Although I use my computer for all my work and digital diary I still like to have a paper diary which I carry with me.  However this year it is full of crossings out!!!  Do you remember at school when you used to get told off for crossing anything out?  We did.  We were taught not to write anything down unless you had first thought it through!!! Anyway because of everything being cancelled this year because of the virus I have more crossings out than entries!!!

This week would have been Carnival Week in the village.  Of course we cancelled this very early on to save incurring costs etc.

DH carrying the US Flag as it was July 4th that particular Carnival year when he was Chairman and we had an Indpendence Day theme.

This week would also have been Wimbledon!  Which I am missing a lot!!!  They are showing past games on the TV and at least children will get to see some fantastic historic matches. 

Although we have had time to get jobs done, Summer does not feel quite the same because of the lack of events.  We only generally have a short summer here in the UK and sometimes it can be dreadful weather but that is all part of living here!!!  I know all the reasons why it is happening and it is hopefully keeping everyone safe but I certainly do miss the structure of the year.  Hey ho.

I am now off to the hospital for a check up (!) and then it is our friend from Derbyshire her funeral this afternoon.  We are only able to go as there is a large area outside where we can all stand 2m apart of course.

I hope you all are having a good Tuesday.

Hugs & Love, Susie xx

Sorry for the radio silence this week.  It was our business year end on May 31st and it takes a while to get everything finished and the books taken to our Accountants and then do all the budgets etc for the new business year.  But it is now done and we are off on a new year!

The Boys are busy with work, Eldest at his work and Youngest keeping himself busy until he can go back to work.  They are saying from July 4th that the social distancing here can come down to 1m+ which will hopefully mean that he will be able to get back to work.  He is, however working on his project car so that is keeping him occupied.

DH is busy with work as more and more companies get up and running again and of course they all want their parts NOW!!!  Of course they miss the fact that all of our customers want their parts now!!!!!  We will sort it all out eventually!!!

This week has been extremely hot, well hot for us in the UK!  Around 32°C which meant hot days and not much sleep at night.  I usually wear boots during the day but decided as it was so hot this week to wear my Scholls and I ended up with heat rash on both feet!!!  So I am now back in my boots!!! 

The Boys and their Girls came for dinner outside last night and we were lucky as the weather was very sunny but very warm!  I made lasagna, salad, homemade bread and the Boys asked for chips as well!!!!  It was a lovely evening.  We all had to be up really early this morning as DH and Eldest are helping Youngest with his project car today.  I will be doing some tidying and getting on with some of my other nice jobs!!!!  Even some quilting!  I know don’t faint!!!

Today here in the UK it is National Armed Forces Day.  Both DH’s Family and mine were both involved in the Services during both World Wars so we say Thank You to all those who were and are in the Armed Forces and what they do to keep us safe, including these last few months during the virus crisis. 

Treacle has been busy helping me now that the Boys are busy but as soon as they get home she is constantly with them.  Eldest had just got a packet of crisps and so definitely had a friend to help in case he needed it!!!!

I hope you had a good week, whatever you were up to and have a great weekend.  I will be back as usual next week.

Hugs & Love, Susie xx

I seem to be a day stepped out this week!!!!  It has been one of those weeks.  We have had two Zoom meetings in the evening about getting the swimmers back into the pool and as much as we try and sort out one set of issues, something else comes up.  We have decided that we need to get the older swimmers back in first as they can understand the social distancing and directions and see how things work.  Lots of big companies have been planning their opening since week 1 of Lockdown and it is only now that employees are back are they seeing what works and what doesn’t and how to change it, so I think that is what we are going to have to do with the swimmers.  However until our Leisure Centre provider comes up with their rules and how they want to deal with us, we are in limbo!!!

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Our very good friend Corinne, above and below, passed away last week. We and the Boys have known them both for over twenty years and will miss her greatly.

DH, Youngers and I went to visit her and Gordon in their new holiday home in the South of France during the Easter break in 2014. 

This is their home and it was lovely and warm.

This was their local church, the entrance.

One day whilst we were there Gordon and Corinne took us to Saint-Émilion for the day which is quite a small place but every other store is a wine shop!!!!  We had a lovely lunch outdoors and then a walk around.  The above is one of the oldest parts.  It is called The Cadène Arch which dates back to the 13 Century and is located on the Rue de la Cadène. It was designed to monitor people moving from the different sections of the town.

Sadly because of the current situation we are unable to go over the France to see Gordon but will do as soon as we can.  He is going to come back to the UK eventually.

Another friend also passed away the same week and her funeral is on June 30th.  We are able to go to be in the grounds but not actually at the service.  Neither of the Ladies had this horrible virus, they both had conditions which were being treated but sadly they passed.

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I am glad it is Friday today.  It has been raining most of the week but hopefully the weekend will be a little better and we have some warmer weather next week.  I am ever hopeful that next week will be a little calmer, quieter and I can get some of my things done!!!  That sort of went out of the window this week!!!

I hope you lovely lot will have a great weekend, whatever you are up to, and whatever you are able to do wherever you are!

Hugs & love Susie xx

In this new reality Mondays are different, although the days are seeming to blend into one at the moment.  Eldest was back at work today for the first time (it didn’t happen on Thursday because of paperwork). He left at 6.30am with lunch in hand and various keys he needed.  I was just hopping into the shower when I had a call, he had left his security badge at home!!!!!!! So I got dressed, having not showered, to take his badge down to him!!!!

I got quite a lot of work done before Youngest appeared (he, unfortunately, is not back at work yet!) and wanted a haircut!  Eldest keeps his very, very short and so has been doing it with his beard trimmer during Lockdown.  Youngest has his hair a bit longer and uses wax.  His hair has always grown very fast and it is very thick and he was due for a cut as lockdown happened, so as you can imagine it is long, thick and very hot.  I am not, in any way a hairdresser, but he persuaded me!!!

I stared cutting his hair first with scissors and then finished it off with DH’s beard trimmer!!!!  There are a few tufts but knowing how quickly his hair grows it won’t be long before it is back and our hairdresser has said she can sort out the bad cut!!!  Here are some pictures!!!!

He now looks like Eldest!!!!!  Front and Back!!!!

This is how much came off!!!!

I am still trying to get my nice jobs finished.  I am getting on with Eldest’s memory books but it is a slow process and I have not got around to any quilting yet.  The weekend passed in a blur of not a lot as the weather was yuck, it was like we were back to April showers, so I read some and watched some TV.  I am hoping to get more done this week.  I have a meeting tomorrow regarding swimming and will have some work to do after that and I am still working on our Business Year End.  I think because we have been in Lockdown for a while now, there is no urgency to get jobs completed as there is always tomorrow, the next day, the weekend!!!  I think we will all be in for a shock if we do get back to any sort of normal. 

I hope you lovely lot had a wonderful weekend and a good week to come.

Hugs & Love, Susie xx