Saturday 10th August Wales
Once again a sunny bright day. How much longer can it last?
All eating a healthy breakfast, some of us working on getting our blood pressure down after we were all checked again.
Mum looking refreshed after a good nights rest.
Marian off to her parents on her daily visit.
Michael and I off to buy some things from Tesco's for our lunch and then to the driving range to hit a few balls. Dropped Beatrice off at St.Nicholas as she wanted to walk back home looking at all the historic houses and gardens. Footpaths and right of ways through fields all over England that have existed for centuries can be seen every where you go. I think it would be possible to walk all over the place without using man roads and of course many people do, as they all seemed to be well used.
Events with animals have been cancelled or postponed due to the current foot and mouth outbreak and the restriction of moving any livestock across the country.
Its takes Beatrice 1 ½ hours to walk home whilst Michael gives me a lesson on hitting a golf ball at his club Cottrell Park. With amazement I improve dramatically and get some sort of encouragement from Michael that I have done very well. He demonstrates how he does it and drives the ball far and accurately. However he decides to show me just how much more he has to learn by inviting the club professional over to drive a few. I haven’t seen may true golfers hit the ball but his drives were almost out of the driving range grounds and straight as an arrow. However I’m told that Tiger woods would make him look like an amateur. With that I knew just how far I had to go and probably wouldn’t live long enough or be physically able. Still I think I’ll give it another go in Australia.
Arriving back a little late for lunch we both hoped we weren’t in too
much trouble.
We all enjoyed a drinks and a healthy lunch sitting outside on the patio.
Time to go again as we were off to catch up with Richard and his family about a forty-minute driving away.
First stop his Camping and Kite centre in Raglan. One of the largest displays of erected tents in the UK. A great accessories shop and everything you could possible want to go on an extended camping holiday. Richard insists we take a pop up tent and a hammer and tent peg kit as an emergency back up when B & I go up north next week to have a look around. for a few days.
6pm and time to close shop so we all head from Richards house.
All the family there except for Matthew who was in Manchester.
Johnny and his girlfriend Ellie, Ami and her boyfriend Dave and of course Madeleine and the dog Molly. Johnny looking even better than the last time we met him. Walking with a cane he was quite independent. We chatted about what he had been through and how it was almost a year to the day since the accident. I don’t think many of the family thought that he would be as well as he is today considering the state he was in. Much to be thankful for and I’m sure as a result of the support and encouragement he has received from his family and friends willing him on.
Michael, Richard and I decide to walk across the road to the Beaufort Arms to buy some beers. Deciding to stop for drink we order the pints up.
Somehow it was an hour later that we arrived back and with a comment from B that we only had managed to return with just 4 beers.
Richard was in his element cooking for 11 and the dog. Chicken,chops,steaks and of course the sausages. Salad bread and potatoes beer wine made it all a very enjoyable time.
.
Once again a sunny bright day. How much longer can it last?
All eating a healthy breakfast, some of us working on getting our blood pressure down after we were all checked again.
Mum looking refreshed after a good nights rest.
Marian off to her parents on her daily visit.
Michael and I off to buy some things from Tesco's for our lunch and then to the driving range to hit a few balls. Dropped Beatrice off at St.Nicholas as she wanted to walk back home looking at all the historic houses and gardens. Footpaths and right of ways through fields all over England that have existed for centuries can be seen every where you go. I think it would be possible to walk all over the place without using man roads and of course many people do, as they all seemed to be well used.
Events with animals have been cancelled or postponed due to the current foot and mouth outbreak and the restriction of moving any livestock across the country.
Its takes Beatrice 1 ½ hours to walk home whilst Michael gives me a lesson on hitting a golf ball at his club Cottrell Park. With amazement I improve dramatically and get some sort of encouragement from Michael that I have done very well. He demonstrates how he does it and drives the ball far and accurately. However he decides to show me just how much more he has to learn by inviting the club professional over to drive a few. I haven’t seen may true golfers hit the ball but his drives were almost out of the driving range grounds and straight as an arrow. However I’m told that Tiger woods would make him look like an amateur. With that I knew just how far I had to go and probably wouldn’t live long enough or be physically able. Still I think I’ll give it another go in Australia.
Arriving back a little late for lunch we both hoped we weren’t in too
much trouble.
We all enjoyed a drinks and a healthy lunch sitting outside on the patio.
Time to go again as we were off to catch up with Richard and his family about a forty-minute driving away.
First stop his Camping and Kite centre in Raglan. One of the largest displays of erected tents in the UK. A great accessories shop and everything you could possible want to go on an extended camping holiday. Richard insists we take a pop up tent and a hammer and tent peg kit as an emergency back up when B & I go up north next week to have a look around. for a few days.
6pm and time to close shop so we all head from Richards house.
All the family there except for Matthew who was in Manchester.
Johnny and his girlfriend Ellie, Ami and her boyfriend Dave and of course Madeleine and the dog Molly. Johnny looking even better than the last time we met him. Walking with a cane he was quite independent. We chatted about what he had been through and how it was almost a year to the day since the accident. I don’t think many of the family thought that he would be as well as he is today considering the state he was in. Much to be thankful for and I’m sure as a result of the support and encouragement he has received from his family and friends willing him on.
Michael, Richard and I decide to walk across the road to the Beaufort Arms to buy some beers. Deciding to stop for drink we order the pints up.
Somehow it was an hour later that we arrived back and with a comment from B that we only had managed to return with just 4 beers.
Richard was in his element cooking for 11 and the dog. Chicken,chops,steaks and of course the sausages. Salad bread and potatoes beer wine made it all a very enjoyable time.
.
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