I got up early and came down for the flakes and coffee, ant followed soon after and i went online to do some bits, i had a look in to aussie bank accounts and found out i could open one from here through the hsbc for a whacking fee, will leave this for a while. Spoke to mum on skype for a while and then phoned tony to see if they were coming down for a visit. After a bit more messing around i put the stew together for dinner, and then ant and i lunch, a ham and mushroom omlette for me with a little side salad, very nice.
Jackie and Tony turned up just after one and we sat and chatted about all sorts of stuff, we showed them our holiday snaps and ant and jackie talked a lot about work. After they left we did very little, relaxed a bit, had dinner quite early then went upstairs and read in bed in readiness for an early night. we let the dogs come in with and tried to get to sleep nice and early, i had managed to drop off when i was woken by a kick from ant, i lay for a short while clinging on to the edge of the bed then got up and put the dogs in thier own beds, there just isnt space for the four of us. We got a poor nights sleep and woke at three tired and grumpy but ready for the trip to Brussels.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Tuesday 16th Feb
I woke about nine and came down, had coffee and flakes and did my online bits, ant came down but said he was feeling a little unwell, he had a sore stomach. After he had coffee we headed in to Hesdin to post a letter and drop in on Maggie, we chatted to her for a little while then headed over to David's for a coffee. When we got home i made some lunch, a nice crab salad for me and a bowl of veg soup with a baguette for ant.
After lunch ant decided he would go back to bed, so i made sure he was comfy and tucked in with woodruff the poorly bear. I went to the garage and started sawing up a few of the branches we have sitting in the out building, after about an hour i stopped and took the dogs for a walk, no hares today. When i got back i set the fire going and settled down with caravanistan for a couple of hours, most enjoyable. I called ant down about six and set too making the dinner, a griddled salmon steak with cuscus, which was nice, then we had a night in front of the tv, a nice docu about Oliver Postgate and a docu about Skippy the first Aussie mega star. We headed up to bed and i read ofr while then we went to sleep.
After lunch ant decided he would go back to bed, so i made sure he was comfy and tucked in with woodruff the poorly bear. I went to the garage and started sawing up a few of the branches we have sitting in the out building, after about an hour i stopped and took the dogs for a walk, no hares today. When i got back i set the fire going and settled down with caravanistan for a couple of hours, most enjoyable. I called ant down about six and set too making the dinner, a griddled salmon steak with cuscus, which was nice, then we had a night in front of the tv, a nice docu about Oliver Postgate and a docu about Skippy the first Aussie mega star. We headed up to bed and i read ofr while then we went to sleep.
Monday, 15 February 2010
Monday 15th Feb
I woke at about nine thirty and came down for my coffee and fiber and watched the news for a bit, Ant phoned to say he was back in the uk, his flight to Brussels wasn't for a few hours so he was going to do some work on his up-coming tests. I set to on the housework, it felt quite good giving the place a good once over, when i finished i went online and did the usual stuff, then looked up the Port Arthur Massacre, mentioned in Caravanistan, i was really shocked i was not more aware of such a huge and shocking event. Ant phoned to say he had a seat on the flight so i bundled the dogs into the car and we set off on our five hour trip to Brussels and back. Ant and i chatted away in the car about all sorts of things on the way back and it passed very quickly, Ruby kept pushing her way to the front for a stroke then getting put back whereas Banjo was her usual independent self.
When we got home ant sorted out a bath for himself whilst i set the fire going, after the bath we sat chatting on the sofa for a bit then ant noticed a car slowly passing the house, it passed again and then came back and pulled up outside the gates, i got up and went out, it was a french man asking about the house, he basically wanted to have a look round so after a bit of discussion i agreed and he, his wife and small child gave the house the once over, they seemed quite impressed and i said they must get in touch with the estate agent to visit again. This created quite a flurry of discussion once they had gone though we are trying not to get excited to avoid disappointment, but at least someone has been through the door now.
I made dinner, a small piece of very lean steak with stir fried broccoli, leeks and mushroom, and asparagus, it was quite enjoyable but the steak was a little over done. After dinner we sat and chatted for about an hour then it was clear ant was tired so i sent him up to bed and sat and read for an hour then went up too, ant was out for the count so i followed his example and went to sleep.
When we got home ant sorted out a bath for himself whilst i set the fire going, after the bath we sat chatting on the sofa for a bit then ant noticed a car slowly passing the house, it passed again and then came back and pulled up outside the gates, i got up and went out, it was a french man asking about the house, he basically wanted to have a look round so after a bit of discussion i agreed and he, his wife and small child gave the house the once over, they seemed quite impressed and i said they must get in touch with the estate agent to visit again. This created quite a flurry of discussion once they had gone though we are trying not to get excited to avoid disappointment, but at least someone has been through the door now.
I made dinner, a small piece of very lean steak with stir fried broccoli, leeks and mushroom, and asparagus, it was quite enjoyable but the steak was a little over done. After dinner we sat and chatted for about an hour then it was clear ant was tired so i sent him up to bed and sat and read for an hour then went up too, ant was out for the count so i followed his example and went to sleep.
Sunday 14th Feb
It was nearly ten when i woke this morning, i headed down, opened the valentines card from ant, it had a faint whiff of beer about it, made coffee and a bowl of high fibre and tucked in whilst catching up online. I spent quite a while on the computer until i stopped for some lunch at twelve thirty, a nice bowl of tuna salad and a couple of ryvita's with fat free cheese, it is a bit like stiff yogurt but not too bad. I made a few phone calls after lunch, watched a bit of the winter olympics, the mens 150 meter skating made my feet tingle a little and i was on the edge of the sofa, i don't know how the have the courage to do it.
I took the dogs out for a walk in the afternoon, it is quite picturesque at the minute with the snow, but it seems a little warmer than the biting cold before we went away. Toward the end of the walk the girls spotted a couple of hares and were off after them, i stood there shouting after them like a wild thing and they eventually got tired and came back, i was not best amused. When i got back i set the fire going and settled down to watch Dune, which was good, if a little confusing, one of my favorite sci fi films. I phoned gran after this and we spent a good time chatting about all sorts of things, i am a little worried her memory is going a little as she repeated herself several times during the talk. I made a turkey stir fry for dinner in honor of Chinese new year, i was going to burn some fake money in a red envelope but forgot so i don't think we will be inundated with cash this year. The evening was quite a typical Sunday, the antiques roadshow, Larkrise, then Anne phoned so we had a chat for a bit, then a bit of the mens Luge, then it all got a bit bitty so i went up to bed and read some of Caravanistan, which i am greatly enjoying, before going to sleep.
ps i weighed myself and came in at 106.2kg
I took the dogs out for a walk in the afternoon, it is quite picturesque at the minute with the snow, but it seems a little warmer than the biting cold before we went away. Toward the end of the walk the girls spotted a couple of hares and were off after them, i stood there shouting after them like a wild thing and they eventually got tired and came back, i was not best amused. When i got back i set the fire going and settled down to watch Dune, which was good, if a little confusing, one of my favorite sci fi films. I phoned gran after this and we spent a good time chatting about all sorts of things, i am a little worried her memory is going a little as she repeated herself several times during the talk. I made a turkey stir fry for dinner in honor of Chinese new year, i was going to burn some fake money in a red envelope but forgot so i don't think we will be inundated with cash this year. The evening was quite a typical Sunday, the antiques roadshow, Larkrise, then Anne phoned so we had a chat for a bit, then a bit of the mens Luge, then it all got a bit bitty so i went up to bed and read some of Caravanistan, which i am greatly enjoying, before going to sleep.
ps i weighed myself and came in at 106.2kg
Sunday, 14 February 2010
sat 13th Feb
We were up at five thirty, had my bowl of high fiber breakfast cereal and watched the news whilst ant was getting ready, then we set off for Brussels airport, the roads were nice and quiet and i dropped him off in plenty of time and headed home. I got back by eleven and went online for a while, back in to the cafe, the weather outside is too cold so the dogs walk was Called off. For lunch i had a nice salad with ham cubes then settled down on the sofa with the fire on and watched a little tv, the opening ceremony of the winter olympics, a bit of the importance of being ernest then are you being served. Janine phoned mid afternoon and then came over for a cup of tea to catch up on our trip, i showed her the photos and then i spent a bit of time showing her the internet, i think she is thinking of getting herself online.
By the time Janine left it was six thirty so i started to organize my dinner, stuffed tomatoes with coddled eggs, which was very enjoyable and surprisingly filling, i finished the series of are you and then watched a bit of the winter olympics and went back online. At ten fifty i was treated to a special one off of Benidorm, which i enjoyed, then i headed off to bed.
By the time Janine left it was six thirty so i started to organize my dinner, stuffed tomatoes with coddled eggs, which was very enjoyable and surprisingly filling, i finished the series of are you and then watched a bit of the winter olympics and went back online. At ten fifty i was treated to a special one off of Benidorm, which i enjoyed, then i headed off to bed.
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Friday 12th Feb
We had a really good nights sleep and woke feeling a little refreshed. We came down and went online, caught up with a couple of internet things, spoke to aunty M and then mum, then we headed out to do some shopping. We stopped in on David and Mark on the way in and had a coffee and filled them in on all we had done whilst we were away. In the supermarket i bought a lot of stuff for the new diet so hopefully that will go ok. We headed home and ant went for a nap for a couple of hours whilst i messed around online, i sorted out the trip in March, unfortunately ant is working on grans birthday so i am going to fly over to Glasgow from Charleroi, at the bargain price of ten euros for the return, plus ryanair's new ten euro charge for not paying with their own credit card!! i will spend a couple of nights there and then fly back, i have hired a decent car and gran and i are going to go out for the day of her birthday.
I chatted to gran for a bit, on the skype to landline, i am getting a bit addicted to it, then spoke to Mandy for a while, then put the dinner together, ultra lean beef burgers with baked beans and scrambled egg, it was quite enjoyable and ant had specifically requested it. After dinner we watched a bit of tv, Phil was helping a family buy a house in Sydney, which was quite interesting, then we went to bed nice and early for ant's early morning jaunt to Brussels. I weighed myself before i went to bed and was unsurprised to see i was pretty much back where i started last year, but i am determined to get some of this off. We are quite settled back in to the house now, it is cold and snowy but it is nice to be back with the dogs, our trip to Australia is seeming like a distant memory but we are keeping our hopes up for a sale soon!!
I chatted to gran for a bit, on the skype to landline, i am getting a bit addicted to it, then spoke to Mandy for a while, then put the dinner together, ultra lean beef burgers with baked beans and scrambled egg, it was quite enjoyable and ant had specifically requested it. After dinner we watched a bit of tv, Phil was helping a family buy a house in Sydney, which was quite interesting, then we went to bed nice and early for ant's early morning jaunt to Brussels. I weighed myself before i went to bed and was unsurprised to see i was pretty much back where i started last year, but i am determined to get some of this off. We are quite settled back in to the house now, it is cold and snowy but it is nice to be back with the dogs, our trip to Australia is seeming like a distant memory but we are keeping our hopes up for a sale soon!!
Friday, 12 February 2010
11th Feb
We are back from Australia, i am not going to do a blog for the last two weeks because we have had so many good experiences and have done too much to start writing it down, just to say we had a wonderful unforgettable experience.
We left Adelaide Airport, waving goodbye to mum and aunty M with a bit of a tear, and got through to Sydney with no problems, checked in and got seats all the way through to Paris, so that was a bit of a relief, business class to Singapore then economy the rest of the way, but we made the most of it and i slept for a bit on the Singapore Heathrow leg. When we got to London we were hit by the cold, which was a bit of a shock, snow falling and completely the opposite from Adelaide. We jumped an earlier flight to Paris as there were more available seats, Ant kindly let me have the one club seat available to us whilst he sat down the back. We had a fair wait in Paris but filled in the time with coffee at the Sheraton and a McDonalds with free wifi, then caught our train up to Arras. The scene out of the window on the train was a white wonderland and looked incredibly cold, when we got off in Arras Mark was waiting for us and we had a hair raising drive back to the house.
Back home we dumped our stuff and put on the heating and the water before heading out to pick up the dogs, who were reassuringly pleased to see us, then came back, put the fire on and did a couple of phone calls to let people know we were back. We had a couple of hours on the sofa, when i fell asleep, then had a little dinner before heading off to sleep.
We left Adelaide Airport, waving goodbye to mum and aunty M with a bit of a tear, and got through to Sydney with no problems, checked in and got seats all the way through to Paris, so that was a bit of a relief, business class to Singapore then economy the rest of the way, but we made the most of it and i slept for a bit on the Singapore Heathrow leg. When we got to London we were hit by the cold, which was a bit of a shock, snow falling and completely the opposite from Adelaide. We jumped an earlier flight to Paris as there were more available seats, Ant kindly let me have the one club seat available to us whilst he sat down the back. We had a fair wait in Paris but filled in the time with coffee at the Sheraton and a McDonalds with free wifi, then caught our train up to Arras. The scene out of the window on the train was a white wonderland and looked incredibly cold, when we got off in Arras Mark was waiting for us and we had a hair raising drive back to the house.
Back home we dumped our stuff and put on the heating and the water before heading out to pick up the dogs, who were reassuringly pleased to see us, then came back, put the fire on and did a couple of phone calls to let people know we were back. We had a couple of hours on the sofa, when i fell asleep, then had a little dinner before heading off to sleep.
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