Easter Saturday 26th March

Easter has crept up on me this year, I have failed miserably in my Easter decorations, and that's a pity as I have two large boxes in the loft with Easter paraphernalia, eggs, chicks and rabbits etc. None of which have managed to make an appearance in my kitchen.

I blame the puppy of course, for two reasons, one because she takes up an inordinate amount of my time and two she'd probably 'eat' half the displays I did manage to put out.

I was gone for about four hours the other day, and although Dan was home for some of the time, she obviously got bored and when I did arrive home I found my slipper out in the garden with the heel chewed, (she'd already bitten a hole in the toe end, strangely only the right slipper, the left is as yet untouched.)

My girls on Rozel beach, the plastic has been rolled back from the potatoes on the cotils in the background, can't wait for the first Jersey Royals this year! Jess has the look of "this new 'sister' of mine is STILL here ". Beanie meanwhile nearly always looks full of mischief, and has her eyes firmly glued to the treat in my hand!

Did I tell you AA and I had a lovely afternoon tea at Longueville Manor? A gift from Dan for Mothering Sunday, it really was a treat, and they made sure I had lots of 'dairy free' options .


Visited my friend LT this week, it was good to catch up, albeit briefly, and the same goes for J LeM, ( she said she thought the very slightly underdone Banana cake that I had hurriedly made was just how she liked it- bless her).

Played our last Netball match this week, end of the season now, until Summer training begins the middle of May!

Hope to be playing lots of tennis this year, and on 'rainy' days racquetball and badminton, although trying to get a little syndicate of players interested in Padel tennis, I have played it once but need to properly learn the rules!

The outside pool at the Merton has opened this week, so back to swimming when I can, I know lots of folks are sea swimming, but there is no way I can manage that for at least two months!
There is a story of a friend of mine (who shall remain nameless) who went to the beach recently for a swim, but when she came out couldn't find the bag that contained her clothes, ( I think it had washed away!)fortunately she had stuffed her pants in her coat pocket, so there was only one thing for it.  Walk home wearing just pants and a  tightly done up (short) coat!!

While we are on the subject of stories.....

I was out shopping in the supermarket the other day and bumped into a 'friend', we exchanged pleasantries and then I wished her a Happy Easter and to enjoy Good Friday, telling her I hope she wasn't planning to do any 'work' because she knew what happened to Mr Ecobichon.

In order to retell the story you need to put on a Jersey accent.

Apparently, and this story has been handed down through the generations, there was a certain Mr Ecobichon, who foolishly decided to work on Good Friday, and sadly for him he was "struck down by the hand of God" and died, because as everyone knows, you do NOT work on that very special day.

Well, I had only just begun the story and my friend was creased with laughter , probably at my poor attempt at a Jersey accent, anyway, I carried on with the story and just as I reached the conclusion , a lady who was passing said " Actually, my mother's maiden name was Ecobichon "!

Now, after this tale was told at home, Tom had looked up Ecobichon in the phone directory, as we told him it was a good Jersey name, he found four listed.

I quickly explained/apologised to the lady, and regaled the story to her, hoping that I wasn't digging myself a bigger hole!!! I also hoped she wasn't going to tell me it was her grandfather who was the aforementioned Mr Ecobichon!!

We had a cold fish supper with the family on Friday...

Bex coped very well with her 24 hour ECG, and the unit was delivered back to the hospital, fortunately she hasn't really had any more incidents, and now we wait for the ultrasound scan in May. Not sure if we go to the doctors for the results or wait, either way she uses her varying 'strategies ' if she feels her heart is misbehaving.