What have you been doing today?

[Mottie]

Got the kids coming round later for an early Father’s Day gathering as we are out tomorrow.

Had a great day. Always a great day when, as Mrs Mottie puts it, all our chicks are back in the nest. Daughter, son-in-law, son, daughter-in-law-to-be and grandson. A barbecue was planned but the weather turned so we stayed indoors. Had a nice meal, plenty to drink and the grandson kept us all busy playing games. Shopkeeper is his favourite and now he's found where I keep my cash in the bedroom, he helps himself to "Grandad dollars” and uses them in the shop. £5, £10 and £20 notes are all 'one dollar'. By the time he was ready for his bath, we were all worn out except for him. Unfortunately, as everyone was going home and I was outside on the patio sorting out some veg for them to all take home, our freshly bathed grandson came out of the patio doors, ran across the lawn…..and promptly trod, barefoot, into a fresh lawn egg that our dog had laid just three minutes earlier! Back to the bathroom he went with everyone except me and Mrs Mottie gagging. The Humanitarian/Samaritan or whatever name he's going by this week would have loved it. Well, it’s only a bit of dog poo, isn’t it.

Our daughter in law to be has just texted and the last words our grandson said before dropping off to sleep in the car on the way home was "We had fun there today”. A perfect end to a perfect afternoon.

 

[Mottie]

Dropped the loaner car back to the body shop and picked up our own car. Fingers crossed that we get more than 24 hours this time without someone else crashing into it!

When I was there, their workshops were filled with absolute mint condition classic Fords. Cortina’s, Escorts etc. They were all from the Ford heritage collection which is being moved up north because they are demolishing the heritage museum in Dagenham.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

Dropped the loaner car back to the body shop and picked up our own car. Fingers crossed that we get more than 24 hours this time without someone else crashing into it!

When I was there, their workshops were filled with absolute mint condition classic Fords. Cortina’s, Escorts etc. They were all from the Ford heritage collection which is being moved up north because they are demolishing the heritage museum in Dagenham.

British Heritage is old hat. It's all about Multi cultural heritage now. ,

 

[Mottie]

Just got back from taking the dog over the country park for a late evening walk and swim. I just did the walk…..

 

[securespark]

JP

How do you heat it?

 

[Mottie]

Just got back from taking the dog over the country park for a late evening walk and swim. I just did the walk…..

Went to the same place again this morning and she was joined on her swim by her doggy friends. Two of them worked together to fetch a rather large stick I threw in.

Popped into the bird watching hide to watch the Herons nesting opposite. I think she was interested too.

 

[Mottie]

Was doing some Quality Assurance work for another training company today. Had to change trains at Fenchurch Street / Tower Hill so had a little look around the Tower. They're doing a lot of work in the moat - I suspect it's something to do with our Queens 70th Jubilee. Either that or they have a severe giant mole problem!

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Four and a half months later and……hardly spectacular, is it? Looks like my allotment plot when I first took it on. Mrs Mottie has been pestering to go up and see it. She can see the photo's!

 

[Mottie]

Harvesting some veg over the plot today.

 

[securespark]

Had 4th COVID jab as I am immunosuppressed.

Just about to go to bed (been up watching the Master) and my arm hurts like *************************!

Going for the 5th in 12 weeks.

 

[securespark]

Went for my first bike ride since my second Manchester to Blackpool charity bike ride in 2009, the first being in 1989.

Used to do a lot of long distance riding in my yoof, and while I won't be doing anywhere near the mileages I used to, I'm going to try and ride as much as I can.

My skeleton and attached parts are certainly feeling the effects of having been out of the saddle for so long!

 

[Mottie]

Went over the allotment to just do some watering and while I was there, it ****ed down! Had to take refuge in my shed and just sat it out watching Wimbledon on my phone until it stopped. Went back home.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I'd call that a result!

 

[lostinthelight]

Pointed my stone wall with lime putty mortar

 

[Mottie]

Replaced the pop up waste in our bathroom basin. Had it in and out a few times - kept leaking down the thread. A big wipe of silicon sorted it.

 

[lostinthelight]

Went over the allotment to just do some watering and while I was there, it ****ed down! Had to take refuge in my shed and just sat it out watching Wimbledon on my phone until it stopped. Went back home.

Hell that a bit neat Mottie, ours is like a jungle, the excuse being it confuses pests