Saturday 26th October

Finally got around to posting a blog this week, and realised that it's been a while since the last one was written!

I will start with the week I was away enjoying myself in the uk, leaving the family to cope 'on their own'. The fridge was stocked, the house clean, washing up to date and pet food bought ....

A son took the dog for a walk in the woods, and as is his want he diverted off the beaten track to explore. Half way up a steep bank the dog who had been scouring the woods for pheasants came racing back to him. Now, she does this sometimes if she has lots of ' burrs' stuck in her tail, and wants you to remove them, however as the boy found out this was not the case.

Jess was rubbing her nose in the ground and pawing her face, and he quickly realised she had a wasp on her head, which he flicked off, simultaneously aware that he was being stung through his jeans in his leg. Dispatching that wasp he saw that the dog had yet another wasp on her back, within seconds another had stung him......without further ado he did what anyone else would have done in that situation, he ran!! Boy and dog hurled themselves down the embankment and I believe ran all the way home. Jess was a very subdued dog for the rest of the afternoon, goodness know how many times she was actually stung, fortunately the boy is 'hardcore' and recovered his injuries without any need for first aid.

A few days later hubby, after being out at meetings all morning arrived home at lunchtime with the intention to visit a parishioner who lives down the road. This as it turned out was just as well, because if he hadn't things could have been far worse.....

He went into the downstairs bathroom to ' freshen up' and was fairly quickly aware of there being water on the floor. Upon further investigation he discovered that not only was there water in the bathroom it was also in the hall and the toilet. The source of the major 'leak' was the boiler in the utility room that had blown its cap. The entire tank had then emptied emptied itself all over the floor. Fortunately there were three children at home who downed tools ( ok, so they got off their phones/lap tops) and rushed (ambled) to help their father in his hour of need! Luckily for us we have a tiled floor , and underfloor heating, so there was plenty of mopping and the heating got put on full blast!!

This week has been relatively uneventful, the usual round of meetings for the politician, (with a few radio /tv interviews ), the eldest son (now in his third week of a 'daytime' job) seems to be coping with both jobs. The middle son has had an average week at the fire station after his 'hot fire' training at Gatwick last week . The youngest son appears to be studying hard for his 'boating exams' I should really find out the official name of these exams, and the daughter has been back in college for a two week spell, returning to work placement next week.

We have been in the garden this afternoon, battening down the hatches ready for the storm tonight/tomorrow, let's hope it's not as bad as they seem to be predicting. I have been enjoying the mild weather and the outside tennis matches.
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Saturday 19th October

Well, what a week, cumulating in our 28th wedding anniversary today! I had such a good time in Lowestoft visiting family and seeing a few friends. The time passed so quickly as it always seems to when your having fun. Must say an enormous thank you to my crazy aunt, sensible sister (and brother-in-law) and dweeb younger brother. I miss them all , once a year visit never seems to be enough, but we are lucky to have skype and FaceTime so do keep in fairly regular contact.

A few photos of some 'happy days' ......




Me and my best friend .......


Her and husband.....


Dweeb boy....





Tennis players!!!




JW and bro....


Nephew and girlfriend...


A selfie, with sister and aunt.....


Lowestoft beach.....


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Monday 14th October

Walking out of the airport in Norwich on Saturday set the tone for the rest of the week, I did think that maybe I had inadvertently got myself on a 'saga' holiday by mistake, ( yes , I know I do qualify )as the rest of the passengers were all an average age of 60+. I had arranged to meet my sister in the car park but such was her eagerness to see me she thought she would wait for me in the arrivals hall. Therefore as I passed through the automatic doors I was greeted by the sight of her in the distance, barely able to conceal her mirth. It took me a few minutes to wend my way through the sea of grey haired shuffling holidaymakers, so by the time I reached her she was convulsed with laughter, so much for sisterhood!!




Yesterday we went to a cafe and met up with more family members, my niece, nephew and their baby, it was a shame the weather was damp and wet, this however didn't stop my aunt and I from walking there and back- well we needed the exercise!



So far back home I believe it's done nothing but rain, and last night most of the island was in blackout with a power cut, so don't feel I'm missing out.

Had two requests to sub for our other netball teams, sorry that I can't help out but pleased I was asked ( unless of course I was on the ' last resort ' list, which is highly probable!!)

On a totally different subject I have been told verbally how much we/you all raised on the Macmillan coffee morning, and I think she said £300 + ,
So well done and a very big THANK YOU!!!


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Wednesday 9th October

I had a feeling yesterday was the last good day for a sea swim, and listening to the wind and rain outside this evening, guess I was right. It has been such a brilliant summer and with the sea still at 17.6 degrees it has been lovely to be able to swim as long as I have.



I still haven't heard how much money was raised at the Macmillan coffee morning I had at home, I'll have to chase them up. I am manning the Outreach Stand again at liberty wharf on Friday morning, so if you're in town , look me up!

It was JV's 5th birthday on Monday and as his godmother was over we went out to La Fontaine for a celebratory meal, it was very good for a £10 tenerfest menu.













I am getting excited about my trip to the uk on Saturday, seeing my aunt/sister and little brother in a week long 'family fix' is just what the doctor ordered. I am starting to stockpile provisions here at home, but as fast as I buy extra food in, they eat it!!!

I had a bit of a faux pas on Saturday, arrived at the tennis court ready to play, until I went to collect my racquet and realised that I'd bought my badminton bag..... Not I hasten to add was this the first time I have made such an error. Fortunately the 'coach' was there and he lent me a spare one and so the match went ahead.

Whilst on the subject of sport, on Monday I had to fill in for our B team on the netball court, they are up in first division so that was a bit of a culture shock, and then Tuesday we had our match, and though we lost sadly I once again got player of the match!!! How brilliant is that ? Never thought I stood a chance of picking up that accolade last week, so to get it again this week was a real surprise, and I was thrilled!

Lots happening with the rest of the Jersey family, but saving that for another day as too many midnight bedtimes!!

Thursday 3rd October

You know it's really time to book an eye test when you mess up the scratch card thinking 1 is 11- well it was a bit dark in the car park!

It was hard to believe I was swimming in the sea yesterday afternoon, as this morning I mistimed the dog walk to coincide with a mini storm of hail, rain and strong winds. Jess didn't mind a bit and loved the waves, surprisingly there were very few dog walkers braving the elements, the wise ones had obviously looked at the forecast.

The Italian party have returned complete with a bronze medal and very sore rib cages, you may think that it was a side effect of all that singing but you would be totally wrong, too much LAUGHING!!!!

Excellent news from the parish of Grouville, they have a new constable, who just happens to be a great friend, so very chuffed for the whole family.

On the food front, we have plenty of cooking and eating apples, I have made crumbles and cakes, and that's just with the windfalls, not had a chance to pick many off the trees yet, so if you're in the area come and pick up a bagful!!!!

I had a good start to the week , at the netball match on Monday I was very honoured to be voted player of the match for our team, a huge surprise. I did check that it wasn't 'oap' day or 'help the aged'!!

Another week of successful racquetball, winning all my matches, although some of the drills we did have taken its toll, particularly as I tried badminton last night and struggled, losing more than I won!!!! I will not let that deter me though, as I am away off to the Uk in a few weeks and will easily thrash my puny younger brother at any racquet sport..........

I have had my 'health and fitness' doctors visit this week , part of the process to get me on the education supply list, I think I passed......!

Tomorrow I am manning the Macmillan Outreach stand at Liberty Wharf between 12:30 and 4 pm, so if you are in town, come over and talk to me, I will be the one on her own surrounded by green posters etc, as opposed to the breast cancer pink that dominates the area this week!!!

We have our monthly gynae meeting tonight, this one is just an open meeting so no speaker, can't believe we have been going since May. Also the choir Rising Voices is still going strong, open to anyone affected by cancer (including their partners, friends etc). It's at 6:30 to 8pm on Wednesday at Trinity church, come and join us!!!


The lovely Grouville constable and his wife.

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