Today I shall be Mainly...

[Sue]

I shall be making up the spare beds this morning ready for family to arrive on thursday. Its yoga later this morning, pilates this evening and this afternoon I am going to my friends to help her with the box unpacking after their move last week.

[PanBiker]

Friends of Clarion House maintenance meeting today and later, more work to to help bring down the government.

[Tizer]

...and later, more work to to help bring down the government.

They're doing a pretty good job of it themselves!

[PanBiker]

Not helped though by the misguided or crazy people that keep voting for them. I feel honour bound to try and re-educate them.

[chinatyke]

I feel honour bound to try and re-educate them.

Thank goodness we don't all vote the same way!

[Stanley]

I shall have a quiet day with my precision levels checking Mrs Harrison is level and well adjusted..... Also worrying about why the surgery need another blood sample in four weeks.

[Stanley]

Having a couple of quiet hours in the shed (no 7BA tapping!) and going to the surgery for the Diabetes Clinic at 10:15.

[Sue]

Meeting Julia and the girls at PIcadilly train station in Manchester at 10.30, then off by taxi ( cheaper than train or bus for all of us) to the Science museum for the day, followed by a trip home on the tram. The start of a busy few family days

[Stanley]

Enjoy it Sue! I am having the same experience.... Wendy visits this morning followed by Margaret from Oz and her family, I dine out with the whole family on Sunday, again on Tuesday and the wedding on Thursday. I shall have to have a fridge full of nibbles! The whole world-wide family plus Muthomi's parents from Kenya, are gathered together. It will never happen again and I'm so glad I have lived long enough to see it!

[Sue]

Enjoy it too Stanley, sounds like a great week

[PanBiker]

Clans are gathering all over the place. We are picking our Ruby up today, a half and half journey down the M6 to Sandbach. I hope the motorway is kind and the majority of traffic has gone.

[Stanley]

This is just the start. All the grandchildren are in the same place for the first time! I shall be sitting quietly conserving my strength waiting for the next visitors!

[Wendyf]

Lovely photo.

[Stanley]

More of them..... Three hours of high end conversation yesterday, they are OK I think. Tonight is the first banquet! Everyone will be there at the Jade Palace in Earby. I shall be resting and scrubbing up!
By the way, no industrial scale cooking this week, I have three meals out and will wing the rest. Plenty in fridge and cupboards, we will not starve! Washing and vacuuming......

[Sue]

They look a lovely set of grand kids. You must be proud

[Stanley]

You're right Sue, I could wax lyrical about them. Kids like this make you feel more optimistic about the state of society and the world.

[PanBiker]

Taking all three of ours to the Clarion House Cake Day. We already have Ruby and Carla is bringing Isla and Finlay over and they will be sleeping over. Bit of a double edged sword as around 4000 of the good folks of Silsden have not had any gas since Thursday so no cooking, hot water no showers or baths! Carla will take advantage for a soak in our shower before heading home.Major incident for Silsden of course and emergency catering is being supplied via mobile food vans and vended at the Town Hall. Vulnerable folk have been put up in hotels for the duration. Gas will be reinstated but they have to disconnect every household affected and then turn them back on in a phased order. I think about 150 engineers have been gathered in from all over the country to effect the reconnect. Council supplied over 1000 portable electric heaters but it was reported on social media last night that some areas of the town had overloaded the trips in the sub station as everyone was using more electric. Never rains but it pours.

Anyway, the cake day involves a choice of two rambles both of which take in previous properties used as Clarion Houses before the present site at Dimpenley was secured. Coal fire will be burning in the grate so we will be plenty warm enough when we get back.

[Big Kev]

...winding down after a great 80s weekend at Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel. The bands were epic.

[Stanley]

Was it called Grwych Catle originally Kev?
Recovering after last night's meal.... Lovely occasion but too many people and too much noise! Great to be home in a quiet house.....

[Big Kev]

Was it called Grwych Catle originally Kev?

No, Grwych Castle is nearby. This is Bodelwyddan http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/n ... wyddan.htm

[Sue]

We had a family tea at Claires. Its rare we all get together. Both daughters and husbands and the three grandchildren. Claire excelled herself on her catering and made a wonderful cake with the help of 4 year old Erin who cut all the flowers out. Apparently the body is on a stick can be bought from cake craft shops. Ideal for fairy and princess loving little girls. Apparently the idea was originally for Erins birthday cake but failed. Yesterday it was a roaring success, filled with a chocolate strawberry sponge cake

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[Stanley]

Thanks Kev.... just realised the clue is in the name 'hotel'!
I have another family meal tonight at the Eagle at Barrow..... I have pre-ordered, Olives for starters then fish and chips with cheese to follow. I shall be conserving my strength by doing very little today! Then a rest day and the wedding on Thursday at Waddington.

[Sue]

Life returns to normal today, although I have a meeting this morning instead of yoga. This afternoon is the hospice shop, then pilates at 5.30 pm. A friend usually pops round for a cuppa around 9.00 in the evening after her exercise class. Otherwise a bit of sewing and a bit of TV

[Marilyn]

I have to confess to a lazy lie on the bed this afternoon, reading a book.
(Needed that!)

[Stanley]

Ditto Maz but in the rocking chair..... I shall have a long sleep during the day today after the gas man has serviced the boiler this morning. It was almost 1AM when I got to bed last night! Rest day today......