To All My American Friends & Followers

Happy 4th of July

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I hope everyone in the US has a wonderful day.  Here it is actually sunny and a little warm today but very windy!  We never seem to catch a break here.  In fact on my Snoopy Calendar yesterday The Daily Extra said “Healthy Living: Aim to get some sunlight first thing every morning.  Exposing yourself to sunlight when you wake up will boost your mood and help you sleep better at night” Well whoever wrote that has never lived in the UK!  Up to today it has been cloudy, overcast and raining AGAIN!  Sometimes we don’t see the sun for days if not weeks.  No wonder we all have sleep problems.

I have had a couple of trips to see our Doctors over the last few months, I won’t bore you with the details but whilst coping with that I have now got something else which requires antibiotics.  They don’t like prescribing them much these days but in this case I needed them.  Youngest had to go today as he has had a bad throat for about three weeks and he now has antibiotics too.  I am sure it is all down to our wretched weather!

Carnival Week in the Village is progressing, DH has been out most evenings but I have not been at all.  Just providing dinner for DH, Youngest & Girlfriend when they get home.  Tonight is the Wild, Wet & Wacky event which is mainly the Teenagers event.  Various silly games with a lot of water and foam and teams competing against each other!  Last night was the Duck Race (no not real ones, the plastic variety) and tomorrow is the Cake competition and getting ready for Saturday.

Of course you guessed it, it is due to rain on Saturday.  Also the England team in football has got through to the quarter finals and are playing on Saturday at 5.00pm so everyone will disappear quite early but then they will be short of helpers to clear up!  Sunday we are doing all the jobs which have not got done all week (!).  Tomorrow I am at Eldest’s business in the morning and in the afternoon I will be doing home jobs.  I can honestly say I am pleased when this week is over!  Next week we are back to a normal week although DH and The Boys next weekend are away for their Christmas Present at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed.  Us three Girls are getting together on Saturday for dinner and a movie night. 

After that we have a few weekends free to do anything we want and jobs, of course, before we are away, can’t wait.  We are having dinner with some good friends and I am keeping my fingers crossed that the weather will be good that evening and we can sit outside!  The above picture was last year when we sat out, we do manage it about once a year!

To add to all the chaos this week, it is also Election Day in the UK.  We have all voted!  I am not political on my Blog but I am worried about the next five years with a Government change and, if they are honest, I think anyone who runs their own business will be too.  However as with everything else happening around the World there is not a lot you are able to do about it so I am trying to ignore it and carry on.  I, for a long time now, have not watched the news and I have also now stopped reading it too as I think it can be quite detrimental to your mental health.  I have decided to focus just on our family, the business and our friends and ignore all external things!  Some would say that you should not be like this but for now it is best for me.

I have been able to read some more of July’s Book on my Book Club, above, and am really enjoying it. 

Coco has taken to sitting by the back door looking out onto her garden.  This was the other morning whilst it was raining

This was Sunday morning!  DH was out and I was reading.

Blaze has made himself at home and is very cute.  This was when I went in to check up on him whilst Eldest and Girlfriend were out.  He was asleep on their bed!  No stress there

Whatever you lovely lot are up to this weekend, I hope you all have a good one and the weather is kind. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx

Little Man, surrounded by Toys!!!