Wow guess what! We are going to FLORIDA tomorrow!!!
How the hell did that happen?? I am not entirely sure myself.
To backtrack....
We ended up taking a week and a half out at Leni's place. It was just so lovely there and they are both so incredible welcoming and chilled out we just couldn't tear ourselves away. We eventually did on Sunday afternoon and did a big old drive up to between Stoke on Trent and Derby, to a little town called Uttoxeter. For those who care, it is famous for its racecourse and we stayed in a special Caravan Club site which is within the racecourse. First time we've stayed in a Caravan Club place, the people are a little bit overly nosy. But hey ho its cheap.
The great thing about it was that it was only 7 miles away from Alton Towers, which is where we spent Monday and Tuesday of this week. It is so huge you really do need two days to do all the rides, and that was with the fast track tickets as well. The scariest ride by FAR has to be Oblivion. Oh my GOD I couldn't speak for screaming but literally the funniest thing I have done in years. You sit firmly strapped into this rollercoaster seat as it winches you slowly up an immense slope. By the time you reach the top plateau it is really peaceful and the view is breathtaking and you are lulled into a lovely comfortable revery, and then... you PLUNGE literally vertically downwards into a huge gaping hole in the ground and by that point you realise you are screaming like you have never screamed before. Highly recommended but I couldn't go on it twice.
The Air ride was also very good, but my favourite was the Spinball Whizzer, which is a fast rollercoaster with spinning seats, so you are thrown backwards, sideways and forwards at a huge rate of knots. We both loved that one.
So after 2 silly days we left and drove here to Dunham Massey near Manchester which is where our friends Catherine & Damian live in a beautiful cottage within the grounds of a National Trust house with Damian works as the gardener. There are deer wandering around and it is generally all very Jane Austen. It is lovely. But Nick has had really apppaulingly bad hayfever the last few days which is what inadvertantly led to the Florida escapade.
It was yesterday afternoon and for fun we started looking online at cheap last minute flights from Manchester airport (as its only a 15 min drive from here) and we found a ridiculously good deal to Orlando. OK it is rainy season so we might get a bit damp but we really couldn't say no. We fly tomorrow very early morning and we have a hire car and a hotel which is on a bed & breakfast basis. It's right on Universal Drive I believe, so USA here we come! Its strange - with only 2 days notice you really don't have time to get excited. We spent all of today adding extra security measures to the camper which we found at B&Q as we have to leave it in an airport carpark for a week. Hopefully it is now Fort Knox.
I do have some photos but none of the camper, weirdly. It is a Hymer S630 if you google it? Nick has put some on his facebook page. When I have more time I will load some on here but I have just realised how long this blog entry is and I need to go and do something else now! Next time I blog it might be from the States!!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Chilling out in Suffolk
We have been in Suffolk since Thursday and I just feel like I could stay forever. We are parked up at Leni & Dom's place on their whopping drive and have been relaxing loads. I have a slight throat infection and unfortunately had a weird funny turn when we were out at a pub in Stowmarket last night but apart from that it is amazing here. Our friends live in a little cottage that they are about to extend and they have around an acre of land which is given over to apple trees, chicken coops and tricking brooks. There is countryside all around and birds sing constantly in the trees. They have a mentallist cat called Squeak that attacks anything that moves and their baby boy Huckleberry is 4 months old and a very happy little fellow.
We are off to a farmers market in a bit then I think we are going to pop in and see Leni's folks as I haven't seen them for years. We are trying so hard to keep to our daily budget but it is very difficult. Not as hard as London though, that is such a pricey place to visit.
The camper is working out great so far - it's really feeling like home as we sleep in it every night and have the awning out so can sit outside and keep dry if it's raining.
We are off to a farmers market in a bit then I think we are going to pop in and see Leni's folks as I haven't seen them for years. We are trying so hard to keep to our daily budget but it is very difficult. Not as hard as London though, that is such a pricey place to visit.
The camper is working out great so far - it's really feeling like home as we sleep in it every night and have the awning out so can sit outside and keep dry if it's raining.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
London Shenanigans
So this is what we've been up to over the Bank Holiday weekend, up until now. Sorry it's in boring diary format but it's realy for my own benefit so that I can read this back in a few months time and remember what we did!
Saturday - had a relaxed one in Loughton, sunbathed, went for a short bike ride in the afternoon, ate lots of food and stayed up and played on the PS3 in the evening.
Sunday - went on the tube to Spittlefields market which was really good, lots of interesting small designer stalls with great outfits. Only spent £3 on a bracelet which was incredibly restrained. Went then to Oxford St to Selfridges and checked out an Urban Art show in the basement level. Pottered around there with James & Donna then back home for tea before heading to Woodford to see Indiana Jones & Crystal Skull at the pics. Quite enjoyed it but I didn't like the whole Alien route they went down to be honest - I much preferred the Holy Grail/Ark stuff from the previous films.
Monday - rain rain rain so stayed in all day. Went for a nice curry in the evening, before home to watch Cloverfield which OH MY GOD is the most amazingly good film all apart from the terirble CGI but apart from that I have to say one of the best films I've seen in a long time.
Tuesday - Nick & me into London to the V&A Museum which was great. Really impressed by what it had on show and it wasn't too busy. After that we walked to Harrods as we were in South Kensington and bought a pastie plus yumsome choc brownie thing to share. Sat outside Natural History Museum to eat it. Then went into Nat History Museum but being half term it was absolutely cram packed full of kid so we quickly saw the main bits then legged it back home. Last night I cooked some salmon and we had an early night as walking around London REALLY makes you tired.
Today we are relaxing this morning at James & Donnas house while they are at work. We plan to go into London after lunch to the South Bank to go to the Tate and we're going to stay out in London for a bite to eat this evening. I quite fancy Soho for a Chinese but we're finding the budget hard to keep to here! I guess this is the most expensive place we'll probably visit so it's not too bad. Tomorrow we're hopefuly meeting Ranx & Fiona for lunch before heading off to Suffolk in the evening.
Saturday - had a relaxed one in Loughton, sunbathed, went for a short bike ride in the afternoon, ate lots of food and stayed up and played on the PS3 in the evening.
Sunday - went on the tube to Spittlefields market which was really good, lots of interesting small designer stalls with great outfits. Only spent £3 on a bracelet which was incredibly restrained. Went then to Oxford St to Selfridges and checked out an Urban Art show in the basement level. Pottered around there with James & Donna then back home for tea before heading to Woodford to see Indiana Jones & Crystal Skull at the pics. Quite enjoyed it but I didn't like the whole Alien route they went down to be honest - I much preferred the Holy Grail/Ark stuff from the previous films.
Monday - rain rain rain so stayed in all day. Went for a nice curry in the evening, before home to watch Cloverfield which OH MY GOD is the most amazingly good film all apart from the terirble CGI but apart from that I have to say one of the best films I've seen in a long time.
Tuesday - Nick & me into London to the V&A Museum which was great. Really impressed by what it had on show and it wasn't too busy. After that we walked to Harrods as we were in South Kensington and bought a pastie plus yumsome choc brownie thing to share. Sat outside Natural History Museum to eat it. Then went into Nat History Museum but being half term it was absolutely cram packed full of kid so we quickly saw the main bits then legged it back home. Last night I cooked some salmon and we had an early night as walking around London REALLY makes you tired.
Today we are relaxing this morning at James & Donnas house while they are at work. We plan to go into London after lunch to the South Bank to go to the Tate and we're going to stay out in London for a bite to eat this evening. I quite fancy Soho for a Chinese but we're finding the budget hard to keep to here! I guess this is the most expensive place we'll probably visit so it's not too bad. Tomorrow we're hopefuly meeting Ranx & Fiona for lunch before heading off to Suffolk in the evening.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Londontown
Wooo we are in East London and I am about to go and sunbathe in my friends gorgeous back garden. but first a catch up...
We ended up spending nearly a fortnight in Southampton. There were various things to do to the camper and we ebayed a load of items and had to wait for stuff to arrive in the post to fit to the van so we ended up loitering at Nick's parents house for ages! I must admit it was very relaxing, although I did find myself wondering what to do. I ended up going on little shopping trips and visiting the City art gallery which is free and actually really really good, they have Chris Ofili, Bridget Riley and even some Lowry there and it is a lovely vaulted building, very peaceful.
We have invested in a pair of electric bikes!! They are AMAZING. Mine is blue and Nick's is dark grey and they are very shiny. They strap to the back of the camper and are a much better idea than a scooter, which is what we originally were going to get. We took them for a ride around Southampton common and they go like the clappers! You just pedal gently and the engine pushes you along so there's no effort and then if you want a quick burst there is a throttle just like on a motorbike that you twist and whooooooom! Off you go. Brilliant fun. I think when we're in Europe going up and down the hills they will be a Godsend.
So we are staying in Loughton, near Epping Forest and Chigwell in Essex, East London. It's on the central line so we can pop into the city whenever we like which is great. Today we are chilling and recovering with slight hangovers and then tomorrow there are a couple of markets we're going to visit. And we are contemplating going to see Indiana Jones in Leicester Square. OK my batteries running out I've got to go!
We ended up spending nearly a fortnight in Southampton. There were various things to do to the camper and we ebayed a load of items and had to wait for stuff to arrive in the post to fit to the van so we ended up loitering at Nick's parents house for ages! I must admit it was very relaxing, although I did find myself wondering what to do. I ended up going on little shopping trips and visiting the City art gallery which is free and actually really really good, they have Chris Ofili, Bridget Riley and even some Lowry there and it is a lovely vaulted building, very peaceful.
We have invested in a pair of electric bikes!! They are AMAZING. Mine is blue and Nick's is dark grey and they are very shiny. They strap to the back of the camper and are a much better idea than a scooter, which is what we originally were going to get. We took them for a ride around Southampton common and they go like the clappers! You just pedal gently and the engine pushes you along so there's no effort and then if you want a quick burst there is a throttle just like on a motorbike that you twist and whooooooom! Off you go. Brilliant fun. I think when we're in Europe going up and down the hills they will be a Godsend.
So we are staying in Loughton, near Epping Forest and Chigwell in Essex, East London. It's on the central line so we can pop into the city whenever we like which is great. Today we are chilling and recovering with slight hangovers and then tomorrow there are a couple of markets we're going to visit. And we are contemplating going to see Indiana Jones in Leicester Square. OK my batteries running out I've got to go!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Tooth
Level two of the travel quest is completed, the Guernsey leg. We are now in Southampton enjoying the comforts of my in-laws house with the camper parked on the driveway outside. Nick is busy fitting various alarms/stereo speakers as I write this. It is a gloriously sunny day and I had to hide indoors for a while cos I could feel myself burning in the garden. I think we will have a BBQ tonight after I've popped to Waitrose for some bits. Waitrose!! Oh it is SO good to be back in the UK. I do love my Waitrose, although I have more of a Lidl's budget these days...
As we were waiting for the ferry at the Gsy check-in a bit of my tooth fell off in my mouth!! How very surprised I was. It felt like a small pebble or bit of grit and then I realised I had a jagged gap that I could feel with my tongue! Well after the novelty wore off of playing with the jaggedy bit with my tongue (which lasted a few hours) I got a bit pissed off that it had happened. Especially as I was onboard the ferry and leaving behind my lovely dentist in Guernsey. Luckily I managed to find a good local practise here and I no longer look like a pirate. It was my first ever filling, he built it up to match the colour of the rest as well! They are so clever these people. I still can't stop running my tongue over the new bit though...
Well I think we are going to do another BBQ tonight, being that it is absolutely glorious and scorching out there.
On Liberation Day we were at a BRILLIANT BBQ party for Laurie's 30th birthday. Gosh we all got drunk and trampolined and allsorts, it was a great send off as most of our Guernsey mates were there. It was a great day and night. Carried on into the wee hours and then Nick & I slept over in the camper so no driving home! Result. It did mean we were around to do the clean up the next morning though. Rachel bought me a Hello Kitty lipstick lolly as a going away present and she got Nick a locust lollipop with an actual real locust in it! Awesome.
As we were waiting for the ferry at the Gsy check-in a bit of my tooth fell off in my mouth!! How very surprised I was. It felt like a small pebble or bit of grit and then I realised I had a jagged gap that I could feel with my tongue! Well after the novelty wore off of playing with the jaggedy bit with my tongue (which lasted a few hours) I got a bit pissed off that it had happened. Especially as I was onboard the ferry and leaving behind my lovely dentist in Guernsey. Luckily I managed to find a good local practise here and I no longer look like a pirate. It was my first ever filling, he built it up to match the colour of the rest as well! They are so clever these people. I still can't stop running my tongue over the new bit though...
Well I think we are going to do another BBQ tonight, being that it is absolutely glorious and scorching out there.
On Liberation Day we were at a BRILLIANT BBQ party for Laurie's 30th birthday. Gosh we all got drunk and trampolined and allsorts, it was a great send off as most of our Guernsey mates were there. It was a great day and night. Carried on into the wee hours and then Nick & I slept over in the camper so no driving home! Result. It did mean we were around to do the clean up the next morning though. Rachel bought me a Hello Kitty lipstick lolly as a going away present and she got Nick a locust lollipop with an actual real locust in it! Awesome.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Sunny Sunny Sunshiney Days
It has well and truly been a busy old week. We have had Margo parked around the corner in a friends field for the last few days while we have been pimping her up good and proper. We had an absolute nightmare registering her in Guernsey, we were given very bad, incorrect information before we brought her back here to do with the registration process and Tuesday was in fact a day from hell but then yesterday we managed to resolve the issues and she now has a spanky new Guernsey number plate.
We are out tonight for Rachel's birthday then tomorrow there is a large barbecue going down at Perelle for Laurie's 30th, on Liberation Day so a double party whammy! Then we're off for the forseable on Sat pm, if the camper can get on the ferry with the new sat dome we've installed on the roof which is quite tall.... fingers crossed! UK first for a few weeks, before the Euro leg of the trip.
I'm off for a spot of lunch in the sunshine now, it is an absolute cracker of a day, blazing sunshine and all that, lovely.
We are out tonight for Rachel's birthday then tomorrow there is a large barbecue going down at Perelle for Laurie's 30th, on Liberation Day so a double party whammy! Then we're off for the forseable on Sat pm, if the camper can get on the ferry with the new sat dome we've installed on the roof which is quite tall.... fingers crossed! UK first for a few weeks, before the Euro leg of the trip.
I'm off for a spot of lunch in the sunshine now, it is an absolute cracker of a day, blazing sunshine and all that, lovely.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Back from the first leg...
I am back in Guernsey with our new friend Margo. She is a large German Hymer campervan that we picked up just outside of Hamburg and we have driven her back through Belgium and France here to kit her out.
We left Guernsey last weekend and flew to Hamburg via Manchester. We spent a couple of days there in a hotel while we sorted out the camper purchase and the nitty gritty. We left Hamburg on the Wednesday and drove it down to Cologne where we found a campsite on the river. The next day we ploughed on through Belgium and made to into France, to a little town called Mauberge which was pretty. Next day we overnighted just ouside Caen before heading to the ferry at St Malo to cross back to the rock on Saturday night. It's now Monday, woo! So a busy old week and lots of fun. I quite like driving it which is a huge relief.
So we're here for a week before leaving for the UK for a few weeks of touring. Then we're off to Europe and who knows...
The camper is great. Really better than I thought it would be. It has a decent double bed which folds down over the front seats, a proper fridge, oven, 3 ring hob and U shaped lounge at the back. I like her. It has a poop tank you have to empty, HA HA! That's Nick's job. Everything is really dinky and well thought out, they have thought of everything. This week we are modifying her and installing various gadgets that we think we will need while travelling.. PS3, telly, a tracking satellite dome... anyway I have lots more to go on about but it's late and I'm quite tired. Back soon!
We left Guernsey last weekend and flew to Hamburg via Manchester. We spent a couple of days there in a hotel while we sorted out the camper purchase and the nitty gritty. We left Hamburg on the Wednesday and drove it down to Cologne where we found a campsite on the river. The next day we ploughed on through Belgium and made to into France, to a little town called Mauberge which was pretty. Next day we overnighted just ouside Caen before heading to the ferry at St Malo to cross back to the rock on Saturday night. It's now Monday, woo! So a busy old week and lots of fun. I quite like driving it which is a huge relief.
So we're here for a week before leaving for the UK for a few weeks of touring. Then we're off to Europe and who knows...
The camper is great. Really better than I thought it would be. It has a decent double bed which folds down over the front seats, a proper fridge, oven, 3 ring hob and U shaped lounge at the back. I like her. It has a poop tank you have to empty, HA HA! That's Nick's job. Everything is really dinky and well thought out, they have thought of everything. This week we are modifying her and installing various gadgets that we think we will need while travelling.. PS3, telly, a tracking satellite dome... anyway I have lots more to go on about but it's late and I'm quite tired. Back soon!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Last Thursday at work...
...Waaeaeaeawaeaeaeaea!!
Woo Wah Wee Wah.
And the sun is shining. And my husband is AMAZING he worked until 2am last night covering the local Government elections and hosted a live show for around 4 hours that went out live on the website. And then this morning he went along to the GSPCA and got to play with the lion cubs again! Apparently they know both weigh around 13 stone and one of them pinned him to the ground! It's going out on tomorrow nights programme, and tonight he is hosting the news at 6pm as it's an election results special. Go to www.channelonline.tv to watch it afterwards, they put the news programme on line a couple of hours after it airs, usually.
Ah well I am feeling rather spritely I must admit. I must go now and not do any work for two and a half hours.
Woo Wah Wee Wah.
And the sun is shining. And my husband is AMAZING he worked until 2am last night covering the local Government elections and hosted a live show for around 4 hours that went out live on the website. And then this morning he went along to the GSPCA and got to play with the lion cubs again! Apparently they know both weigh around 13 stone and one of them pinned him to the ground! It's going out on tomorrow nights programme, and tonight he is hosting the news at 6pm as it's an election results special. Go to www.channelonline.tv to watch it afterwards, they put the news programme on line a couple of hours after it airs, usually.
Ah well I am feeling rather spritely I must admit. I must go now and not do any work for two and a half hours.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Did I Mention? ...
Did I mention that it is my LAST SATURDAY EVER working at my job?????????
Since I first started this blog I have had the same job, and it is the job really that has allowed me the time to keep up this blog. Specifically, when I have to work on Saturdays the office is usually really really quiet and I am here on my own so I have plenty of time to while away the hours by blogging. So things are going to change a bit as I shall no longer be here, being naughty, wasting Company time. Most of my good blogging is done on Saturdays. I am normally hungover, and today is no exception.
Last night we went to the Cock & Bull pub with Sue, Laurie, James, Toki, Tinny & Sarah. We played Pool - I potted two!! Of the right colour!! I play much better when I've had a few glasses of wine. Luckily I got a lift home from James in the rain at about 12:00 and I left Nick to go to "Folies D'Amour", our truly spectacularly awful meat market of a nightclub.
He wandered in later, I was asleep. When I got up to go to work this morning there was a little bit of sick on the bathroom floor and a real mess of coco pops in the kitchen. I'm sorry Nick but it's true!! I had to clean up puke and dried stuck coco pops in my hungover state. If that wasn't bad enough, on my walk into work this morning I walked past a split open rubbish bag that contained the very brown contents of a babies nappy that was strewn across the street! After several minutes of retching I managed to contain myself and continue to walk, but my morning so far has been unbelieveably traumatic.
I don't even know when I will next have a job, who will want to employ me, or where I will be living. In equal amounts that is both scary and liberating. I am going to leave now and ponder on that thought. I will leave you to ponder on this one:
"A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand."
Since I first started this blog I have had the same job, and it is the job really that has allowed me the time to keep up this blog. Specifically, when I have to work on Saturdays the office is usually really really quiet and I am here on my own so I have plenty of time to while away the hours by blogging. So things are going to change a bit as I shall no longer be here, being naughty, wasting Company time. Most of my good blogging is done on Saturdays. I am normally hungover, and today is no exception.
Last night we went to the Cock & Bull pub with Sue, Laurie, James, Toki, Tinny & Sarah. We played Pool - I potted two!! Of the right colour!! I play much better when I've had a few glasses of wine. Luckily I got a lift home from James in the rain at about 12:00 and I left Nick to go to "Folies D'Amour", our truly spectacularly awful meat market of a nightclub.
He wandered in later, I was asleep. When I got up to go to work this morning there was a little bit of sick on the bathroom floor and a real mess of coco pops in the kitchen. I'm sorry Nick but it's true!! I had to clean up puke and dried stuck coco pops in my hungover state. If that wasn't bad enough, on my walk into work this morning I walked past a split open rubbish bag that contained the very brown contents of a babies nappy that was strewn across the street! After several minutes of retching I managed to contain myself and continue to walk, but my morning so far has been unbelieveably traumatic.
I don't even know when I will next have a job, who will want to employ me, or where I will be living. In equal amounts that is both scary and liberating. I am going to leave now and ponder on that thought. I will leave you to ponder on this one:
"A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand."
Seonaid & Lex's Wedding 5th April 2008
Clandon Park, Guilford. 
Sue & Laurie
Then things started to get a bit messy with balloons...
SJ and Mike
The lovely Seonaid and Isla, her bridesmaid
Ski Trip - Les Arcs, March 2008
I realised that I hadn't put any photos up of our ski trip last month, so here we are! It was a truly beautiful resort, and you can see how incredibly picturesque our chalet was...
Friday, April 18, 2008
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I'm sitting at my desk with a very burnt tongue. I am having to keep my mouth slightly open and take in big cool breaths of air to cool it down. I went for lunch with Rachel to Piece of Cake again, maybe for the last time, who knows. And I had the steak/mushroom homemade pie with peas and grazy and the peas I tell you they were hotter than the sun. The pie was as good as ever though, worth the residual pain.
So that is my day so far. That and farting around in the office all morning doing some paperworky type stuff. Getting up every five minutes to help out the newbies, which I don't mind, it makes me feel all wise like an owl.
So we are still living in a friend's apartment, for another week before we go round to my Dad's for the final weekend. I say the final weekend but we will probably be back again soon with the camper to kit it out. We're flying to Hamburg on Monday 28th to pick up the van, probably will be there a couple of days then we're driving back to Guernsey via France. Happy days! I only have one week or work left, tomorrow I can start saying the "last evers.." . . as in "OMG this is the last ever Saturday I will work here!" I will be irritating everyone by making up 'last ever's about everything. "OMG last time I will use the photocopier!!" "Woo last time I will ever shred any paper here!" I know, I like things to be epic. Also I like to annoy people.
Things are generally OK. I can't say that I'm the happiest that I've ever been because I am really finding it hard about Molly and I do miss our old home ever so much. I think in a weeks time I will feel better because then it will really be happening and we will really be going travelling. At the moment it is hard to imagine it's real because every day there seems to be another hurdle to jump or problem to solve with the logistics of the entire thing. It's almost as if I'm scared to get too excited because if I do then a really big problem will arise that will mean that we can't go and I will be terribly disappointed. Weird I suppose but that is my brain.
Anyway I'm off to pour myself a glass of water for that old tongue, I will leave you with the following wise thoughts...
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.
(I think finishing up posts with one of the proverbs from below is my new thing!)
So that is my day so far. That and farting around in the office all morning doing some paperworky type stuff. Getting up every five minutes to help out the newbies, which I don't mind, it makes me feel all wise like an owl.
So we are still living in a friend's apartment, for another week before we go round to my Dad's for the final weekend. I say the final weekend but we will probably be back again soon with the camper to kit it out. We're flying to Hamburg on Monday 28th to pick up the van, probably will be there a couple of days then we're driving back to Guernsey via France. Happy days! I only have one week or work left, tomorrow I can start saying the "last evers.." . . as in "OMG this is the last ever Saturday I will work here!" I will be irritating everyone by making up 'last ever's about everything. "OMG last time I will use the photocopier!!" "Woo last time I will ever shred any paper here!" I know, I like things to be epic. Also I like to annoy people.
Things are generally OK. I can't say that I'm the happiest that I've ever been because I am really finding it hard about Molly and I do miss our old home ever so much. I think in a weeks time I will feel better because then it will really be happening and we will really be going travelling. At the moment it is hard to imagine it's real because every day there seems to be another hurdle to jump or problem to solve with the logistics of the entire thing. It's almost as if I'm scared to get too excited because if I do then a really big problem will arise that will mean that we can't go and I will be terribly disappointed. Weird I suppose but that is my brain.
Anyway I'm off to pour myself a glass of water for that old tongue, I will leave you with the following wise thoughts...
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.
(I think finishing up posts with one of the proverbs from below is my new thing!)
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Proverbs Rock
I must be bored, but this was on Wikipedia and it is an interesting read:
A
A bad workman always blames his tools.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
A cat may look at the king.
A creeking gate hangs long.
Actions speak louder than words.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A fox smells its own lair first.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.
A jack of all trades is master of none.
A lie has no legs.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
All flowers are not in one garland.
All good things come to an end.
All roads lead to Rome.
All's fair in love and war.
All's well that ends well.
All that glitters is not gold.
All things come to him who waits.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A merry heart makes a long life.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Among the blind a one-eyed man is a king.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A person is known by the company he keeps.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Ask and you shall receive.
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
A sound mind in a sound body.
A stitch in time saves nine.
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
As you sow, so shall you reap.
A woman's work is never done.
A word is enough to the wise.
A word spoken is past recalling.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
B
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better late than never.
Better safe than sorry.
Better the devil you know than the devil that you don't know.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Bitter pills may have blessed effects.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood will out.
Boys will be boys.
Brain is better than brawn.
Bread is the staff of life.
Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night.
C
Cider on beer, never fear; beer upun cider, makes a bad rider.
Clothes do not make the man.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Cross the stream where it is the shallowest.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
D
Desperate diseases must have desperate cures.
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
Different sores must have different salves.
Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot.
Do as you would be done by.
Doctors make the very worst patients.
Don't burn your bridges before they are crossed.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Don't have too many irons in the fire.
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Don't shut the barn door after the horse is gone.
Don't shut the gate after the horse has bolted.
Don't spit into the wind.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
E
Early bird catches the worm.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Eat to live and not live to eat.
Eat when you're hungry, and drink when you're dry.
East or West home is best.
Empty barrels make the most sound.
Even a worm will turn.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Every dog has its day.
Every man has a price.
Every rule has its exception.
Everything comes to him who waits.
Every why has a wherefore.
F
Every disease will have its course.
Faith will move mountains.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Fine feathers make fine birds.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
First come, first served.
Fools rush in where angels fear to thread.
Forbidden fruit is the sweetest.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Fresh pork and new wine kill a man before his time.
Fretting cares make grey hairs.
Friend to all is a friend to none.
G
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
God cures and the physician takes the fee.
Good eating deserves good drinking.
Good fences make good neighbors.
H
Half a loaf is better than none.
Haste makes waste.
Health is better than wealth.
Help a lame dog over a stile.
He that lives too fast, goes to his grave too soon.
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.
He who hesitates is lost.
He who laughs last laughs best.
He who laughs last laughs longest.
He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword.
He who sleeps forgets his hunger.
Hindsight is 20/20.
History repeats itself.
Home is where the heart is.
Home is where you hang your hat.
Honesty is the best policy.
Hunger is the best spice.
I
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.
If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
If the cap fits, wear it.
If the shoe fits, wear it.
If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly.
If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't be good, be careful.
If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
It is a good horse that never stumbles.
It never rains, it pours.
It's a long lane that has no turning.
It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
It's better to give than to receive.
It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
It's never too late to mend.
It's not over till it's over.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
It's the early bird that gets the worm.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to tango.
L
Laughter is the best medicine.
Learn to walk before you run.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
Like cures like.
Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised.
Long absent, soon forgotten.
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.
Look before you leap.
Love is blind.
M
Make hay while the sun shines.
Many hands make light work.
Money talks.
More haste, less speed.
N
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Never put off till (until) tomorrow what you can do today.
New brooms sweep clear.
New broom sweeps clean.
No cows, no cares.
No gain without pain.
No man can serve two masters.
No news is good news.
No pain, no gain.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
O
Once bitten, twice shy.
One doctor makes work for another.
One good turn deserves another.
One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two hours after.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
Opposites attract.
Out of sight, out of mind.
P
Paddle your own canoe.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Practise makes perfect.
Prevention is better than cure.
Pride goeth before a fall.
R
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Rules are made to be broken.
S
Seek and ye shall find.
Still waters are the deepest.
Still waters run deep.
Strike while the iron is hot.
T
Talk is cheap.
Talk of the devil - and the devil appears.
The best things in life are free.
The coat makes the man.
The cure is worse than the disease.
The early bird gets the worm.
The end justifies the means.
The first step to health is to know that we are sick.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The pen is mightier than sword.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
There's always a calm before a storm.
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.
There's no accounting for taste.
There's no time like the present.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
The wish is father to the thought.
Think before you speak.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Time is money.
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Two heads are better than one.
Two's company, three's a crowd.
Two things do prolong your life: A quiet heart and a loving wife.
W
Waste not, want not.
We all make mistakes.
We must take the bad with the good.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
When in Rome do as the Romans do.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Where one door shuts another opens.
Where there's a will there's a way.
While the cat is away, the mice will play.
While there's life, there's hope.
Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl.
Wide ears and short tongue are the best.
Without sleep, no health.
Y
You can lead (take) a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
You can't have it both ways.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
You can't make an omlette without breaking eggs.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
You can't tell a book by its cover.
You have to crawl before you can walk.
You never know what you've got till it's gone.
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
A
A bad workman always blames his tools.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
A cat may look at the king.
A creeking gate hangs long.
Actions speak louder than words.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A fox smells its own lair first.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.
A jack of all trades is master of none.
A lie has no legs.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
All flowers are not in one garland.
All good things come to an end.
All roads lead to Rome.
All's fair in love and war.
All's well that ends well.
All that glitters is not gold.
All things come to him who waits.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A merry heart makes a long life.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Among the blind a one-eyed man is a king.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A person is known by the company he keeps.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Ask and you shall receive.
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
A sound mind in a sound body.
A stitch in time saves nine.
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
As you sow, so shall you reap.
A woman's work is never done.
A word is enough to the wise.
A word spoken is past recalling.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
B
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better late than never.
Better safe than sorry.
Better the devil you know than the devil that you don't know.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Bitter pills may have blessed effects.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood will out.
Boys will be boys.
Brain is better than brawn.
Bread is the staff of life.
Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night.
C
Cider on beer, never fear; beer upun cider, makes a bad rider.
Clothes do not make the man.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Cross the stream where it is the shallowest.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
D
Desperate diseases must have desperate cures.
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
Different sores must have different salves.
Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot.
Do as you would be done by.
Doctors make the very worst patients.
Don't burn your bridges before they are crossed.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Don't have too many irons in the fire.
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Don't shut the barn door after the horse is gone.
Don't shut the gate after the horse has bolted.
Don't spit into the wind.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
E
Early bird catches the worm.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Eat to live and not live to eat.
Eat when you're hungry, and drink when you're dry.
East or West home is best.
Empty barrels make the most sound.
Even a worm will turn.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Every dog has its day.
Every man has a price.
Every rule has its exception.
Everything comes to him who waits.
Every why has a wherefore.
F
Every disease will have its course.
Faith will move mountains.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Fine feathers make fine birds.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
First come, first served.
Fools rush in where angels fear to thread.
Forbidden fruit is the sweetest.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Fresh pork and new wine kill a man before his time.
Fretting cares make grey hairs.
Friend to all is a friend to none.
G
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
God cures and the physician takes the fee.
Good eating deserves good drinking.
Good fences make good neighbors.
H
Half a loaf is better than none.
Haste makes waste.
Health is better than wealth.
Help a lame dog over a stile.
He that lives too fast, goes to his grave too soon.
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.
He who hesitates is lost.
He who laughs last laughs best.
He who laughs last laughs longest.
He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword.
He who sleeps forgets his hunger.
Hindsight is 20/20.
History repeats itself.
Home is where the heart is.
Home is where you hang your hat.
Honesty is the best policy.
Hunger is the best spice.
I
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.
If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
If the cap fits, wear it.
If the shoe fits, wear it.
If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly.
If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't be good, be careful.
If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
It is a good horse that never stumbles.
It never rains, it pours.
It's a long lane that has no turning.
It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
It's better to give than to receive.
It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
It's never too late to mend.
It's not over till it's over.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
It's the early bird that gets the worm.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to tango.
L
Laughter is the best medicine.
Learn to walk before you run.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
Like cures like.
Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised.
Long absent, soon forgotten.
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.
Look before you leap.
Love is blind.
M
Make hay while the sun shines.
Many hands make light work.
Money talks.
More haste, less speed.
N
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Never put off till (until) tomorrow what you can do today.
New brooms sweep clear.
New broom sweeps clean.
No cows, no cares.
No gain without pain.
No man can serve two masters.
No news is good news.
No pain, no gain.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
O
Once bitten, twice shy.
One doctor makes work for another.
One good turn deserves another.
One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two hours after.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
Opposites attract.
Out of sight, out of mind.
P
Paddle your own canoe.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Practise makes perfect.
Prevention is better than cure.
Pride goeth before a fall.
R
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Rules are made to be broken.
S
Seek and ye shall find.
Still waters are the deepest.
Still waters run deep.
Strike while the iron is hot.
T
Talk is cheap.
Talk of the devil - and the devil appears.
The best things in life are free.
The coat makes the man.
The cure is worse than the disease.
The early bird gets the worm.
The end justifies the means.
The first step to health is to know that we are sick.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The pen is mightier than sword.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
There's always a calm before a storm.
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.
There's no accounting for taste.
There's no time like the present.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
The wish is father to the thought.
Think before you speak.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Time is money.
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Two heads are better than one.
Two's company, three's a crowd.
Two things do prolong your life: A quiet heart and a loving wife.
W
Waste not, want not.
We all make mistakes.
We must take the bad with the good.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
When in Rome do as the Romans do.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Where one door shuts another opens.
Where there's a will there's a way.
While the cat is away, the mice will play.
While there's life, there's hope.
Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl.
Wide ears and short tongue are the best.
Without sleep, no health.
Y
You can lead (take) a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
You can't have it both ways.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
You can't make an omlette without breaking eggs.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
You can't tell a book by its cover.
You have to crawl before you can walk.
You never know what you've got till it's gone.
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
Friday, April 11, 2008
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Hello what what. I am feeling much better, I know I haven't blogged for a week or so, so here goes...
I have been to the UK again, Southampton, Winchester and Guildford to be precise, for a lovely lovely wedding in Clandon Park, Guildford. Seonaid married Lex in a fantastic country house setting and practically my whole class from 6th form were there. So it was a brilliant brilliant day and then the next morning we woke up to a Winter Wonderland!! Snow had covered the countryside and as we drove back to Southampton from Guildford we couldn't get over how pretty and Chrismassy everything looked. We had given a lift to Sid & Alice and we ended up stopping in Winchester for a cup of coffee at the Wyckham Arms, a pub I think I may have mentioned before as being just awesome. The Cathedral was open and free as it was a Sunday so we also had a little look around and looked at the grave of Jane Austen.
We arrived back in Guernsey on Sunday and immediately moved our belongings from our mates house at Perelle to the flat in town that we are now living in for the next 3 weeks. It belongs to a good friend who is travelling in Oz this month and she has kindly let us have her home for that time. Anyway the flat is super amazing, incrediably high-tech and there are a bunch of stuff that we could break. Touch wood, so far we haven't broken anything so far. It's all underfloor heating, high ceilings and Bose sound systems, it's really really gorgeous and has a big balcony. So we haven't done too badly for our last few weeks on the rock!
I have been training up a new girl who will take over from me when I finally leave in a couple of weeks time. So it's been a very very busy week that has flown by. We've done three take-ons, including on her very first morning a coastal property for 1.45 million! Nice.
On Wed night we went to Christies for a meal then drinks afterwards with Sue, Laurie, Fran, Rachel, James, Toki, Claire Sims, Ant & Gareth. It's hardly ever that us girls all get the chance to get together and it was a really great night. Lots of tomfoolery. I think I'm just going to stay in tonight and catch up on Skins (I missed the last few!) as I have to work tomorrow, boooo. Actually, it could be my last ever Saturday here so not booooo, but woooooo!!
I have been to the UK again, Southampton, Winchester and Guildford to be precise, for a lovely lovely wedding in Clandon Park, Guildford. Seonaid married Lex in a fantastic country house setting and practically my whole class from 6th form were there. So it was a brilliant brilliant day and then the next morning we woke up to a Winter Wonderland!! Snow had covered the countryside and as we drove back to Southampton from Guildford we couldn't get over how pretty and Chrismassy everything looked. We had given a lift to Sid & Alice and we ended up stopping in Winchester for a cup of coffee at the Wyckham Arms, a pub I think I may have mentioned before as being just awesome. The Cathedral was open and free as it was a Sunday so we also had a little look around and looked at the grave of Jane Austen.
We arrived back in Guernsey on Sunday and immediately moved our belongings from our mates house at Perelle to the flat in town that we are now living in for the next 3 weeks. It belongs to a good friend who is travelling in Oz this month and she has kindly let us have her home for that time. Anyway the flat is super amazing, incrediably high-tech and there are a bunch of stuff that we could break. Touch wood, so far we haven't broken anything so far. It's all underfloor heating, high ceilings and Bose sound systems, it's really really gorgeous and has a big balcony. So we haven't done too badly for our last few weeks on the rock!
I have been training up a new girl who will take over from me when I finally leave in a couple of weeks time. So it's been a very very busy week that has flown by. We've done three take-ons, including on her very first morning a coastal property for 1.45 million! Nice.
On Wed night we went to Christies for a meal then drinks afterwards with Sue, Laurie, Fran, Rachel, James, Toki, Claire Sims, Ant & Gareth. It's hardly ever that us girls all get the chance to get together and it was a really great night. Lots of tomfoolery. I think I'm just going to stay in tonight and catch up on Skins (I missed the last few!) as I have to work tomorrow, boooo. Actually, it could be my last ever Saturday here so not booooo, but woooooo!!
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Thanks dudes
... For all your lovely messages. I have been feeling very pooey the last few days and on top of it have had a pretty busy flipping week. I had a lovely dream about Molly last night where she came back from beyond the grave and we were back in our old house which made me smile when I woke up. Almost like she came to see me from kitty heaven...
Anyway, enough. I have to fly across to Southampton tonight and I am going to have a serious few drinks with Nick's parents, who had to deal with Molly, as we'd taken her over there the week before. Poor Den, what a thing to have to deal with, and she's got enough on her plate at the moment with other stuff going on. It never rains but it pours eh. Thankfully we have a fantastic wedding to look forward to this weekend in Guildford, an old pal from school and no doubt it will be very messy and drunken, considering who's going.
Nick's parents found a really lovely vet's practise in Winchester where they cremate your pet and sprinkle the ashes over Farley's Mount, a pretty hillside. I know Mols had never been there but we can't exactly take her back to our house as it sold last week so it will have to be alright. She will always be in our thoughts, and that is what counts. She was my special little girl, despite the meat breath and the faint smell of marmite (which was always a mystery as she didn't even like marmite), I will miss her fluffy tummy and funny little chirpy noises so much.
Anyway, enough. I have to fly across to Southampton tonight and I am going to have a serious few drinks with Nick's parents, who had to deal with Molly, as we'd taken her over there the week before. Poor Den, what a thing to have to deal with, and she's got enough on her plate at the moment with other stuff going on. It never rains but it pours eh. Thankfully we have a fantastic wedding to look forward to this weekend in Guildford, an old pal from school and no doubt it will be very messy and drunken, considering who's going.
Nick's parents found a really lovely vet's practise in Winchester where they cremate your pet and sprinkle the ashes over Farley's Mount, a pretty hillside. I know Mols had never been there but we can't exactly take her back to our house as it sold last week so it will have to be alright. She will always be in our thoughts, and that is what counts. She was my special little girl, despite the meat breath and the faint smell of marmite (which was always a mystery as she didn't even like marmite), I will miss her fluffy tummy and funny little chirpy noises so much.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Raahh and grumps
Nothing is ever easy. Nothing is EVER easy. Nothing, is, ever, easy. NoThInG iS eVeR eAsY. Ne Rien est ever facilement. Nooooothing. Ever. Easy. Is.
So, long and short, it looks like the camper we want is too large/heavy/whatever for me to drive on my paltry Guernsey car licence. Meaning I need some flipping megatron licence to enable me to drive lorries to be able to drive it??? Nick is from England so he automatically can drive lorries and therfore campers, as that is where he learnt to drive. How rubbish!! I wish I had changed my Gsy licence to a UK a few years ago but now they're changed the rules so you can't do that anymore.
I have my first lesson booked for next Tuesday. Raaaaaaaah etc etc. Bit different to the Smart car I'm used to. Nick had called the instructor up before I did and when I spoke to the guy he was like 'your husband tells me you don't even like to drive his 4x4' Cheers! He already has no faith and he hasn't even met me yet. I also need to take the theory test before I can take the practical. DOUBLE cheers. All in a month before we go travelling. The category test I need is for the largest vehicles, big lorries, so that is what I will have to learn to drive!
We have already found a lovely van and don't want to have to get a smaller one so it's either that or Nick does all of the driving. Ha, that is tempting I must say.
Anyway that is one of a series of about 4 fairly large obstacles that are hampering our plans at the moment. The other ones are also an absolute mare, but I can't go into the details on a public blog cos it's to do with finances etc. I just felt the need to vent my spleen here on my blog because that is what it's for. It's all a bit stressful! I can't wait to be on the open road with all this shit outta the way!!
So, long and short, it looks like the camper we want is too large/heavy/whatever for me to drive on my paltry Guernsey car licence. Meaning I need some flipping megatron licence to enable me to drive lorries to be able to drive it??? Nick is from England so he automatically can drive lorries and therfore campers, as that is where he learnt to drive. How rubbish!! I wish I had changed my Gsy licence to a UK a few years ago but now they're changed the rules so you can't do that anymore.
I have my first lesson booked for next Tuesday. Raaaaaaaah etc etc. Bit different to the Smart car I'm used to. Nick had called the instructor up before I did and when I spoke to the guy he was like 'your husband tells me you don't even like to drive his 4x4' Cheers! He already has no faith and he hasn't even met me yet. I also need to take the theory test before I can take the practical. DOUBLE cheers. All in a month before we go travelling. The category test I need is for the largest vehicles, big lorries, so that is what I will have to learn to drive!
We have already found a lovely van and don't want to have to get a smaller one so it's either that or Nick does all of the driving. Ha, that is tempting I must say.
Anyway that is one of a series of about 4 fairly large obstacles that are hampering our plans at the moment. The other ones are also an absolute mare, but I can't go into the details on a public blog cos it's to do with finances etc. I just felt the need to vent my spleen here on my blog because that is what it's for. It's all a bit stressful! I can't wait to be on the open road with all this shit outta the way!!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Masquerade Ball 21st March 2008
Purple face feather lady
Scary drunk big bird
. . . In his birdcage
Supping from the fountain of punch
Rachel & James, incognito
Who is behind the masks??
drunken me
Caped crusaders
Sarah looking very feline... miow
Boys, and is that Predator in the bottom left hand corner??
That's it then.
OK....
House sold... CHECK
Molly transported to the UK... CHECK
Furniture transported to the UK... CHECK
Rest of furniture that we couldn't fit into the van stored safely around at our friend's house... CHECK
Campervan... almost reserved. We're doing the paperwork and have booked a one way flight to Hamburg to collect it at the end of April.
The last week has been totally manic. The van we hired to get our belongings to Enlgand on the ferry was woefully too small, unfortunately you just can't hire large vans on this island. Then our ferry got cancelled because it got holed in bad weather. Luckily we managed to book another crossing which took us to Weymouth rather than Poole so it was a longer drive but a shorter crossing so that wasn't too bad.
We got to Southampton and the lock up is also woefully too small (are you getting the feeling that we miscalculated the amount of stuff we have!?) so we have crammed it best we can for the moment, and any leftovers will have to go in the in-laws loft. Being that we only managed to get about half of our stuff over to the UK we now have the other half temporarily stored at a very kind friends house. The same friends that we are staying at for the next week until an empty flat comes available for the following 3 weeks. So, it's been busy busy then.
Molly made the ferry/van journey in one piece, mostly in her basket on my lap, without too much of a song and dance. She did really well, bless her, and after a couple of traumatic days she has really settled down in Southampton.
We just have to sell 2 cars and a boat now and we're all set! :)
We're flying to Hamburg at the end of April to pick up our fun wagon!! It is a 2000 Hymer S630 and very sexy.
House sold... CHECK
Molly transported to the UK... CHECK
Furniture transported to the UK... CHECK
Rest of furniture that we couldn't fit into the van stored safely around at our friend's house... CHECK
Campervan... almost reserved. We're doing the paperwork and have booked a one way flight to Hamburg to collect it at the end of April.
The last week has been totally manic. The van we hired to get our belongings to Enlgand on the ferry was woefully too small, unfortunately you just can't hire large vans on this island. Then our ferry got cancelled because it got holed in bad weather. Luckily we managed to book another crossing which took us to Weymouth rather than Poole so it was a longer drive but a shorter crossing so that wasn't too bad.
We got to Southampton and the lock up is also woefully too small (are you getting the feeling that we miscalculated the amount of stuff we have!?) so we have crammed it best we can for the moment, and any leftovers will have to go in the in-laws loft. Being that we only managed to get about half of our stuff over to the UK we now have the other half temporarily stored at a very kind friends house. The same friends that we are staying at for the next week until an empty flat comes available for the following 3 weeks. So, it's been busy busy then.
Molly made the ferry/van journey in one piece, mostly in her basket on my lap, without too much of a song and dance. She did really well, bless her, and after a couple of traumatic days she has really settled down in Southampton.
We just have to sell 2 cars and a boat now and we're all set! :)
We're flying to Hamburg at the end of April to pick up our fun wagon!! It is a 2000 Hymer S630 and very sexy.
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