Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#1
today....
Over at Paula's in Hawkinge, getting up after 8am after an unusually long lay-in.
Nice hot relaxing bath, breakfast of orange juice and toast while catching up on the world events, including looking in on this forum. Chilled out and relaxed to the sound of Paula mowing her lawn, as I put a post on the forum... the sun is shining in, real barbeque weather...now there is an idea....
Popping out at lunchtime to get what we need for the BBQ.
When we get back, and its PIMMS O'Clock!!!!!!, with lemonade, fruit and ice at the perfect mix (deceptively drinkable!!!!) Nothing better of a hot summers afternoon.
Then down to work on the grill...burgers, Cumberland sausage, pork loin with this Chinese flavouring and thin steaks with salad.
Then there is ice cream a bit later....
Chilled out some more, more PIMMS and out of the sun for a bit before early evening drinks with good company, some of Paula's family and a friend from Australia.
That warm, but not too warm, sun with the long shadows, cold beer and pickies....Then I find the lady from the outback is a former National Party (Conservative) MP and is now head of their equivilent to the Aussie AA, the interesting conversation gets even more interesting....
Then we are off, Paula driving me back to Dover, home just in time to sit down an watch Top Gear.... a perfect end to a perfect Sunday....
What on earth were those glum faces along Folkestone Road on such a brilliant day? Some people are just never happy.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#2
possibly because they had not had an invite to your soiree barry?
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#3
OK I went to bed at about 2.30 am on Sunday. The wife woke me at 5 am to take her to work. No problem.
My brother and his family ,who have a house on the seafront at St Clements, invited Natascha over to play on the beach.So off she went.
Number 1 son walked to St Helier to view the soccer with his cousins. I prepared the evening meal.
I watched the match and then decided a drink was called for....the rest is history
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#4
Luvit BarryW..you cheeky monkeee. Half the nation is considering slitting their wrists!
Indeed it was a lovely day though. Looks like you were well organised there with your Pimms to counteract the 30 degree heat. Early on I had a motorcycle ride to blow of the cobwebs and to wallow in the fantastic heatwave while zapping along at a steady 30mph. (Speed reference in case any constable of the law is looking in!)
After that and the lightest of light lunches, I nipped over to Market Sq to see how the football was going down with the crowd. Have to admit I expected a bigger crowd than was there...The Mercury had suggested thousands but no...low hundreds, but nevertheless quite good I suppose.
The grim faces in the frontpage pictures speak for themselves as to the mood.
Later then, after I did the frontpage as near "live" as possible, I watched Argentina demolish Mexico on TV.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#5
it was far too hot to stand for over 2 hours in market square.
i would imagine many people were having barbecues prior to the match.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#6
There is so much more to life than a boring idiotic game of kick-about by 22 overpaid prima-donnas.
All you football fans can forget all about it now and enjoy the summer, or whats left of it.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#7
rather simplistic of you barry, it has cost the economy an estimated 3.2 billion quid going out so early in the tournament.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#8
I very much doubt that, Howard. So some football fans might drink a little less for the next couple of weeks! It really does not matter much.
#9
BarryW, to genuine football fans the World Cup isn't over by a long way yet. There are still some potentially fantastic ties to be played, Argentina v Germany leading to the winner playing European Champions Spain in the semi-final and possibly Brazil in the Final, for instance.
Howard is also right, the economy has lost out too as it is an established fact that a successful international football team generates business revenues for it's country, it has been thus since the early 1930's.
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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#10
Off to the V&A to see the excellent 'Quilts' exhibition, lunch at a wonderful Indian restaurant a few doors down from the Old Vic (the theatre, not a certain resident of River
), then a visit to the Girlguiding Centenary maze in Crystal Palace Park, and then home via a really lovely pub called The White Horse. Not the usual plug for Jeanette's hostelry in St James Street, but an inn of the same name at Sundridge near Biggin Hill. Nice pub sign, too:
One of the best days out I've had in ages.
True friends stab you in the front.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#11
I had a wander around a tiny little church I had discovered whilst on a train, St Margaret's, in a place called Bowers Gifford. Parts of it date back 600 years, it was so pretty. We had lunch and a couple of glasses of wine at a local carvery and then I got on with finishing off the last of the photo framing for the Kensal Green cemetery open day next Saturday where I am exhibiting and selling some of my prints. A day that was both pleasant and productive.
DT1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 15 Apr 2008
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#12
Andy, I went to that exhibiton a couple of months ago. Really enjoyed it! I do get frustrated by the cafe in the V&A though!
#13
Fabulous picture Jeane, thanks. A fine example of a typical Essex medievalish church, but with a Celtic cross in the foreground?.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#14
Thank you Sid, yes it was a lovely mixture of old church, ruins dating back even further and graves from around the 1930s to the present. I liked the Celtic cross.
Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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#15
There are indeed some really lovely olde worlde pubs along the A25 in Sundridge and adjoining Brasted.
The White Hart Inn at Brasted was the favourite watering hole of the Battle of Britain pilots from nearby Biggin Hill.
Guest 662- Registered: 18 Mar 2008
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#16
We went to support our children in the 16th Annual CJ's Show at the Leas Cliff Hall, during the rehearsals (10.00am - 1.30pm) we enjoyed some child free time in the sunshine at Folkestone Harbour.
Came home watched the travesity of the England game, lost interest half way through decided to do the school uniforms.
Went back to Folkestone for the show at 6pm and was blown away by a host of children aged between 2 and 18 who despite the searing heat put on a very polished show. Welled up at the strength of the little ones and their absolute cuteness and of course during the street dance welled up again as it will probably be the one and only time both children perform on stage together.
Waved to Mr Hannent from the balcony - didnt see me or probably wondered who the frizzy haired demented looking woman in Balcony W was - it was the humidity darling.
Had a really great day and well done all at CJ's xxxx
#17
Sorry Sheli
It wasn't that I didn't see you but one must be careful with whom one cohorts in Public!!
If you had stood at the bar with a pint in your hand that would have been acceptable!!
Super show wasn't it - except for the last speaker!!!
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