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

Aloha everyone,

Thanks, Loli, Moyra, Lili, "M", Steve and LWW

Raffle now sorted. All but two of the prize winners have been contacted (finished that at 9.30 last night) and will pick up their prizes at various times. The two I couldn't get to speak to have had emails sent.

Car port, summerhouse and patio has now been cleared and cleaned. The last of the tables and chairs taken away last night, police cones, banners etc. are back in storage and today we're taking the marquee back to the farm where it's stored (I have a team of helpers for that).

All my thank you emails have gone to the helpers, entertainers, people who made cakes etc. All the village magazines have been sent the report of how well we did and the thanks to all the organisations put in it (such as Festival Committee, village hall etc.). The press have been round for an interview and I've given them photos - it all helps with getting publicity for next year.

My chiropodist is on holiday but will be back on Friday. Although his appointment book is chocka his secretary has squeezed me in at noon . He's a very nice man and he has a delightful little daughter. The other year, when she was not quite four, he sent me a photo of here standing on the top of one of the Lake District fells with a big grin on her face and holding my book up for the camera. They'd followed the walk in my book and had a good time doing it.

Mrs Shiney has had to work on my foot as I was finding it difficult to walk. The lump had grown from being pea size to being double that! She, carefully, drained all the goo out and disinfected it and put one of her magic potions on it. It came up again, not so big, and she has done it again. It's not too bad today and I'm only limping a little bit. He'll sort it out on Friday so that I can go walking next week.

It drizzled all day yesterday and looks set to do so again today. When I got back from bridge yesterday at 5.30 p.m. Mrs Shiney was nowhere to be seen . I, eventually, found her down in the veg patch planting veggies in the rain

We had another power cut just before midnight so I was straight on to the leccy board to get their finger out and sort it! Trouble at the sub-station - again! Was back on by 1 a.m. and then had to sort out all our clocks and timers and sympathise with the freezer which wasn't very happy

Apart from sorting the marquee out I'm going to sit in my office, with music playing and copious cuppas, and do a set of accounts. I still do them for some of my ex-employees (a freebie) and deal with their accountants for them

Have a great day

Aloha!

 

Moyra, quite a lot of people get aches and pains when on statins, so it may help coming off them.

A recent report by one of the universities of some research they did said that the side effects were nowhere near as bad as previously thought. Unfortunately, when an eminent medical expert in the field asked to see the data that they had drawn their conclusions from, they refused. So he said that until he has evidence otherwise he will still caution his patients. I heard the interview with him

 

Good morning Shiney,Moyra,Loli ,M,LWW,Steve,Illiana,and all my other friends,hope you are all OKMoyra please look after yourself Loli thank you for your well being wishes everyone enjoy your day and please stay safe

 

It's called 'Favourite Lakeland Walks' but I've now withdrawn it from the wholesalers and, therefore, the shops. Since last year I've been giving the books to the galleries up there to put on their counter and to sell them for a £1 donation to Mountain Rescue. They have the donation box alongside.

Loli, you should have asked me for one when you were here as I have some boxes of them.

My others, of Hawaii and Colorado, are no longer in print.

You should be able to guess where this was taken.

 

Top of the morning all my friends how are we all to day,feeling positive and full of Bouncability of course we are,don't forget to wear that smile Have a lovely day and please stay safe