my OS map,and along the way I met a group of women and their dogs on a walk,and I wondered what it would be like to be part of a walking club. One difficulty would be having a pee pee
in the bushes as I always seem to be caught short.I rather like going outside

We are having Veggie shepherd"s pie with sweet Potato mash for tea.A summerfruit cobbler is for pud,a treat for us as we dont usually have one,.

Nifty Fifty.

Thankyou all for making my 50th so special.



Paul took me out to lunch on wednesday, to a pub run by a Thai couple.






I have received lots of presents,including 3 presents and card from sweden.







On saturday we went to London and travelled by bus, train, boat and Taxi.



This is a quick one as I am going on a walkabout photo evening in Windsor ,with the camera club. If the pics are ok I will let you see them.

Weekend in Sussex

The Easter weekend has been and gone and Dad and I had no chocolate at all,the first time ever.

On Friday night we went to Kim and Micks 25th wedding aniversary do at the country club.





You might recognise some of these people.

We stayed the night at the renamed by Lisa Tossingham Manor.





On monday we went for a 2 hour walk along the river,stopping for a pub lunch.



The weather has been very nice and sunny and we have been able to enjoy as no DIY to be done.Hoorray!!!!

The Last supper

We went out for a meal in Brighton on Friday night,a last get together before Ben left to live in sweden.

It was a great night,but the next morning was sad.

Ben and Eli flew out from Heathrow ,saturday lunchtime.

We will miss you very much.

I know Ben and Eli will be very happy together in their flat at Pinnmovagen 10,80630,Gavie,Sweden.