Your Day (apart from gardening) - what took place?

@Jungle Jane
Dropping by to say welcome back
and hope you feel better soon.​

 

Good day today. Met Agency person Ricardo to renew Driving License (every two years over 70 here) at the doctor's office for medical. I passed! Ricardo will finalise in Faro.

Then went 200 meters down to the praça to meet our friend John who has a cottage on the praça for a drink and lunch. The council allowed the little bars to spill out on the praça as indoor seating was not permitted during Covid.

We were at the end at the Kebab bar with the red roof.



The Praca, Jardim do Largo da Republica, was just remodelled ... this was it before and I hope the trees grow quickly (some are Jacarandas) ...

 

Today I took advantage of the garden hose being out so I brought out my pressure washer and gave the car a wash. After doing the Snofoam bit I hand-washed the car using a new Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Wash & Wax Car Shampoo. Quite impressed though you have to wash a panel and then rinse it off. You don't want to let it dry on a panel without rinsing.
I then used a new Tyre Serum tyre wall dressing. Supposed to be the best but it takes a bit of effort to apply. I will have to see how it lasts.



Looks not bad for a 16-year-old car.

 

@Jocko So when are you arriving here to do my Izabel (Izzy Blue)? She is 25 now.

 

Going to see my friend Marion, she's looking after her granddaughter for a few days. She's about 6 or 7, her mother died of MND 16 months ago she was only 40.

 

Yours is a mere youngster @Jocko ...ours is a Millennium limited edition Toyota....not quite the age of Izzy Blue.

 

Been a while since I last visited. Lots going on as I was in the processes of moving with my companion but that all fell flat in the end and after 8 years we went our separate ways.
I decided to close my business after 16 years and went for a job interview at a local Golf club who took me on straight off the bat.
Closing the business was a hard decision as I’ve been with some of the clients for the whole time but I’m no spring chicken now and lumping heavy tools around and with the ever increasing costs of running them I needed a change. No more spending evenings with paperwork and preparing tools, my free time is mine :-).
I worked by myself for all those years and now I’m with a small and very friendly team keeping a 102 acre course in great condition which is jolly hard work but as many know I love my turf work so I’m back to what I love doing.
Hope everyone is keeping well.

 

Welcome back @Liz the pot , it's good to see you again.

So sorry to read the first part of your post, but glad that you've managed to turn it round to a very successful positive. Well done for taking that giant first step ( the hardest of them all) , you are now reaping the rewards....I wish you well in your new and hopefully much more relaxing chapter in your life...exciting times to come I'm sure.

 

Went for a nice walk this morning, although it did start to drizzle , grateful for any extra moisture!! The longest walk since my surgery ,just under 2:5 miles, it did get a tad painful but bearable. So pleased. I would like to try this now every other day and up the cycling on the alternative days......that's the plan, so !!!

 

Went to see my Great Nephew today. He gave me a birthday card - in which he had drawn a number of dinosaurs.

One it a T-Rex:



He can name more dinosaurs than me - he knows the colours - and as you can see he is a budding artist.

I'm very proud of him - he is in pre-school at the moment - and starts school proper next September.

 

Is it your birthday today @clanless ?????..oops

 

Not today - a couple of days back - 5?

Amongst my presees were a small frying pan - scented candle - M&S voucher - flower pots - seeds - compost - socks. But the present I liked the most of all was my Great Nephew joining in with a chorus of 'happy birthday' as I blew out the cake candles. Did I mention he also has a fine singing voice....

 

Oh @clanless ...I missed it obviously so sorry


A very belated...

 

I've ticked the box that asks site Admin not to release my birthday - I'm a bit paranoid about things like that when it comes to the internet. So - please don't feel guilty - there is no way you could have known .

And for the kind wishes .

 

You're most welcome.


I'm just glad that I didn't miss it.