It's raining and thundering....

       .....which is unfortunate, because I have spent the last hour watering and feeding the plants.....

      .....poor old Joe has got himself into a right state, I have been sat in the garage cuddling him, while Darsh entertains himself trying to fix a broken iron he "found" in the back of his car-he talks of giving it to someone for Christmas-if he can fix it, at the moment he can't, so you can breathe a sigh of relief Matt and John.  I wonder which of you two lucky boys is going to get the Christmas short straw this year!
      Pete won't get away lightly either, we found the perfect tent for him in Bakewell yesterday.....

          Found a picture from last weekend at the "harvest" (harbour) festival as Darsh keeps calling it.....

           .....Darsh, Bev, Selina and Pete(was holding the camera)!!!!

     We have had a really hot summer week, so we made the most of it.....



      Tuesday...

      ....afternoon tea in the garden, with hot scones and double cream.  Alan is a rather proud Grandad now, as Oliver and Lisa have a baby girl- Gracie.

     Planned a trip to Penkridge market on Wednesday, got as far as Cannock and it was too hot to go any further. So headed for the pub, had a carvery lunch instead,  then nipped to New Life (indoors-so cooler)  Darsh was bored in record time, about 15 mins.  But I found plenty for me, for a change.  They have rearranged the place -so there seemed to be a lot more larger sizes.  I acquired 2!!! new dresses, a blue, cardigan I have worn ever since (Yes Charlotte-I know) and a thin yellow shirt....all for £20.
    Over in the home department they have put huge tubs, and everything, clothes and fabric, in them is £1- make way for Charlotte!  I got some lovely new towels and a piece of material to make a table cloth for me... and for Selina.....one for Charlotte,....Sara? ....and maybe even enough for a new dog bed!!! As I was dragging it out it was getting longer and longer...so was Darsh's worried face.... there is 5 metres in total ...for a pound.  So, next rainy day out comes the sewing machine.

     Thursday, we went to Ikea, meatballs dinner is only a pound for the whole of this month.  Whats the betting we will dine there again before the month is out?
     Friday,  we went to visit Harvey and Shirley, and then camped overnight in Bakewell...so busy everywhere...got lost and stuck...thanks to dead sat nav....couldn't find a campsite...rained..so we came home.

     Sunday, went to eat at the Umbrella man...yummy...but didn't realise....

         Handsworth Carnival!!......