Happy anniversary us

Flippin heck, we've been married for 32 years, how loooong is that then. I was 18 when this photo was taken so John must have been erm...20. What a cracking day it was, the sun used to be out in June in them days, we'd have been rowing to the church if it was now.

Our honeymoon was a week in Glasgow and we went on a bike.....brilliant. Do we have any plans for today? Yep, British gas are coming to service the central heating and John's varnishing his den if it stops raining long enough.

Mens dens

Now then, my hubby never ever spends money, its not that he’s a tight fisted git or anything, he just doesn’t care where his money goes. In fact he doesn’t even know how much he earns or what the outgoings are and never bats an eyelid when I tell him we have nothing in the bank, like I did last year when he went shopping on a Saturday and came back with a house. Well he didn’t bring the house back with him, it followed on later after they made the massive concrete slab in the garden for it so sit on. John’s wendy house is a mens den, they love em don’t they, he always promised the lads he was going to build them a tree house, I defy anyone to find a tree big enough for this thing to nestle in.

Although I was told there were to be no women allowed in there except by special invitation, I could pick the décor, not because he’s kind though but because he couldn’t be bothered going shopping twice in one year. I ordered a sofa bed from argos as he’s intending to camp out regularly, anyway it said it was wine but when it came it was a definite pink which made me chuckle…hehe pink couch in man den. I suggested a bit of something to cover the windows and he panicked and sacked me on the spot. So lets recap, he has a big digital telly and a sofa bed and he reckons once he gets a fridge in there its complete, I still cant have a key though unless its to go in there and clean up.

We’re still doing ok, well I think we are, its never going to be easy and just talking about the cabin makes me cry, Chris was well pleased when John bought it and he had many plans for nights with the lads down there, no girls of course…yeah right.

P.S. John's turn for silly hat.

Due to weather conditions being similar to November I’m unable to give you a gardening update on this blog, I apologise for that as I know it’s the main reason why people read it. I did however carry on mowing yesterday to see what it was like to do it in a torrential downpour, it was ok, a bit of an anti-climax really, I had expected it to move me. Number 8 has been knocked off the list though, so it wasn’t a total waste of time.

I caught up with a very very old friend today, we did lunch at my favourite garden centre, favourite because it does a mean gammon and I also wanted to pick up a miniature Lemon scented Cyprus. I’ve known Wendy since I was about five years old, we lived in the same avenue, worked together when we left school, got married the same time and holidayed together a few times. We might not see each other for a few years, but when we meet, we pick up right were we left off, dead comfy that is. Strangely enough we bumped into one another in Asda on a few occasions when I was out and about with Chris after he had his transplant and she’d got to know him quite well. We talked a lot about him today and it was really quite emotional for me as I was having a ‘weak alert’ day due to his hat falling out of the veg rack when I was looking for an onion.

I’ve decided I’m not going to run the Hydro this year, I’m walking instead, so I can have a good old natter at everyone on the way round, it has nothing at all to do with the fact that I’ve lost interest in training, I prefer to swim at the moment or float and that wont get me fit enough to run a 5k. I’m doing a horse on this one ( horse story on a previous blog) and changing my mind, because I can…..anyone can. Excitement is creeping in about the forthcoming Hyde Park get together now, I can’t wait to see everyone again and have a picnic, not forgetting the extra little fund raiser that involves Andy putting himself into the hands of a group of crazy women, we already have a few idea’s, but haven’t told him exactly what its going to be as we like to wind him up a bit first

I have a whole day’s pampering coming up thanks to my good buddy, lots of food, massage, bubbly tub, Greek something, Japanese something, Indian and Turkish somethings and loads more, that’ll make a good blog and will also make me drive a long way again……brilliant.

I’m going now because the rain has stopped and I should be out there, so I can write about muck ‘n’ stuff next time.

Before I go, I’ve been reading E & J’s blogs and they’ve been talking about their old school books and the comments in them from teachers, from what I remember the one most commonly seen in mine was ‘Susan is erratic’ which I just looked up and it means unpredictable…..good!!, I never ever want to be predicable

Take care all, love to you and yours.
Sue x

I’m on a blog roll, so prepare to be inundated with blogness for a while..its ok, waffle is allowed.

Now then, I’ve had some wonderful pressies over the last couple of months, because people are lovely and very thoughtful. I’ve had flowers, plants, choccies, charms, wine, pamper myself equiptment and a spade…..yep, a spade, not just any old spade though, oh no! my friend next door gave me a border spade. It does what it says on the label, it digs borders, all you have to do is stand straight, aim and stab the floor, bingo!!! you have another border, I’m mightily impressed by this tool and am in danger of going border crazy, my latest one is mainly red and white, although the plants are a wee bit small at the mo so you may not be able to appreciate the fact that they are in honour of our fab footy team.

I went to see my mum on Sunday, all went well until I recognised my hubby’s workplace, which I’d passed just 10 minutes ago…Ahah, I’d done the full roundabout thing and fought to get in the right lane to go back home, but I’d missed out the visit to me mother. I got there eventually and as I was saying bye I winked at her and said, I’ll probably be back in a minute chuck.

Wonder what I’ll get up to tomorrow.

Take care all
Sue x

Stoooopid hat pic of the week this week has to go to Pam, our Mike’s lovely fiancé, bless her, she’s a star. We had a cracking day yesterday getting together with her family and friends to watch her chuck herself out of a plane 10,000 feet up, how brave is that eh!!!! She also raised £750 for the cf trust, I can only just get in a plane, there’s absolutely no chance that I could then fling myself back out of it….much respect to Pam and also my buddy Lorraine for their fearlessness

I cried all the way home because our Chris had so been looking forward to watching her do the jump, its ok though, crying is allowed, we were all going out for a Chinese that night so I knew I’d be smiley again when huge amounts of food appeared in front of me…and I was. The meal was fab, we had a good laugh and a respectable amount of voddy was polished off. The round up of the day was an hour down the garden chewing the fat over what a good day it had been……brilliant.

Love to all
Sue x

P.S. After seeing Pam do it I’ve added it to my list ‘try it and see’ and all that, bugger it I’ll give it a go.

I’ve managed to do 30 lengths of the super duper swish pool for the last few days and I floated a whole length, I always wondered if I could float a whole length, an I can, bless our Mike for paying a years membership for me, in order to ‘get me outa the house’. This has been a brilliant confidence booster, as recently, much to my surprise, I haven’t felt very brave when mixing with the general public, its quite alien to me to feel vulnerable and imagine people are looking at me, thinking…eh up!!! Somats up with her. Of course they aren’t, as they have only one thing on their mind, ‘do I need eggs’ or ‘who’s birthday is it now’ and ‘that cow on till five needs a slap’ but if I’m not perplexed about the general public’s determination to stare at me, then its OMG, will I see something which upsets me and lose the plot in the aisle in Sainsbury’s. I’ve seen people being brought a chair and a glass of water and yes…..I’ve also taken a sly glance, so would rather like to avoid Mr & Mrs News of the World catching me next to the mushrooms looking pale.

Anyway, its been a good day today, after my mega swim and shower I came home and had brekkie on the veranda of the cabin (the cabin will be another blog), then I spent hours making a border for my night scented stock, such a heavenly smell that stuff has. The kitten from hell who Chris called Rodney has to be everywhere at all times so she helped me to get a fine till to the soil as it resembled a litter tray, I had to cover up and put a stoooopid hat on in the end, but fear it was a bit late, as by now my skin had started to be bubbly, not to worry though it will be a nice golden brown in a couple of days.

The secret garden is coming on a treat: see pic below.



Take care all, love to you and yours, and to the person I upset, if you're reading this, I'm sorry......cabbaged head thingy, thanks for your wise words.

Sue x

Stooopid hat pic for Lorraine and Shadow.