Yawn Yawn, Wakey WAKEY... 2014...

The only error in what you've put is that no Essex person would admit to being vegetarian

 

Aloha everyone, I watched the jazz programme until 3 a.m. so no more lazing around . Get thee off to the garden to carry on getting things ready

Rained in the night but stopped now. The weather map is showing heavy rain by 7 a.m. but cleared by 10 and not coming back until later. Let's hope so

See some of you later

Have a great day

Aloha!

 

Good morning Shiney and all my other friends ,wishing you all a lovely and enjoyable day in Shineyland and I am sure you will be blessed with fair weather

 

Thanks, Woo

See you later, Steve

 

Good morning all my friends I am so pleased that you enjoyed your day with Shiney and Mrs Shiney,and that everyone arrived their and returned home safe and sound,have a lovely Sunday and please stay safe

 

Aloha everyone,

It was a good day, despite the rain and I've only shrunk a little bit.

It was wonderful to see so many of you and great that you managed the drive here, Moyra

I was on the go from 4.30 a.m. yesterday and, literally, didn't get to sit down until 6 p.m. I needed some help to get up out of my chair to go off to the Indian as my back had locked up!

It's not hurting too much now as I took one of Mrs Shiney's magic potions and I think a long hot shower should help to make it better.

We hope that the sun will bring a lot more people today

Then will be the big task of clearing everything up - marquees to be dismantled and ready for taking away, 16 x 6ft tables to be cleaned, stacked and taken away, 60 chairs to be cleaned and stacked, hundreds of books to be boxed and stored in the loft, unsold plants to be found storage space (might make a special plant sale coffee morning in a few week's time). All the rest of the borrowed equipment etc. to be returned to whoever let us have them and a tour round the garden to see if anyone has dropped things without realising - always happens (have even found a wallet in the past!).

Tomorrow we draw the raffle. That's a tedious task. There are over 40 prizes and we have to keep a chart. The prizes get laid out on the floor of the lounge in an approximate order of value and a list made. Then we draw the tickets and record the name of the winner and their phone and email alongside. Then all of the winners have to be notified and arrangements made to get their prizes to them. If they're people that we see at clubs etc. we take them with us, others are asked to pop in at some time. Any winners that come a long way normally ask us to keep their prize until they come next year - or they pick up when they're next in the area. One of the prizes would have come in useful yesterday - a fold up Burberry umbrella

Have a great day

Aloha!