Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Proof of life

 Flo's away with her friend for a couple of days in Whitstable (they have a holiday flat there).  Mark's been sending proof of life photos.




Health assesment

 I had a health assessment through work yesterday.  It's a free benefit but would normally cost £850.  It's basically a full set of bloods, loads of other tests and a 45 min session with a gp.  I've still got to do another test at home (shit in a jar) for a cancer test but it was very interesting.

I'm now no longer pre diabetic.  I'm pretty sure I wasn't as have lost loads of weight and have been a lot healthier. As I stepped out of the clinic it was torrentially raining so went to celebrate in the pub.  To celebrate further I went out with Arthur and April for a Chinese.  At that rate i'll be back in the pre diabetic range!



 

Discount quail eggs

So decided to add them to the fishcakes and hash browns I cooked.  It turned a very beige meal into an interesting one.  I cooked them a few times before and they're a bit of a faff but saw them in Waitrose for £2.50 and thought yes.  I will buy them.






 

Flo had her first gig on Sunday

 It was in the outbuilding of a local village pub.  She goes to singing lessons each week and it's through them.  The teachers fill in the gaps for the missing instruments.  Flo was first up and sang 2 songs.  She's been invited to go again to the next one.  She was brilliant.




Lions watching

 I watched the first Lions game at the rugby club, they've hardly advertised it for some reason.  It was still a reasonable turnout.  40 or so.  I ended up having a fair few.  It's difficult to estimate how much you've had when drinking with jugs.  Same again this Saturday!  And will be after my first game of the season.  I'll hopefully just get 20 mins or so.




Crumpet man

 Waitrose now sell crumpet men




Expensive meal

 When staying with Shahen and Kate we always do our usual.  Girls go out one night, boys the other.  This time we went back to the Hide and Fox outside Hythe.  The boys spend £650.  Ouch!  It's now double michelin stared.  It was amazing.




Dymchurch Fair

 BEing off on holiday a week before the state kids we had Dymchurch Fair virtually to ourselves







Highlight of the holiday!



Another dog walk

 I took the kids for a walk along the sea front and found my zombie apocalypse base.  It's always a good idea to have an escape plan





Fish shack at Dungeoness